The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-27

| room, two unusually large trees loaded
with presents were placed. The first
part of the evening was devoted to an
exercise of appropriate Christmas
songs and recitations as follows, con-
Quoted by Superintendent w. B.
| Spann:
Song by school.
| Scripture lesson and prayer.
| Exercise by girls of Primary Depart
ment.
Song by school.
Exercises by boys of Primary Depart
ment.
Song by school.
Address by Pastor, Rev. DR.. w. c..
| Schaeffer.
Song by school.
Song by Primary Department.
Announcements.
Song by school.
| Benediction.
Distribution of gifts.
In the music numbers of this pro-
gramme the school was assisted by
! Capt. William N. Nichols, cornetist,
Mr.. Fred Wiegand, violinist, and Mrs.
| S. L. Outten. who led the singing. At
the end of this programme the distri-
button of presents was made by a
| genial Santa Claus in the person of
Mr. James Van Bershot. The trees
have been presented to the Port Society
and will be used tonight in the Christ
mas entertainment for the sailors.
peculiar coincidence of the service
last night is that the service, THE In
FAINT King" which was sung by the
school, has also been selected by Mr..
l.. D. Alden, a former officer of the
Church of the Ascension, to be given
by the school of the ST. Paurs English
Church, Washington, Ga, Sunday.
Duffy Street Baptist
The entertainment given by the
Duffy Street Baptist Sunday-schoof, IN
Yonge's Hall, was largely attended
and most heartily enjoyed. The or
| iginal programme was not long one,
| but was made much longer than was
! intended by the numerous encores that
the audience insisted upon having. Rev.
Robert VanDeventer made so great a
| hit in Christmas on the Plantation"
a negro dialect story, that he had to
| give a recall piece, the story of a mar
ried mans woes.
Messrs. King and Perry also caught
| the audience with THE Dago's Quar-
REL" and they, too, were forced to re-
! spond to the vociferous applause that
greeted their first effort. At the con-
| clusion of the programme Mr.. King, on
behalf of the Pastors Bible Glass, pre-
sented Rev. Mr.. VanDeventer with a
| handsome vase, a token of the schol-
ar's love and appreciation of their
| teachers efforts in their behalf. Then
| the children were marched to the rear
of the hall by classes, and each pupil
| presented with presents of candy and
! fruit. The programme was as follows
Piano duet, Master Ralph and Miss
| Elise Young.
Recitation Miss Mildred Story
| Piano solo, Miss Madge Hicks
| Recitation, Master Alex. Carswell.
Song, Miss Edith Frierson.
Recitation, Rev. r. Van Deventer
Dialogue, Mr.. John Perry and Mr..
| G. H. King.
Westminster School.
Another larger audience of pupils
and their friends and parents was pres
| ent al the Christmas celebration of
the Westminster Sunday-school, in the
| Sunday-School room at Barnard and
| Anderson streets, and here, too, was a
| Christmas tree from which, at the close
OF the following interesting and much
| enjoyed programme, a distribution of
| gifts was made:
| Song, From Ancient Times"
| Prayer.
Responsive reading.
Opening address.
Song, with a Merry. Merry Tread"
Recitation, "A Youthful Welcome -
| Miss Annie Rivers.
Recitation, IF This Were Twenty
Centuries Ago" Iowa Quarterman.
| Song, primary department
| Recitation, Christmas Day Has at
Last Come" Julia Quarterman.
Recitation, Peace on Earth" Clar-
ence Lindner.
Song. GLORY Anthems Ring"
Recitation, Long Ago" Frances
Smith, James Holland, Willie Lebey.
Raymond Croker, Viola Debele, Lula
Lebey, Grace Fulton and Alleen Bis
satt.
Recitation, annie and willie's Pray
err" Estelle Quarterman.
Song, Jesus is Come"
Recitation, "Bennie," Frances Ris-
Recitation. Christmas Bells" Lizzie
McEwen.
Song. Star Of Glory"
The prayer and opening address
were made by Rev. w. A. Nisbet,
pastor of the church.
Southside Baptfsts.
The services at the Southside Ban
| fist School were, as usual well at
tended and most pleasant evening
was spent by the audience in hearing
the following excellent programme of
exercises;
Song by school.
Scripture reading by Supt. H.. A..
Fountain.
Prayer, by Rev. D. S. Edenfeld.
pastor.
Song by infant class, 1.-THE chiidren's
King"
Welcome exercise, by Glasses two and
three.
Primary exercise, christmas
Chimes"
Recitation. by Eddie Carswell.
Song by school.
Recitation, Dream star" by Teacher
Bible Class
Exercise by Glasses one and Ave.
Christmas Wreath"
Recitation by Class six Remember
the Poor"
Song by school,
Recitation. by Irma Clark.
Duet by Misses Lila and Eva Cush.
ing.
"Santas Secret" by Lillian swindei
Distribution OF presents.
Continued on Eighth Psgel