The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-01-01
CHURCHES TREAT THE CHILDREN
Entertainments Suitablef to the Christmas
Wednesday and Thursday

frost king bound the city with his
chilly hands and added a spice to the
delights Of the happiest holiday Of the
year.
It was hone Christmas in Kenosha
and most of the people Of the city gave
up the day to merry family reunions
bout the Preside. Every one seems to
have had an abundance of gifts and
The poor were not forgotten. AL
morning carriages and wagons we e
kept on the go about the city deliver
my Christmas cheer to the homes of
the unfortunate, and tif any one was
forgotten it was simply because the
charitable people of the city did not
know that there was suffering in the
city.
The usual Christmas services were
held in all the churches and at every
service large crowds of people joined
in the worship.
It was day for the children and
nearly all the churches had special
Christmas exercises for the delight of
the little ones.
AT st. Matthew's Church.
The annual service for the children
at st. Matthew's church was held at
nalf-past four O'Clock. A short Christ
mas service for the children was held
at the church, after which an adjourn
ment was taken to the Guild Hall,
where beautiful Christmas tree had
oeen set up. After the gifts from the
trees had been distributed ice cream
and cake was served and the floor was
cleared and the children spent pleas
ant hour in games and dancing. 1t
was happy company that gathered
round the Christmas tree and all of
hem enjoyed royal good time.
AT the German Lutheran Church.
The Christmas entertainment for
he children of the German Lutheran
.hurch was held at the church on
Wednesday evening. Two Christmas
rees had been set up in the church
nd beautiful decorations Of Christmas
green's covered the walls. The enter
ainment consisted of music and liter
airy mum bers by the memb ers of the
school and a nice treat was given to
ach of the children.
AT the Congre gational Church.
AT the Congregational church a
Christmas tree and entertainment was
gwen on Wednesday evening, the
ho
children and their friends. The usual
program of songs and recitations was
rendered, the mem bers Of the new
boys choir taking the lead in the mu
zeal end of the program. At the close
IF the entertainment gifts were dis
tributed to all and every member of
he school was given present and a
treat in the way of candy and nuts.
At Park Ave MI. Church.
On Christmas eve the auditorium
was filled with happy, expectant peo-
| lie. The decorations consisted of a
nicely trimmed Christmas tree lighted
hung with cornucopias, and the organ
beautifully trimmed with holly, &c.
A short program was given, con
sisting Of music by the school, sole
by Mr.. Charles Cooper, accompa lied
by Miss Edith Sherwood and Harry
| Stevens on organ ard violin; Christ.
mas reading by Miss Belle Bailey, and
recitations by Glenn Spoor, Brice Mat.
| thews and Herman SorenSen.
| There were boxes of candy for all the
little people and exchanges of presents
between teachers and their classes.
At the close Mr.. Grant, the, Superin-
tendent, on behalf of the officers and
teachers, presented the Secretary, Miss
| Anna Sherwood, with beautiful cut
glass dish; was himself surprised by
the pastor, who delivered to him four
volumes of John Fisk's works, a gift
from the school, and responded by pre-.
seuting the pastor and wife each eth
an envelope containing gold col and
Christmas greetings from the ladies
Aid Society.
At the German Methodist Church.
| Two beautifully decorated Christmas
trees was the attraction offered for the
100 children at the German Methodist
church on Wednesday evening. The
trees occupied the whole front portion
of the annex to the church and the re-
mainder of the room was beautifully
decorated. A program of music and
speeches, in which many Of the elders
took part, enlivened the evening.
| The entertainment closed with the
distribution Of the presents from the
tree and each child was presented with
present for faithful attendance at
Sunday school during the year.
At the Catholic Churches.
No special entertainments of juven-
lie nature were held at the Catholic
churches on Christmas day, these en-
/ te-tainments having been held earlier
"a the week. On Christmas day the
annual choral servic was held and a
high mass sung. Special music was
rendered in both of the churches and
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