Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-26
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cHHTsTMAs OBSERVANCE. I

CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE.
Christmas was x~eletfated in Il quiet
and biting manner N this place yes
Lterday. Everything passed OF quiet
~, and nothing occurred to mar the
The usual Christmas service was
held in the Church sof st. Stephen
yesterday morning. Rev. Guy A..
Jameson. rector. of the church,
preached an appropriate sermon on
the day.
st. Paul's M. E. church Sunday
school held the usual Christmas ex-
ercises in the Sunday school room
last night. A program consisting of
singing, recitations and solos was
rendered by the scholars. The adj
dress of welcome was delivered by
Superintendent Anderson of the Sun
day school. He also read "a letter
from Rev. r. a. Brown, pastor of the
church, expressing his regret at not
being able TO attend the exercises
because Of Illness, after which the
program was rendered. Those who
took part were Albert Hopping, Helen
Fetch, Helen Whithurst, Ruth Stan
ton, who sang; Hazel Moore, Dorothy
Brown. Cornelia Moore, Jacob Stan
ton, Fiossie Anderson, Elwood Smith
and Jacob Stanton. Miss. Carolyn
Daley presided at the piano. After.
the program. there followed the pre-
s~entation of the presents to the schol-
ars of the school. There were sever
al other presents given out to officers
of the school. superintendent An
derson and Chorister Richard Chris
topher were each presented with a
handsome rocking chair from the
members of the Sunday school. Pro-
lessor Warren VanName, of the
Brooklyn Boys Commercial High
School, who was present, made the
presentation speech in behalf of the
school. Miss Fannie Lucas, super
intendent of the primary, and Mrs.
c.. r. VanDeusen, assistant, and Miss
Carolyn DALEY, pianist, were each re-
membered. John Thompson, sexton,
received an umbrella for his faithful
service. The scholars were each
given a box Of candy, orange and a
book, and some of the samller ones
were given small suit cases and other
things. e. f.. Derickson played the
cornet. The Sunday. school room was
filled to its capacity
Bethel M, e. Sunday school held
their jubilee in the main auditorium
of the school on Monday night,
Christmas eve, with a cantata entit-l
led "Santa's Substitute which was
rendered by the choir and the schol-
ars of the Sunday school, and was
one of the most successful affairs
they they have ever undertaken. De-
spite the cold night a large crowd
was present. The cantata was ar
ranged under the direction of And
rev M. Sprague, leader of the choir.
After the exercises the scholars were
given a box Of candy and an orange
and some who were most p%unctual
were given other gifts, boats and foot
balls to the boys and dolls to the
girls. The five boys who attended
every Sunday during the year were
each given a sleigh. They were Ray
Robbins, Claude and Chester jack
lin, George Copeland and Joseph Oh
mar. Rev. Wilbert Wescott, pastor
of the church, was given a ffteen-
pound turkey and a. $5 gold piece.
George NJ. Totten, Superintendent Of
the Sunday school, was presented
with an umbrella, and Andrew M.
Sprague, leader of the choir, a bronze
clock. ri1. $3.50
The Church lqof ST. Stephen will
celebrate st. Stephens day by hold
ing their Christmas exercises in the
church tonight. IA special musical
PROGRAM has been arranged.
The South Baptist church will
have their treat on Friday night in
the. church ats o'clock. A fine pro-
gram bas'been arranged c