Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-31

1 paper from which were ground out | presents, and there was a Santa Claus. | he is familiarity known, took the part ! of Santa Clans and did it to the de- i light of everybody.
 | Capt. c. E. Douglass was in charge | of the affair and he was assisted by 1 MT and Mrs Joshua Yeomans Miss 1 Jennie Teomans. Sterling Nelson. Ed | ward Ellsworth, Samuel McAllister, Mrs c. E. Douglass and Miss Cora 1 Chesebro.
 At Broadway Church.
 Attractive decorations greeted the members of the Broadway Sunday 1 school as they assembled Friday eve | ming in the vestry for the annual l Christmas entertainment. With two ] large Christmas trees at each side of 1 the platform decorated with tinsel and | many coIored electric lights there | were smaller ones enclosing he ends | of the platform. while strings of lau rel were hung over the windows and | about the posts were punches of laurel | and poinsettia, making pretty eff feet. Supt. II. B. Cary directed the | evenings programme, which was car 1 ried out to the delight of the audi | ence Miss Mildred s. Bass of Bos- ton, a reader. was heard in number | of selections which displayed her | marked ability in that line
 She gave The Last Word, by Van 1 Dyke, in magnificent style. and also | The Reggedy Man, Dickens Christmas | Dinner, and Richards Pratfcing, and in all she was particularly good. 1 Mrs. Charles Tyler Bard gave | soprano solo in her usual excellent manner, the accOnpanimcnts being by | r. ". Lester, while two selections | were given by the choir of the church, i they being Christmas carols.
 The exercise, Christmas Spirit, was carried out by members of the Sun 1 day school who represented different | nationaIitieS and they told of how ] Christmas was celebrated in the coun- 1 tries they represented, ending with | the American Christmas and the ar l rival of Santa Claus, which was i'm | personated by George L. Fuller. Pres | ents were distributed to those who had l been perfect in attendance, Joseph 1 Spicer holding the record, having been l perfect for thirteen years, while two 1 had been there nine years. Boxes of | candy were distributed to the children
 by classes at the closing of the en-
 tertainment. The decorations were ] arranged by Mrs. w. H. Dawley, Mrs. ". H. Oat and Miss Susan Spicer, while the committee in charge of the
 entertainment included Waterman R 1 Burnham, Miss Marion G. Beebe and l Miss Julia Wood.
 At Trinity Nj. s. Church.
 ] Interesting Christmas exercises were
 held in the Sunday school rooms of l the Methodist Episcopal church Fri
 day evening, and a large number were
 present to enjoy them. Hon. Costello
 Lippitt, the superintendent was in ] charge, and the following programme
 was carried through in a successful
 manner: Prayer, Rev. NJ. s. Kauf- 1 man. DID,; address. Avery Stanton; piano solo, Waldo Newbury: dialogue, 1 Christmas Dolls, Santa Claus and three ] girls; recitation, Jolly Old St. Nick, l Miss Harriet Newbury; short piece, ! Miss Eleanor Cousins; song, Away in l a Manager, Miss Gladys NeWbuTy; rec 1 itation, Bethlehem, Miss. Pauline Ken l nisOn recitation, Merry Christmas, ] Miss Florence Clifford; recitation,
 Santa Claus and the Mouse, Miss l Irene Cruthers; recitation, Christmas, 1 Miss Edith Purvis; recitation, The Night Before Christmas, Forest Lew
 is; recitation, While tSars Are Shin
 ing. Miss Inez Clifford.
 4 beautiful Christmas tree was pro- vided and following the literary and musical programme, presents and candy were taken from the tree and 1 infant department. Light refreshments ] were then served and a social hour was enjoyed by all.
 The committee in charge of this
 pleasing affair was composed of Mrs.
 Frank King, Mrs. Ernest Newbury,
 Mrs. John Morgan, Miss Louise Wor-
 cester and Mrs. Costello Lippitt.
 At Central Baptist Church.
 With Supt Shepard B. Palmer in charge, the Christmas exercises that were given Friday evening by the members and friends of the Sunday
 school of the Central Baptist church
 were carried through in a pleasing manner and furnished an unusual amount of pleasure to all in attend ance. The programme opened with a prayer by the pastor, Rev. P. c. 1 Wright, and was varied and interest ing and successful in every way
 The programme follows: Prayer, Rev. P. c. Wright; greeting, Miss Sybil Palmer; recitation, Quite Like a Stocking. Alfreta Timiennfs; Christ mas Carol, girls and boys of the school; recitation, Making an Orator, Reginald Ashby; recitation What the Stockings Say, Arnold Smith: anthem. by the choir; recitation Glimpses of Santa Claus, Miss LilIia Phillips: reel tation, Two Little Stockings, Miss Helen Storms; solo, Away in a Man ger Miss Freda Moves: recitation Sly Santa Claus. Benjamin Palmer; choir selection; reading, A Christmas Story, Miss Alice Deane; solo, Everywhere Everywhere. Christmas Tonight Miss Helen Vergason; chorus. The First Christmas Night, girls and boys of the school: recitation When Santa Claus Cried, Howard Peckham.
 Following the last number on the literary part of the evenings pro- graume light refreshments of fancy cakes and ice cream were served and a social time was in order During this hour pleasing music was furnish ed by an orchestra made up Of Miss FIossie Holloway, piano: Ernest Cher rT Charles Eugene Wright and Miss Dorothy Gregson, violins: Miss Alice Brewer guitar; Miss Katherine Moore and Christine CIregson. mandoHns
 The church was beautifully decorat- ed and an unusually fine Christmas tree was in evidence, attractively adorned with tinsel. fancy electric
 lights and boxes of candy for the lit
 tie ones.
 The committees in charge were: