The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-30
KRIS KRINGLE'S TOUR
TOOK IN MANY sUNDAY-SCHOOLs
LAST NIGHT.
AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
NE STOPPED DURING THE AFTER
NOON AND AT NIGHT.

rxceIIent Programmes Rendered nv
Primary Department and by the
Older SchOIars-Christmas Tree MT
First Presbyterian Church and
Gifts Brought for Distribution
Among the Poor of the City-Reci-
tations and Special Music Marked
santa Claus Arrival at SOuthside
Baptist Church-At St. PauI's Luth-
cram Church and at the Christian
Church.
Visits were paid by Santa Claus to
a number of the Sunday-schools of the
city yesterday. The exercises with
which he was welcomed were pretty and
appropriate, and the jolly old saint
showed his appreciation by presenting
every child with a box of candy and
an orange.
Two visits were paid at the First
Baptist Church. At 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon the children of the primary
department assembled in the Sunday
him. The hall had been prettily deco
rated with Christmas greens, and on
the platform in front Christmas tree,
brilliantly decorated, had been placed.
The exercises opened with prayer
by Mr.. j. R. Cain, superintendent Of
the school, after which the primary
department sang Santa Claus is
Coming" This was followed by short
exercise by the following boys; Arthur
Cannon, David Morgan, Walter Walk
er, Milton Mclean, John Pearson,
John Dusenberry, Harry Crapses, Fred
Sunopsky, Jr., and Rodgers Bordley.
Each boy wore on his shirtwaist a
large letter, all the letters, when prop
crly arranged, spelling Christmas.
This exercise was followed by the
song, Jesus Loves You And Me-" af-
ter which John Calhoun Dusenberry
delighted the audience with recitation.
Miss Effie Brewer then sang a solo,
after which the selection, Looking
For Santa Claus" was sung by the
following girls: Margaret Bordley, Eff
f1e Brewer, Helen Branch, Freda
Clerk, Elizabeth Cooper, Mary Dusen-
berry, Gussie Floyd, Martha Gillard,
Emma Hoffman, Georgia Heriot, Eo-
line Heriot, Mary Johnson, Annie
Prince, Wilhelmina Rabun, and Nora
EdHuCIo' nc lltll6 BlIlS carried coils
in their arms and rocked them to
sleep.
Santa Claus, clad in full regalia, then
entered, and began calling the Cradle
roll. AS each name was called the lit
tie tots walked before the old gen.
tleman, and each was presented with
a box of candy, an orange, and a
small souvenir of the day. Candy and
oranges We're then distributed to the
infant class. and the exercises were
closed.
At night Santa paid a visit also to
the older departments of the Sunday
school. This programme was opened
with the carol. Beautiful Season.
after which prayer was offered by the
pastor of the church, DIR. John D. Jor-
dan.
The school then sang, THE Ange
Hours" which was followed by a sole
by Miss Effie Brewer. DR.. Jordan
then delivered a short address of well
come after which the school sang, "Our
Guiding Star" Miss Fannie Kren-
son then recited. 1.-The Two Stockings
after which the short cantata, ''The
Christmas Pilgrim" was rendered
Those taking part were, Miss Annie
Smith. pilgrim; Misses Alline Mclean
Fannie Whatley, Lele Goodwin. Geor-
gia Shivers. Edith Mcmillan, Hortenst
Thorpe, Sophie Thomas, Georgia Mich
OILS. Matte Hamilton and Ida Floyd
Christmas girls; and Misses Lillian
Askew, Sallie Gilyard, Marion Morgan
Iris Butler and Louis Fulton. fairies,
The programme closed with the carol
Peal Out the Gladness" rendered by
the entire school and the distribution
of candy and oranges. At both en-
tertainments gifts were brought by tht
scholars for distribution among the
poor. A committee of ladies has beer
appointed from the Sunday school, anc
they will begin the work of distribu
ton to-day