Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-28
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
MANY EXERCISES DEEPLY INTER
EsTIvG TO SMALL FOLKS.
SANTA CLAUS VISITING MUCH
He Il Ubiquitous Fellow, Being
Able to Attend Several sunday
School Entertainments I'm One
Night-Entertainm to he Held.

Night-Entertainme TO he Held.
This Is season Of sunday-school
Christmas entertainments. Churches in
every part Of the city are giving them.
Several very attractive ones were given
yesterday afternoon and last night.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather
a large crowd filed the Sunday-school
room Of the Grace-Street Baptist church
in the afternoon 10 witness the Christi
mas celebration OF the infant class. \
cantata, entitled "santGs Decision" was
most successfully rendered by a chorus
of forty children, who had been carefully
trained by Mrs. W. W. Lefew. Little
Miss sallie Dacis as SLEEPY Belle" Mas
ter Herbert Pillow as Jack Frost and
Wilbur Quarles as Puck sang delight
fully, and the other principal parts were
taken by Vara Blount. Katie Messer-
schmidt Herbert Jacob and Walter Le-
few. Santa Claus was unprecedented by
Mr. Hugh Powell, who delighted all pres
ent with his solos as we'll as with the
gifts he dispensed.
Mrs b. 3. Van Buren, Is the taithtui
teacher of the infant class, and never
fails TO make many happy hearts at hei
Christmas celebrations
ST. PAULs MISSION.
The rooms now used for the mission OF
81. Paurs church were a scene OF mucn
brightness last evening, when the CHRIST
mas festival took place.
The members of ST. Pauls church mao
sent many presents to adorn the tree ailo
the ladies and gentlemen who teach lh
the mission had spared no pains TO make
the evening delightful. The opening ana
closing HYMNS were led by the boys OF the
Male Orphan Asylum, who sang so wen
M ST. PauPs church on Christmas day
Besides the chorus, there were TWO soloa
by Mrs. Gills boys.
The happy crowd Of children VINO az
tend the mission church went nome
laden with presents OF all kinds, clothes,
candy, dolls. toys, ana many a'.'.'s
usefulness The rooms were beauuluiiy
decorated and for two hours the young
folks had the merriest time sinslhB'
Laughing. talking, and INDUCING In CHRIST
mas sport
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAlNMENI'
A. Rroadus- Memorial church Tuesday
evening the Baptist Young People Union
gave delightful entertainment. Ml'
l. w. Gentry made the address ol WEI
come after which the following pro-
gramme was rendered: =,
organ Solo tSelected), Mr.. l.. II, 'en-
lxlns. Solo. "I.och Lomond, MI + lauN
J. Mccarthy; Instrumental Duet' 1 n'
Misses Cowarden and Mansuh'
lin lSelecteD. Miss Mamie re-
gram; Duet Always, MISSES ,l''",
f,strnmental Duet. "Fancies,' Misses
~o,rarden and Mangum; Male Quartette'
Selected: Recitation, Love MI ., il"l
,,o,, simnson. Duet (SelecteO, Misses
Clerk Accompaniment - ~
and Mrs Taylor ,,..,,. ro,-
A delightful programme, eNceien''y ~, -.
d-~ed was presented In old -. Johh
TUESDAY afternoon. The music was iei,-
i.rod bv "A vested choir. and was excel'
t.rt the role of Santa Claus was taken
~ Air. n Hartman. and mis- Destowai o.
,.ie,s made happy the hearts OF both Ola
and young.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO-DAY AND
AFTER.
number Of entertainments are yel
to be given. The exercises oI the = uilon
Baptist Sunday school will take place ~
me lecture-room of that chufch to-hlsh'
ar8 o'clock. The side doors VIII pe ope"
until 1880 for the admission OF an ileih-
hers Of the Sunday school ana inc 1"o.''
Al 7.3O these doors will be closeu anu ln'
front doors will be opened LOT tne pun"
uc The programme VIII pesln u.
a,clocl- and AIN are extended cordlal
,,.(,,o,oe Al 3 o'clock this afternoon the
lent class exercises Will be held Wheh
santa Claus will appear win sooo '''isS
and presents for the children
1frl r Gill. superintendent or the
picbmond Male Orphan Asylum, VIII give
hor annual dinner to the Board OF III
,.c+ors of the asylum this afternoon AZ
: o'clock The annual Christmas cele-
brst,on for the boys Will take place ailer
~ b,nouet and the directors are eN-
,sctod to take part I'm this NUMBER aiso'
q,bs directors are Messrs. T. l.. Alirlehu
-. " Anderson. 4. Jeter BOsher
~ CHRISTIAN. Maxwell T. Clarke. W.
. Co,eland. ID. O. Davis, John ,. Elicit
= II Halves. II. :. Hutzler, John MOT
tor r. Patteson, S. RUTHERFORD
pose Thomas j. Todd, and Emanuel
Raab ,.... ,,,,o,, b,,
rbo Christmas entertainment gwen by
Superintendent George b. DAVIS 10 .le
inmates of the almshouse' Will occur '"is
evening at O'Clock ., hos
The proeramme--an attractive ohe-h"'
already been printed I'm the Dispa,ch.
trinity Methodist Sunday-school wiz
,,i,,s a christmas entertainment 10 me
sdho1ars and friends Of the school to-
niobt AT S o'clock. a pleasant programme
49, music and recitauons has Deeh ar
RANGED. and Santa Claus viii appear WIN
n rresent Tor ail the children
Tbis evening will be devoted TO tne
Celebration of the Christmas season az
6, Tames Methodist church. Whcn lne
a,r,,ol celebration will take place Il pro-
nun ,,,rne for the occasion having been out
lined. -.,....., ,,,.ol,,e,es Of
a.,s.ctions and the awarding OF gins
for nrompt attendance and good lessons,
Tho teachers. TOO. will be remembered
r,ith nresents from their classes
demonstration viii on Monday eFeiins
.o,t combine It's annual celebration win
-, yeor al which time there VIII or
-, tokens Of the season. There VIII
? 80. - excellent music and lavlshiy-
1o.orated tree will delight the mahy
voung people who attend sapDath-scHOo'
AT that church.
Al the Masonic Home.
On Yesterday afternoon the Masonic Or
,f.ns Greatly enjoyed the beAuutnl
f,brfsfrnas-trec prepared Tor them Dt the
Ladies' of the auxiliary. Every inmate on
The home Mfty-eighO received nice
present and a bag containing emmy MUS
raisius. oranges. and bananas.
Mr. William s. Murray arranged the
following programme, which the children
c.,,fed ont I'm the most cOmmendable