Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
TO SANTA CLAUS LAND
ENTERTAINMENT AT MT. PLEAa>
ANT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
For the Members Of the Primary Dee
partInent-Produced Cantata, With
Pretty Songs and Costumes.

The children made merry last evening
at the Christmas entertainment for the prts
mary classes at the Mount Pleasant Con.
gregationl Church. 14th street and Co.
lumbia road northwest It was a great
gathering for the children with an enter.
tainment by the children. Rev. III. Ross
flshburn. the pastor OF the Mount Pleas.
ant Church. occupied scat in The au.
diencs and seemed TO enjoy the entertain-
ment as much as the little ones OF the pr!.
mary classes for whom the AFFAIR was
gwen. The cantata ITO Santa's Land with
the Dream Man was presented by tbs
children upon a completely furnished stage.
Inc scenery was OF an elaborate character.
Inc cantata tells the story OF six Ii,,IA
cousins, who are discovered when the cur.
"a oain rises sitting about the room debating
as 70 what Is going to happen as n 10
christmas eve. The dream man comes IN
dressed In blue flowing robe ana skull
zap allS holding large Japanese umbrella.
ne invites the company to accomuany hin,
to Santa Claus land They 20 or i ir'n
greenland and have adventures with The
talrles. after which Santa Claus comes
49, uomh une great chimney and. calling the
children by name, tells them that he is ;heir
irIehd, both loyal and true"
lis ahs cantata was given by fifty children
Sa ,uel eisn. years OF age. The little dream
tnIies held feather dust brushes and Rad
s,Ver bands around their heads and worA
snort dresses of gauzy material trimmed
S %.on sinsei The dryads wore short green
dresses with green caps with nieces ~
evergreen in their hands Pertains ona ~
the features that furnished the most en-
, .estalhment was the gingerbread tree,
bread men and cakes of all sizes am
Shapes. the meaning of which was Described
IN song by Miss Mary Maxam, who was
d 5t.e s1hserpread girl. The songs sung by the
orsan1 man and the dryads were well re-
ceived. and the children enjoyed the antics
u Sand or youngsters who carried drums.
VIM. Wnioh they beat on the slightest provoca-
tion and sang a little song entitled 'Santa's
Light Guards After the performance had
come 10 a close Santa Claus, who was i'm.
personated by Mr.. Wilson Brockett, hand
Gu eacn OF the children a box OF candies
Those Who Participated.
AT the close of the entertainment thanks
were extended to Mrs. F. E. Mann, Miss
Marion y. Speaks. Miss Claribel Weigle,
MISS Grace Bagger, Miss Frances Miller.
MISS May Davis, Elton Ronsaville, James
f. West, Hayner H Gordon, Wilson
Brockett. Mr.. Jaquette, William X. Ouinter.
=. Z. Cowling, and the pianist, Mrs A.
Coombs, who had assisted in the worl, az
preparing the children for the entertain.
ment. Santa Claus himself said thar Ia
was the proper individual to thank tha
superintendent of the Sunday school Mr..
James e. West and the jolly good saint OF
the children at Christmas time gave Mr..
dren could see and hear
Those who took part in the cantata were,
Eisie Error, Frances Armstrong, Margaret
Flshburn, Leonard Chapman, Victor
Meyers, Kennith Collins. Blandford Jen-
nlngs, Esther Armstrong, Marian Ateu.
Marguerite Groonls. Eleanor Hoover Mari.
eta Melvin, Gladys MCDOWELL Anna Sum-
mervllle, Ruth Colman. Emily Mann Jessie
Gibbs, Margery Page Catherine Tiden,
Naomi Abel. Doris Little Elizabeth
Emery. Catherine scudder. Mary Maxam.
Charles Stewart Carlyle Ashly, Howard
Coombs, William Cushman. Perry Colnlan.
William Goodacre, Reeve Hoover. Henry
Evans, Paul Frizzeu Robert Young, Eliza.
beth Gain. Elizabeth Carl. Marion Cleve-
land, Louise Jaquette. Linden Pattison
Frances Peck, Elizabeth Williams, Miriam
Williams. Dorothy Hill Miriam Doyle,
Marion hin, Kitty King, Howard Feror
and Mr.. Wilson Brockett.
The scenery and appliances were loaned
and set up by Mr.. Arthur Copeland of Cope-
land & Company, Mr.. William West OF
Mitchell, jr.
The entertainment for the intermediate
department of the Sunday school took place
on Friday evening of last week in the
Sunday school room of the church and
was largely attended. The audience was
enjoyably entertained with a stereoptcon
lecture on Ben Hur'' by Miss Truesdell.
who spoke in an Interesting manner Sew
erai Christmas carols were sung by cho-
rus consisting of Miss Holt, Miss Jessie,
Miss Nellie ZeEers, Miss Wonderly, Miss
Scruddey, Miss May Wilson, Miss Edith
w htaher, MISS tielen w hllaKeTr MISS Mar
guerite Stratum and Messrs. Alton B. Carly,
Albert Fischer. Roy F. Carly and s c..
Raby. The children of the various classes OF
the school brought gifts to be distributed
to the poor families the list of the
church on Christmas day. The members
of each class wore some particular emblem.
On last Sunday there was q special serv-
ice for Christmas IN the Sunday school,
during the course of which Represent attve
Joseph Graft Of Illinois made an excellent
address upon the Christmas thought. Miss
Merrill Of this city and Mr.. Arthur Rose OF
New York sang several selections.