The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-12-29
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS.

The Sunday School of st Georgt 8
church braved the storm OF MAS eve,
aud turbed ont In full force TO participate
in their annual Nmas celebration aid
tn meet Santa Claus. There was "a brief
Xmas service in the church, at which
many OF the Nmas hymns and beautiful
carols were sung A large number oi
prizes was given for faithful attendance
and for lessons vel said during the year.
| At the conclusion of the service the chill
dren marched To the Sunday school
room, where they were greeted by Santa
Claus, standing In the door OF log cabin
and Aanked by MAS trees and sur
rIuuded by good things for the scholars
and friends Santa ClsuI WAS a feature
OF this years celebration, being u well
known society gent. who also figures
most successfully In comic opera and
song before the foot lights. At the close
of the celebration he held quite recep
ton for the very young anu many u tot
went home r, jOicing in the Tact that he
had seen and shaken hands with Santa
Claus
PRESBYTERIAN.
The annual Xmas celebration Of the
| Presby terrain Sunday School was held at
the Memorial Chapel Monday at 10
O'Clock The handsome Interior was
tasteiully dec rated with evergreen
ropes, while appropriate texts we're
worked In ivy letters upon the walls. An
effective massed platform, with gO0dly
pyramid OF carleton bags, was at the lar
end. The following programme was
successfully carried out under the direc
tiou OF Superintendent j. W. Adams
and Assistant Superintendent Sc. How
ison: Organ voluntary, Miss Beale;
carol, The WOndrous Star; responsive
reading, Luke ?: $40; invocation, con-
Guiding with Lords prayer, by whole
school standing; carol. Do the Angel
Sing? Awards of Bibles and Testaments.
presented by DR.. Rosebro in the name OF
| the church for catechism recitation. For
the shorter catechism, Lavelette Bow
man, Kathleen Perry; for the child's
catechism, Laura Mac Bowman, Lizzie
Pierce Bowman, Nell Perry. Charles Car
michael. Elsie Woods, Susie Mcdowell
| l,arkin, Elizabeth Darlington, Nicholson
Adams; solo, The Wonderful Story, Mr.
Chas. Wright; announcements by the M.
perintendeut, Mr.. j. ". Adams Those
/ On the honor roll present and punctual
Tor ten months, Miss Elsie Wood, MIR.
Mel. Latham; for eleven months, Mas
Madeline Perkins Miss l.. Morrison, Miss
Annie Niger; for the entire year, Miss
Julia Buchanan and the superintendent,
Mr. Adams; the prize offered for bring
ng in scholars was won for the third
wear by Miss Minnie SchepmOes; carol.
Angels Bear the Joyful Tidingr: offerings
Tor the poor OF the town, the choir sing
my, Glory to Coo; carol, Hark How the
10y Bells Ring Then came the sudden
advent of old santa, much To the delight
4 the little folks, and after the distribu
ZION OF the substantial sweets to all pres
snt, the school was dismissed.
METHODIST.
In defiance OF sleety pavements and
misty atmosphere several hundred friends
aud visitors filled the Methodist church
60 enjoy the Sunday school Christmas
celebration Monday afternoon at I p m.
The school assembled in the Sunday
school room and marched by classes into
the main auditorium, "a the organist,
Mrs Hattie Cox, played the Epworth
League March When all were seated,
the following program, as announced by
The superintendent, MIR. +. Y ID. Conway,
vas rendered: Song. From the Peariy
iates. by the school; prayer, the pastor,
R.V. j. II. Light; recitation, NelcOm
by 20 girls Of the school; song, Joyous
News, by the school; responsive Scripture
pading by superintendent and school;
cong, Snowf4kes Falling, by the infant
lass song, The Royal Gift. by the
.choOl; recitation, Three Little Girls
Nary Rice aud Margaret Mc(ihee; anthem
by the choir; Ring the Christmas H.
Beatrice Kendall; duet, Hush. Don't Tell,
Oy Margaret Holman aud Eulalie White
house; song, The Promised One, by the
school; recitation, Star of Hope, by
Lloyd Knight, + eannr Hughlet, John
Cox, Doris Garrison, Frank MhitehOusr
Edith Rose, George Melville, Jesnnette
Stearns, Louise Thomas; recitation
riundle Bed Town, by Margaret Light;
Song. The Eyerlss ing Mountains, solo
part by Miss Lette Rose and chorus by
che choir; song, The Manager Babe, by thu
school. Distribution of prizes to the fol
lowing scholars: Alene 5hackelford, liza
Jhackelford, Susie ShentOn. Jas. March
CienevIeve Steerns, Mary Jackson, Jean
ostte Stearns. ). Ingram, Gladys
Jackson, Annie Kendall, Elsie Wright
John HvrndOn, Nelson HerndOn, Willard
Mcmillan, Harry Kendall, Kirby Ken
dali. Harvey Gouldman, and little Win
ole j .fferson, special prize fer bringing
10 new scholars. Song, Speeding Mo-
ments. by the school Benediction by
the pastor. The school then marched
back into the school room a. the organ
lst played, and were each supplied with
bag OF usual Christmas good thlngs.
The church WAS decorated v it'll evergreen
and the entertainment heartily eDi 'yed
by all.
CATHOLIC
There was no formal Sunday school
celebration at st. Mary g Catholic church.
Alter I | o'clock mass on Sunday morn
log, the good things were distributed to
the children.
BAPTIST.
Deepite the rain and the sleety walking,
the large Baptist church was filled before
time for the exercises to begin Monday
night. and great many had to return
TO their homes unable to gain admission.
The church WAS beautifully and artist
ally decorated, and the large school oc
.upied nearly the entire floor. At 1870
the exercises began with scripture read
ing and prayer by the pastor, Rev. 4. A
Williams. Capt. s. J Quinn, superin-
tendent, announced the lOng list oil schOl
Ara entitled to priz1s. The committee IN
charge of the entertainment then took
matters in hand and gave an elegant en-