Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-30
CHRISTMAS TREES
AND ENTERTAINMENT >.
Presents Distributed and euppers
Held For th6 Church Nurseries.


The usual enjoyable Christmas en-
tcrtainment for the Sunday seaooi =
the Broadway Congregational euhfeu
vas held on Friday evening. wnen the
Sunday school room was most attfac-
lively decorated Southern smilaS
which had been secured from Alabama
was used on the walls of the rooms
while the electric chandeliers were
wound with green and poinsettf.aS we're
effectively placed about the room; Al
the left of the platform We're three
lorge Christmas trees with decorations
ard a string of electric lights, winnie
there were two at the right. The new
clock which the school has presented
to itself was much admired. IL Is an
eight day timepiece and just what mas
been needed for some time.
An orchestra of three pieces played
during the evening, and play en-
titled The Greatest Day of the Year
was finely given following the welcome
~ Arthur Adams. The participants,
who were in costume. and 50 efectlVe-
~ carried out the affair. were as fol-
lows: Father Time, Ronald Kimbafi;
Day. Helen SPalding; Night, Far ME
Wells; Herald, Arthur Adams; Gpring'
Annie Houldcroft; summer. Lena
Dawley: Autumn. Minnie F'reemsn;
Winter. Helen Boynton: Rain, Mildl ed
Fox; Sunshine. Helena Wulf; Fog, MIL
bred Francis: Snow. Mildred Cary;
Kew Years Day. Ralph Townsend
Iincoln's Birthday. Olga WuttkeN;
fngton's Birthday, Florence Smith;
priI Fools Day, Linwood Tower,
Courtnev Andrews, John Benson;
Memorial Day, Helen Browning; Com
rnencement Day, abby Gallup; indie
pendence Day. Laura Hoffman; I.abo 2
Gay, Halsey Gallup: All Hallows' Eve,
Winfred Grierson; THANKSGIVING Day,
Elizabeth Chase: Christmas Day. Ida
I dams.
There were songs with nearly each
character. for which Mrs. w. Fl. Daw-
ley presided at the piano, and Misses
May Freeman and Elizabeth Wilson
sang.
The preents were distributed by Sam
ia Claus. there being candy for all.
while gifts were presented to the "A
who had attended every session of the
school. They were as follows:
One year-H. w. Gallu. Hazel Town
send. Raymond Bourne, Otto Rosienne,
William Bogclauski Dorothy Rasmus-
sen, Charles Reebner. Norman Ras-
mussen, Freda Brososl1i, Lena Dawley,
Earl Whitehead. Annie SabinslSi, Bea-
trice Freeman, Emma Rosienne. Har-
old Rasmussen, Florence Whitehead.
Two years-Lizzie Graham. Ray Gill
more, Ida Heebner. Minnie Townsend,
May Dawlyey. Mrs. Charles Sands,
Charles E. Dyer.
Three years-Hans Rasmussen, Hal
sey Gallup, Herman Rosienne, F'reda
Weinpahl, Henrietta Davis. Marian
Beebe Emma Kaiser.
Perrin, Erna Roisienne, Mary Kelly.
Five years-Walter Stanley, Florence
Smith, William o. Dyer, ]. Myles
Standish.
Seven years-AIden Sands, Charles l.
Smith.
Ten years-George Dyer, Lillian Dy-
err Minnie Freeman.
Fourteen years-Joseph f. Spicer.
There was a large number in at
tendance, and the evening was greatly
enjoyed. The committee having
charge of the affair included Mrs.
John Kukla. chairman, Miss Ella. Les
ter, Miss Marion Beebe, Miss Helen
Boynton Mrs. w. H. Dawley and Har-
old Burt. They, with Mrs. w. II. Oat,
we're responsible for the handsome dec
orations.
Park Church Sunday School.
The Park church Sunday school
Christmas festival was held in the Os
good Memorial on Friday evening, and
proved a joyous and entertaining oc-
casion, both to the members OF the
Sunday school and to their parents and
grown up friends- There was varied
and pleasing programme of music, rec
itations and shadow pictures before
the arrival of the chief parsonage of
interest. A collection of familiar selec-
tions were rendered by the Sunday
school orchestral q number of songs
were well given by the lJibers' club
from the Academy, and two inatru-
mental pieces by TraVor Briscoe and
Philip Johnson. There was a recita-
ton by the infant class, a song by
Louise Norton and Eloise Smith, and
a reading illustrated by Miss Henrietta
Browning. A group OF shadow pictuers
illustrating Mother Goose Rhymes were
unique and amusing. Miss Helen
Marshall and the Misses CogswelI were
the originators and stage managers
for the shadow pictures assisted by
Allen Latham. Miss Elsie ID. Brand.
Miss Elizabeth Pullen and Leonard O.
Smith were the general committee of
arrangements. After the programme
the doors into the infant room were
opened, displaying a decorated Christ
mas tree, and Santa Claus soon arriv-