The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-02
GIFTS FOR CHILDREN
MORE THAN 200 TOTS REMEMBER
ED BY SALVATION ARMY.
ARMY HALL WAS THRONGED
WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR pan
ENTS AND FRIENDS.

Music, REGULATIONS, and Dialogues
Rendered-Showed Care Had Been
Taken in Training-Gifts Were
Distributed at the Close of the Pro-
gramme and None Were Forgot
CONSTITUTION Army Thanks All
Who Aided in Arranging the En-
tertainment.
One of the most unique Christmas
tree entertainments of the season was
that given last night by the Salvation
Army to the children of their Sunday
school. Nearly 200 of the little ones
were in attendance and these, together
with their parents and friends, COM
pletely filled the army headquarters. at
No. III West Broad street.
The lassies of the army, under the
direction of Capt. McSheehan, had dec
GRATED the hall with holly and other
Christmas greens. The pillars about
the room had been twined with green.
and long streamers of it were hung
about the walls. Bouquets of flowers
were placed throughout the rooms and
on the tables on the platform.
In the center of the platform a large
Christmas tree had been erected. and
this had been richly decorated. STAR
SNAPPED spangles and glittering stream
ers hung from all points, while here
and there candles had been placed to
hght the tree. AT every available
place on the tree gifts had been hung.
and those which could find no place
there were grouped at the foot of the
Christmas symbol.
The programme was announced TO
commence at o'clock, but before that
hour the little ones began filing the
nan, ana When the time for beginning
the entertainment arrived the entire
hall was comfortably filled. The scene
was pretty one. On the front seats
were grouped the smallest children.
and the older ones sat just behind
them. In the rear seats were the par
ents and friends of the tots and many
friends of the movement of the army
stood along the rear and side walls. A
general air of expectancy pervaded the
audience, and the little ones could
hardly repress their eagerness for the
distribution of the presents to begin.
Excellent Programme Rendered.
There were all classes of people rep
resented in the audience. The appear
ance of many of them clearly showed
that had it not been for the foresight
of the army. Santa Claus would have
missed them in his visits to Savannah
The study of faces was an interest
| ing one, and as the time for the dis
! tribution of presents drew nearer hap
| py smiles lit the faces of the little
! ones, and even those who had long
given up Christmas trees entered heart
| lily into the spirit of the occasion.
The programme opened with the sing
| ing of one of the army hymns by tbs
entire school, Love One Another.
after which Can't. McSheehan Offered
| prayer. The remainder of the pro
! gramme consisted of recitations dia
| logues, responsive readings, and must
1 cal selections, nearly all which wer,
rendered by the children of the Sun
dav- school.
The following is the complete pro
! gramme:
| Song, Love One Another"
Prayer by Capt. McSheehan.
Recitation, idle Thoughts" by Wal
! ter English.
Chorus, "Sunbeams.
Recitation, 23d Psalm, by Mona Mock
Chorus, 30, We Are a Happy Lot"
Recitation, Hang Up the Baby's
! Stocking" by Ethel Lakewood.
Song, THE Little Carol" by Mary
| Mccain.
Recitation, Santa Claus" by Gladys
Thorpe.
Chorus. Jingle Bells"
Recitation, Temperance, by Donald
HERS.
Dialogue. by Gree and Myrtle Massey.