The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
old SANTA WILL
Be BUSY HERE
PATRON SAINT HAS MADE MANY
ENGAGEMENTS IN THIS
COMMUNITY.
SCHOOLS HAVE LONG HOLIDAYS
Churches viii See That The Poor
Of the City Have Good
lime.

Old Santa is making extensive prep
arations for the good children OF the
various church sunday-schooIs OF Co
lumbia, and the outlook is that the
old fellow will have to make rapid
time if he keeps all the engagements
he has made for next week.
Santa will be relieved of his duties
this year at the First Methodist
church, for the children will act as
Santa Claus this time and will make
many little hearts among the poor OF
the town happy. A sacred cantata will
be held in the church Sunday night
at 7 o'clock and all the children OF the
Sunday school will bring some small
gifts with them. These gifts will be
placed In the hands of q committee
for distribution among the poor. The
cantata will be most beautiful The
children Of the Sunday-school will be
assisted by the church choir and a
choice program has been arranged.
There will be no entertainment at
the First Baptist church, but the diff
ferent teachers OF the Sunday-school
will entertain the pupils at the
homes Of the teachers. Mrs w. b.
Harrison and Mrs. Frank Cook, who
have charge OF the primary classes,
win entertain the little folks at the
home of Mrs. Cook The distribution
Of gifts will be a feature.
The children Of the Industrial school
will find a nicely decorated and gift
laden tree awaiting them in the
school room over the Maury National
bank Saturday afternoon.
The spirit OF giving has taken a
strong hold on the little children OF
the First Cumberland Presbyterian
church, and they will hang many gifts
for others on their tree this year,
The tree will be found in the Sunday,
school room of the church Monday af-
ternoon at o'clock. and will form
an attractive sight TO, the many good
children Of this church,
A handsome tree will await the little
children of the First Presbyterian
church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The tree will be erected in
the church and there will be some
brief exercise, consisting OF recita-
tons and songs.
The children of st. Peters church
will be tHtAttained Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock I'm The, churcl. Gifts viii
be distributed tvoii4 I ;tat!dc--.a
tree and there will be trfof exercises.
Mrs. Hines will entertain the little
children OF the Kindergarten aird prE
mary departments Of the Columbia In
stitute Friday afternoon at 1880
o'clock. The rasrons and friends Of
he school are cordially invited to at
end. This. department will close FRI
lay afternoon for the Christmas holi-
lays and will resume work January
md.
The children of he Cumberland
Tabernacle will be enter
aimed In the church Christmas night
With songs and rccit items, which will
e followed by distribution Of gifts.
The many pupils of the Columbia
chools are preparing to enjoy the
christmas holidays to the fullest ex-
emit
The Columbia public schools will
lose Friday and the children will
e given holiday till Monday, De-
ember 30th.
The Columbia Institute will close
ridey and many of the yong ladies
iii spend the holidays at their homes
the different states of the south.
he school work will be taken up on
Inuary 3rd.
The cadets of the Columbia Military ;.
will leave Friday afternoon y