The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-25

and music closed with the announce
ment of the arrival of Santa Claus. The
old gentleman used a stage fireplace
uted candy to the members of the
Sunday school. While the base of the
fireplace was built and painted to rep
resent structure of brick the CHM
ney was composed of brick, which,
upon inspection, proved to be candy
boxes, and by the time the distribution
was concluded the chimney had been
torn away. The programme was given
under the direction of Miss Catherine
Graves and was as follows:
Scripture reading by Rev. G. A.
Finch.
Song by the primary department.
Recitation by Miss A M. Beal.
Tableau, Now 1 Lay Me Down to
Sleep
Reading by Miss Charlotte Lyman.
selection from ben Hur.'
Song by Miss Griffith's Sunday school
class.
TabIeau, mo Cross No Crown"
Recitation by Miss Lucille Vester.
Pantomime, .Lucinda's Courtship."
Recitation by Miss Lucille Shaffer.
Tableau. 1.-The Night Before Christ
mas"
A very simple little entertainment
took place at the Unitarian church on
Topeka avenue. A number of songs
and recitatiOnS by members OF the
primary department made up short
programme. At it's close F. H. Foster,
disguised in the garb of the kindly
saint, effected an entrance upon the
church rostrum by means of a raised
window, and, after introducing him
self, distributed a number of small but
substantial presents in the way of
books.
At last Sabbath's services the coming
of Christmas was observed by the Eng
lish Lutheran church while last even
ing's entertainment took the form of
a church and Sunday school social en-
tertainment which was well attended.
Candies were to be had in abundance
and there was some speaking and sing
ing by children of the church.
H F. Smith performed the duties as
Santa Claus at the First Cumb mberland
Presbyterian church last night. HIS
appearance figured as the final event
of a programme which otherwise con-
sisted of music and recitations. Excel
lent singing was furnished by quar-
tette consiting of T. A. Ridings, B.
The evenings programme was as fol-
lows:
Professional, Departed Days." Mrs.
o. A. McReynolds.
Ouartette, THE Christmas Dawn is
Breaking
Responsive scripture reading.
Prayer, Rev. kelso.
Quartette, Dear Little Town of
Recitation, What the Children Do
at Christmas Time" Frank Brain.
Recitation. The Two Stockings"
Corinne Kelso
Recitation, When the Christmas
Trees are Laden Elizabeth Stevens.
Quartette. 20 Star of Hope Eternal"
Solo, John Brown.
Santa Claus letters.
Song by school, 'Sweet Christmas
Day, Farewell.
Visit with Santa Claus.
At Grace Cathedral the Christmas
tree festivities began early, O'Clock
being the hour A northern pine, from
as Christmas tree. It was prettAy- dec
grated with bright ornaments and tin
sci. After singing that beautiful Christ
mas hymn, Holy Night" the lights
were turned off by Dean Kaye and in
stantly a myriad of small colored cleo
trio bulbs flashed among the branches
of the Christmas tree. A short talk to
the children by Bishop Millspaugh fol-
lowed. He explained to them the sig
nificance of the evergreen tree, likeninS
it to the perfect life of the Christian
undying, and the lights to Christianity,
the light of the world.
''The best part of the Christmas GUS
tom," he told the children, lis in the
so, think of it tonight or tomorrow,
and give a present to some poor child
who is not so fortunate as yourself"
The presents to the Sunday school
children consisted of boxes of candy,
books and pictures.
The Christmas tree exercises of the
First Baptist church will be held at the
tabernacle at Tenth and Jackson streets
tonight. Last evenings service was the
regular weekly prayer meeting. A pro-
gram of carols and Christmas anthems
will be given at this evenings exercises.
Next Sunday Rev. P. w. CranneH viii
give a sermon, the theme of which will
have to do with Christmas and its mean
ing, while in the evening the service viii
be cast in the same channel. The evening
service will be aided with display of
stereoptieon pictures.
At the Church of the Assumption the
music given in the two services held to-
day was of unusual merit and fully in
keeping with the usual excellence of this
feature of the Catholic church service 1t
had been prepared under the direction of
Mrs Kate Griley. The first mass was
given at 5 a. m. and the second at 1890
The old Lutheran Christmas service,
"Julotta' was given at the Swedish
Lutheran church this morning at so clock.
Church services were held this morning
and this evening a program of music
and recitatiOnS will be rendered
At the Turner hall tonight Christmas
tree will be lighted for the children and
afterward a dance will open for the
older people.
IAN cTEEI KMIlrKIcC