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helpers" motioning to the rear Of the

platform.
Enter four boys representing Santa
Claus In miniature. They must pre-
sent jolly. round stOmachs, wear white
boards and wigs and have red cheeks
and noses. Small packs, with protrud-
ing toys and tiny Christmas trees.
should be carried on their shoulders.
They sing to the tune OF Jingle Bells'
(chorus):
Boards az white as driven snow.
Noses red AZ red can be.
Clad In furs from head TO toe.
Lips that whistle merriiy.
whistle In interlude.1
Trumpets, whips and drums and noise,
Tops and dolls and puzzles queer;
Jumping Jacks and other toys;
Jolly Santa Claus Il here.
Messenger enters, as before; super
intendent reads telegram:
[some Place Nearl. Dec. "a. 1s0
Dear Girls and Boys-Good. stin breeze
Is blowing. Have found my way again.
VIII be with you shortly.
One of the junior Santa Clauses
turns to Fairy and says: Santa Claus
is almost here. We've no time to lose.
Is all ready? Are all the helpers
hereY Nooks around) why. where
are the candlesT
Four little girls appear dressed az
candles. They each wear q different
color, carrying candles and having toy
candles arranged about them In any
fanciful way desired.
They recite In unison:
All the earth has lent its beauties
That Chr.sts coming may be bright
Some place surely waits our coming;
Dark the tree without our light.
Our sole talent lies In showing
Giories of your Christmas tree-
Christ himself was proud to do this;
Should we not, then. hnppy be?
Where he was no darkness snadoVeos
Sin and evil few away;
May we ever strive to scatter
| Peace and light upon our way.
| rWithdraw and mingle with other chill
dren. who may stand or be seated, a
desired.l
Another Of the Junior Santa Clauses
addresses the Fairy, saying: II do MOI
think Santa will appear while the cml
dren are awake. You would bette'
summon the God of Sleep"
The Fairy stretches out her wand
saying, Enter the God Of Slcep.'
There appears a tall boy. wrapped In
dark gray cloak thrown over his face
almost concealing It He throws imag
mary dust from beneath his cloak int
the children's eyes, the piano playfni
softly, "Our Balls Are Going TO Bye
low.land." CMusic In kindergartei
book Of Songs and Games For Litfl
Ones."D All r1b their eyes, and slowi!
swaying from side to side in time d
the music sing:
| Children must 20 to Bye-low-land;
| Their drooping eyes are filed with sand.
Rocking 50 gently to and fro,
| All little ones to sleep must 20.
Bye-Iow. Bye-low! Going to rest in Hys
low-land.
The song dies away In silence an
the piano continues softly playing 10
q few minutes. Then outside faint
sound sleighbells, growing more di:
tinct and louder until commotion
heard; with vigorous stamping OF fec
Santa Claus bounds In. The childre
awake and form two circles aroun
Santa Claus. To the tune Of Here w
Go Round the Mulberry Bush" the
sing:
Jolly Santa Claus 10 here.
Claus ts here. Claus IL here;
Jolly Santa Claus is here.
And IL II Christmas morning.
Santa smiles approvingly upon tn
children and jokingiy tells them b
was nightly afraid he was not goin'
to get here ut all. but he did, thanks t
the snow the little fairy fakes mad
for him. Now l am here. what d.
you want me to do for you? Give yo'
presents and candy and Christina
tree? That's a good joke. Ho. ho. no
! Ha, ha, har' fShakes with laughter,
First, let me thank the Christina
Fair,. who has sent so many Of he
subjects to help me. And my htti'
Santa Causes-aren't they fine httl'
chaps? Everything is ready. l see. q
It will only take me few minutes 4
put on the finishing touches"
TO the music Of Here We Go Rount
the Mulberry Bush." to which the chill
dren sing as before. Jolly Santa Claui
Is Here" Santa disappears. followed
by the children that are taking part
To fill In the pause the congregation
could sing Antioch" Joy to the
world. the Lord has come" when the
; tree is displayed. Whether large oI
small one be employed. 1t must have
been concealed until now.
| Santa appears as II In the act OF de-
scending. and the Junior Santa Claus
es arc near by. The presents and can
dy are then handed by him &c the
juniors. who distribute them to the
school.