Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-26
Randolph Continued
Christmas Observance.

| Christmas Observance.
| A beautiful Christmas eve brought out
a large attendance at all the church ser
/ vices Tuesday evening.
1 The audience room OF the Congl church
was well filed to listen to the cantata,
'tSanta Claus Defenders" which was Civ
en- By the Sunday school. The parts were
well taken and very ereditably carried out.
As the march was being played By Miss
/ ADbie Clark, twenty-five children, some in
costume, entered the room and after
marching around the church sang a well
come song.
Nearly an the participants were in COS
tune, which added much to the attract
/ iyeness of the eantata. Julian Grow as
| Mr.. Discomfort won applause. Misses
Maud Putnam, lisa Manchester, Stella
| Blanchard and Efiie Dunbar as spinsters,
and Misses Lyla Putnam, Nettie Robbins,
/ Bernice McCollom and Jennie Morton as
old ladies, showed much ability IN this
I line. They were appropriately eostumed.
Ten winter sprites, with Willie Noble and
Molly Putnam as king and queen, Cora
Noble, Geraldine Goodwin and Jennie
Jerd as magic dolls, and Edith Blanchard
as Goodwill are especially worthy Of men
ton. Prominent parts were taken by
Clifford Eaton, Welby McCollom, Frank
Jones, Eva Greene, Mildred Goodwin,
Philip Salisbury, Margie Jerd and Minnie
Rogers, most Of these also having solos.
Nine boys, dressed in sailor costumes,
rendered pleasing song appropriate to
their chosen occupation, and the lullaby
song by nine girls with their dolls was
much enjoyed by all. But all these exer-
cises would have counted as nothing had
not Roy Huse, as Santa Claus, entered at
a most appropriate time, and after listen
ing to his evenings experiences, the chit
dren sang Goodnight" song. At the
close of the exercises all went below where
two well-filled trees were unloaded OF
their gifts.
'eThe Bethlehem Way" prepared exer-
else, was the program at the NJ. +. church.
II introduced Organ voluntary; carol by
the school, "Hail to the Happy Morn"
invocation; recitation, Fred Granger; re-
sponsive reading; song by school, "Gladly
Seeking Jesus;p recitation, "Chrlstmas
Carol, Fred RaiDey; recitation, "Over
Bethlehem's Hills" class Of little onesj
primary HYMN, 'tAboye the Blue sky"
recitation, "The First Christmas" Beulah
Hubbard; solo, "Sleep, Little Lambs,
Miss Nellie Wyman and chorus; recita-
ton, "Christmas, - Grace Wyman; duet,
"Child Of the Manger,n Fred RaineY and
Lettie Bailey, with chorus song, Don't
You Know It's Christmas n with exercise
by II girls; song, "Sweet Bells Re-echo,
school; recitation, 'sThe Convict's Christ
Bethlehem Way school; original poem,
"The Christmas Carol, Rev. A. j. Cooper;
song, 'sThe Angels Sang Glory, school;
address by the pastor; hymn, while
Shepherds Watched The trees were then
unladen His congregation presented Mr..
Rainey with purse ofsl7and Miss kainey
with a nice writing desk.
st. Johns parish observed Christmas
with a tree for the children at Mrs. L. p.
bar also niaNDn.
songs given and refreshments provided.
Rev. Homer White conducted the special
service at the church here Christmas morn
ing and at the Center in the afternoon.
At the Catholic church FIR Therein cele-
brated high mass at midnight and there
was special music, the choir being assisted
by Mrs. Il. j. OBrien of Boston.
At the Christian church much had been
done in the way OF decoration, and ever
greens in tree, branch and vine, with
wreaths OF holly spoke the cheer OF the
season. The following program was rem
dered:-Organ voluntary; prayer king
Christmas Gerald Fish; song, Mrs.
Johnson's class: "After Christmas" Har-
old Sharpe; song, "Once a Little Baby
Boy lay" kindergarten children; My
Dolly Hung Her Stocking Up" Berniee
Briggs; s'Wanted: a Boy" Guy Ripley;
song, "A Wonderful Tree children; "A
Note from Santa" Julia Campbell; song,
Mrs. Wardner's class; "Three Bad Little
Boys" Gilman Gay; song, "Ring, Ring,
Happy Bells,n kindergarten children;
'sSanta and His Renders Roy Johnson;
solo, Helen Gay Blanchard; "Newsboy's
Prayer Lena Kilburn; solo, Dorothy
Buck; original poem, Stella Flint; solo,
Geneive Lamson; oratorio, "The Son OF
the Highest choir; short address, Rev. q.
0. Howe. The parts were especially well
sustained and liberal applause greeted the
participants. George Chattield, violin,and
Bert Hastings, cornet, assisted the choir
in the oratorio. Two wellfilled trees I'm
the vestry were despoiled and the children
went home happy.
The Baptist observance was more largely
and more satisfactorily carried
out than ever before. The program in
cluded Anthem by the choir; prayer,
pastor; exercise, primary class; Rotations,
Arthur Gilman, George Tilson, Gladys
Goodell, Ernest Austin, Cyril Angel, Har-
~ Galaneau, Laurence Leonard, Bonnie
Comstock. George Hatch, Alyce Knight, |
Ruth Burridge, Arthur Austin, Eva Good |
ell, Leona Kelhofer, Emma Hull, Gladys
Young and Willie Rand. A pleasing can
tata, "The Charmed Garden" was then /
rendered by the children. For this, special
work in floral decoration had been made. |
Rev Brown Z. Smith made appropriate /
and the trees were unladen OF
Their gifts.