Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03
Church Christmas Crecs.
Many Little Ones Made Happy by the Annual
Round of Holiday Festivities Other Meetings.

,oIioMihg interesting CHRISTMAS service
last Sunday evening:
Selections. orchestra: male sextet.
Look Up. o Watchman: trombone solo.
Or. Ma6trt: prayer. Mr.. Gibson; selec-
ton: 'si:ent. Holy Night" league choir:
reading OF lesson. Mr. Walker; anthem.
address. DR.. Campbell; male sextet.
GLORY to God in the Highest" hymn.
JOY to the World congregation.
Inc choir is made up of: Sopranos,
Misses Osborn. Gardner, Woodward: altos.
Misses Winter, Welsh and Mrs. Flsher;
tenors. Messrs. Ivens. Powers, Reyes:
bassos. Messrs. Evans. Holmes. Sheets.
Sappington.
The orchestra includes: Trombone. DR..
Madert; violins. Messrs. Waring and Pal
mer: mandolins, Misses Moore Evans and
HIT; accompanist. Miss Elliott.
ny request portion o. the program
VIII be repeated next Sunday. when. un-
der the direction OF ". l.. Sans5u.y pres
ident of Calvary Chapter. q "Preview OF
the New Year will be the subject of a
general discussion.
"bettinphone" concert was given Mon
day evening to Iaians and their friends
at the Eastern Presbyterian Church, 9th
street and Maryland avenue northeast.
by Mr.. Frank Hamilton teacher of tho
italian class of the Sabbath school Sc
iectfons We're given on the bett!niphone
from Scott. Constantine Miss Bessie Alb
bott and other famous singers, which de-
nghted the music-loving souls Of the
Italian audience and brought back 10
them memories OF their old homes in
sunny Italy. Miss Bertha Hansen, The So
prano Soloist Of the church choir sang
and was forced to respond 10 a double en-
core. Her sister. Miss Marie Hansen.
rendered a piano SOLO Mrs. Window
contributed songs in the italian language.
A piano solo was also given by Mr. Nor
gan, an Italian. Rev. ScaTito, pastor or
the italian Baptist Church OF this city,
was present and made an address in Ital-
Ian. He explained that it is the purpose
of the Eastern Presbyterian Church To
conduct an Italian Sabbath school every
sunday afternoon at o'clock, which
Will be under the direction of Frank
Hamilton. This Sabbath school viii take
the place OF Mr. Harnilton's regular sun
day morning Sabbath schoo, class of Ital-
ians. Assisting Mr.. Hamilton in the new
work will be Signo-a Lanz'lH who will
translate Mr.. Hamltons lessons into
Italian. Mrs Window will also aid IN
the work. A lesson in English viii be a
part of the service On each Sabbath aft
ernoon in addition to the teaching of the
Sabbath school lesson.
y 'tacky party and watch meeting
was given New Year eve by the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Eastern Presby-
terrain Church in the Sabbath school room.
Refreshments were Sc. we'd. At q few
minutes before midnight Rev. Charles J..
Neibei, pastor Of the church, opened 4
brief song and prayer service, which
lasted until the old year had merged
into the new. Later a crowd of the
young people escorted Rev. and Mrs.
Neibel to their home at the Lambert on
A street northeast, where the pastor and
his wife were wished many happy returns
of New Year day
on
delightful Christmas cantata was given by
the Sunday school of the Emory NJ. T..
Church South of Brightwood. The cast
was as follows: Santa Claus, II. White;
Santa's right-hand man, Edward Fowler;
Jack Frost Norwood Glading: Sand Man.
Emmett Thomas; Fairy Bell. Edna White
Boys and girls in plot: Gar and Beard,
Mary Glading, Francis Chapman, Mil
dred Fowler. Marjorie Bartlett, Ethel
Bergman. Raymond Langley and Ereane
Galley. Santa's toy factory girls: Ruth
Langley. Eleanor -Bushee. Edna Land
graf. Ninette Bergman. Elsie Thomas.
Martha Stone, Hazel Hickson anu Dorothy
keane. Fairy Bel 3 fairies: Edith Good
acre, Hazel Thompson Dorothy Osborn,
Dorothy Beard Charlotte Glading. Verde
Ign conney. Corinne Connley aud Mary
Louise Landgraf. Sand Mans wrinkles:
Howard Galley, Thomas Guide James
Tucker. Ferdinand Bergman Pear
son Bergman, John White William Fow-
Ter Four little tots. Miriam Thomas.
Grace White. Helen Osborn and Hylah
Connley, sang I'VE Belong to the Sleepy
head Band"
AT the close a Christmas carol was sung
by Messrs. IL. Davis, L. Mattingy and e.
Ray.
After the program was rendered letters
purpOrtinS to be from different members
of the church were read aloud by Santa
Claus, creating much merriment.
Bibles were awarded to Mary Glading.
Earl Thompson and Leon Thompson for
having regularly attended Sunday school
for period Of two years. To Edna
White. Emmett Thomas Ethel Bergman
and Hazel Thompson were presented BIZ
b es for regular attendance for one year.
Benjamin King in behalf of the congre-
cation, presented TO the pastor. Or. Hes
ser. and his wife beautiful set of silver
spoons.
Miss Ella Keene of Brightwood Park,
10 whom the credit is due for the success
of the evening, was also kindly remem-
bered.
After Santa Claus and T.. T.. GladnC,
the Sunday school superintendent were
each presented handsome umbrella.
boxes of candy and oranges were dis
tributed TO all of the members Of the
Sunday school and a CHILDREN present.
Miss keene was ably assisted by Mrs.
Thomas and Mrs. III. White. The accom-
panists We're Miss Mildred Stier and Miss
Hattie Middleton