El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-24
SANTA CLAUS VISITS SUNDAY SCHOOL
CHILDREN; MANY GIFTS DISTRIBUTED

peth's requests there wasn't any room
for hers.
Pearl Dieterich recited, who's Santa
Clans" Annie Anderson, just about
three years old. sat in a rocking
chair and told all ABOUT her family
troubles, which consisted of a doll,
which would not go to sleep.
Santa's boys who were: Walker
Gresham, Harry Anderson, Zephia
Younker, Charlie SpurlOck, J. T. Diet
rich, oliver Johnson, James Colbert
Marion Means and Roy Ware, all had
something good to say about father"
but ended up by crying for Ma" They
made their entrance and ext from the
scene through the fire place.
Mrs Ray and Miss Harvey played a
piano duet.
A pantomime sketch entitled, San
tas Mistake was enacted by Irma
Anderson and Marguerite Anderson,
the latter doing the reading When the
time came for Irma TO pin her name
on her stocking she was forced to speak
a line because someone forgot to fur
nlsh her with pin 1rma's name in
the play was Sammy. and Santa made
mistake by bringing her a pair of
suspenders.
Stocking exercise" which was par
ticipated in by Lena Anderson, Lucy
Boone, Emerald Johnson, Viola Ian
caster Daisy Hudnau and Alice Boone,
all members of the primary class, con-
sisted OF each hanging a stocking on
Claus what to bring them.
Christmas Tree Well Laden.
In a room galy decorated with
strings of mistletOe, suspended from
which, were numerous red paper
Christmas bells, the Sunday school
gathered Tuesday night at the East FL
PasO Methodist church to participate in
the festivities of that occasion. In one
corner of the room was the Christmas
tree laden with presents for all.
The sunday school children initiated
the evenings entertainment by sing
ing Joy to the World" This was
followed by prayer by the pastor. II.
p Bond, who then told in an impress
sive way the meaning of Christmas and
the birth of Christ. The primary class
dis recited, Christmas Bells" The
golden text of the quarter was given
by - boys and girls.
Dorothy Goss, Fern GOss. c. EscOtt
Jewel Gaddis. Ruby Gaddis, and
Frank Schafer, r., recited the
Christmas scripture verses. Christ
girls; Margaret Mclaughlin, Mildred
Bclmer, May Young, Mary Young, Lila
Belle Harley and Pearl White.
c. H EscOtt in the role of Santa
Claus then made his appearance and
distributed the gifts from the Christ
mas tree.
Presbyterian Entertainment.
BABES in TOyland," the great chill
Gren's opera, was never cutter than the
cantata "Santa's Jov Factorv.'' which
was given by the children of the First
Presbyterian Sunday school Monday
evening as this church's Christmas en-
tertainment for the children of the
church It was the night before in the
toy shop of Santa Claus and the dolls
of all countries were assembled there
for the last time before they were car
ried to the little children'S homes in
Santa's pack. Before they were packed
away for the long trip, the dolls sang
ri n
the childhood land. There were Japan
csc dolls Eskimo dOllies, boy scout
dolls, pickaninny dolls, snow fairies
with glistening tinsel wings and Ger
man dolls with long strands of flaXen
hair Each had a part in the farewell
to Santa's shop and the entire program
was given by the children in cleyerly
designed costumes.
The Sunday school room of the church
was decorated in green and Christmas
bells a giant Christmas tree stood in
one corner of the room and from its
boughs were suspended the presents
for the children of the church
The cantata was planned and exc
cuted by Miss TheO Patterson, assisted
by Miss Mary Jones. Miss Dora Hart
and Mrs. c. l. Overstreet. The chill
dren who took part were: Dutch doll,
Margaret Parker; French doll, Frances
Parker; Lady doll, Mildred Stookey;
doll, Walter Howe; Scotch doll. May
Heron; Nanny doll, Marion Howe |
w Orsted doll, Henry Moore; Rag doll. /
Ihelma Spinella; Jack in the box, John I
Heron; Mr.. and Mrs. Noah. Dick Lewis /
Halle.
japanese dolls. Hazel Duclo. Marga- !
ret BTinkerhOff. Ruth Walker Gene I
We've Barker. Margaret Powers, Ruth /
Dewey. Gladys WOOters, Janice Still.
Christmas stick candy, Dorothy Lew !
is, Pauline Eek, Grace McVeigh. Ber-
nice Iverson, Elizabeth spence, Ann