Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
SAINT NICK IN JAPAN
First Visit of Santa Claus to
the Land of Flowers.
DELIGHT OF THE PEOPLE
Unique Christmas Entertainment at
Calvary Church.
CANTATA AND A PANTOMIME
Children of Anacostia M. E. Church
Portray "Santa in Sunderland"
Other Celebrations.
DELIGHT OF THE PEOPLE
CANTATA AND A PANToM1ME

NdltdTy Baptist was Tie Sceuc
last night of a unique entertainment
wherein Santa Claus was shown on a
special visit to Japan. Two little Amer
lean children. according to the plot of
the musical play, in which form the call
of st. Nicholas on the land Of flowers
was described. were responsible for it ALL
They were at school in Japan, where
Santa Claus had never been before. They
saw what the little JAMS wsre missing
by not having Ga~ta { aus. so they
wrote directly to Sdn,a Claus himself
and asked him to come.
When their letter came it pleased
Santa Claus. OF course. he was terribly
busy just at that time getting presents
ready for the millions of children in
Christian countries. but he found time to
sit down and figure out way to take
care of the little Japs.
Santa Provides for the japanese.
The two little Americans couldn't tell
him in their letter how many little Japs
there were and where they lived and
what they wanted SO Santa Claus had
to attend to all that himself At least
he had to have it attended to, because
he was far too busy to make the long
journey to Japan himself. So he called
four of his fairy helpers.
Mount your broomsticks.' he directed.
land fly over to Japan. quick. See that
YOU visit every house in the whole land.
Look in all the closets and nurseries
and see what toys the little people there
have and find out what they need. Get
all their names and addresses and bring
them back in hurry"
When the fairies came back they told
Santa Claus that the japanese had plenty
of certain kind of toys, hut the real
Christmas toys were unknown to them
Then Santa Claus set all his fairies to
work making an extra supply. The -four
fairies had told the grown people in Japan
that the presents would be g ven out al
the Sunshine Sunday school. so Christmas
morning all the little Japs got up early
and went there.
No sooner were they settled in thei,
seats than in came Santa Claus and his
four fairies with loads and loads of pres
entS. 1t was great big time for the
Japs- and they We're very happy. Sc
happy. in fact. that they sang songs
about Christmas and Santa Claus. and
acted just American children act al
Christmas time. even though that was
Santa's first visit to them.
Play Admirably Performed.
The play, which was half pantomime
and half cantata. was admirably per-
school. Walter Wooden, teacher in the
junior department, played Santa Claus
The parts of the two little Americans who
arranged the whole thing were taken by
George V. Siebold and Mildred Price.
All the little actors and actresses wore
Japanese costumes, which made an effect
i've and pretty picture on the stage. The
folio wing children took part in the play:
George V. Seibold, Mildred Price, Marian
NfcI nJS low InI,r
Palmer. Wallace Kirby, Everard Dunkum
Paul Gilbert, Ruth Herbert. Mildred Cope
land, Margaret Bristow. Edith Swart-
won't, William Wilbur, Wallace Fowler
EuGenia Hines Lillian Allison, Beulah
Barber, Ida Bentley, Loretta Capell. Sallle
Chalk. Mary Cross, Evelyn Emig. Gladys
Emis, Edna Ford. Ethel Ford, Marian
FriZelle, Belle Garvey. Louise Goodhue,
Elva Green Gladys Haislip, Leah Harris
Nettie Humes. Flora Hull. Helen kirch-
Munger Ethel Rice, Elizabeth Richard
son Mae Rowe Winifred Schoenborn.
Theodosa D. Se!bold. Ella Sisson, Pearl
Spates. Lillian Taylor. Ethel league
Helen Walters. Lille Walters, Irene
White, Bessie Wilkes, Melissa William
son, OTville Patterson and Charles Ford.
Following were the committees In
charge:
Entertainment Miss Nellie NJ ITALIA
ferro and Miss Sarah White: costumes
and decorations Miss Eleanor Hoyme,
Mrs. Frank Fl. Swartwout and Mrs
George Sebold: candy, II. b. Waddey. j.
Herbert. J. Yule, Sacket Duryee. Horace
NJ. Gilman and Ivon Phillips.
"Santa Claus in Sunderland"
Children of the Sunday school of tie
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church
appeared in Santa Claus in Slumber-
land" a Juvenile Christmas cantata, last
evening in the church, 18th and L
streets, Anacostia, in the presence of a
large gathering. The church was deco
rated with Christmas evergreens The
Sunday school pupils who took part Were
RAYMOND Scaggs. Alice Hardy. Charles
Watson, Ralph Williamson. Rosa Simp-
son, May Shank, Percy Simpson. Milton
Davis. Edgar Murphy, Arthur Suit. Ray
mond Nicholson, Walter Griffith. AlonzC
Stone. Alfred Sherzer. Robert Griffith
Joseph Cav. Wallace Florence, Lewis
Stehr. Raymond Moran. Edward Bob
Its. Johnson Hardy. jr.. Mamie Conway
Vesta Gator. Florence Gibbons, Helen
Trimble Helen Owens. Hazel Florence
Addie Harrison. Mabel elliott, Irma Tay-
lor. Nellie Green. Alma Emo. Marjorie
tiaines; Lizzie Murphy marguerite Camp
bell Vivian Murphy, Janet Williamson
Helen Lacey. Lucille Gator Hattie Tor
ney. Laura Gator Mildred Owens, Helen
Cav. Pauline Cav, Katherine McCauley
Carina Scaggs. Mildred Suit Eunice
Allen. Helen Gibbons. Grace Boblits
Mary Hardy, Mary Compton. Nellie Con
way, Wesley Mcdonald. Carl Stehr, Ar
thur Bell, Jennie Dornan. Freddie But
Ter. Royce Martin. Charles Walsh, Ellis
worth Jones. Robert Moore. Russell Sher-
GER Myrtle Nicholson. Stella White. Ada
Boblits. Eva Barrett, Helen Moreland
Veryl Watson. Jessie Fisher, Frances
Shank and Esther England.
The role of Santa Claus was filled by
Johnson Hardy, ST. a committee, con-
sisting OF Mrs. Bertha Haines, Mrs. Car
RE Emo and Mrs. Leila Watson. presented
to Rev. Joseph A. Jeffers the pastor
three purses. each one filled with gold
coins. Arthur b. Suit the superintend-
ent OF the Sunday school. was presented
with Bible, handsomely bound.
The following committees We're in
charge of the entertainment: Entertain
ment-D. c. Smithson. Mrs. Haines, Mrs
Mrs. Fort. Supply-Mrs. Gator, Mrs.
Williamson. Mrs Ella Fort and Mrs.
Leila Watson. The music was furnished
by the following: Messrs. Charles
Fowler. cornet: SchlenkeG, trombone:
Smith, violin: Havill. violin.
The Sunday school pupils received
sweetmeats and the teachers We're all re-
membered with suitable gifts.
Candy and Fruit Distributed.
The Sunday school of the Anacostia
Baptist Church held it's Christmas enter
tainment last evening. The interior of
the edifice was prettiy decorated with
evergreens and Christmas bells. while a
beautifully trimmed Christmas tree oc
o;,I t,Ia