St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-12-26
Christmas 0bServanceS.

The morning service at this church was
a most inspiring one, the music adding
greatly to the occasion. The double
quartette rendered Fred Field Billiards.
cantata, "The Holy Infant, the five cpl
sodes abounding in solos. The regular
morning service was carried out between
the different episodes. Rubinsteins
"Kamennoi Ostrow" was given as the
organ prelude with Miss Merrill at the
organ and Miss Warden at the piano.
At the evening service the children gave
the annual Christmas concert, a most
interesting feature being the distribution
of A. beautiful books to those who had
kept the texts of the sermons in 1906.
The usual Christmas tree service was
held Monday night The tree was illun-
mated with miniature electric globes and
Santa Claus was well impersonated by
Herrnon Rice. Gifts were distributed to
each child and. all had the best kind of a
time.
The Christmas tree exercises at st.
Andrews church Monday evening, were
preceded by Evening Prayer, and very
interesting, though a short program
was given by some of the very young
members of the Sunday school. Margery
Cramton and Lila Carr sang a duet,
Catherine Boynton sang solo, and
Gertrude Cramton and Gladys Carr sang
duet, Roger Weeks gave a recitation.
Reginald Fiske and Lyman Gale were
awarded prizes for the most honorable
record as members of the choir, and
Gladys Carr and Raymond Fiske were
given prizes for the most complete at
tendance at Sunday school. A. H.
Brooks, choir director, presented each
member of the choir with a book. Gifts
were brought by members of the Sun
day school to be presented to children
at Victory, Thursday evening when a
Christmas tree is to be held there, and
Rev. James A. Thompson and some
members of the choir will conduct a
service.
Excellent music was furnished by the
chorus and soloists at the South church
at both services, Sunday, Miss Adine
Hale, of Wells River, Miss Marion Park,
of Passumpsic, DR.. L. A. Evans and
Harold 0. French, doing the solo work
Miss Isabel NJ Paddock presided at the
piano Tuesday evening the children ofthe
Sunday school gave cantata, and were
delighted at the presence of Santa Claus
in their midst. After the exercises
presents were distributed from a Christ
mas tree.
| The Christmas observance at the
Church of the Messiah was marked by
special music by the choir, assisted by
chorus, fine feature of the program
being an original anthem, "Sleep little
Jesu," written by George c. Felch, the
musical director of the church. This
selection was finely rendered. and
proved most inspiring and helpful ad-
dition to the services. 1t is hoped by Mr..
Felchs friends that the anthem may be
published and receive the wider endorse
ment it deserves. In the evening the
Sunday school gave Christmas concert
assisted by the choir and chorus, who
gave a cantata, ''The Alteration" by
Nevin.
On Monnay evening Christmas tree
was provided for the Sunday school,
when an entertainment was given con-
sisting of tableaux by the children, and
the distribution OF presents by Santa
Claus.
The male and mixed quartets gave ex-
cellent music at the Methodist church
Sunday morning and evening, and in the
evening children's concert was given
consisting of recitations and selections
by children's chorus. Monday evening
Christmas exercises were held and as q
departure from the customary Christmas
tree Santa Claus distributed his gifts
from log cabin.