Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03

Hundreds OF children were iHaue si"N
by the church Christmas entertainments
that marked the past week. While their
ELDERS had numerous opportunities VI
watching the old year out and wishing
each other a happy new year at lhe
watch night services in many OF the
churches. Othe- holiday-tide entertain
ments were he'd in the different churches
during the week.
A Christmas entertainment was given
in the Congress Heights Methodist Fps
copal Church, on Nichols avenue, "eu-
mes evening under the auspices ol '''o
Sunday school of the church. Inc eoihce'
which was decorated with evergreens'
held a large audience. composed or men.
bers Of the church and f.lencS ol ,io
Sun6av school, A large Christmas Tree
cont aiming the gifts intended for distribu-
ton, occupied a place on the platform
Rev II c. Spencer, the pastor OF the
church opened the program ny onel ing
a prayer. Owing to the illness OF FniIIp
Magruder the superintendent Of TIE sun
dav school, the p-ogram was carried ou'
under the direction of James McCauley'
the assistant superintendent Those VINO
took part in the songs and reclta,ioIh
were Lizzie Tice. Marie Mcnamara, ELSIE
Geesler. Herbert Mckay, Jacob kldweh'
H. G. Spencer made an appropriate au-
dress.
The children received books and con-
fectionery. while NJ. Spencer was pre-
sented with sum Of money and me
teachers Of tie school were given sulta-
HE gifts Miss Grace Spalding was the
accompanist.
A cantata, santa Claus Surprise was
the feature of the Christmas exercises at
10, ~, T,nc htrfa Viz Church l'llpS-
day evening last, on which occasion over
300 people were present to witness tne
program. The entertainment was given In
three parts and was staged in the man
auditorium of the church. Inc interior Oh
the edifice was artistically decorated with
evergreen. with red and green streamers
extending from the ceiling OF the church
to various parts of the room. oh the
platform cedar trees were arfanged III
such q manner as to make the scehes
most attractive. During the lntermlsslons
the primary classes rendered selections
and recitations.
In addition to the cantata feature the
boys and girls arranged a surprise 1or
Santa Claus in the shape OF dinner
party which concluded with the dlStrlDu-
ton of presents by fairies, together with
boxes of candy for the younger ones. Inc
chairmen of the various committees IN
cluded: Refreshments. c. {. King, en-
terfainment Miss Kathryn Whltmer
j. II.
Knight, superintendent of the Sunday
school, presided at the meeting.
The annual Christmas exercises of the
Whitney Avenue Christian Church. al
Park road and Georgia avenue, Park
View. were held Wednesday evening IN
the Sunday school room before an au-
dience that crowded the hall TO the doors.
The children OF the Sunday school took
part in the exercises. Supt. James Will
meth was in charge of the program. he
was assisted by Enoch Gathright, secre-
tary of the Sunday school, and Miss Anna
Daring pianist.
The hall was lastly decorated for the
occasion with a neatly trimmed tree
placed by the side of the platform While
the children were singing christmas
Bells Are Ringing there was great in
terest manifested when Santa Claus en-
tered from the rear of the room heavily
laden with presents the little ones greet
ing him with hearty hand applng and
cheers Presents were then distributed TO
those who had been in attendance of the
Sunday school for So many years without
being absent and to the teachers. The
first one presented by Santa was hand
some office desk to Rev. W. F. Smith,
pastor of the church. Then came the
usual distribution of candy.
A lengthy program was then presented.
The scholars Of the Sunday school of
Waugh NJ T.. Church gave their annual
Christmas entert ainment Wednesday eve
ming under the management of Miss Alice
Maydwell and Robert II. Walker. The
evening was successfully devoted to re-
ception OF Santa Claus at Miss Prim S
Academy. The interior of the church
was fitted up in an excellent representa-
ton of a schoolroom and the various
characters entered into their parts with
all the realism of life.
Those who took part in the entertain
ment were Misses Phoebe Stein as Rita,
Lucy Graves as Lena Regania Fries as
Vera Fate. Florence Leger as the Wltch
daughter, Florence MentZer as Miss Prlm
and Miss Florine Walker as the spirit OF
love. The mae parts were taken care OF
by Messrs. William Milburn as Tom. Page
Milburn, jr., as Billy Boy, Albert Leger
as NeWsy Ned and last but not least MI
Rudisill Milburn as Santa Claus.
The singing of the choruses was Wen
rendered and showed the effect OF hard
work in rehearsals. Those who aided
were Misses Ethe' Buckler, Edna McDon-
aid. Edna Edmonston, Myrtle keech.
Bertha Keech, Janet Walker. Dorothy
Lewis, Pauline Scott and MessrS. Robert
Walker, William Morrison, Ernest
Weaver. Wade Petit Clarence Weaver,
Foster Wood. John Gallagher and Master
Vernon Waller.
Dudley Lawrence sang several SOLOS
during the intermiSSionS.
The Baptist Church at TenleytoWn gave
It's ann,Aal Christmas festival on New
Oh; of Sabbath