The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

heartily enjoyed by old and young.
They were as follows:
ST. GEoRoE's
st. Georges Sunday school celebra.
ton was held Saturday night at 7.3C
AT the church. The Sunday school
marched in the church singing, "Joy to
The World" where the service was
held. A nice collection was taken up.
After the service in the church the
children marched back in tho Sunday
school room to the occasional ANGELS
from the Realms Of Glory, where they
were greeted by beautiful Xmas tree
and santa claus with bunch Of Eski-
mos. Santa claus had big pack with a
gift for each child in the Sunday school.
And also lot of sweets and good
things.
Fully seven hundred teachers and
scholars gathered at the Baptist sun
Iday school Monday for the annual cele-
bration. Supt. Il. P. Willis had charge
of the exercises. Prof. A. b. Bower
inc on the piano and Mr.. +. q. HELM
on cornet. furnished the instrumental
music and Mr. Charles Wright was
musical director Of the choir. 49,,
The program opened with hymn l6S,
followed by reading of 9th Psalm by
Supt Willis; Prayer by G. X; swift,
then HYMN No. IN, in which was a
solo by Miss Alice G. Cole and chorus
by choir. ~ Q
Assistant Superintendent W. ).
q Chesley read list of officers and teach-
ers who had attended every Sunday ~
the year. James N. Turner, n. Is.
lowering, W. S. Chesley, Mrs. A; Is.
- lowering, Mrs. w. 5. Chesley, Miss
Bessie Arnold.
Those attending every Sunday but
one and why they missed: 5. n East
burn. at General Convention; Miss lda
Cox, sick; Miss Lizzie Proctor, IN Baltl-
more.
/ Teachers who died during year: Capt.
S. J. Quinn and Mrs. Lee j. Graves.
I Scholars who attended every Sunday
in the wear and who brought in new
, scholars. were awarded prizes which
, consisted of useful articles: Gordon
Hicks. George White, Roger Bateman,
Lee Snellings, Edward Jones, Mrs.
Carter Honey. +. Portch, VIM. White,
Vim. Hudson, II. c. Honey, Miss Rena
Owens. Schoolfeld Thomas, }. Abb
Stone. RAYMOND Jones, Lavinla HELM,
; Kathleen Hehin, Miss Ida Burruss, MISS
Belle johnson, Charles Brooks, Edith
, Davenport, George Franklin, Gladys
; Heflin. Myrtle Littrell, COrdelia Payne,
2 Nora Pritchett, Pauline Robinson, a vin
Snellngs. Burrell Snellings, Arthur
Smith. Evelyn Young. Ethel Wall
( Fleming Stephens. James Sullivan
Miss Alice Stephens, Miss Alice Cox,
2 Edward Tompkins, John Saunders
( Carolinus Pitts, Mercer Franklin
t Thomas Burruss. Arthur Bowling. Ran
D dolph skinner, Miss Florence Smith
T.. G. Bell, w. j. Cox, j. +. McCalley'
Wallace McGee, Geo. X. Brooks, Miss
Ruth MCGEE. Pauline MCGEE, Rachael
McGee. Howard Smith, Sidney Pound,
Nimrod Curtis. Frank Shelton, Waller
81 Shelton. Edward Hughlett, VIM. Jack
, son. Harry Jackson, Decatur Young
- Archie Young, Clyde Young, Eugene,
D. skinner. Walter Skinner, Andrew
, Skinner. Hugh Skinner, Melville Sulli'
I van, Richard Truslow, {. Gouldman'
, Rober Smith, Ernest Shelton, Chiffon
+ Snellngs, Bertha Young, Adelaide hei'
lin. Willie Snellings, Helen Franklin
/. Mag Sullivan, Myrtle Franklin, Harry
Ball. Mrs. A. Limerick, Rufus Limerick
E. K. Garner, Melzi Franklin, Miss
Lola Layton, Geo. Nash, Doris Paytes,
Miss Blanche Rose, Melville Sullivan,
- Miss Lottie Stephens, Miss Ida Shelton
] Randolph Stone. Herman Walker, De
- catur Young. Mabel Young, Miss
: Elizabeth Helm. Miss Violet Ball, Miss
: Margaret Goodrich. Miss Rivers Nozzle
, Miss Grace Shelton, George Brooks,
Nora Ball. Lottie Walker Madge
FL Snellings. Erma Hawkins, Mildred
] Young, Willie Helm, Lewis Layton.
q Those missing only one Sunday during
, wear: J. A. White, Lottie Stephens,
Gertrude Stephens. Elizabeth Helm
Sarah Johnson, Elizabeth Sacrey.
Mr.. Herman Walker won the media.
for bringing in the largest number OF
scholars.
The Sunbeam Society gave Talent
, Penny" TO each Of the members e
: build on. Prof. +. II. Russell awarded
the medal to Miss Margaret Goodrich
for increasing penny TO S2O5 and two
! other prizes to Misses Florence Smiti
and Ruth Clarke for the best results.
Director Chas. Wright was the re
y cipient Of a handsome gift from th'
Sunday school choir, presented TO mn
in a neat speech by Mr. Geo. ID. Rowe
r. When the prizes had been awarded
for all the winners, the distribution O
bags of candy and other goodies TOOL
Mace. Then there was general ming
ling of teachers, scholars and friend
and the exercises closed for the day.
The prettiest and most interesting
. features of the Baptist celebration VII
: take place Wednesday night when
=, cantata is to be given, in which NOR
y than a hundred children will particl
), pate.
PRESBYTERIAN.
. The Christmas celebration Of tn
IT. PRESBYTERIAN Sunday school was held u
French Memorial Chapel Monday morn
Il ing. Dec. rs, at 10 O'Clock. Mr.. 5. u
j Howison. the assistant superintendent
nresided. The music was directed b
the superintendent, Mr. j. W. Adams
who was assisted by a picked choir
=, with Mrs. w. Key Howard at IN
y organ.
Several Christmas songs end carol
were sung by the school, and the
y showed the careful training that ha
/ been given, and were uncommon
II beautiful. They were much enloye
u by the large audience that packed IN
i building to the doors and left no stanc
e. ing room.
r. a short address Of greeting was mad
s. by the pastor of the church, Rev. }. h
is Henderlite, who presented Bibles an
Testaments TO those who had recite
es the Catechisms during the year, name
h. llv: Westminster Shorter CatechlsH
Susie Carter, Julia Slower, Anna Hal
rell, Mary Byrd Russell, James 4. Beal
Tom Somerville, Wilson Somervillt
Charlie Fulton, John Hassel; Child
Catechism, Douglas Somervlle, Lila
IR Kline. Robert Bear, Virginia Adams
Pearl Wild, Jeanette May Layton
Mollie Finney, Mary Caldwell, Thelm
lg Martin and Hugh Martin Perry.
ye A beautiful solo was rendered b
re Miss Bessie Belle Cannon in her be'
e style. =.
E. Mr.. Adams made a talk showing u
(. excellent record Of the school for Ii
b. past year in attendance and punctualit.
re as shown in the following report; Pre-
ent and on time every Sunday IN II
entire year, Robert Bear, Nichols
Adams, G. Frank Undertake, Z: v
Cash, Melee Lathram, Sam Woo
ny