The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-12-27
GIFTS TO
CHILDREN.
Delightful Gatherings in Many of the
Churches Last Nighi.
SANTA CLAUS WAS GENEROUS
Candies, Fruits and other Tokens Distri-
buted Among Hundreds of Little
ones, who Respond with sweet
Songs and Pretty Speeches.

Christmas entertainments were held last
night in the Methodist Episcopal, Primitive
Methodist, Presby terian, United Evangelical,
Trinity Reformed and several other local
churches and pleasing programs of a literary
and musical character were rendered at each
Each church was tastefully decorated and
incidental to the entertainments there was
distribution Of tokens among the scholars of
of the Sunday schools.
The HERALD published number of the
programs on -aturday and space in this issue
will only admit the publication Of such pro-
grams as were not ready in time for the pre-.
viOus issue. The program of the entertain
ment in the Presbyterian church was as
| follows:
Anthem, choir; invocation, pastor; opening
address, Andrew Kinkaid; singing, Jesus
is Come" school; responsive reading, school;
vocal solo, Palestine" Rev. II. w. Koehler:
singing. Praise the Lord ye Sons of Zion"
school; recitation, Miss Hattie Meyer; vocal
solo, Jerusalem" Miss Margaret Beddall;
responsive reading, school; song, Chris tmas
Snowflakes," primary class; recitation. Miss
| Yetta Myrick; song, The Christmas Bells'
primary class; recitation, Paul Houck; song,
I'VE are Happy" boys of primary class reci-
tation, Sadie Gibson; song "Twinkling Little
Stars" girls of primary Glass; singing, "All
Hail to the Morn school; Echoes from the
Trees Miss Glover's class violin solo, Miss
Eva Brewer; anthem, choir; responsive read
ing, school; singing, Jubilation, Christ is
Born" school, recitation, Miss Lizzie Clifford;
singing, THE Happy Christmas Day" school,
"A Tribute to the Flag" Miss DanielPs
class; singing, THE Bells are Calling"
school, recitation, Miss Ray Rouse; singing
What Joyous Time" school; address
| Pastor; singing, Shout the Happy Tidings"
school; distribution of gifts
At the United Evangelical church the
following interesting program was offered:
Reading Of Scripture lesson, Rev. l. j.
Retz singing, congregation prayer, R. s.
S6ocker; singing, congregation recitation,
Santa Claus to the Children" Miss Mamie
Fogle; exercise, Santa Claus Has Come to
Town." Infant School rec itation, "Song of
Christmas" Miss Gussie Hagenbuch selec-
ton, Choir; recitation Christmas Morn
ing" Miss Ella Womer recitation. "Lowly
Hero" Miss May Aker; recitation, "a Boys
Pocket" Elmer Conway recitation,
christmas Tide" Miss Esther Chadwick !;
singing, Congregation recitation, MY
Papa" Miss Annie Hagenbuch recitation,
THE Holy Child" Miss Laura Minich ;
exercise, Merry Christmas Tree" Infant
School; recitation, christmas Time" Miss
Annie Thomas; Christmas Song" Miss
Bertha Kantner; selection, Choir recitation,
Christmas Bells" Miss Maggie Doyle ;
recitation, Christmas Days" Miss Florence
Starr exercise, Nine Boys; recitation
Cling to Those Who Cling to YOU" Albert
Graf recitation, This is Christmas" Miss
Verde Snyder; recitation christmas Bells, &"
Miss Katie Kester; singing, Congregation 4;
recitation, christmas Birds" Miss Hannah
Raudenbush selection, Choir recitation,
Christmas Bells" Miss Evelyn Defrehp
exercise, Snow Flakes" Infant School
recitation, Evening Hymn" Miss Carrie
Eppton; recitation, BELLS Across the
Snow" Miss Lizzie Howard recitation.
The Christmas Days" Miss Polly Eisen-
hover; exercise, ''Womans Rights" Infant
School, singing, Congregation benediction,
Rev. l. J. Reitz.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH.
After an appropriate religious service in
All Saints Episcopal church last evening
there was Christmas entertainment during
which Santa Claus made his appearance and
distributed gifts with generous hand among
the children. Miss Edith Morgan, the organ
list of the church, was presented with val
liable token in appreciation of her services
in connection with the choir.
The feast of sacred, musical and literary
selections offered at the Methodist Episcopa
church was as follows:
Singing, Joy to the World"; prayer by
Rev. j. T. Swindells, the pastor; singing
school, recitation. "A Greeting" Georg,
Jones singing, Jesus our King" primary
school; singing, Merry Christmas, ," school
recitation, In Jesus Name" Estella FEST
singing, Twinkle Little Stars" primary
school singing, Ring, Ring the Bells
school; recitation, The Snow Flakes
Jennie d. Reeves singing, Santa Clause il
Coming" primary school recitation, ''Th,
Night Before Christmas" Mary Housel k
singing, "A Lullaby" primary scholars
recitations. The Christmas Tee" Alio,
Geise; singing, 1T Came Upon the Mid
} night Clear" school recitation. "A Tribut,
to our Flag" Joseph Wyatt; singing, "A
Little Child" primary scholars address
pastor; singing, Joy and Gladness," school
recitation, What is the Bible ?" Lizzi
williams; singing, Wonderful Love,
school recitation, when Christmas Comes,
Eva Richards singing, Like an Army
Marching" school; singing, The Lore
Jehovah Bless Thee" school.
Six hundred packages of candy were dis
tributed among the children. There wer
also number of valuable gifts from classe
to teachers.