The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-29
SANTA CLAUS VISITS
ANACOSTIACHURCHES
Christmas Exercises Held
and Presents Given the
Children.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.


Members OF the Baptist denomination
IN Congress Heights assembled in the
town hall, on Alabama avenue, last
night, and listened TO an interesting
program OF Christmas exercises given
under the auspices Of the Sunday school
department Of the Mission Church in
that suburb Decorations Of evergreens
hung IN festOOns about the interior OF
the building, while or the stage was
erected a large Christmas tree, gIitterinZ
With electro lights The Rev Quirof
Harlan, opened the program with a
brief address Richard r Jones. super
intendent OF the Sunday school. followed
win Introductory TSula rkS- Those tax
ing part In the program Of Rotations
and solos were Lizzie Tee, Viola Dunn
EeFSIs Price Laura Barnes. Ruth smith.
and -Eldr1dge Purdy- q THO, composed
OF the Misses Emma RObey and Addie
Dean and Donald Paxton, OF AnaCos-
ia sang MISS Robey and Miss Dean
rendered a duet William Nalley made
his appearance In the role Of Santa
Claus as the final number on the pro
gram Re distributed a generous supply
Of gifts consisting Of presents Of con
1ectloner-s fruit. etc, for the children,
and articles OF seTvicsabIeness for the
pastor and teachers Of the school.
Charles = Purdy, secretary Of the
church, assisted in the management Of
the affair.
In the parish hail Of the Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church, on Y
street, the pupils Of the SUNDAY school
last night held their annual holiday en-
teTlalnIl-enJ- They presented z Christ
mas play entitled santa Claus, IT."
william Scantlebury, jT-, represented old
santa Claus, while santa Claus. 1T., was
portrayed BY George Fisher. Others in
the play were Ada Kelly. Louise Crum-
baugh, Florence Frisbie, Harold Wood
Willard Wood Florence Emo, Elizabeth
Lott Minnie Potter, Dorothy LuIz, Mar
ian Butler. Raymond Emo. Julian Stew
ems crank Hagau ana A FIlius- Miss
Annie HInEley was Organist Children
and officers Of the school were remem-
bered with gifts, and confectionery and
fruit were distributed The euterta in
Bryan, super 'ntendent Of the Sunday
school
Raymond - Did. a young man who
works for Geors Pierce, florist, at lG5
Bowen road. came 10 AnacosIia last
night and reported that he had been
severely wounded by an attack from
a savage dog on the premises where
he IS employed. Young Petzoid received
three bites on the right hand He had
his wounds dressed al the off1ce of
local physician According to the young
man : story which he relOted to the 20
lice Of the Eleventh precinct he heard
a noise IN PierCe's rear premises about
2-S0 O'Clock IN the morning. Thinking
Il was burglar about the place. Pet
gold secured his thirrT-tvvo caliber re-
vOiver and went to investigate. In the
chicken house in the rear of the place
he discovered a fierce dog. As he
opened the door Of the poultry house
the dog, which had killed nine fine
fowls. Sprang at him PetzOld fired two
bullets laying the animal low. Tire
dog spranE up before dying, however
and fastened its teeth in PetzOld's
right hs- ID ma king three ugly wounds
The police VIII have the body OF the
dog sent to the Bureau of Animal In
dustry for examination. The dog killed
fifteen chickens IN different chicken
houses on the night II was shot
Otto Bowman, Of Faulkner, y. Y, is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs George r
Pyles. corner OF Thirteenth and L