The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES
The Sunday Schools Held Full Sway
Saturday Evening end a Merry
Time Resulted.

Christmas coming on Monday thu
year necessitated the celebration OF
the great event a day or two i'm adj
vance of the regular day so as not 70
invade on the regular s lnday Wor
ship. Practically all the Sunday
schools held their exercises Saturday
evening, and as the weather was all
that could be desired the attendance
at the various chruches was very
large.
The Congregational church was
packed TO the doors and a great
many had to stand up during the
exercises. The church was neatly
trimmed and decorated with appro-
pirate hangings of a Christmas ma
ture, and the Sunday school present.
ed a cantata, entitled, Santa Claus
Success" 1t was given under the
direction OF MIS-. j. N. Grow. Mrs.
A. Craig Bowdish and Mrs. j. II.
terris. and the little folks that par
ticipated in it acquitted themselves
In a fine way. They sang their solos
and choruses with much spirit and
everything passed of smoothly. Her
bert Daniels i~mpersonated Santa
Claus, and he brought gladstone
cheer to the hearts of the little ones
when the time came for the dlstri-
button of the presents, from the tree
which stood in its pretty illumlna-
tion in one corner OF the platform.
At the conclusion Of the distribution
Rev. Mr.. Bowdish was presented
with a pulse of money from the
members of the church and cong1e-
CATION, the speech Of presentation
being made by Judge in. Grow. Nj.
Bowdish expressed his sincere thanks
for the happy remembrance, Coming
as it did from those with whom he
was associated in the work of the
church.
The Sunday school of the Presby
telian church held their exercises in
Il. of p. hall on account of the
church not being finished, and there
was a lair audience present to listen
to the very interesting cantata that
was given, the title of which was
Santa Claus Dream" The chill
d1en of the school participated in the
cantata and sang their parts and
recited the selections very nicely.
The piano accompaniment was played
by Miss Mary Preston. and The en-
teltaiDment was arranged by the
superintendent of school, DIR. T. s.
Kammerllng. In n corner OF the
room stood a large tree that was load
ed with presents for the little folks,
and these We're distributed by Ernest
Just. who impersonated Santa Claus
in the cantata.
Some very excellent exercises were
given at the Baptist church Saturday
evening, which we've of a literary ard
musical character. the program be-
ing in charge of w. b. Rowley, as
sistant superintendent. A large
chorus choir sang the Christmas Sc
lections and the music throughout
was good, the accompaniment for
which vas played by Mrs. G. G. Hal
phide. A number OF recitations
were gwen by the little folks, which
rehearsed the Christmas tales. A
Christmas tlee adorned the center of
the platform and the children of the
Sunday school were made happy in
the distribution of presents, candies,
nuts, etc. The evening was full o
Christmas cheer and the exercises
passed very pleasantly.
The Christmas exercises at the
Methodist church were of the usual
ly entertaining nature as in past
years, and they were under the direc-
tion of the Sunday school, The affair
was arranged as sort of review of the
work of the Sunday school for the
year and this was shown in the dec
o%rations Across the arch was the
record OF each claes, showing the at
tendance, and the amount Of money
that was contributed. In the make
up OF the program each class of the
school was represented and the fol-
lowing int resting exercises were
given:
Song by Scbool-Weclome.
Prayer-Pastor.
Song-Miss Dobson's class.
Exercise-Miss Youngman's class.
Northumberland Hardy.
Song-Mrs. Wilklnson's class.
Recilation-Laura Walrath.
Song Mrs Timm;s class.
Exercise-Primary school.
Song-Miss Motifs class.
Exercise-Mrs. Bacon's class.
Original song - Mrs. Vermilyea's
class.
Exercise-Miss Branch's class.
song-Miss Tenny's class.
Song-Primary department.
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