Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
WITH TABLEAUS AND A PLAY
PRESENTATION OF SUBJECTS
APPROPRIATE TO SEASON.
Christmas Entertainment at Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church
Sunday School.

Tie annual Christmas entertainment cf
the Mount Pleasant congregational
Church Sunday school drew a large at
tendance last night. Two tableaus and
a one-act play all symbolic OF the Christ
mas season were given under the direc-
ton of Norton NJ. Little, supe linteudent
of the Sunday school. and Miss Hilda
North. Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn. pastor
of the church. at the close of the enter
tainment thanked those who are aiding
In the work for the upbuilding of the
school. He called attention to the fact
that there are many poor families in the
city who need aid At the close OF his ad-
dress the classes of the school came for
ward with contributions of neeessaries
which will be distributed through the
agency of the Associated Charities
The first tableau was the Wise Men OF
the East" who foretold again the birth
of the Christ child. The cast was made
up of Howard Montgomery. William Oar
ling. George Bliss and Logan Gain
The tableap The Shepherds of Rethie-
hem" was represented by the young men
of Miss Sarah G. Morrisons class: Here
the guardians of the fiocks sat IN the
center of miniature desert and heafd
of the coming OF the Christ child. Mean
while Miss May Davis sang, w ME
ShepNeruS w dtcued ittii ''NiNe7 ~
Night.
Playlet Much Enjoyed.
The playlet "Christmas OH the From
tier was much enjoyed. Seated upon
the platform in the center OF winter
scene We're Irish. German. QUAKER ana
three Indian characters. The represent
ative of the Emerald Isle told how MS
people celebrate Christmas by merriment-
The German depicted the customs OF the
fatheriand and at the close the QUAKER
said that at Christmas time the story OF
the Christ should be told over and over
again. Turning to the Indian chief Nv az
Eagle" he told him of the Man of Gaiilee
who loved all men. The chief listened IN
tently and when he heard that the Christ
was the personification OF kindly feeling
toward all men-white and black red and
yellow-he announced that he wanted 10
join the Tribe Of Christ" He was then
formally made a follower of the Great
Chieftain.
Carly Arthur DeRemer, d. Cady Davis
Frederick Whitney, Everett Clements
Stephen Truesdell. Robert Townsend, Rob
ert Henderson. Morton WeiSle. Eugene
Harrar. Mrs Eugene Tilden. Misses Elsie
Allen. Frances Clements, Grace Meyers
and Florence Simpson.
Others who assisted in the enterta IN
ment were Messrs. Hayner Gordon. NJ. w
Baldwin, w. j. Bowman and John
Longan.
Party for the Little Ones.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon nearly
200 members of the primary and kinder
garten departments of the Sunday school
assembled at the church for their annual
christmas party The party included
kindergarten games. played in the gym
nasiu,n. and. Christmas story. told to
tie eager little listeners by Miss Marian
Pierce. Later the little folk were all
seated on small chairs at tables of APP
propriate height and were served with ice
cream, cake and candies. A large num-
Der of mothers were also in attendance.
Those in charge of the entertainment
were Miss Maybele Clements and Miss
Claribel Weigle. superintendent of the
primary and kindergarten departments OF
the school. assisted by Misses Marian
Pierce, Ethel LASER, Helen Harrington,
Ruby Nevins, May Davis, Nellie East
wood, frankie Clements. Helen Buell.
Janet Little Doris Little, Isabel Middle
ton and Louise Steinberg and Mrs. Ben
T. Webster.