The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-12-29

The Christmas exercises Of the Con-
gregational Sunday school were held
Saturday night ip the church, The pro-
qramme, as announced in last weeks
GLACIER, was rendered, and the little
folks did very we'll considering the short
time they had for preparation, Super
intendent HAYES had charge OF the enter
tainment and from time TO time read
telegraphic messages from sapta Claus,
reporting his progress on the way when
greatly amused the children, and kept
them anxiously awaiting his arrival.
There was a well decorated Christmas
tree laden with presents for everyone,
and Bertha Prather, Charley Iostevin
and Nettie Rogers helped to distribute
the presents. The church Tas tasteiully
decorated with eyergreens and Oregon
grape, which makes a very pretty sub
stitute for the old-time holly
The Christmas services OF the Con-
gregational church were conducted by
tbe pastor. Rev. ]. l.. Hershner, at II
n. M. Sunday morning. The attractive
musical programme, special for the day,
was exceptionally good. Hood River
people should congratulate themselves
that they have musical talent among
them OF such high rank seldom found IN
cities, even several times larger than
Hood River. Rev. Hershner's sermon
was an able and well prepared discourse
on the subject: lessons from the Star
of Bethlehem" The pastors, earnest
and forcible sermon was listened 10 Dy a
large and appreciable audience.
The exercises Christmas evening at
the u. B. church showed that the ladies
of the congregation had improved their
time in preparing to- give the sunday
lsoliool pupils Joyous Christmas. a
! large evergreen tree was filled with
presents for the little ones. After the
rendition OF good programme Santa
Claus made his appearance with big
| basket of candies and nuts and gave the
children short talk. All we're glad to
see him. The church was filled to over
flowing with members and friends OF the
tchureh,
The M. L. church observed Christmas
Monday night with tree and exercises
under the auspices of its Sunday school
A good programme was carried out
There we're recitations by the younE
people Of the Sunday school, mum bel
Of songs by the little folks, while the
exercises were interspersed with music
by the choirs, large tree was PLACED
under the aleove Of ths rostrum, and {
generous supply Of presents was distrlb
uted, which made glad the hearts of The
little ones, and the older people to won
der where they came from. The NJ, +
church where the exercises were helC
was well filed by the parents and friend
of the Sunday school children.
The Christmas festivities in CrappeI
district were held at the school hous
Saturday night. The house was crowde'
with the relatives and friends Of the lit
tla ones. There were two Christina
trees, over which was suspended an arcl
with the inscription, "Merry Christina
to All" There were 80 pounds Of can
dy and so pounds of nuts distributed
and everyone OF the 1876 people in th
audience received bag Of candy en-
nuts, 4 good programme was rendere
, in an excellent manner, and no Christ
mas gathering in Hood River valley wa
ever more joyous.
The Sunday sehnal Of the Vale
Christian church observed Christina
Monday night with exercises and
Christmas tree. The big church we
over filed with people, there hardly B
! ing standing room.
There was Christmas tree at tn
/ Belmont M. E. church, and the occi
sion observed in the good-old-fashone
way. A large crowd was present to lis
ten to the rendition Of the programme