Evening star., 1898-12-23
BROOkLAND.

The public schools in this vicinity hive closed for
the Christmas holidays, and the pupils will have a
frOlic of ten days. At the Brookland school the
exercises of the first and second grades were held
at II O'Clock Thursday morning, and consisted of
songs, recitations and a Christmas tree. In the
afternoon the other grades assembled in the cor
riGor on the first floor, where, amid the odor of
pines and eyergreens, and In view of a large pret-
tily trimmed tree, an appropriate program was
rendered. There were songs by the school and
recitations by Ruth Johnston, Marie Stone Ethel
Bates, Annie Heitmuller, Edith McGee, Adlie
Carter, Willis Holland, Ina Stalee, Isabelle Prim
Herbert Jones, Merle Whteside, Ethel Bailey,
Helen Russell Blanche Bailey Richard Daniels
Amelia EtZ. Amanda Diehel. MadCe Mct;ee Edna
Russell Helen Gore, Helen Marean, Walter Mid
dlekaun Alma Risdon, Louise Gore and Catherine
Brown. Both songs and rectations filed
with Christmas cheer, and were heartily encored
by the visiting parents At the close OF the pro-
gram Santa Claus appeared and presented The
children with gifts.
Tine lexington school also had appropriate exer-
cises on Thursday, with the exception of the fifth
and sixth grades The exercises were held in the
separate rooms and consisted of recitntions dia
1ogues, songs drills. Santa Claus and a Christmas
tree The seventh grade made "a specially of a
grab bag. which caused much amusement The
special feature of the program Of the eighth grade
was The Ruggellesses Getting Ready for the Din
ner Party" a dialogue, in which the pupils ad-
mirahly portrayed the characters of the Ruggells
family In presenting other gifts, Santa Claus
gave Miss Chesney, the principal, present from
The lexington school recently had a luncheon at
which they raised s25 to establish library for the
Miss Lille p. Bailey, the sixth grade teacher Of
the Brookland school, will spend the holidays in
Philadelphia, Pa.
The various churches Of Brookland will not fail
to make the children happy with the usual Christ
mas tree entertainments. Tuesday evening the
Church of Our Savior will have the children s
Christmas service. after which toys and candy viii
he presented. ON the same evening the Methods st
Church will have Its entertainment for the chill
dren, In the afternoon of Wednesday St Anthony $
Sunday school will assemble at the home Of the
pastor, Rev. Father Hanlon, for the distribution
of candy and presents Owing to the lack of space
the younger children win come at 3 o'clock and the
older ones at o'clock Wednesday night the Bap-
tist Church will entertain its Sunday school with
tine program and the usual distribution of pres
ents.
The Soldiers Home Temperance Union, which
Tuesday night in Stanley HALL had for its pro-
gram vocal solos by Miss Murray piano solos by
Miss Sanford and Miss Keith and recitations by
Miss Etheridge, together with selections by the
home band.
Mr.. Thos ii. Means has returned from Quincy
Fla. where he went to make some tobacco inves
LEGATIONS for the Department of Agriculture.
Nothing definite has yet been obtained from the
recent robbery Of st. Anhonys Church. bur Rev
Father Iannon and the police continuing the
fnVcstit Ction.