El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-24
Poor Of Settlement House
Are Remembered by First
Methodist Children.

Donations made at the First Meth
odist church 80 evening were
given to the settlement house at the
corner of Fifth and Tays streets which
has recently been established with Miss
Cora Blood in charge
Nine girls of Mrs. Herman C. POr-
ter'S class represented the moon and
stars. All were in costume Of pretty
coIors, some in blue, some white, COW
cred with stars They sang, ''The
tude of devotion while doing so. Miss
Nelma Pope represented the moon.
Miss Madeline Fisk represented the
star Of Bethlehem, and the other young
women representing various stars
We're: Misses Mary and Ruth Heating.
Phyllis and Cora Eickman. Vivian
Shea, Edith Bell and Ada Cullum.
A. T. Earles sang a solo, The Holy
City" During the evening the chill
dren of the various classes, to the num-
Der Of 100 or more, presented their
gifts for the sttlement house. There
were many kinds of provisions for
Christmas day. chief among which was
gOOdly supply of flour.
The congregation sang, "Hark the
Herald Angels Sing" The school sang,
Wonderful Counselor" Morning
STAR Every One a Santa Claus" and
oh Come All Ye Faithful Triumph
antly Sing The primary department
sang, "Twinkling Stars" and the Delta
Alpha class sang, Star of Bethlehem"
Helen Collins sang a solo,, Are You
Thinking of the Other One"
Candy, which was hung on the
Christmas tree, was distributed among
the children r. B. Bias. in the role of
Santa Claus, received the gifts for the
settlement house and presented the
gifts from the tree.
More Blessed to Give.
Tt IS more blessed to give than to
receive" This text was remembered
by the children Of Trinity church
when on Tuesday evening more than
so of them, some little tots. who had
"a
strings, others a little bigger, and some
real grOwnup folk carried sacks of
good things for the poor to the church
and there they left them to be dis
tributed on Christmas day.
Potatoes, tomatoes, fruit of all sorts,
candy, nuts and many kinds Of canned
goods were carried to the church for
the poor children of the city.
The Christmas exercises opened with
with the singing of Holy Night" by
the Philathea girls. Then a quartet
composed of members of this class
sang the song with a full chorus and
repeated "Adeste Fideles' as a second
song. The quartet was composed of
Misses Vera Ballard, Grace Limbaugh,
Annie Y. Murray and Mrs W. S. Mil
Ter.
The little tots sang There's a Song
Miss Amelia Harper led the chorus,
singing 20 What of Christmas Day."
Miss Katherine Harper gave a reading.
"a Christmas Story composed by her
self, and Miss Katherine Lemen, of
Denver, Colo, played a piano solo,
Handels Largo" The closing song,
In WHICH l.I3i the whole school took part,
vas BLESS Us Now
The church was prettiIy decorated, |
a large Christmas tree standing in the
doorway, dividing the Sunday school /
rooms from the main body of the
church. On the platform stood q CHM !
ney with stockings hanging from the !
mantel
santa Comes Down the Chimney.
The last number on the program OF |
the Sunday school festivities of the /
East FL PasO Presbyterian church was /
Santa Claus (Rev. Kenneth Brown, /
pastor of that church, preceded by 1
the ringing of bells, Gang down the !
chimney and amidst the 'clapping OF I
many little hands-some grownup 4
hands, toO-made his entrance through /
a real fire place all made up to look /
like a real red brick one. On the /
manteI hung little stockings. Sus- /
pended from the Christmas tree which /
was illuminated by small electric light I
globes were presents for all. Santa /
Claus at the East Ell Paso Presbyterian
church was generous. for no one was !
forgotten.
The program opened with the song,
w nile Angels Sing, sung by the 1
members Of the Sunday school classes.
This was followed by prayer by the T
pastor. Helen Younker recited. What
was recited by Bonnie Ware. Miss Mar
Suerlte Harvey sang some appropriate
vocal selections. The recitation, The
Shepherds story" was given by Mabel
Lancaster. Messenger of Peace" was
recited by Gentry Hudnall-
Little Eveline Carroll told the au- /
dience about her 'DOllie." The little !
tots sang a song, Away in Manager"
While Illustrated pictures We're thrown
on the screen, Helen Lancaster. Helen
Hounker and Thelma Boone sang, 1,
"1ushaby." The Wise Men" was re-
cited by Addie Parker. after which il
lustrated views showing the Journey
of the three wise men" to Bethlehem
We're shown.
Kenneth Brown. ir.. told little Miss
Mabel Lancaster what he wanted her
to write Santa Claus to bring him The
letter was to contain requests from
both, but when Mabel put down Ken