The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-24
SANTA CLAUS CALLED
And Left His Gifts for the Lit
tie Ones.
MANY CHRISTMAS TREES
Several OF the Sunday Schools Held
Their Festivities Last Night-A
Novel Entertainment at the
Presbyterian Church.

Some of the Sunday schools of Butte
| had their Christmas festivities last
| night and others will have theirs to-
| night and tomorrow. Something new
and very novel in Christmas entertain
ment for children was given at the
| First Presbyterian church, consisting
of stereopticon views of Santa Claus
with his sleigh and team of RENDERS
| skipping over the housetops with load
of toys for the old saints little friends.
A programme of appropriate music was
also rendered by the Sunday school
classes. Following the entertainment
| the children received a distribution of
| candies. The church was decorated
| with evergreens and was packed to the
| doors with people. Special Christmas
services will be held at the church this
| morning and evening, which promises
to be unusually interesting. A pro
gramme of special music has been ar
ranged and will be given under the d-
rection of Mrs. G. o. Mcfarland.
The Mountain View Sunday school
will hold it's Christmas reunion to-
| night in the Auditorium. The infant
classes of the Sunday school held an
entertainment Friday night in the
basement of the new church, at which
| oranges, candy and other fruits and
connections were distributed among a
large class Of little tots. The music
for to-night's service will be especially
fine.
Tomorrow night the children Of the
Christian tabernacle will hold their
Christmas festival. A novelty Is to be
introduced in the shape of a Ferris"
wheel, instead of the usual tree. An
excellent programme will be rendered.
The South Butte Presbyterian church
Will hold services tomorrow night ana
the children will be the first considera-
ton. Gifts will be distributed and spe-
cial music is to be provided
The German Lutheran congregation
will celebrate tomorrow night, when
the Sunday school children will receive
the glories of the day.
The Swedish Lutherans will also
celebrate tomorrow night in the Gus
tomary manner. The children will be
the considera ton
The Christmas services of the First
Baptist church will be held this even
ing.
The children of the Episcopal church
will have their festival tomorrow.
Christmas services at St. Patrick's
church will be marked by the usual
solemn ceremonies. At o'clock in the
morning will be held the first service.
at which high mass will be celebrated
by Father Callahan. There will be
Lie processionai ny the cnlldren or the
choir of st. Patricks school. The Sc
nior choir will render the following
programme:
.".Kyrie," GLORIA "Credo," agnes
Del all from Marcos fourth mass;
offertory, "Adeste Fidelis," by Novello:
postlude, march, "Pontificale" by
Gounod accompanied by organ and or
chestra.
At the II o'clock mass Father Blaere
will be the celebrant, and the choir
music will be the same as that at the
early morning mass, with an additional
rendition of Sullivan's THE Lost
Chord on the cornet by Lewis How
ard, with organ accompaniment.
The solists will be Mrs. DR.. DonnellY,
soprano; Mr. Paynter, tenor; Miss Vef-
oneau, alto; Messrs. Rogers and Kern,
bass organst, Mrs. Belle Rooney.
Miss Hamann's stringed orchestra will
assist