The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-22
SANTA CLAUS COMES IN VARIOUS
GUTSES.
At the Christian Church the Children
VIII Bring Gifts-Early High Mass
at the Church of the Sacred Heart.

This is the season of Christmas trees
and Christmas entertainments i'm the
Sunday schools. Central Union church
held its Christmas entertainment for
the children of the Sunday school last
evening. The Methodist Episcopal
church will hold its Christmas enter
tatnment Monday evening. There will
/ be no Christmas tree, but there will be
/ a distribution of Christmas presents to
the children with an entertainment of
music and rccitations.
! Tuesday evening, the Japanese Of the
/ Methodist church will hold their Christ
| mas exercises. Part of the program
will be in English and part in Jap
anese.
Kawaiahao church holds it's Christ
mas entertainment for the children this
afternoon beginning at 8 o'clock.
The Christmas exercises of the Chi
nese Mission will be held tonight at the
Fort street church beginning at
o'clock,
The Christian church will hold its
exercises next Thursday evening. But
instead of gifts to the children, the
children will bring gifts-to be sent to
the children of the Molokai settlement
! There will be musical and other exer-
cises.
The annual Christmas tree at Central
! Union Church was held last night I'm
der the direction of Superintendent IL
G. Brown a large chorus of children
sang six carols, accompanied on
the violns by Miss Alice Woods, Miss
Keke and Mrs Meade. A committee
consisting of Mrs. Kincaid, Mrs. Water
house, Mrs. Mcdonald Miss Judd, Miss
Charlotte Hall, Miss Piner and Miss
Florence Yarrow had arranged a Christ
mas tree. Charles Atherton was Santa
Claus and distributed the presents
Eight hundred children received pres
ents of CANDY and souvenirs.
The first tree ever given in Peuoa
church was held last, a large crowd at.
tending. Music was given by glee club:
and the choir. The program was ir
charge of Misses Elizabeth Chamberlain
and Kamaka Kalama.
In most of the Protestant churche,
the religious services commemorative o
Christs birth will be held tomorrow
Progress of these services are given il
the regular church column.
There will be religious services at tn,
Anglican and Roman churches oi
Christmas Day. Father Valentine ha
arranged a very elaborate musical ser
vice for the cathedral. Father Clemen
has arranged a very elaborate one TO
the church of the Sacred Heart. Thi
service will be at 4 o'clock in'the morn
ing. the following is the program:
Insert program for churches.
Christmas high mass, Tuesday morn
ing at 4; Prelude, La Madonna" OF
gan, Miss Mary Salter assisted by Mis-
Lily Salter and Joseph Decker frs
| violins; Benjamin and Harry Decker
; second vioins: Frank Van Gieson vic
l lncello; christmas Hymn" choir wit
orchestral "Kyrie Eleison," A. Faur
: mass. choir with orchestra; Gloria II
Excelsis," A. Faure mass, choir and or
chestra Sermon, English and Portu
! guese; "Credo," Mozart mass, choi
7 with orchestra: "Adeste Fidelis," choi
] with orchestral "Sanctus" A. Faur
mass, choir with orchestra; Offertory
( "Sheperd's Dream" orchestra; 30 Salu
taris Hostia," Lambillotta, choir will
5 orchestra; "Agnus Del" A. Faure mass
choir and orchestra; "Alma RedemptO
ris Mater" Webbe, choir and orchestr
Postlude, "Heavenward March," Vilbr
. organ with orchestra. j. H. Van Gle
son, chapel choir master.
! The priest will be at the church o.
\ Christmas eve to hear the con
fession of those who wish to receiv
. holy communion at the Christmas mass
= and early Christmas morning.