The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-26
CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCES
Festivals Held in Many of the Local
Churches.

Churches.
Many Of the churches were the scenes Of
festivities last evening when the children Of
the Sunday schools held entertainments and
received their presents Among them was
the Presby terian church. A very interesting
program was offered and was participated in
by George Watson, Ida Dusto, Nernicc
Steeley, Blanche Schopue, Margaret Beddall
Roy Erwin, William Kinkaid F. Klein,
Maud Schoppe, Homer Straub Annie Con
way, Bessie Ellis and Ellen Wyatt. The
pastor Rev Z. Maxwell Morrison, and the
choir assisted the children.
There was a very enjoyable event at the
Calvary Baptist church, on South Jardin
street. in which singing recitations and dia.
logues were given by Reese Thomas, Misses
Reese and Grifiiths, Robert Harris, Rachel
Thomas Ruth Powell, Misses Morgan and
Reese, Maud Harris, James Miller, Birdie
Jenkins, Miss Morgans and party, Gwennie
| Thomas Olwin Harris, Robert Miller, Will
lam Jones, Gwendoline and Lizzie Reese,
William Evans, Margaret Powell, William
Thomas, Ray Miller, Augie Hughes, Minnie
Hoffman, William Davis and Mr.. Martin and
party.
The distribution of candies to the Sunday
School connected with the Bethany United
Evangelical church took place yesterday
afternoon and the Christmas entertainment
was held in the church in the evening. The
exercises were rendered by Mr. Edward Rose
wall, Bert. Kester, Hattie Seibert, Nellie
Watkins, Gertrude Conway, Edith Wood.
Emma Morton, William SETTER Esther
Chadwick, Mamie Fogle, May Aker, Archie
Shapbell, Emma Drumheller, Susie Hehu and
parties of boys and girls. The singing by
Sampsell and party was a feature of the
entertainment.
very enjoyable Christmas entertainment
was held last evening in the German Lutheran
church on West Cherry street and the chill
dren rendered a very interesting program.
The festival in the Trinity Reformed
church on West Lloyd street attracted an at
tendance that filed the church to its capacity.
After very pleasing program of musical
selections, dialogues, recitations, etc, had
been rendered there was distribution of
candles and other presents, during which the
pastor, Rev. Robert O'Boyle, received a sub
stantial purse. The presentation was made
by Mr. NJ. H. Master.
The Christmas festivals in the Welsh
Baptist and Primitive Methodist churches
were held on Wednesday evening and the
sunday Schools gave entertainments Rev,
James Moore, pastor of the Primitive Metho-
dist church, received purse from the young
people of the church during the distribution
of presents
The Methodist Episcopal church, on East
Oak street, was also the scene of joyous cere.
monies yesterday. At 8 p. m, there was a
gathering at which the infant school received
distribution of candy and from 8. 80 to D.
m. the main school held exercises comprising
instrumental and vocal selections recitations
quartetts, duets, etc, Rev. Alfred Heebner
the pastor, received fob chain from his Sum
day school class and a number of the teachers
were kindly remembered.
The children of the Welsh Calvinistic
Methodist Sunday school assembled this
morning and shared in the annual distribu-
tion of candies.