The news & observer., 1896-12-25


in cheese:
And YOU see I'm compelled everybody
to please,
From baby, who never Christmas mas
seen,
Way up the long line to grandma serene.
Theses Tommy and Fanny and Bessie
and France.
And numberless sisters ana cousins ana
aunts. :,
I used to imagine that when the small
Got older and wiser, then could cry
quits,
Retire on a pension, grow old at my
ease, ,
With no one on earth but my dear self
to please.
But bless me! they're thicker to-day than
the morn
Some hundred of ages before you were
When the first Christmas bells on this
old earth were rung.
So in spite of myself, I'm compelled to
keep young.
used to slip down the tall chimneys at
night
When all the bright eyes were shut fast
and tight,
And fill all the stockings that hung in
With beautiful toys, from the top to the
toe;
But I'm getting so big that find it's no
I'd be sure to get stuck-and then it's
too slow.
So now. when the Christmas chimes
ring through the night,
Ind the snow on the hillside gloams
peaceful and white,
harness my reindeer and hasten away
Where the children are gathered, to tell
of the day
When the carol, that since through the
oges has rung,
Der Bethlehem's plain by the angels was
sung"
The children then sang a chorus for
Santa Claus, "Tiny Tots" a solo, Santa
Claus is Come" by Nina Cooper, 4 years
old. with violin accompaniment by Little
Nick" duett, by Needham Broughton,
Jr., 6 years old, and Laura Egerton, 3
years old, in Turkish costume and Ian
guage. This was new and captured the
audience.
Carl Haynes, s years old, recited "0ur
Santa Claus Will Never be Older" and
Irving Cheek, years old, also gave
recitation on ''The Christmas Tree Boy"
These were well rendered.
The class sang another chorus, THE
Christmas Tree" and the presents were
distributed. These being on a beautiful
tree, situated in one corner of the room.
There are 215 children enrolled in this
Primary department, most Of whom were
present last night and were as joyous
and happy as ever a lot OF little tots
could be.
Santa Claus was at his best and those
who know Mr.. Forest in this role know
what that means.
The room was beautifully decorated
and the exercises altogether were in every
way delightful.
Mr. Weathers and his wife, who are
recognized as in the front rank of Pri-
mary class work in the Sunday school.
are assisted by Miss Emma Love, Miss
Ida Barkley, Miss Matte Sims. Miss
Gertrude Upchurch, Miss Bernice Filing
ton, Miss Dixie Moore, Miss Mary
Broughton, Miss Alice Love, Linnie Fer
rell, Iva Upchurch and Walter Crabtree,
and their room, which was recently COM
pleted, is one of the largest and hand
soonest in this country.
The Tabernacle Sunday school is the
largest in the State, having an actual
enrolment of 96S members.
Tonight the intermediate and Adult
departments give a Cantata at Metro
politan Opera House. To this a charge
of % cents for adults and Is cents for
children will be made 10 all not con-
nected with the school.
EDENTON STREET METHDOISTS.
According TO appointment charming
old Santa Claus paid his annual visit to
the members Of the Edenton Street Meth
odist Sunday School last night.
The young people there got an inkling
Of his coming, and had arranged right
royal reception for him, and had invited
their friends to join them in the festivities
of the occasion.
The Sunday School room, always beau
tiful, had been tastefully decorated and
afforded fitting place for the children's
welcome to their dear old friend. They
had arranged delightful program Of
music, and their glad songs brought again
the joys of youth to the many older per-
sons present The recitations were good,
the music was good, the songs were good
and the whole performance reflected
much credit upon Miss Reese and her eff
cient corps of assistants, who have charge
of the Primary Department Master
BHrkhead Bobbitt was king on his throne,
while gathered around him in picturesque
array, was group Of tiny courtiers. The
names of those who participated, as far
as far as could be learned, and the charac-
ters represented, were as follows:
Seasons-Nan Lee, Walter Jones, NJ
Separk, Susie Mcgee.
Days-Bessie King, Monday; Sophia
Thursday; Minnie Grissom, Fri
day; Sadie Robbins, Wednesday; Julia
Hutchings, Tuesday; Mary King, Satur-
day; Roy Brown, Sunday.
Weeks Mildred Brown, M. Riddle,
Bessie Brown, Ethel Powell
Hours-Fannie Scruggs, Ordie Sapp, NJ.
Terrell, Mary King, Katie Cooper, Mary
Bobbitt, NJ Woodall, Ben McCrary, Ruth
Lee, Catherine Carpenter, Bertha Elling-
ton, Willie McGee Mildred Brown.
New Year-B. Bobbitt; Old Year, Fl.
Clark; Thief of Time; A. Y. Walker:
Father Time, John Med. Leard; Mother
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