The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-24
THE DAY IS HERE.
CONFINED from Page one,

Tree, ana gifts for the Sunday school
children A programme of music and
recftations. largely by children, has
been arranged. Miss Mabel Ridenour
VIII sing vo1sl solo and Miss Lucille
decker Will play piano SOLO; There
| Finch.
| The Kansas Avenue Methodist
church, IN North Topeka, has its cele-
| bration in the form of a giving in
tertainment this evening at 1880. There
Will be musical programme. and all
who attend are expected to bring a
| gift for the poor. The various classes
| in the Sunday school have arranged
class gifts. These gifts win be given
to the Topeka Provident association,
and to the Bethany hospital at Kansas
City, Methodist hospital.
A cantata entitled 1.-THE Growing of
| Christmas" is arranged for the Sunday
school of the North Topeka Baptist
| church on Christmas night. December
rs. There are about so children in this
| cantata, and a Christmas fireplace and
| chimney of candy boxes has been built.
| The boxes will be distributed to the
| children. Each class in the Sunday
school will give something to the
poor. The Sunday school will also send
| a substantial contribution to the chill
dren of the Topeka Orphans home.
| Another Christmas night entertain
|
Presbyterian church. The entertain
ment will begin at o'clock and will
| consist of a miscellaneous Christmas
| programme by the children OF the Sun
| day school and Christmas tree. The
children will bring gifts for the poor.
| The First Baptist Sunday school
| will have it's Christmas programme on
| Christmas night. instead OF Christmas
eve. There will be special music by
| an orchestra including the March
Pontifical," and big Christmas tree
for the children. Each child will get
box of candy, and the classes of the
Sunday school will make contributions
for the poor. There is also a Christ
mas programme given by the children
of the primary department of the
Sunday school.
There will be a cantata given at the
Third Christian church tomorrow
evening by the children of the Sunday
school. The subject. 1.-THE Shadow of
Santa Claus" The entertainment will
Christmas tree with gifts for the Sun
day school children. Ten cents adj
mission is charged for all outside of
the Sunday school. ~ ~-
The Central Park Christian church
will have a Christmas programme this
evening at O'Clock. There VIII be
Christmas tree, with gifts for the poor.
"A Oh the rCDuTCu Will
bly, attend to the distribution of these
gifts, though they may be turned over
to the Provident Association.
ond and Van Buren, streets has two
Christmas trees arranged for it's en-
tertainment this evening at 1880 O'Clock.
The two trees are connected by an arch
furnished by Prot Steinkamp, and
there will be a programme of music and
declarations by the Sunday school
children. ARRANGEMENTS have been
popcorn to- 200 children. 90 p
At the Walnut Grove Methodist
church, the Sunday school has charge
of the entertainment which will be CIV
en- at 8 o'clock tonight. The church
has been handsomely decorated, and
Christmas tree provided. The feature
of the decorations, however, Is Santa
Claus fire place made of candy boxes. |
All the children will be given a treat,
and gifts for the poor will be received
Topeka Commandery No. 5. Knights
Templar, will hold their Christmas
service in the Masonic temple, at
1890 Christmas morning. The Christ
mas address will be given by Rev. Sir
Thomas Shields Young and the music
by E. Sir William Mitchell Shaver. |
The toast to the Most Eminent Grand |
Master, Henry Warren Rugg. of
Rhode Island, will be given by e. Sir
Carl Woodbury. Nellis, Commander of
Topeka Commandery No. and the |
response will be given by E. Sir Will
liam Miller Cline, as generaliSSimO. |
The following are the officers of To- |
peka commandery:
E. Sir Carl Woodbury. Nellis, COM |
mander; Sir Peter Couture, generals |
simo; E. Sir Owen Jason Wood, cap |
tain-general; R. E. Sir Will Curliss |
Chaffee, excellent prelate; Sir Frede- |
rick Miles Nelson, senior warden; Sir /
Milton Asbury Scott, Junior warden; |
Sir Harry French White, recorder; |
Sir William Joseph Veitch Deacon, !
standard bearer, Sir LaRoy Mcclellan |
Penwell, sword bearer; Sir Ebert AL
fred Wall, warder; E. Sir Spencer Pit
man Wade, sentinel.
Last night in Gemmell hall 100 |
boys of Central Y. M. G. A. gathered |
around an old fashioned Christmas
tree. There weren't any artificial
lights but the tree was covered with
tallow candles, pop corn. cotton and
few lemons. If one would judge the |
good time by the amount of noise it
would be safe to say that every one
who attends church entertainments
secretly longs for a Christmas affair
where there aren't any unlntereSt1ng
speeches and dry dialogues and where
the evening would be devoted en-
tirely to the giving of gifts with no
restrictions as to the amount of fun.
With this thought in mind the boys
secretary arranged for just such an
evenings fun and the long wished for
event was realized by large number
of boys. Every one of the hundred
boys received some kind of present
given to him by some other boy. The
prize gift of the evening, however. was
received by Secretary Reitz, who was
presented with q bottle Of milk with
the regulation nipple on it. The pre-
sentation of this gift was accom-