The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
SIMPSON M. q. CHURCH.

SIMPSON M E. CHURCH.
The Christmas celebration of the Sun
day School of Simpson M. E. Churcn,
Central avenue and Fleet street, was held
in the main auditorium last night The
spacious edifice was crowded to the doors
by the little ones, their parents ana
gramme of the exercises:-S Song, MY
Country 'Tis of Thee; prayer by pastor;
song by school; recitation, Welcome,
by Charles Crooks and fourteen scholars
recitation, Bell Iklue and George Lahey
Jr; song, Christ is Born, recitation
Albert Jonah; Ethel Quidore; song Mat
tie Gilmore; recitation, Edith Crooks;
recitation. Nettie Rowland; reading; Floy
Dale; song, boy choir. Merry Christ
mas recitation, Randall Conklin; dia-
logue. Matte Gilmore and seven little
Glass No. 2S, Sunday School scholars;
dialogue and recitation by Ella Smith and
Mr.. Harding, Santa Claus Comes.
Committee of arrangements:-Mfs. "A.
E. Kline and Miss Elkins.
ST. MARY'S ORPHANS ENTERTAIN
The Christmas entertainment that was
given for two nights and one matinee at
the Catholic Institute, on Third street,
by the orphans of st. Mary's Orphan
Asylum, proved great success and
large amount of money was realized by
it, which will benefit the asylum, where
it is very badly needed.
WAVERLY CONGREGATIONAL.
The Sunday School of the Waverly
Congregational Church, Booraem, near
Palisade avenue, held it's Christmas cele-
bration yesterday afternoon and evening.
The infant class gathered in the after
noon and after brief programme par
took of the good things PROVIDED Tor
them. In the evening the children of
older growth celebrated in old time fash
ion. The affair proved most enjoyable.
AT LAFAYETTE M. E. CHURCH.
Lafayette M. E. Church was crowded
last night with the children OF the sun
cred to witness the Christmas entertain
ment. The platform was beautifully dec
GRATED with laurel wreaths William
buted ueeaS gfts dfaed to ii the % Children u iU
The programme of the. entertainment
was as follows:zPiano solo, Miss Char
lotte seguine Welcome nm 4 song, g Claude
citation, Miss Annie Van Saun; dialogue,
Five Little Stockings five. primary
scholars; christmas Tree Boy" George
Little Sunbeam" Oracle Woods; recita
ton, Gertie Wilson; recitation, Fletcher
McRae; song, Ida Gilmore; song, Willie
Leonard; song, May Froberg, and reclta-
tions by Hazel Harrison, Gertie Harrison
Ida Gilmore, Hazel Kingsland, Lille
Brown, Louise Van Etten. Irene Nichols,
Gladys Hopper and Ethel Ward.
TRINITY CHURCH, HOBOKEN.
The Sunday School children, in Trinity
Episcopal Church, Hoboken. held a
Christmas festival last night, in the
church, at Sixth and Washington streets.
The interior of the building was gayly
decorated with evergreens. Opposite the
pulpit was handsome Christmas tree,
lighted by scores of candles. The chill
dren enjoyed the scene immensely. The
Rev James Clayton Mitchell rector of
the church, delivered an address to the
children about the different customs used
throughout the world in celebrating
Christmas The choir then sung the pro-
cessional Ring, Merry Bells." and the
beautiful Christmas carol, 'It Came
Upon the Midnight Clear" After the
office of the Benediction was the recess
sional "Our Praises Heavenward Send
ing Each child was given a present
and box of candy