Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-02
THoRoFARE.


little ehurch on Christmas Eve, to find that
Is had been converted into grotto where
fairies and elyes might dwell.
1T was wonderful with green
The holly hung on every panel wall;
Dark wreaths and boughs were made to loop
and beau
From dome to wainscot, and all the air
Was musical with din of song and laughter
Most akin to viols and futes.'
1t was the night Of the Sunday school
Christmas entertainments, aud the service
for the night, The Star and Septren was
filled with joyful and inspiriting songs.
After the opening exercises the evening was
entirely in the hands of the little ones.
Those who took part were: Warren Wiki
kins, Russell DeHart, Marion Hudson,
Charles DeHart. Marshall Zahn, Albert
Henshall, Will Bowers, Mary Platt, Martha
Norton, Addie Clement. Catherine Felt
man, Ethel Hensball, Marie Hughes, M abel
Rambo, Elsie Densten, Samuel Heritage,
Ruth Wilkins, Mary Platt, Laura Norton,
Martha Norton, Benetta Truncer, Pearl
Chew, Ada Wilkins, Edward Rambo, Laura
Rambo, Charles Gleeson, Irma Armbruster,
Lydia Gleeson, Alice Windish Virginia
Cloak. large Christmas tree stood at the
back OF the church and from il was dispersed
bags OF candy to the expectant throng,
and made no end of fun in doing it.
Each pupil in the school was served, and
there were boxes of candy for the teachers,
and for the home department.. Presents
were exchanged between scholars and
| teachers. and a prize had been given so
quite large number who had been pres
emit In the Sunday school forty-fve or more
Sundays out of the year. The pastor, the
Rev. Garner III Tnliis, received a hand
some umbrella from his class. The sexton,
Roland Y. Packer, fine pair of driving
gloves from the church, and still there was
one mysterious package left for which Mrs.
Mary 4 Low vainly tried to find an owner.
Finally she opened it and found a hand
some beaver collar, with card stating that
it was a prize which the Sunday school
awarded to its superintendent, Mr.. e. K.
Viking, for regular attendance and de-
portment | hope you all see the joke.
Mr.. Wilkins expressed warmest thanks, and
made a few remarks upon the happy &C.
| casion. After a closing hymn and the
benedicti0n the audience dispersed feeling,
| am sure, that of all the Thorofare enter
tainments of similar character this had
been the best. 1t is only just to say that
Mrs. Albert Henshall and Mrs Harrison
Chew had trained the younger children,
with Miss May Gibbs 80 furnish the music
Miss Kizzie Wilkins had had the older
ones in charge.
! Miss Sadie Mcbride, of Bridesburg, Pa,
is spending holiday week in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Rambo.
Howard W. Gleason, in his fifth year in
running across the room on Christmas Day
| fell and broke his arm
! Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E Gibbs entertained
on Christmas Thomas w Wyne and wife,
T. Wood Wyne, wife. Josie and Florence,
Robert ]. Gibbs and wife from Paulsboro
Roland v. Packer, wife, and three chill
dren, and Clay Wolf Reesman and wife
from Wildwood.
Philip Cline and wife spent few days
including Christmas in the home of their
son, ]. Cline, in West Philadelphia.
Tabor Rambo and wife entertained on
Christmas John Godfrey, wife and daugh-
ter Ellen, from Philadelphia; Lewis Viii
son, from National Park, and Elmer Will
son, from Philadelphia.
Harry Witoraft and Miss Edna Titus,
from Paulsboro, visited Mrs Albert J..
Glass last week
L. K Wilkins and wife entertained on
Christmas FL. A. DeHars and wife and
children Charles and Russell, Miss Laura
DeHart and Fl. A. DeHart, Jr., Miss Julia
DeHart, ]. Walter DeHart wife and two
children Ernest and Edith. Charles c.
Thompson, William Grimm, from Bridge
ton, Miss Ruth Haines and Elmer Haines,
from Westvllle. "A
| Clark Reed and wife entertained George
| Ell. Reed and wife and William Reed and
wife.
Charles Worthington Burr and sons
Howard and Worthington, from Mapes-
vile, Virginia, will spend some weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Treadway.