The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-28
A WEEK OF CHRISTMAS TREES.
Festivals by Nearly All of the sunday
schools in the CITY.


This Is 10 be a week of Sunday school
Christmas celebrations The school of
nearly every church in the city that has
NOT yet had a Christmas tree or some
other form of entertainment will be treat
ei to enc either during this week or ;he
early part OF next.
Tie superintendents of the schools aud
the teachers believe the children are en-
titlel to something out of the usual order
of things for their attendance throughout
the year, and the Christmas season is re-
garled as an excellent one for the enter
tainmenls to be given. 1t is desired to
have the children's ideas of the joy and
good vii of the season to lose nothing
through the Withholding of the opportu-
nifty Tor them TO experience the pleasures
of the Christmas trees.
There viii be five celebrations tonight.
The first viii be held at Z o'clock under
the auspices of the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew at St. Michael's chapel. This will
be Christmas tree for the children of
the school, and IL is expected that the
chapel viii be crowded. Last year upon
similar occasion there was scarcely room
IN the building for the accommodation of
the many children, who, with their friends
tainment
AT the Lutheran Church of the Assem-
sion in the lecture room, the school will
httingly observe the season with songs
and reciiations. A Christmas tree will be
mad and the hearts of the children will be
made glad with presents and good things
tree will also be had at St PauPs
Lutheran church. A programme will also
be rendered at that church, and the oc-
casion VIII doubtless be greatly enjoyed
by the young people.
The celebration at the Duffy Street Bap-
list church will consist of the building and
demolition of a lighthouse. This edifice
VIII be constructed of boxes of candy.
W hen II Is torn down, each of the scholars
will be given one of the boxes. There
Will also be q few presents for the schol-
ars whose conduct and Rotations during
the year have been most meritorious A
programme of songs viii be rendered BY
the school.
The Church of Christ Sunday school
Will ho.d its festival tonight.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O O'Clock The
CHRISTMAS tree celebration al ST. Andrew S
mission, also under the auspices of the
brotherhood of st. Andrew, will be held.
1t VIII be conducted by the teachers and
some of the members of the brotherhood.
me Sunday school of St Johns Episco-
pal church will be entertained in the par
ish hall at night with a Christmas tree
PRESENTS will be given the children. AZ
the same time the Sunday school of St
PauFs Episcopal church will be similarly
entertained
Thursday night in the lecture room of
the First Baptist church the school will
be given Christmas tree. A programme
OF songs and Rotations viii also be had
10 add TO the enjoyment of the occasion.
trldaY night, New Years eve the chill
uren OF the Second Presbyterian church
school will have tree. At this church
there will also be a special programme.
The latter part of the evening will be de-
voted at the First Presbyterian church to
a night watch service of PRAYER. The
pastor of the Second church will attend
that service, as will probably a number
OF those who are at the tree in the event
the festivities there are concluded in suf-
Hcient time to admit of their doing so.
The entertainment for the Sunday school
OF Christ church will be held next Sunday
afternoon, when a box of candy will be
given to each child. The candy boxes will
be seen in the shape of chimney. Tbs
CHIMNEY will be torn down and the boxes
/ distributed. This method has been follow
ed in the entertainment of the children
for three years.
There will be no Christmas celebration
at Wesley Monumental church. Some Of
the younger members of the board of
teachers are not satisfied that this should
be the case, and it was decided at the
last meeting of the Sunday school that il
would be good plan, as they will have
no Christmas celebration, to have a New
Years jubilee. The proposal of a young
lady TO this effect found favor with the
rest Of the. teachers, and it was decided
This jubilee will probably be held early
during next week. a committee is now
considering the entertainment that will be
given.