Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24

hiiiterBaften songs g0noess the Christmas
tree and the distribution OF gifts to the
parents,
The Dennison School.
At the Dennison building. headquarters
1or the nrst division. elaborate programs
were prepared by all the grades. In many
the activity of the pupils In securing specia,
features was marked
The eighth grade entertained by the sing
ing OF Christmas carols and reading the
story Of George Washington jones' and
a christmas Gift That Went A-Bexgfnr."
cight days ago the pupils of the seventh
srade elected q committee OF entertainment
~ W.., paiiot ,., The vice president. William
y eoD. with two assistants provided the
DECORATIONS. the boys taxing sleIghs to the
WOODS and returning with a Christmas tree
a ana ,, aedars ands Yule logs With holly
anu niStietoe these furnished the decora-
tons In one corner Of the room was a
fireplace constructed of brick hauled by the
boys. The andirons supported the YuIe
.oss. a Jciiy Old Santa peeped forth from
hna ~ ah,sss eop' represented on the black
Best of all were the happy faces of the
forty-seyen boys ard girls who had helped
make this a Merry Xmas for each other
The program for the exercises Of tha
seventh grade included recttations about
Christmas by Marie Gotchell. Helen Gran
aeld. Andrew Settz. Dorothy Harvey. Jack
Wood Edna Johnson and Ruth Kronhefm.
and music by the school and solos By
Edwin Lewis.
The sixth grade program was carefully
planned RecitationS were made by Robert
Smith. Marjorie Emery. Wilson Marin.
Lille Winner, Albert Fink Rosa LANCER.
Paul Jackson. Elizabeth Hubbard, Willis
Crane. Maid Orne, Joe Haight. Hattie Hoff.
Dorothy Harris. Everett Clements and a
recitation on who Santa Claus was was
given by Edward Peckham, Horace Nuber.
Willis Crane and Albert Fink. Virginia
Huddleson read "A True Incident" "Old
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sung by the school.
For the fifth grade Alien Haight went
into the woods and brought back an Xmas
tree. which was trimmed by the pupils.
Master Haight also sang solo, Holy
Night. The tree with its decora tons was
later sent to the fourth grade for one day.
then to be sent to the Childrens Hospital
Marguerite Tedrow recited and Mildred
trtbution of caramels made by Mildred.
Thompson from materials that Allen
Haight furnished.
The third and fourth grades had their en-
tertainment together, and CAROLS recita-
items and dialogues gave almost every one
chance. Those who spoke and sang were
Jeanette Hays. Ralph Burrows, Francis
Dietrich. Lima Livermore. Wtlbert Melville,
Marion Ginnaty, Glenevan Raltzley, Robert
Woodward Eveiine Christ, Virginia Win
ter. Marie Gardner, Virgil Reinore. Kath-
Laura Duxburg. Hazel Smith. May McCor-
mick, Elizabeth Andrews. Rebecca Parton.
Ethel Olesen. Edith Thomas, Alice Smith.
Ray Levin. Gertrude Amiss and Mary An
derson.
An interesting program was offered in
the kindergarten room. when the first and
second grades Joined with the Kindergarten
In songs and Rotations The room was
filled with holly and evergreens. and the
walls hung with pictures one which all the
children enjoyed immensely being black
board illustration of Santa Claus visit,
drawn by Mr.. Hussey. Perhaps the great
est attraction of all was the fine Xmas
tfee This was beautifully trimmed with
chains and presents, consisting of calen-
OARS, postal card cases. shaving cases and
match scratchers, which the kindergarten
children had made for their parents. Louise
Carman. Philip Price. Louise Mccormick.
Louise Saunders, Sophie Parton. John
Stearns, Ruth Graft. Alice Seby. Margaret
Gerard. Wella Bailey. Katherine Wells,
Esther Redier of the second grade, and
Worth Shouts, Jane Reamy. Ruth He'll
brun, Norris Longbarb, Clayton LANCER,
Louisa Youngs. Frank Pollard and Thurs
tor, Trueworthy of the kindergarten We're
the participants
franklin School
At the Franklin School the second grade.
under Miss Breeme gave a delightful en-
tertainment. A great tree stood In the
front OF the room. Blackboards weresdec-
Grated with snow scenes. reindeer sleighs,
big bountiful Santa Claus. and, as else
where. the program Included recitations OF
pa triotism, peace and good will, the story
Of the Christ cfffd ana carols Of the sea-
SON
Morning talks on Christmas in other lands
were held In the first and second grades Of
the Morgan School, and songs, recftations
and readings entertained the little folks
about their Christmas trees. eof@ ~
In the sixth grade Rotations and songs
were given by the following children
Ashmead Fuller, Bennett Lloyd. Hannah
Mccormick. Myron Hays, Everard Will
llams, Clark Gray, Ruth Fiske. Mabel
Botsch Paul Morrison, Karl Walker, Elsa
Bauer, Margaret Booth. Louise Asset
Thomas Kane, Edith Uphanl, Preston May
field and Marion Biggs.