Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-29
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS.

i CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT
Sunday School Children Who Have Re-
ceived or Will Welcome Santa
Now that the Christmas holidays Of
1898 are over. for nearly all of the grown
up folks, and is but memory, the
seasons joys for the children are still
in full swing and the Festivities will
| continue we'll into the new year. The
school children are free to pass the
hours as they please until next Tues
day, January 3rd, and all who are good
little, boys and girls and go to Sunday
school regularly will have the addition
al pleasure Of the Sunday school Christ
mas celebration awaiting them
Three Sunday schools will have their
celebration of the great anniversary
tonight, each in a different FORM yet all
alike in the distribution OF gifts or re-
treshments or both. to the children.
at the parish house at o'clock this
evening the cantata THE New Santa
Claus. will be sung by chorus CT thir-
ty-tive or forty children The children
have been we'll trained and their rendi-
ton of the pretty cantata will be we'll
worth hearing. The parish house has
been prettily garnished with yule- tide
iollaSe ZOE the occasion. t5,
At the lecture room of the Baptist
church tonight at 1880 the annual visit
of Santa Claus will occur. He will be
welcomed in song and recitation appro-
pirate to the great event celebrated,
and Will distribute confectioneries and
other articles always desired by the lit
tie folks
The annual Christmas entertainment
Of ~. ,lo,, =
church, South, will occur this evening
at 1880 in the lecture room in the rear
of the church, Queen street. A feature
OF the evening will be fine exhibition
of stereoptican views, the machine to be
operated by Professor Charles E. Bish-
op, Of William and Mary College A
pleasing program of songs and recita-
tions will follow, after which refresh
ments will he served. A notable depar-
ture from the usual form of such cele-
brations Will be the bringing of dona-
tons for the poor by the children of the
Sunday school, a practical test Of the
Christian text 1T is more blessed to
give than to receive
The Sunday school of the West End
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
gave. it's Christmas celebration at the
a large audience present. Instead of
the stereotyped reindeer and sleigh
mode of travel, the children's Christ
mas benefactor arrived aboard a mimic
steamer The Baby Luray," Which
rolled upon the rostrum laden With
presents for the little ones. amid great
enthusiasm on the part of the children.
Besides the distribution of presents
and goodies" the children gave some
creditabe songs and recitations The
occasion was an unusually pleasant and
interesting one.
The ship, or the Baby Loo as the
boys nicknamed her, was an ingenious
REPRODUCTION in design and appearance
of q side-wheel steamer with fun
nels, walking beam. etc. Considerable
labor and skill was expended in her
construction
The presents, one#of which was Civ
en- each member of the school, We're
useful and valuable. Seventeen Bibles
and many other books We're presented,
and the pastor received $40 in cash,
iswith which to purchase, books att his
pleasure. Mr.. Hall, the popular or
ganist was last night presented a
handsome copy Of Tennysons poems.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
AT the Church of Christ on Chapel
street. an unusually interesting and
successful Christmas celebration by the
Sunday school was given on Monday
night The cantata, '.Crowning Christ
mas, was well presented by the child
rem, twenty-five or more taking parts
Confectioneries, fruits. etc, We're dis
tributed among the little ones, to their
satisfaction and delight The pastor.
Rev. A. J, Renfcrth. was the recipient
of q student lamp and fine umbrella,
and the superintendent of the Sunday
school was given handsome umbrella
Much of the credit for the successful
rendition of the cantata is due Misses
Matte Smith and Loula Wade, who
were untiring in their work directing it.
DEATH OF MRS. JOHNSON.
Mrs. Moifie Johnson, as esteemed lady,
died at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. Fowler, at Lee Hall, on Monday,
after Il lingering illness. Death result
ed from a complication Of diseases.