Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-29
XMAS ENTERTAINMENT
Sunday School of First Methodist
Church Enjoys Yuletide Festival.
AT FIRST M. E. CHURCH.
Beautiful Cantata Rendered by Young
Members Of the School.

Inc Sunuay-Scnool room OF the
First Methodist Church was filled to
its utmost with the parents and
friends of the children last evening
upon the occasion of the Christmas
week entertainment.
A program of carols and recita-
tions, in which the members of all the
departments of the school partici-
pated, was carried out with great sue
cess. The room was decorated with
long lines of Christmas stockings, fill
ed with tempting candies, which were
taken down in due time and presented
to the children and grown-ups belong
ing to the school. Santa Claus was
also good to all the other children
present, having a stocking for each
of them. The presence of old Santa
was not the least interesting part
of the program, his arrival being al
together unlocked for by the chill
dren.
The rendition of the cantata. In
Search of the King" was very beau
tifully done. The platform was ar
ranged with dense background of
cedars, to give a woodland effect to
the scene. Over the cedars shone the
light of a star, representing the Star
of Bethlehem. Three boys, Wells
Kalmey, Leslie Basil and Vincent Rus
sell, dressed in flowing robes and tur-
bans. and carrying stats in their hands,
took the part of the Wise Men, who
were searching for the King.
Miss Elizabeth Carter, as the reader,
told with good effect the story in the
words Of Scripture, and the boys sang
their part very sweetly, in which
was set forth the purpose of the
Wise Men to journey until they
should find the object of their
search.
Then a solo part, rendered with
good voice by Miss Frances Russman,
portrayed the shepherds abiding in
the fields with their sheep, to which
the unseen choir, representing the
heavily music, responded with GLORY
to God in the Highest.
Here appeared the shepherds chill
dren, carrying sprigs of green and
dressed in white and singing Away
in a Manger." These parts were
done very sweetly by Mary Knight
Linthicum, Elizabeth Anderson, Alva
Frank, Marguerite Mahneke, Marion
Jewell, Kenneth Vansant and Lester
Tyler.
The Wise Men inquired of them of
what they sang, and the children told
IN recitation the story of the birth of
the babe at Bethlehem. Then the un-
seen choir sang the Gloria in Excel
ai HA nha,
upon the platform in the view of the
audience, and the entire company sang
a song of welcome to the Christmas
Day. This scene was rendered very
effective by colored lights which were
thrown upon it.
The choir which took part consisted
of Misses Nyce Feldmeyer, Elizabeth
Davis, Marjorie Brewer, Mary Mum
roe, Laura Roane, Elizabeth Munroe,
Eleanor Childs, Elizabeth Vansant,
Reba Wilson. Virginia Taylor. Maud
Westphal, Edna Crosby, Thelma
Sunbeam, Edith Wolfangle, Thelma
Bealer. The pianist was Miss Doro-
thy Brewer.
Following the cantata stereopticon
pictures were shown, to the delight
of the children. Then came the dis
tribution of the stockings, with their
contents of candies. After this a sur
prise was in store for the pastor, Rev.
Walter G. Mcneil, when a dainty lit
stocking, supposedly too small for
his foot but evidently large enough
to hold gold coin, was presented to
him. Mr.. VIM. ]. King, in behalf of
the school and church, in an ele CANT
little speech, made the presentation,
to which the pastor responded, ex-
pressing his appreciation.
The exercises of the evening were
presided over by the assistant super
intendent of the Sunday-school, Mr..
Joseph Nj. Armstrong. Mrs. VIM. j.
King was the pianist, and Mr.. Charles
G. Feldmeyer, the chorister. The va
rious committees on program, decora-
tion and treat were praised for the
successful manner in which the even
ing of entertainment was carried out.