Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-12-18
APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES FOR
CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRIST.
MAS DAY AT CHURCHES.
YOUNG FOLKS PROMINENT
Townspeople to Unite in Observance of
Worlds Holiday-Grand BAIL
at Night

hfahgeNllle VIII observe Christmas
this year with appropriate ceremonies
presented amid setting of yulelogs,
roast turkey, mistletoe, holly, Santa
Clauses and all the other incidentials,
both real and unreal, pertinent to the
world S universal holiday.
The churches have made extensive
arrangements for special services and
exercises ON Christmas Eve and on
Christmas Day and will present inter.
estlng programs in observance of the
day in fitting style. AS usual the
young people are taking an active
work in the preparations and folks
who visit the local houses of
worship for Christmas will be enter.
tanned and amused the while in a man.
ner harmonious with the spirit of the
| season.
At the Schmadeka hall on the even
ing of Christmas day the annual Christ.
mas ball will be given. The Grange
vile orchestra under the direction of
Frank Fuller will provide music and
arrangements are under way which in
dicate that this affair will be the stel-
lar social event Of the year as usual.
Christmas at Home.
Aside from these public programs
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
will of course be observed in the hun.
dreds of homes throughout the town
and country where Santa Claus and
roast turkey will vie for supremacy.
At the Methodist Church.
Christmas exercises by the Younger
members of the Sunday school will
mark the observance of the day at the
Methodist Episcopal church. The pro-
gram will be rendered on Wednesday
evening at 1880 O'Clock and will be
open to the public. 1t consists of songs,
choruses, reeitations and juvenile ex-
ercises, eliminating in "Christmas at
the Shoe >, in which Sophia Coyne i'm
personates the old woman of the nur-
sery ryhme and dozen tiny tots are
the children. The gigantic shoe is a
central feature of the decorations and
is thanked by trimmed trees and appro-
pirate Christmas green and white. A
gift from the Sunday school to the
children will be distributed but no
general interchange of gifts will be
permitted. A Christmas offering will
be taken for the Methodist Hospital in
Spokane. On Sunday morning, the 2lst
the pastor will preach on the Meaning
of Christmas. Special music will be
rendered.
At the Presbyterian Church.
The subject for the morning service
next Sunday will be "Songs for Xmas
Week. The choir will have some
special numbers and many of the old
songs In the evening the third talk
by the pastor on the "Book of Daniel'
VIII be given. In the Sunday school in
the morning there will be short
missionary program under the auspices
of the missionary committee. The En-
deavor Society had an interesting meet
ing last Sunday evening under the
leadership of Mrs. j. A. Brown The
following will be the program for the
Xmas entertainment next Wednesday
evening commencing at 1880 O'Clock:
a. Tableau, "Shepherd with Flocks';
song, "Joy to the World, Mrs. Mead
er s and Mrs. Brown s class; recitation,
two girls, Xmas, Margaret Pearson;
"Why Us Keep IT,, Doris Gilmore;
recitation, Irma Vincent; song; recita-
tion, "Some Sleepy Visitors, Addie
Pearson, Flora Bunnell,, Esther Ayers,
Gladys Beyers. (2.) Tableau, "Baby
in the Manger''; song; recitation, "For
Christ Child's Sake; recitation, "a
Birthday Gift for jesus, Seila Will
kins. (3.) Tableau, "The Three Wise
Men,; song, "Oh Star of Matchless
Splendor'', Mr.. Browns class; recita-
tion, They Gave Him Their Treasure'
Gaylord Eimers; presentation of gifts.
At the Catholic Church.
Rev. James Mooney, pastor Of the