Evening journal., 1913-01-18
.SANTA'S MIX-UP
TO BE REPEATED
Happy Workers Of West Church
Delight Friends With
Happy Comedy

BY special request, the cantata,
"Santas Mix Up" which was pre-
scented with such exceptional success
by the little Happy Workers Home
and Foreign Missionary Society, Of
West Presbyterian Church, in the
Sunday School rooms last evening,
viii be repeated on Monday evening
for the benefit OF the hundred and
more persons who could not be adj
mitted last night
The audience OF more than eight
hundred were highly enthusiastic over
the treat given them last evening and
well merited indeed, we're the CON
CALCULATIONS showered upon the
Happy Workers for never in the his
tory Of the little Missionary Band has
cantata been so successfully or SO
beautifully presented. And never
was cantata more appropriately
named. because that mix Up Of
santas was just about as conius-
ing a mix up as any one could pos
sibly have cotton into, and before the
end of the evening, santa had his
audience just about as "mix-up' as
he was
The whole trouble originated from
the kindness Of two Sunday school
classes They had decided to send
Christmas baskets to a number Of
poor families, and one of the baskets.
which had been delayed, was to have
been brought by Santa; but, through
some mistake, he brought the wrong
basket and later that basket was
presented to the sexton as a Christ
mas gift-was received by him joyfully
because he ha, not had turkey in
ten years and was rejected by him
scornfully when, upon opening H. he
found a baby for, what do / want
with a baby" said he-"When ! al
ready have six" I'd much rather
have had a turkey Santa discovers
his mistake when It is too late, IRAN
tically tries TO find the baby and at
last. with the assistance of Jack
Frost" the Fairies and all the rest
Of his helpers, he succeeds in finding
the lost baby and so gets out OF his
mix up.
Santa almost lost valuable time
when about to be placed under arrest
by four formidable "Blue Coats for
child abduction. but flock Frost
comes to his assistance and Santa
goes free Such is a brief summary
of the mix Up" The solos and
chorus singing which was intecspers-
ed throughout the cantata rendered
IT even more attractive and the
scenes which so beautifully brought
out the plot made it fascinating and
the applause throughout the evening
was enthusiastic nd continuous.
Among the scenes, one OF the most
beautiful. was the bedtime scene
/ Quaint little grandma, mildred
Tenny) in her old rocking chair, while
around her were grouped the sleepy
tiny "Night-Cap Tots. and forming q
circle around them we're the dainty
fairies. who in graceful gauze
draperics. trimmed with glistenine
tinsel and tinsel crown. looked as
though they had flown straight from
Fairy Land"
And what of old "Dinah.' the tired
Old Sexton and dear little Lonely
/ HUSBAND. WHO ulu iuOh 50 ldiNNiA
while he was telling his absent wife
that he was Just "a wearying for her;
the ragged tramp the dainty Partisan
milliners In trained gowns and biz
hats and the cooks. and the scholars
and teachers. who were indirectly re-
sponsible for the mixup, and poor
puzzled "Old SANITY and last, butn0
least, tine lost baby"
They were splendid, every one, Dir
Smiley. who was a keenly interested
visitor, made a brief address, and an
nounced that a vision" Of the cantatl
had reached the former pastor, thu
Rev. Alexander Alison Jr. who ha,
straightway sent a check towards tn
Offering.
I'm closing the children GRACEFUL,
acknowledged the presence of thei
pastor I'm this verse
"To the brand New Year, and friend
so dear,
And our pastor. we give greeting;
, DO we love him, did you ask?
You hct we do Come meet him.
Rah, rah rah sis boo all,
Hurrah for our dandy new preacher
He may not be as tall as some,
But you'll find he is a reacher
Buckley hrask. cox. Coax
We all regard him highly
SO rah. rah, rah, sis boom all
We cheer DR.. Franklin Smiley