Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
SUNDAY SCHOOLS CELEBRATE.
Christmas Entertainments
Hyattsville-other Matters,

Hyattsville-other Matters,
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
HYATTsvILLE. Md, December o.. 1907.
Both the church auditorium and the
new Sunday school room of the First Bap-
fist Church of Hyattsvilie were crowded
last evening with members of the school
and their friends. assembled to celebrate
Christmas. The chief. feature of the deco
rations was bower of three cedar trees
which reached to the ceiling and were
lighted and appropriately adorned Music,
under the direction of DIR. C.. j. Ladson
and Mrs w. L. Hall for the primary de-
partment, was a feature. Recitations
were given by Edith Baker. Mary Whit
lock, Cannon and Kenneth Leach, Louise
Schwarzman, Hazel Conklin and Francis
Keith. H. E. Davis class of girls gave
an exercise, The Star and Scepter. and
| the boys of.Q. r. Crafts and G. w. Nash s
classes rendered "The Quest of the Wise
Men Allen Pottinger was King Herod
and Willie Smith and Robbie Whitlock
his attendants. OF the three wise men.
| Eddie Whtlock was the Greek: Shelton
Egyptian Gail and .Esten Pugh, Morgan
Daniels, and James Mills were the priests
and scribes. w. r. Ballard enacted the
role Of Santa. Claus. Prof ]. B. 8. Nor
ents were distributedsto the scholars, each
of whom received a box OF candy. Gifts
were also made to- the officials of. the
Sunday school.
The Sunday school of Pinkney Memorial
I P. E. Church. Mr. p G. Melbourne SUI
perintendent, had it's Christmas entertain
ment last evening. An illuminated and
adorned tree occupied a conspicuous po-
sition in the northeast corner of the
candy and numerous other gifts for the
scholars Frederic A. Holden appeared as
Santa Claus and delighted the. children
by his clever impersonation and his recf-
tation OF a number Of merry and appro-
pirate rhymes and jingles. The singing
of Christmas carols. under the direction
of Mrs. William Wells, was a feature of
the entertainment.
The celebration OF Christmas by the
Sunday school Of the Hyattsville Me-
large Christmas tree lighted and decorat-
ed delighted the little ones. Every one of
the eighty-two pipils received gift and
candy. The church orchestra composed
of three violins and two mandolins rem
dered selections. The entertainment was
in charge of committee composed of
Mrs. Julia Schlosser and Mrs. George
Weldon and Messrs. Leslie Vipond, II. B.
Derr and George w. Sexton. b. Z. Porter
was Santa Claus. and the superintendent
of the school. Franklin j.. Robinson. and
the pastor, Rev. w. ]. Meeks, assisted
with the details of the entertainment.
The program was. opened with chorus
by the school. followed by a prayer by
the pastor. The choir. under the eader-
ship of Mr. Vipond. rendered a selection.
The following scholars gave Rotations:
Marian Tucker Stanley Robinson, Perry
Allen. Lois Burton. Norris Snyder. Ester
Meeks. Martha Degges. Virginia Abbott,
Maurine Youngblood, Steve Tillman, AL
bert Snyder. Roy Sexton, Edward Adams,
Dorothy ,Degges. Charles Robinson. D,al
Tillman and Rosalie Dove. q. w. In
gals class of five boys and Mrs. Schlos-
sers class took prominent part in the
enterta inment.
The Sunday school of the local Presby-
terrain Church will celebrate its Christ
mas entertainment this evening. Prepara-
lions for the affair have been in progress
for the past two weeks,
Mrs Mary Il. Sheriff, mother-in-law of
Alexander Hill Of this place. died at her
home in East Hyattsville Christmas day,
aged eighty-nine years. Funeral services
were held this morning at st. Jerome's
Catholic Church, Rev. Father ]. P. Tower
officiating
The funeral of DR.. Mareen D. Humes.
whose death occurred last Tuesday morn
yesterday morning from Trinity F. r.
Church. that town. Rev. F. E. McManus
officiating. From the church the remains
were in charge of the Masonic fraternity
composed of members from the lodges at
Beltsville. Hyattsville and Marlboro Ma
sonic services were held at the grave in
Marlboro cemetery. The Masonic pail
bearers were Drs. Charles A. Wells, G. A.
Fox. w o. diversified and Messrs. Robert
V. Humphrey, Alan 'Bowie> and T. Van
Clagett. ., g