Evening journal., 1911-12-22
CHURCH FOLK
SPREAD CHEER
Grace Young People Give
Literally to the City
Needy

The scholars Of Grace NJ. e. Church
Sunday school held Yuletide exer-
cses last evening when the various
classes donated plentiful supply Of
season food stuff to gladden. the hearts
OF poor families. The supplies were
distributed today
The stage of the school room was
decorated to represent an Eskimo
scene and on one side was a trading
post protraying the Indian stations
b. Colonial days. Several Christmas
trees scattered about the scene added
realism to the effect. The room was
also decorated with Christmas green's.
Santa was assisted by Misses Mil
. dred Walls. Emily Heindle, Florence
Winslow. Louise Gicker. Elizabeth
Winslow and Edith Dandy. The
helpers were dressed as Eskimos.
The idea was giving, which was
!. emphasized by a large wreath in red
bearing the word A young Santa en-
tered into the spirit of the occasion
with as much fervor as the elder
I Santa.
Preceding the giving exercises, an
entertainment was given. including
a selection by the orchestra; song
by the school; violin solo, Miss
Miriam Triggs; recitation. Little Miss
Lingo; soprano solos. Miss Mildred
4 Matthews: "Sing On" by Denza; ITO
Y My First Love" by LNhr and
: Mothers Song" Charles Briner was
accompanist.
The following gifts were donated:
: Superintendent H S. Goldey gave SO
I arranged in double star. Assis-
tant Superintendent c. E. lizard tif-
x teen pounds white grapes. Miss Grace
Ouigg's class So and barrel of po-
tatoes. Mrs G. w. Weldins' class Il
leans of fruit and vegetables Mrs. Ell
Mendinhall's class 12 bags -four; Mrs.
.lPusey's class, mothers oats; Mrs.
A iambrill's class, 70 baskets white po-
Il satoes and check for $40 for Asso-
ciated Charities; Mrs. 5. l.. Fosters s
class, Is boxes dolls and other gifts
for little girls; Miss Edith Francis
class, dolls, balls drums, chimes
horns and large assortment of toys;
Mrs. Days class gave flour, Mrs. VIII
liam O'Keefe's elias gave apples, or
anges, grapes. bananas, lemons; Wo-
mans Bible class gave potatoes. su-
gar, apples, cereals potatoes, beans;
Mems Bible class gave $24 to be dis
tributed equally between Associated
Charities. Deaconess Home, Salvation
Army, Sunday Breakfast Mission;
George NJ d. Cams class gave ore
bushel each Of white and sweet po-
tatoes; Mr.. Lackey's class. boys
stockings and toys; H. c. Downward S
class large collection of canned goods
Z buckwheat, flour. etc; Mrs. Sasse
class. two baskets apples, canned
corn. tomatoes, sugar, coffee oat meal
beans, sugar, hominy; w. K. z. wright
two boxes canned goods; Miss Car
lIenters class. $40 TO the Deaconesl
Home: SIS to the Settlement; Al
pounds of soap, clothes basket; Mrs
Mannings' class, S5 for Deaconnesi
Home; Mrs Rebecca Hofecker, bag
four: Mrs. +. c. McCalls class, oa
meal, sugar, nuts, cereal, doll baoy
oranges, package oats, hcmlny, sugar
beans, tomatoes, peas, soap II.
Isaac's class, barrel -four; Mrs Emm;
Wood. barrel white potatoes, one bas
l1et sweet potatoes; Miss Culbertsoh
box OF SAT- CDllIlDultu ny No4NN~NS
Salt Company, case on canned corn
Miss Thompsons class, wagon load o
TOYS; A. A. Wilmots class, five chick
ems; Mrs. Talley Smiths class, 50
Mr.. A. j. Taylor, ielley; William l
Todds class, games Of many kind
and Bibles for Deaconess work; Mrs
Kniffen, groceries, one barrel -four, 1
hounds sugar. one pound coffee; Mrs
Heisler's class, chickens, potatoes
rice. tomatoes, corn, peas, turnip'
cabbage, cranberries, pumpkins, al
pies, oranges, nuts, candy, toys Mrs
Williamsons class, four pounds ric'
II pounds of canned goods, potatoes
pumkins, nuts, cereal, cabbage; Mis-
Smiths class, oranges; Miss Lora
Perrys class. nine dozen oranges
Mrs. Field, ~ pounds of rice and !
! pounds of tea; Mrs. Harry Baxter
class, tea and rice; anonymous, 81 20
beginners department and primar
!, department, box Of oranges and s
The total cash received was $3.50.