The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-30
West RiUer TOlUns
TOWNSHEND.
Christmas Exercises in Churches and
Schools,

district Na. :, Miss Ethel SPARSE, teach
IN hnd a Christmas exercise, The fol-
iowinp ptapfam MAS successfully given
In ths pnplls s0ng, the srheali rest
tntion, liena rolumhusi \ Not" 70
Santa Claus. Mahrl tnlnmhnsi Nrd
Christmas Tree, Harold hafhef Ihu
Children : Vote Of Ihnnks, Ida jones'
A Latter Ia Santa Claus, Winnie Bar
ton! No stocking ~ Wear, Lester liAI'
h.r, Hang tn the liahY's Stocking
pbehr Columbus; sing Song Of santa
CLANS. Martin Jones; BESSIE : Christmas
Dream. Nina Jones, \ New Sahla
Claus. Matter Ialumhust Christmas y
Coming. mabel Barber; fommys ron
Ties. Herbert ZONES; Word Win
Snntn Claus, Flora Jones,
The Baptist sunday school held rs
Christmas exercises and tree va iHs
church 0n Friday evening. The, ehil,
dren of the school were nearly az
preseut. aud large number of grown
ne0plr also Tile eoncert was very ~
teTrsting, the entire evening, Win me
arrangements II the tree and presents
refrriinp credit on the committee which
had il In rhnFpr The exercises opehed
Will song ~ the chorus followed ~
a RESPONSIVE reading led hN Snpi, Z,
l. Hastings, and PRAYER hv the pastor,
Rev Iosoph Mexican: rrriiaiiuns hN
Madeline llulpti. Auahel Barber hinN'
nond Watson and GUY licmis; snelnk
hV the chorus: recitation hN DORIS lie
mis- and Merton Chase: exercise Nv me
three Cummings sisters; tecitailons hN
Robert Rrmis, Lester Barber aud Lena
cushing; exercise hV the Youngest chill.
drpu Maudc and Cora Bemis ANA
Rholn Rigelow. also piece hN Tree
mnu Bieclow, who has not reached ms
third birthday: Teritaiions hv Frank
Woodard md Harold Barber; The Great
Guest Comes hy Miss MAudc Esther
Gfeeuwond: motion song hv Florence
Howard, Katie Chase and lnice Heath;
Tecitatiuns hv Clara Greenwood, Rosa
Watson aud Richard Davis; singing ny
the chorus: au exceedingly interesting
exercise hv nine children entitled
santa Claus's stocking. which allied
for recitation singing and the inttoduc
zion of Santa claus, who was imperson
ated by RAYMOND Phillips, The closing
number was song bv the chorus
Then followed the distribution Of the
presents. There were many pretty ana
useful gifts, both for children and the
older ones taken from the beautiful
Christmas tree which had been attract
ivelv decorated los the committee. The
pastor was remembered bv am envelope
containing n sum Of money hv the mem
hers Of the congregation, and Mrs.
Mexican was treated likewise hy her
SUNDAY school class
The following Christmas exercise
was given IN school district No. last
Friday afternoon: Song bv the school
Santa Claus Is Coming; recitation.
Christmas Time. GUY Bcmis; recitation.
Santa Claus. Doris Bemis; duet, CHM
ing Christmas Bells. Eva Ricndeau and
Rosa Watson; recitation, Farmer
Browns Christmas Surprise, RAYMOND
Watson; reading, \ Letter 70 santa
Claus. Maude Bemis; recitation. What !
Should Like, Eva Riendcau; song by
the school, Old Santa Claus reading
The Night Before Christmas; recita
ton. To Santa Claus. Robert Bemis;
recitation. Santa Claus and His Men,
Lena Cushing; Merry Christmas Acros'
tic. II children; recitation Christmas
Questions, Rosa Watson: duet, Christ
mas Bells. Della Riendeau and Doris
Bems; recitation. Christmas Thought.
Raymond Bemis; recitation, Vera Belle,
Vera McClenning; recitation. Bells
Across the Snow. A ldes Gushing: eNer-
else, Christmas Wishes, Maude Bemis,
Cora Bems and Rhoda Bigelow; read
ing, Christmas Transfer, Della Rien
deau; song bv school, Time for Santa
Claus: recitation, Johnnie Lee S Christ
mas Tree, Frank Woodard; reading,
Parson Dale IS Antidote, Ruth Watson;
dialogue, Christmas Offerings by chill
dren from other lands, six children;
song by school, Letter to Santa. The
schooroom was beautifully trimmed
with evergreen and Christmas bells.
Much credit is due Mrs. Anna NJ.
White, the teacher, for the pleasing
and successful way these exercises
passed off. The large ATTENDANCE OF
4,,.N 10, nf hn lNfl Iran
manifested the high esteem in which
she is regarded by all in this district
At the Congregational church last
Saturday evening the Sunday school
presented an appropriate Christmas
exercise. The production was written !
by Alice L. Allen, and the title was The |
Story of the Christ Child, Guy Barry, !
Merle Randall, Mabel Rand, Eleanor
Jocelyn, Jonathan D. Mcintyre, Ruth |
Hebb, Nellie Willard, Howard Lowe,
Maynard Taft telling the story of His |
ing of The First Christmas Gift, Beth |
lehem Town Shine On, and O Wondrous |
Star, rendered bteween these different
parts by Mrs. George Eebb, as the
angel, added very much to the meaning |
of the lesson. After this Mable Rand |
sang The Song of the Angels, her moth
err, Mrs. A. l.. Rand, playing the accom-,
paniment. The choir sang Glory to God
in the Highest. The quartet, composed
of John H. Northup, Mrs. A. L. Rand,
Mrs. George Hebb and M. Parke Os-
good, sang the Star Of the East. The
closing solo was by Mrs, A. L. Rand.
There were scenes in these exercises
that will not soon leave our minds.
The professional when the children en-
tered the church with wreaths in their
hands waving and singing Carol, Sweet
ly Carol was pleasing. All the children
in the attitude of prayer and alteration
was touching and beautiful From
start to finish there was no break, and
no one had to be prompted showing the
great pains taken in the preparation of
this exercise. The committee in charge
deserve great credit. After this well
arranged and pleasing PROGRAM the
tree was stripped of it's treasures, Civ
ing every one a very pleasing and en-
ioyable evening.
Lectures at Leland and Gray Seminary.