Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-21
OBSERVE THE DAY
CHURCHES PLAN CHRISTMAS
EXERCISES FOR THE WEEK.
Children Associated With Various
Dallas Denominations Will Join
in the Festivities.

The several churches of the city
have arranged for Christmas exercis-
es for the present week, the young
people of the different societies hav-
ing in most cases prepared elaborate
programs for the occasion
Evangelical Church.
The program of the Christmas SER
vice to be given by the United Evan
gelical Sunday school on Thursday
vening, December %, is as follows:
Voluntary; Awakening Chorus;"
scripture reading, Superintendent H.
H. Dunkleberger and school; prayer
by the pastor; music by the orches-
ira; class exercise, "The Olden
Story" by six boys and six girls;
recitation, christmas in Poland" by
Arthur Winters; primary class ex-
ercise, by Miss Eugenie Phillips
class; song, "The Prince Of Bethle-
hem," by primary and infant class
es; recitation by Huber Phillips; my-
sic by the orchestra; recitation, "The
Brown Sparrow's Christmas by Ed
ma Card; duet, Janet Launer and
Dorothy Erskins; exercise, "Mechani-
cal Toys" by eleven boys; recitation
by Lucia Card; cornet solo by B. L.
Downey; pantomime, "Abide With
Me-" by Miss Cora Rossiter's class;
pantomime, "The Virgin Mary and
the Child jesus by Mrs. Chester
Siefarth, Evelyn Siefarth and Mrs.
H. H. Dunkleberger; address by the
pastor; chorus, "The King Of All
Kings" distribution Of candy and
presents; benediction.
Presbyterian Church
The Christmas service at the Pres
byterian church will be held ON Thurs
day evening for the children OF the
Sunday school and will be in the form
of cantata in two acts. In the first
Mrs. Santa Claus will reign and the
girls and boys of the various classes
will appear as dolls. AS planned, the
cantata is to be very delightful en-
tertainment and the tots are working
diligently to perfect their work. Lu-
cile Ellsworth will be Mrs. Santa
Claus and Harris Ellsworth will be
Santa Claus. There is to be great
Christmas tree with a nice rcmem-
brance for all the children.
Baptist Church.
The Rev. W. 7. Tapscott has an
nounced a program and a Christmas
tree for Friday evening at the Bap-
tist church. Mrs. Jackman and Mrs.
Forrette are drilling the children Of
the Sunday school in the program
they are to present. The prescribed
program for the entertainment failed
to arrive in time for drill work and
the program as presented will be the
more interesting because of its varie-
ty. There is to be Christmas tree
for the young men and ladies', and,
withal, the Christmas day is to be a
one to those who are affil-
lated with the organizations of the
Baptist church.
Methodist Church.
A most interesting program is be-
ing prepared for presentation on Fri
day by the Sunday school children cf
the Methodist church. The exercises
will be entirely by the children and
the program is one that will reveal
many clever juvenile talents. A
Christmas tree will be the most in-
teresting to the children and the Rev.
George III. Bennett and assistants
have a present to give Santa C'ms
for every child in the classes.
Christian Church.
Friday afternoon will be gala oc-
casion for the Sunday school children
at the Christian church, where the
primary department is to present a
most interesting program. Thursday
evening there will be a Christmas sell
vice, but the children will lind things
Just as Christmas should be at the
Friday afternoon service. Hugh
Black, superintendent of the Sunday
school, with corps of assistants, is
the program.