East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-25
A Merry Christmas!


It's not white Christmas" In
Pendleton today-mores the pity,
from the standpoint of the small boy
but the Christmas spirit is abroad and
with the special religious services and
the social festivities in almost every
home the day has been properly OBJ
served. The big stores Of the city
were all closed during the day.
Santa Claus visited the homes last
evening. Paid his regular calls and
found that there was never a boy or
girl in Pendleton who had been so
bad that he could not visit them. There
were also Christmas trees for many Of
the Sunday school children, and two
notable Christmas cantatas at the
Methodist and Baptist churches, re-
spectively.
1t is great day. The merchants
are all pleased with a heavy holiday
business splendid indication of
the numbers made happy. -
Dr. santa's Cure.
full house heard the cantata, "'Dr.
Santa Claus Cure" at the Baptist
church last night II was given by rs
of the boys and girls of the Sunday
school, assisted by James B. Hartwell,
who was the genial Santa.
A wonderful cure was effected.
Gloomy Jim, poor lame and choloric
blind boy, in his wanderings came to
the home of the old woman who lived
in shoe. He found her many chill
dren sitting up late making Christmas
presents This TO him was all fool
ishnes. He didn't believe in Santa
Claus. But Dr. Santa Claus was CALI
ed on the advice Of the old woman
and Gloomy Jim was shown the
Christmas lights and the Christmas
star But even these did not effect a
cure. He was then shown by the
magic power 70 Santa Claus wand, a
happy family preparing for Christmas.
This vision of good cheer was the
cure that he needed
He threw away his crutches, his
bandages firm hands and feet and
limbs, and was ready to do pleasant
things for others.
The boys and girls did their parts
extremely well. Marcus May was
Gloomy Jim, Florence Ward was the
I'D woman in the she, and Bernice
Walker was the mother OF the happy
amily While dialogue was inter-
ipersed most of the presentation was
W song. Many Of the participants
ang solos and all sang in the many
horuses. Nola Childreth as Bopeep
nd Zoeth Carney as Jock Horner
we're the first 10 sing alone and did
heir parts well. Jack and Jill. who
we're buineve Storey and Catherine
Wilcox had very attractive part and
little song that pleased everybody.
The chorus sung by all he children
5 the old woman sent for "Dr. Santa
'laus," Mother Knows What to Do"
'as one of the best Edna Cook
'ok the solo part in this. The final
horus, Santa Claus is Love" was the
'yous expression of Christmas spirit
fter all were happy in the cure OF
i'm. 1t das perhaps the best chorus
the cantata.
After the musical program Santa
laus and his assistants distributed the
resents to the children present and
ley went away happy.
The room was tastily decorated with
'ergreens and colors. with the Xmas
otto that all felt appropriately ex-
'essed the prevailing feeling OF good
i'll.
"Kriss kringle."
At the Methodist church i'm pre-
nting the cantata "Kriss Kringle.s
iss Sadie Ford directed n splendid
orus of 40 little folks of from three
l3 years of age who were garbed
fairies, elves and brownies and had
en- most perfectly drilled i'm their
rts. The cantata was different
om the usual Christmas type, al
ough the theme was woven about
e merry old Santa Claus. and there
is splendid opportunity for the
of presents The music
S bright and catchy and the pretty
ects secured by Miss Ford's care
training of the little folks were
thing less than remarkable Tho
rts of Grandpa" and "Grandma,'
Ten by Jess Porter and Miss Porter
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