Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-26
OUR JUVENILES ON THE wAR-PATH
Christmas Personals.
From our East End Correspondent. ]

Tomorrow is Christmasl A week
hence is New Year and, to the PAN
EFT readers, one and all, we send our
greetings; with the sincere wish that
their Christmas and New Year may
be the happiest ever spent; and
that each household, be it high or
low, rich or poor, may have a large
share of the presents, which as usual
accompanies our Christmas. 1t is our
sincere desire that the hearts OF the
little ones may be made TO rejoice at
young ladies and gentlemen may be
made TO thrill with a more perfect love
and that the hearts of our Old ladies
and gentlemen be made to leap more
joyously as the Ginning bells announce
the welcome tidings that another
Christmas is at hand.
AS We hsva before announced that
our good people are making nrepara-
lions for Christmas gatherings and on
doubtedly the exercises Will be of a
more rare order than We had dreamed.
THE PROGRAMMES IN DETAIL.
At the 4th Baptist Church, Tuesday
night, December Goth, the exercises
are sure to excel those of former years.
The arrangement committee are busy
at work and give the following as the
accurate order of exercises:
Opening, singing, by the entire
school; scripture reading, Rev. j. H
Harvey, Richmond Theological Semi
nary; prayer, Mr.. w. T. Anthony
Christmas address, Superintendent
Jeremiah Smith; singing, school ;
Xmas dialogues, tableau, by several
young ladies recitations, by the schol-
ars at various times; Christmas an
them, best female quartette; after
which will be added solos, trios, quar-
tetts, and very probably a sextette.
The decoration will consist of many
varieties of red snd yellow flowers, in
terspersed here and there on the large
tree with a varied assortment of gold
and silver tinsel. Wax tapers will IL
lumine the tree and the many pres-
erts for the children will very prob
ably fill the remaining portion.
On the pulpit or rostrum a huge
chimney built entirely of brick boxes
will be erected and at the close of the
exercises, the chimney will then be
taken down, the bricks distributed ia
the children which will contain many
surprising things with which the chill
dren are sure to be delighted.
The Fountain Baptist Church will
not have any tree, yet this does not
say that the children will not receive
any good things. The exercises as faI
as we can learn are very we'll arranged
and the many friends are cordially in.
vited to be present. The exercises
will open with an address by Superin.
tendent Richard Thompson solo, Miss
Rebecca Taylor; prayer, Rev II r
Williams, pastor; select reading, Miss
Florence Clark recitatIons at inter
walls, by the scholars; while choicG
music especially prepared will enliveI
the occasion; solo. Mr.. Henry Ora
ham; after which a paper on Xmas
holidays will be read by Mr.. l.. IL Hel
bert. At the close of the exercises
the jubilee will commence for the dis
tribution of candy, presents and othe,
things will be the order of the day
Wednesday night, December Both il
the evening set for these exercises anC
large attendance is anticipated.
WHAT WILL THE LADIES GIVE ?
Much regret was felt in the socia
world especially among some of tn,
their New Year Gifts would be YER,
small. The fact is many of the girl
are in school and very few will avail
themselves of this Leap Year opportu
nifty The Photograph galleries ar,
daily visited by the less fortunate
young Misses Fhe large dry gooC
stores enjoy the patronage of the rest
who, no doubt will graciously bestov
upon their gentlemen acquaintances
such presents as Cigar cases. shavins
and smoking sets, souvenir canes
watches and iewelry of many descrip
tions. The regular leap year calls will
be in vogue. The hours from 8 a. M I,
II NJ. , and ? to p. NJ.
HORRIBLE DEATH.
Richard White, the43 year old son O
Mr.. Charles White will spend hi
Christmas in eternity, as the result o
injuries received on Monday Afternoon
about 5 80 p. M Just beyond the Tun
mel switch of @, * o. r. r., on Con
cord Street and now lies cold in death
The lad had scarcely left home wher,
he had been talking to the variou
members of the family, when the new
reached his home that he had me-
with horrible death on the rails.
Shifting train, No. 8, running at ,
good rate of speed, was in the act O
transferring several freight cars to an
other track, when the lad happened t
cross the track in the RAPIDLY gather
in front of the engine, The news
spread and a large crowd immedi i.
ately gathered. The lacerated and
bleeding body was taken from between
the tracks and laid in an open space
few feet away.
OUR JUVENILES
a-e ON the Warpath: and a confinnl