The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-01
Christmas Trees.

did Christmas celebration at the
Baptist church.
The exercises were of such a na,
ture as to bring out the ease and
grace of young womanhood; the coy
ners and the coquetry of childhood
the time when the bloom Of youth is
bursting into the opening bud OF
life's young dream, and right royalty
did the young ladies and gentlemen
perform the arduous duties imposed
upon them.
Each actor we'll sustained the
character assigned them in the little
drama being performed, represented
the gladstone visit of the patron saint
of The wee young folks, the notable
person of the famous Santa Claus,
was shown in realistic scenes just
as we have been taught from the
time when memory goes back to look
for him in the music of the bells and
the rymthe of raindear feet breaking
the crisp surface Of the driven snow
as it covered the bosom of mother
earth in a mantle of whiteness.
The participants in the festive
scenes showed that they had been
we'll trained; that natural gifts had
been developed by the careful study
of their parts and the young maidens
and the little folks reflected credit
upon themselves as well as those who
instructed them.
The music was simply grand and
supurb, and the solos could not have
been surpassed by any ametures in
any part of the State. Miss Florrie
Harman certainly deserves the thanks
of the public for the rich treat of
music to which they were treated,
for it was by her untiripg efforts and
gifted musical talent, that great
deal of the success of the evening
must be attributed.
The church was very appropriately,
not gorgeously, decorated and was
beautiful in its simplicity. The
motto Christ is the King" could net
have been more appropriate, in letters
of silver op a back ground OF living
green, it was CONSPICUOUS and har-
moniously blended with the occasion
which all ChristoDdom revere as the
natal day in which the Saviour OF the
world united man and God in bonds
of love and reconciliation which are
destined to last as long as eternity
endures and the angels proclaimed
over the hills of Judea, ''Peace on
earth and good will toward men"
The hanging, hollies with their
rich load Of beautiful gifts, the be-
stoWment Of which was to make the
hearts of the children of the school
to quicken within gladness and their
faces to beam and shine with a radi-
ence of unspeakable Joy, was scene
which will be green spot in the
memory of all who witnessed the
pleasing scene. Each child received
present, and that present exactly
suited the taste and wishes of the
child; so that everyone got what they
most desired; and the usual hard
feelings which generally prevails on
occasions like this was avoided.
Where everybody did their duty
so we'll it is hard matter to discrimi-
nate, so we shall not attempt it and
will simply give the excellent
PROGRAM:
The Lord is come-School.
The Lord is come-Solo-Miss
Maud Hicks.
Prayer-L. ". Redd. .
Opening address by boy-John
Wilson.
Scripture reading-Mr. Heiman.
Opening address by girl-Miss
Alice Wilson.
Star Divine-School.
Observation-Disclosures Bells-EIla
Belle Rhoden.
Ring the bells Of Christmas-School
Recitatior-Peace on earth-Bes-
sic Rhoden.
Glory to God-Duet-Qaincy Har-
man and Alice Wilson.
Recitation-Harry's Christmas
message-Harry Davis.
This is the way at Christmas,-
Motion soDg-Arthur Lucas, Rachel
Lucas, Dottie Shirey, Florence JET.
coat, Minnie Lucas, Belle Heiman,
Joe Redd, Newton HeimaD, Law
renee Corley, John Prince, Mary
Frey, Clayban Jefcoat, Maggie Ro-
land, Perrielee Prince George JET
coat, Joana Heiman.
Reciation-Peace on earth-Miss
| Quincy Harman.
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