The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-24
SANTA CLAUS COMING
Announcements Of His Visits to
Several Churches.

Announcements Of His Visits to
Several Churches.
Santa Claus will visit Oskaloosa
Christmas eve and he will be busy
with his little friends at several Sun
day school Christmas trees in addi-
tion to the private calls he intends
making in and about town. The num-
Der Of Sunday school entertainments
is greater than for several seasons.
Almost every Sunday school has been
preparing for the day of days and some
excellent programs will be rendered
by the children of the schools. Few
services of special character other
than those for the Sunday school wills
be held. The announcements of the
churches and Sunday schools are as
follows: s -uy.. s.a..-.
Salvation Army. s..
The Salvation Army in accordance
with their usual custom have made
preparation for the feeding of the
poor of the city on Christmas ay,and
though no dinner is served in the hall,
ample provisions have been secured
and between fifty and sixty baskets
will be filled with a substantial and
inviting menu designed to be best
adapted to the needs of the family sup
piled. Tickets are being distributed
among the families who are able to
call for their baskets, and the remain
der will be delivered. On Christmas
eve the Sunday school public enter
tainment will be given with the big
Christmas tree which will be open to
the public for the distribution of pres
ents to friends. A program will be
rendered and treat furnished to all
On the afternoon of Christmas day at
2:30 o'clock the members of the Sun
day school will give an entertainment
in the Army Barracks for the poor
children of the city and tree will
also be decorated for that occasion and
la treat prepared for about one hun
|dred children.
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Swedish Church.
A Christmas tree entertainment eel
ebration with accompanying special
Christmas music and a program of
day school will be held at the Swedish
Free Mission church, No. COG South
Second street, on Christmas even at
1880 o'clock. The entertainment is
under the direction of Mrs. Henry
Gustafson and the children are looking
forward to the occasion with great ex-
pectation.
German Lutheran.
The Sunday school of the German
Lutheran Episcopal church at the cor.
ner of Fifth avenue and Eighth street
has a Christmas tree and treat on
Christmas night, December 25, at 700
O'Clock. The distribution of presents
will be preceded by a special program
of recitations and songs by the chill
dren, and general good time is ex-
pected. Services in German will fol-
low the children's program.
Christian Church.
A special musical and literary pro-
gram Is to be rendered by the mem
bers of the Sabbath school at the reg
ular Sunday school hour next Sunday
morning in the Christian church, and
at the church hour the choir will rem.
der special appropriate music. There
will be no exercises by the school on
Xmas eve and no treat for all the
scholars, but on the afternoon before
Christmas the primary department
will meet Santa Claus in the church
parlors and receive their treat from
old St. Nick with the Xmas tree and
accompanying celebrations.
st. Mary's Church.
st. Mary's Catholic church will have
no entertainment or special service
this season, the bazaar and festival
held three days during the week hav-
ing taken the place of the work gener-
any devoted 10 CHRISTMAS tree or
..her entertainment.
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Friends Sunday School.
On Christmas eve special program
will be rendered by the members of
the Friends Sunday school in the
Penn college chapel, but no presents
will be distributed. A treat will be
furnished the children.
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st. James Episcopal.
There will be a special musical pro-
gram at the st. James Episcopal
church Christmas eve, Thursday, Dec
"a, with a Christmas tree and treat
for the little ones of the Sunday
school.
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First Presbyterian.
The Sunday school of the First Pres
Dyterian church will have Christmas
rec and a treat for the younger schol-