St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03
LYNDON.
Christmas Exercises.

The Christmas exercises at the Congre
gatonal church were very enjoyable and
interesting, consisting OF the prayer by
the pastor, Rev. M. A. Farren, an
anthem by the choir then two or three
short Rotations and an allegorical
dialogue by five young ladies, which was
fine thing and presented in a beautiful
and almost faultless manner. Miss
Ethel Richards represented a pilgrim in
doubt about which pathway to choose.
and Beauty, Fame and Wealth persona
fed by Misses Grace Holton, Nellie Chase
| and Effie Hunter, each appeared in turn
and offered all the pleasures she could
bestow if she would accept her as guide
through life and enter the broad and
flOwery pathway. Having rejected each
of them, Miss Nellie Mattocks as
Religion, appears with open Bible and
offers to guide her by the narrow path
to happiness and Heaven. This offer she
gladly accepts, when Beauty, Fame and
Wealth all reappear and unite their per-
suasions TO induce her to follow them,
ending with tableau in which the Pill
grim has already started on her life
journey with Religion, yet looking back
at the three who stand with outstretched
hands in final effort to persuade her to
yield to them. This was followed by a
cantata, Santa Claus Charm, which
was a pleasing one and abOunded in
movements and situations which were
all well rendered and the singing was
excellent. Solos, duets, choruses and |
the recited parts were all well taken and |
one tabeau OF two little tots kneeling |
to say their prayers before going to bed,
was exceedingly pretty. The audience
was greatly pleased with dill and espec-
tally with Earl Bradshaw as the little
old man, and Myra Holton and Edith
Mooney representing two old ladies not
quite up to date. Murray Paris per-
sonified Santa Claus in an excellent man
ner and little Glee Let's solo was very
nice. The entertainment closed with the
distribution of presents from Santa
Claus bundle and two small trees.
The Christmas exercises at the Metho-
list church were held Tuesday evening,
Dec. 26, and were enjoyed by a large
audience An immense and well.flled
Christmas tree, motto peace on
Garth" and other decorations of ever
,reen sprinkled with artificial snow
ave very pleasing effect to the scene.
he services were opened with prayer by
he pastor, Rev. H. q. McGlaufin and
n anthem by a choir of mixed voices.
here were several duets by Miss Jennie
Jewell and Miss Zaida Wiley, also Mrs
almond and Miss Wiley, quartette by
Kisses Newell and Wiley and Messrs.
'oy Wilcomb and Harry Wilder, and
-equent singing by the entire choir. The
antata Waiting Tor Santa Claus"
which is intended to be participated in
y both children and grown people, was
veil presented. A pleasing feature was
he song by FIVE boys. Santa Claus APP
cared and delighted the little ones with
ands full of candy and was rewarded
y several choruses by the children. The
lusic both vocal and instrumental was
Sceleut. Miss Stella Blake accom-.
anled the singing upon the piano and
=. E. Winslow with cornet and Fred
pencer with violin added greatly to the 1
ojoyment Of the occasion, The exer-
ses concluded with distribution of the {
resents from the tree, when Mrs. Nc
lauilin, Miss Blake and Miss Newell {
ich received an envelope containing a
I'm OF money in token of appreciation
their services. {
Dorothy, oldest daughter of Charles ,
. Walter, is very sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. Harvey Kline and son Willard of !
ittIeton, visited her mother, Mrs.
routy, Wednesday and Thursday.
James Lamond has a brother from
ova Scotia visiting him.
Wells Quimby went to Boston Thurs |
ay night for a short visit and to help '
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