Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-26

second mass. Miss Genevieve Daley
presided at the organ, and the follow
ing musical program was rendered:
Adeste Fidelis, Novello, before mass.
Kyrie, Farmer. Soloist, Leo Lutz.
Gloria, Farmer. Soloists, Miss Dun
ming and A. O'Malley.
Credo, Farmer. Soloist, Miss Nellie
Denefe.
Offertory, Ave Maria, Mercadante-
Miss M. q. Dunning.
Sanctus, Millard-Choir.
Benedictus, Millard-Choir.
Agnus Del, Willard. Soloist, Mr..
O'Malley.
Ave marie, Millard-Miss Nellie De-
nefe.
The members of the choir are: So
pranos-Misses Dunning. Douglass,
Denefe, Mary Muldoon; altos
Misses Mollie o'Malley, Maggie Con-
sodine, May Douglass, Rena Coday,
Celia Van Gent; tenors-Messrs, An
thony O'Malley, Phonse McGrath and
Ed Hammond; bassos-Messrs. Geo.
Holland, Leo Lutz, and John Denefe.
First Presbyterian Church.
The Christmas entertainment given
Tuesday evening by the Sunday
school of the First Presbyterian
church, in the auditorium of the
church was one of the most enjoyable
affairs of the kind ever given. The
program as given was perfectly in har-
mony with the event celebrated and
consisted of Christmas recitations and
musical numbers The pulpit and
choir were artistically ornamented
with decorations in keeping with the
Yule-tide. Rev. F. F. Stoltz gave a
short address in which he spoke of
the Sunday school since he had been
connected with it and of its mission in
the church. In this connection Rev.
Stoltz said, Il have attended many
Christmas entertainments, but never
have taken part in Christmas cele-
bration that brought to me the same
pleasure that this one has and the one
feature of this entertainment in which
take most pleasure is the distribu
ton of these books which have been
carefully selected by the committee to
the members of the school. 1t is a
most unusual thing and is indeed a.
most commendable feature of the
Christmas exercises" At this time
the members Of the Sunday school and
Young Peoples society of the church
made a donation for the benefit of phil
anthropic work in the city and large
amount of provisions were gathered to-
gether which will help to make many
homes in this community brighter at
this Christmas time. The program
rendered by the school was as follows:
Organ Voluntary-Mrs E. DUNCAN.
Hymn No. As, "Hark! the Herald
Angels Sing" by the school.
Prayer by the pastor.
Hymn No. "a, Star of Beauty" by
| the school.
| Welcome by the primary class.
| Recitation, When Christmas
Comes'-Wallace Graham.
Duet, ooh. l Love the Wondrous
Story"-Mary Hedrick and Virginia
| Williams.
Recitation, The Angels Song
Catl arine Wallace.
| Solo, THE Herald Angels Flor
Recitation. why Santa Claus
Sneezed on Christmas Vance.
Song, 1--WE Saw a Starry prima-
/ ry department.
Recitation, THE Glorious Song of
Old"-Oma Hayes.
Double duet, Christmas An, els
Paul Stoltz, John Janney, George Pol
lard, Charles Brockman.
| Recitation, "Sandalphon''-Alic Nc
Gowan.
Duet, Gods Suffering Poor"-Ber-
tina Simmons, Katharine DUNCAN.
Address-Rev. F. f. Stoltz
Christmas Fairies.t
Hymn No 43, God Rest Ye, Merry
! Gentlemen"-By the school,
First Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Sunday school of the First
Methodist Episcopal church gave it's
annual holiday entertainment and
christmas treat" in the lecture room
of the church Tuesday. There was a
large attendance of the members and
friends of the school, standing room
being at a premium. The decorations
were quite characteristic of the
Christmas time. The scene was of the
night before Christmas Two children
asleep dreaming of what Santa Claus
would bring them, their stocking all
hung beside the fireplace. the light,
from which, threw a ruddy glow over
the rest of the room. Santa Claus
appeared and filled the waiting stock,
lings. Christmas songs and recitations
given by the members of the school
made the occasion one of great en-
| ioyment At the close of the program
after Santa Claus had distributed the
treat the Christmas bells arranged
above the platform, were rung amid
the falling snow. wishing every one a
merry Christmas. The following pro,
gram was given by the school.
Opening song, No. So, Epworth Hymn
nal.
Solo, Mabel Earring.
Recitation, Happy New Year,
Florence Brawley.
Solo, "Luther's Cradle Hymn" Ell
Disc Vest.
Recitation, "The Raggetty Man,
Maage Booz.
Solo and chorus. Shepherds Song
Marguerite Slaught and four little
girls.
Whispers of Love-" Mabel Earring.
| Christmas Star" Primary class.
Recitation, "Larrie O'Dee," VERNE
Houke.
Solo, "Hallowed Night" Raymond
Palmer
Recitation "Seein' Things" Ralph