South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-24
MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS
TREE PROGRAM TONIGHT
Committee of WOman'S Club to
Provide 500 Presents For
the Children - Everybody
Should Attend.

Final preparations for Mishawaka's
municipal Christmas entertainment 10
be given on Christmas eve are now
being rapidly completed by the com
mittee Of the Mishawaka Woman's
club which has the arrangements in
hand. The big tree was brought TO
town Wednesday and set up at the
corner Of Mill and Lincoln way west.
the same location as the one of last
year. Electricians who offered their
services to the club Installed the big
star on the top OF the tree Wednes-
day evening. The decorating will be-
gin Thursday morning. a special COM
mittee being named for this purpose.
The committee is planning on using
a large quantity of cOlOred pop corn
On strings as "A feature of the decOra-
tions. Spangles and cOlOred paper
may also be used by the committee. A
quantity of cOlOred lights Will also be
"a part OF the decorations and Will add
10 the beauty Of the decorations after
dark. 1t is planned 10 have the tree
lighted every night beginning Christ
mas eve, until New Years eve. a week
later.
The tree is 80 feet in heighth by II
feet in diameter and is considerably
larger than the one used last year. 1t
was secured from the f. q. Eberhart
farm east of the city.
The committee in charge of the pro-
gram have arranged TO have the school
children of the city participate. 1t is
planned TO have them march 10 the
tree where public services will be
held at Z o'clock sharp. Following
The services Santa in all his glory will
drive up in his sleigh amid "a jangle
of bells and distribute presents 10 the
children present. The presents Will
be distributed 10 those under 10 years
of age The committee wishes to eX-
tend an invitation 20 all the children of
the city C be present as over 500 pres
ents have ben provided TO be given
away by Santa Claus.
The success of the public entertain
ment lies entirely in the hands of the
general public and il is expected that
everybody VIII be present with the
children 10 attend the special enter
tainment and services.
Programs Begin Wednesday.
The first of the entertainments Civ
Cn for the Christmas tide was held
"Wednesday evening Joy the Sunday
school department of the First Church
OF the Evangelical association. a pro-
gram of music and rccltauons fea-
tured the evening. a large number
attended.
ON Wednesday afternoon the begin
ners and primary departments of the
sunday school of the Methodist Me
mortal church enjoyed a Christmas
program and entertainment in the en-
tertainment parlOrs of the church. ON
Wednesday evening the junior depart
ments held their entertainment Both
were well attended.
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was given entitled "A Good Time With
Santa Claus" The entertainment TO
the orphans was given under the aus
pices of the Epworth league of the
Methodist Memorial church
II. Peters Church.
Thursday evening a program of en-
tertainment has been completed by
the children of ST Peters German Lu-
theran Evangelical church and Will be
given In the school hall The enter
tainment Will he open to the members
uf the church and the general public.
The program will consist of numbers
in both the English and German de-
partments and viii start at { o'clock.
a Christmas story Will be told by the
children and recitatiOns and musical
numbers Will complete the program.
The church Will be decorated for the
occasion and two large Christmas
trees will be used in the scheme. Fol
lowing the evenings entertainment.
gifts will be distributed 10 the child
rem present. On Friday morning the
pastor. Rev. otto Turk viii hold a
Christmas service in the church and
Will deliver a sermon in German. The
Apollo choir Will sing
Vt the Christian Church.
At the First Christian church on
Thursday evening the Sunday school
departments will give a special en-
tertainment and Christmas program
at 4.@0 o'clock. The title OF the en-
teTtainment is Down the Chimney
With Santa Claus"
At the First Presbyterian church
services will be held Thursday evening
in the entertainment parlors of the
church 10y the sunday school depart
ment. The title of this entertainment
will be Christmas For the World"
All departments OF the sunday school
will participate in the program. Two
Christmas trees viii figure in the dec
orationS Presents viii be given TO
worthy families.
\ miscellaneous program viii be
rendered hy the sunday school depart
ment OF the First Baptist church on
Thursday evening. a program of
songs. recitttious. exercises and drills
has been planned An offering will
Doe taken which viii be used 20 advance
the work OF the Baptist Orphanage at
ZionVlllc Ind 4 Christmas service
viii be given 10y the sunday school Of
the Emmanuel Baptist church on
Thursday evening at the tabernacle
A splendid program has been arranged
10 consist of songs. Rotations and