The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-24


buy. Many friends of the Army have
promised to assist in the cooking and
much food will be contributed ready to
be served. This afternoon and tonight
basket dinners containing sufficient for
entire families. the food uncooked, will
be distributed over town. This will
convenience both giver and recipient,
for most people. rich or poor, had rath-
er eat their Christmas dinners in their
own homes.
AT OTHER PLACES.
The Evangelical church at the corner
of Fourth and Monroe streets, will cele-
brate Christmas tonight with a tree
and programme of songs and recita-
tions. The exercises will begin at s
o'clock. The church has been prettiiy
decorated
Nc Christmas exercises will be held
at the rooms of the Railroad Y. M. c.
A. this year. 1t is usually the custom
of the association to celebate in some
way at the association rooms on Christ
mas but on account of the recent
change in the headquarters of the as
sociation this will not be done this
year. There will also be no celebration
at the rooms of the city association.
Hhe management, however, has ar
ranged for a stag social to be held IN
their rooms on East Eighth street on
New Years afternoon to which all of
the members of the association and
their gentlemen friends are invited. In
the evening the members and both their
lady and gentlemen friends will De in
vited to witness a free exhibition in
the gymnasium.
At 5 O'Clock tomorrow morning the
old time Christmas service of the Swed-
iSh Lutheran church, fJulotta," will be
celebrated in the church of that denom-
ination at the corner of Fourth and
Tyler streets. Unusual preparations
have been made for the service. The
altar services will be conducted by the
Taae d nd
| logical student of this city, will preach
the sermon. Special Christmas carols
and anthems will be given by the
choir. The Sunday school Christmas
festival will be given at 7:30 in the
evening of Christmas day. Sunday
school exercises will be held at the u.s.
usal hour, 10 O'Clock, while preaching
will be held at IL a. m. and 1880 p. IN.
The programme for Christmas night
will be as follows:
Song. sunday SchOOl
Opening Exercises
Song .....--.......--..-- ..-.--..-. -Chol1
Welcome. :. Master C. Sigurd Carlson
Ara, Song .ChoiT
Bible Recitations.- S. Glasses
Recitations-Miss Naemi Anderson S
class.
Song Observation-Disclosures. Sunday School
Recitations-MissA Annie Peterson's class
Recitations-Mr. G. Ekstrom's class
Song selection. ...... ChoiI
Recitations-Mr L. Hayers class.
Recitations-Mrs. Herenius' class.
Presents. 49,. Sunday School Teachers
Song Congregation
At the First Baptist church, as well as
the First United Presbyterian, the West
minister Presbyterian and the First Uni
ted Brethren, the customary Christmas
evening exercises will be held, the distri-
button of candies to the children of the
Sunday schools being the principal feat
ures in each. No Christmas exercises will
be held at the Central Congregational
church.
At the First Congregational church the
regular Christmas services were held last
Sunday. The Sunday s~aool department
of the church, however. has arranged for
a Christmas festival to be held at the
church this evening, at which inlita-
ton Santa Claus will preside over a tree
gotten up for the occasion. The church
has been decorated with the usual amount
of holly and mistletoe and appropriate
music has been arranged for. Recitations
and solos by the members of the church
will also add to the pleasure of the ev-
ening.