Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-01-07
Rev T. R. Milbourne, formerly pastor of

Rev. L. R. Milbourne, formerly pastor o
the Baptist Church at this place, and who
has recently accepted call to the Baptist
Church at Charestown, w. Va, made vacant
by the resignation of Rev. S. W. Cole, who
accepted call to the First Baptist Church
at Hagerstowp, was installed on Thursday
night of last week. Rev. Julian Broaddus,
of Berryville, Va, presided, and Rev. r. E
L. Aylor, of Front Royal, Va, preached the
sermon of the evening. Rev. G. P. Stealey,
Martinsburg, delivered the charge to Mr..
Milbourne. The charge to the congrega
ton was given by Rev. E. B. jackson, of
Winchester. The pulpit and chancel were
decorated with flowers and plants.
A literary and musical program, including
an operetta, "The Christmas Ship" was most
creditably presented recently by the pupils
Of Montrose school. The audience was wei,
coined by Joe Lochte, Christmas greeting
by Dora Holman and Christmas wishes by
Lucille Howard; solo, "Schoo Days." Jen
ME Atwood; "After Christmas" Blanche
Dove; dialogue, "How to Spend Christ
mas" Pansy Lochte, Louise Renshaw, Harry
Howard, Julia Zepp, Lawrence Pyle, Albert
Scholtzel and Mamie Pyle; duet, "Fat
Christmas Turkey" Pansy Lochte and Nora
Pyle; "a Word to Young Men," Albert
zepp; song, "a Dream OF Santa Claus"
Carleton Lochte; recitation, Bernard At
wood; "His First Speech" Wilson Pyle;
duet, The Sweet, Sweet Long Ago" Louise
Renshaw and Mamie Pyle; "a New Santa
Claus" Q. Lochte; "a Song OF Christmas"
by the school. "The Christmas Ship" was
rendered by the following cast; Nora Pyle,
Halle Renshaw, Jennie Atwood, Lulu Al.
lison, Willard Zepp, Pansy Lochte, Harry
Howard. The curtain rose on the final act,
revealing handsome and perfectly rugged
ship, the Vigilant, with Santa Claus aboard
and cargo of Christmas sweets, which were
distributed among the children.
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NJ. y. Church Christmas Entertain
ment.- Probably the most successful Christ
mas entertainment ever held in the Method
ist Church, this place, occurred on Thurs
day evening of last week.
A cantata, entitled "Santa Claus is Com
ing was efficiently and delightfully."- rem
dered by the younger scholars of the Sun
day School, as result of careful training
received at the hands OF Mesdames Waters,
Armstrong Talbot and Linthicum.
A platform, covering both pulpit and
chancel and extending from the choir space
on the west to the eastern wall of the church,
had been erected for the occasion and was
appropriately trimmed with evergreens,
holly and red berries and banked with ever. .
green trees, giving to the whole decidedly
holiday appearance.
1t would be difficult to say what part OF
the program was best executed. From Mr..
Warner Welsh, as Jack Frost" clothed
from head to loot in a white gown, whose
agile and graceful movement accompanying
his stock in-trade chorus, "Ain't | Jolly?
down to duet by the little Misses Lottie
and Mary Humphrey, were each and all de
cided successes.
Mr.. Henry Hurley proved very accepta-
BILE to the little folks as Santa Claus.
Miss Virginia Lamar, as Queen of the
FAIRIES, drawn in a chariot of roses by four
little sprghts, with gold tipped wings
Lucille Welsh, Virginia Waters, Gussie
Lamar and Ethel Warthen-who by chance
finds handsome little maiden asleep wait
ing for Santa Claus, waves her wand over
the sleeping Child, the meantime reciting a
lullaby and, leaving a letter from Santa
Claus, departs as she came. The feigned
sleep of this child, Mary Humphrey, was
most excellently done.
The usual prizes, oranges and candies
were distributed among the scholars.
The house was crowded to its fullest
capacity, and the audience was heartily APP
preciative. Mrs English presided at the
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