The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-12-26
CHRISTMAS
OBSERVED.
Entertainments Held in Several Of the
Churches Last Night.
CHILDREN SING IN CIETATAS !
Program Of Musical and Literary BKer-
eises Rendered and Followed by
Distribution Of Gifts TO the
Pupils Of the sunday
Schools

Most of the Protestant Sunday schools. o
town, held their Christmas entertainment
last evening and made the annual distribu
ton Of gifts to the children The churche
were handsomely decorated and the attend
ances were large The entertainment in tn,
German Lutheran church IS entitled "Oul
Saviour and King" and the program was al
follows Singing, school; the versicle; th,
benedictus; prayer. Rev. J. Gruhler; respon
sive reading; solo and chorus, Miss Auui,
Bartsch's class; recitation, William Hoehler
responsive reading; singing, school, recita
tion Lizzie Gable and Alice Faust: respon
sive reading singing, school. Infant depart
ment exercises German recitation. August
FTedeTics; singing; recitiou, Emma and
Martha Wachaus, Rosie Wagner, Bertha
Bartal, Rosie Biermau. Frederick HOehler
August Reiter. Edward Bartal; recitation
George Dengler Edna Beck Minnie Ecker
Adelaide Niswenter and Emily Hoehler
singing, class Of boys; recitation, Ellsworth
Ecker and john Bartsch; recitation. Wilbur
Hildenbrand and William Brown; recitation,
German, Hattie Wagner; responsive reading;
singing, German, school, recitation, German.
Lizzie Umbach and Johannsh Eichem; reci-
tation Rennie Schurz and Rennie Hidden.
brand; responsive reading; singing German;
singing choir: address, Rev j. Gruhler;
chant; closing hymn. The exercises were in
charge of Assistant Superintendent George
L Hafner
The following interesting program was
offered az the entertainment held in the
United Evangelical church last evening:
Singing, congregation prayer, K 5. Stocker;
singing, congregation greeting, Oscar S.
Keller; scripture reading, superintendent
and congregation; Christmas greeting, Willie
Yeager; SOLO Miss Carrie Hensyl; recitation,
Miss Verde Snyder; special music. choir;
recitation, Willie Sampse.l; recitation, Miss
Laura BrOcious; exercise four girls; singing.
congregation; recitation, Miss Mabel John
SON. recitation, L. Lloyd Hagenbuch; singing
Miss Bertha Kantner; duett, Misses Susie
Helm ard Mamie Fogel; scripture reading.
superintendent and congregations recitation.
Miss Susie Loucks; singing. infant school;
recitation. Harry Hagenbuch; singing. con-
gregation; exercise nine girls; recitation.
Miss Annie Hagenbuch special music, choir;
recitation. Miss Annie Thomas recitation,
Miss Florance Starr; SOLO Miss Lizzie Ash;
recitation, Miss Gussie Hsgenbuch singing
congregation recitation, Miss Hannah
Raudenbuch; exercise, ten children; recita-
tiOn, Miss Bertha Zimmerman; recitation, Miss
Susie Helm; short address, Rev. j. Il
Hensyl; singing, congregation, during which
| the Offering was taken; recitation Miss
Gertrude Starr recitation, Miss Edna Minch;
singing, congregations singing. congregation;
benedictiOn, pastor.
/ The Christmas entertainm, IT in the Prim-
tive Methodist church last night was EMIT
| led "Yule-Tide" and was given under the
direction of Prof Edward Cooper and Misses
Nellie Baugh and Annie Timmins The plat
form decorations we're unique and pretty
The entertainment opened with an organ
voluntary, which was followed by hymns
prayers. special music by the chair, greetings.
scripture readings, carols, recitations, duets,
responsive readings, addresses, -epOrt on
the years work OF the Sunds~ scnool. bene-
diction distribution of gifts and postlude.
At All Saints Protestant Episcopal church
| the Christmas entertainment last night was
in the form of a carol service and was very
interesting. Rev G. W. vanFossen made a
brief address to the children and a distribu-
tion of gifts was made to them.
In the First Baptist church last evening
there was an entertainment of sacred vocal
aud instrumental music, recitations, dia-
logues and addresses after which there was
an exchange Of gifts. Rev. ID. |. Evans, the
pastor, received purse of S2A. Miss Emily
Jones, the Organist was presented with a
handsome writing desk aud the choir leader,
Prof Thomas B Hughes. received a large
arm chair Messrs. Luke Bowen and Will
lam Evans each received HANDSOME gm-
brella,
The Methodist Episcopal church was the
scene of production of pretty oantata en-
titled Christmas Night In Dilkins Flats
last night. 1t was rendered by the primary
department Of the S inday school under the
direction of Misses Helen Price Annie l..
Williams, Alice Lehe, Priscilla Parry and
Messrs. James Patterson aud J. J. Price.
The musical selections were excellently rem
dered and the entertainment as a whole was
very gratifying. Prayer was offered by the
pastor, Rev. John T. SYindells. James
Hough assumed the character OF Santa Claus
in the cantata and distributed the gifts to the
children,
The Christmas ohserVanoes in the Reformed
church we're Of happy, cheerful character.
The o'clock morning service was very well
attended The program prepared by the
Sundey school was carried out as designed
in the evening The Dayspring From on
| High" was the title Of the service used
Resides the chorus singing by the school, and
several ahlhems Dy the cnOlft tnere was q
solo by Mrs. Henry Sampsell, duet by Miss
Bertha Deater and Miss Grace Master ac-
companied by MessFs. NJ. H, Master
and John NJ. Book with ooruets
Recitations we're given by Millie BernhaFt,
FLORENCE Rickleman, Susie Neariek, Garfield
Davenport Bertha Yeariek, aud the members
Of Miss Sadie Sterner's and Mrs. Felix KlOck s
classes, The music aud recitations by the
primary department. under the direction of
Mr. ], NJ. Rock, Mrs. Carrie Morris and Miss
| Lizzie Keithan, were well rendered by the
children. The evergreen decorations were
neat and appropriate to the festive occasion,
designed and arranged by Messrs NJ.
| II, Master, j. 4. Starr and Abmm Yost aud
their assistants. In the arch which spanned
| the platform there was placed moving scroll
containing fourteen Christmas notices
which, at intervals during the service. were
exposed to view aud were made the subjects
of appropriate remarks by the pastor An
Offering was made by the school and congrega.
tion present for Bethany Orphans Home,
amounting to $40 90. At the close Of the
service a brief address was made by Jacob
Karbel who was a worker in the Sunday
school cause for 81 years, and was mainly in
strumenIal ia the organization Of this school