The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-02
OUR CHRISTMAS DAY
Sunday Schools in the City zRecognized
tho Day in Z Very Appropriate
Manner.
Santa Claus Visited All the Schools
and Brought Much Happiness and
Good Cheer.
L. P. Bartell Returned to Mitchell With
out His Af1anCed BRide-She
Eloped.
CHRISTMAS WAS CELEBRATED
Sunday Schools and Churches Made
Merry With Exercises on
Christmas Eye.

Christmas Eye.
Old Saint Nick was abroad in the
land on Christmas eve and he brought
good cheer and happiness to hundreds
Of homes. Exercises were held in the
various churches in the city by the
Sunday schools, but the attendant &c
in nearly all cases was light owing to
the extreme cold weather which pre-
vailed during the afternoon and even
ing, Not very many people cared to
brave the cold wind, preferring the
warm fireside.
At the Baptist church arrange
ments were made for a splendid
evenings entertainment. In the
recess behind the pulpit a log cabin
had been erected and a chimney was
made from The candy boxes for the
children, and indeed it made a very
pretty scene. On each side of the
log cabin STOOD two Christmas trees
which were laden with presents and
attractive decorations. On the sides
and roof Of the cabin presents had
also been attached. Preceding the
distribution of the presents a very
attractive program was given, which
consisted OF songs and recitations
blythe pupils of the Sunday school
and it was very interesting indeed.
The arrival OF. Santa Claus, in the
person of Oscar Warfield, was greeted
with many looks Of curiosity and
smiles of Joy by the children, who had
patiently awaited his coming and
he soon had the presents going
among the scholars. The exercises
were quite successful and were very
entertaining. Pastor Drewett was
very kindly remembered by his con
gregation in the way of gifts.
There was a very good crowd in
attendance at the Congregational
Christmas tree exercises. Instead Of
the usual program a cantata entitled
christmas Fairies was given. It
was made up Of songs and little
speeches and it was very entertain
ing. Interesting characters were
introduced which were assumed by
the children and they sang and spoke
in a delightful manner. Reed Owen
impersonated Santa Claus and arrived
on time to amuse the children. The
cantata was a very. pretty one and
filled in a nice evenings entertain
ment. A Christmas tree stood at
one side of the platform and it was
laden with presents, candy and pop
corn for the children, in which Santa
Claus assisted in dispensing to those
in the audience. Pastor and Mrs.
Tomiin were remembered by the
congregation and Mrs. Tomlin's
Sunday school class.
A, most enjoyable evening was had
at the Presbyterian church in the
matter of a Christmas celebration. A
program Of much interest was given.
Recitation, songs, dialogues and drills
were given, and the little folks did
their work in a very creditable
manner. All the church members
worked hard to make the Christmas
celebration a success and there was
no discounting the fact that it was
so. A huge tree stood in the center
OF the platform and it was very
handsomely decorated. Santa Claus
came near disappointing the children.
The gentleman who was to imper-
senate the man of many gifts was
unable to be present, and George
Stevens was pressed into service at
the last moment, and assisted in the
distribution of the gifts to the
children. Pastor Fraser was not for
gotten in the distribution.
The Methodist church was well
filled with people to hear the in
teresting Christmas exercises which
had been prepared for the occasion.
The platform in the west end of the
church had been very prettily de-
corated. A cantata entitled ''Christ
mas Fairies was given under the
direction Of Mrs. NJ. N. Lee, who
drilled the singers and played the ac-
compartment for the cantata. There
were about IS boys and girls who
took part in the cantata, and
they represented the Fairies. and