Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-27
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Sunday Schools Have Christmas
Entertainments Last
Evening.
LITTLE FOLKS IN PROGRAMS
Cantata Presented at First Methodist
Church With Thirty Char
acters.

Christmas entertainments for the
Sunday school children were held las,
evening at the First Methodist church
Spencer Memorial Methodist church
the First Baptist church and
at Trinity mission on Seventh
street. In each instance there was
large Christmas tree that groaned
under goodies and presents that were
passed among the young folks There
were given programs of songs and
recitations.
At the First Baptist.
Song, Tell 1t to Jesus"-School
Song, Joyous News"-School
II Prayer-Superintend
II Recitation, Welcome" Freddie
Motz.
Song, THE Royal Gift''-School.
II Exercises, Jesus Can"-Mrs. Sam
Campbells class.
Recitation. 81 Can if l Try"-Bur.
tbs Wilson.
Recitation, "A Letter to Santa
Claus"-Helen Downing.
Song. 20. o, O"-Primary class.
II Exercise, From the Pearly Gates
Miss Wangelins class.
Song. The Promised One"-School.
| Recitation, Three Little Pearls
The Misses Pollard. Cline, Cardell.
| Doll drill-Florence Dempsey's
class.
Recitation, "Santa's Mistake
George Campbell.
/ rhric I'm,
Primary class.
Rose Piog.
| Solo and chorus-Misses Connell and
Freed's class.
Exercise. THE Star of Hope
Misses Young and Freed's class.
Remarks-Pastor III. w. Reed.
| Closing song. "Christmastide.'
At Spencer Memorial Church.
Christmas hymn.
Scripture reading.
Prayer.
Chorus recitation, Jacobs Ladder"
Duet-Lucretia and Jessie Groves.
Primary class drill by boys.
Instrumental solo-Ernst Henning.
Recitation-Miss Viola harrison.
Duet - Misses Hazel Beckwith and
Irene harrison.
observation-disclosures Curtis.
Recitation-Miss Emma Goble.
Solo-Elizabeth Miller.
Neutrality-suspicious. harrison.
Primary class drill by girls.
Duet - Rev. E. w. Thompson and
Miss Hattie Virgins.
Recitation-Pearl Saville
Recitation-Gwenola Donnell.
RecitaSon-H. NJ. McCaskrin.
Recitation - "Telephoning Santa
| Claus" George Gregory.
- Anthem-Choir.
At Christian Memorial Church.
The annual Christmas entertainment
and festival of the Sunday school of
Christian Memorial church occurred
last evening. An exceedingly enjoy
| able program was presented consist
ing of songs by the school, recitations,
responsive reading and prayer. The
little people who participated all ac-
quilted themselves with great credit,
the whistling chorus of boys with
Columbia disc graphaphone accoIH
paniment being a unique feature. 9th
er numbers on the program were:
Song, He Came in Glory-SchoOl.
Prayer.
Song, Christmas Tide is Here Again
School
Responsive scripture reading.
Song. Christmas Bells, Ring On
School
Recitation-If / had been n Beth-
lehem Child-Betsey Forbes.
Three Little Pearls-Katherine Will
ley. Mary Graves and Inez Sala
Song, 'Tis True-Zoe Blocker, Ruth
West and Bessie WATSON.
Recitation. Santa's Accident-Miles
O'Den
Exercise. Christmas Greeting-Nine
children. whistling chorus.
Recitation-A number of children.
Song. The Song That Will Never
Cease-School.
Recitation, Grandma's Mistake
ElsaCanedy.
Exercise. The Christmas Pilgrim
IL girls. whistling chorus.
Observation-Disclosures Canedy.
Evergreen drill-Eight boys.
Song. Hear the Bells-School
Song, Tidings of His Birth-Four
girls.
Recitation, Messiah's Birth-Seyen
girls
Solo. Christmas Bells-Arthur Potti-
ger and boys chorus
Doll exercise and song-Ffve little
girls and whistling chorus.
Song. o. o. O.-Primary children.
Exercise. Holly Wreath-Twelve
girls
Song. Carol, Christmas. CAROL
School.
Goodnight song-Primary children. |
Cantnta In Presented.
A cantata, Christmas al Grand |
pas. was presented at the First Meth
odist church. There were 80 charac-
tiers in the play. which included reci-