Evening journal., 1915-12-23
Children Present
XMAS EXERCISES
New Castle Schools Get
Early Visit From Jolly
Saint Nick
MERCHANTS REPORT
A BUSY SEASON


pital. Wilmington. last evening from
shock incidental to burns received a
week ago in the yards of the Harlan
and Hollingsworth Corporation. While
passing an open furnace Mr. Doris
clothing caught fire burning his body
badly. He is survived by family and
several grand and great-grandchil-
dren.
Children of the city schools are now
celebrating the Christmas season.
Eighth grade pupils will present the
following program:
"Hark the Angel Song" class: read
ing, christmas Story" Mary Givison
song. "Holy Night" class; playlet,
"Christmas Tree Triumphant" class
Of boys and girls; chorus, Dainty
Little Maids Of Long Ago. class
"The Snow Brigade class Of boys
"Christmas Stocking Edna Cranston;
sons 20 Little Town of Bethlehem"
class: playlet, Christmas Crazy
Glass" class OF boys and girls
"Christmas Joke" Mary Richards and
Edith Quigley: "Dashing Through the
Snow song, class.
The sixth and seventh grades pro-
grams are:
Song. Cradle Song" recitation,
"Christmas Snow" Dorothy Gilman;
recitation. "Shoe or Stocking?' Har-
Ian Ferry; exercise. Gifts for the
King Mildred Berry, Evelyn Ban
mar. Lillian Miley. Florence Durfee;
song. "The First Nowell;" recita-
tion. "a Secret" Hazel Bender; re-
citation. "A Boys Present" John
YT,If..rs raDftaff,f, tiFrI, Tfff1a
Christmas Tree" William King eX-
crcise Winters Children" Charles
Cannon, James King, Esther Berry
Earle W W5ggenmann. Charles King;
song. First Christmas Gifts" reci-
taiion. "The Brave Little Tree Edna
Rhoades; recitation. santa Claus
Secret" Joseph Cannon; recitation
"The Kittens Christmas Edna
Deemer; recitation, "The Turkeys
Lament" Herbert Hewlett; song. "A
Christmas Song" recitation, "Ovor-
heard at Christmas" Elsie Walls;
recitation, "Qute Like a Stocking"
Joseph Whitesido; play. The
Strike I'm Santa Claus Land Santa"
Merton White; Mrs. Santa Mabel
Eskridge: "Dr. Curem Quickly" Rob-
ert Roth; Little Girl" May Jones;
Fairy Youngheart.' Margaret Bull;
Helpers" John Davidson. Alfred
Gooden, Douglas Proud, Katherine
Rees, ID. Gilman. Emma Challenger.
recitation. selfish Billy Green" Da-
vid Miller, recitation, "Santa's
Helpers" Elizabeth Mckay; recita-
tion. "A Display of Mechanical Toys; +"
Snowman" George Tobn; toys.
Helen Whiteside, James Loyeless.
Allen Cavender Eva McKnitt, Helen
Wolfe. John Wallace. William Proud.
William Thompson. ID. Proud. song,
"Three Kings OF Orient"
The fifth grade program:
Song. Christmas Time" recita-
tion. "Christmas Troubles Clara
Rhoades; recitation. "The Nest"
Frank Bacon; song. THE Old
Sleigh" recitation, "A Stupid Book. 4"
Samuel McKnitt: reading. "a Visit
From ST. Nick" Edna Rees dia-
logue "The First Christmas Morn"
Edward Challenger. Norman Riley.
John Barnes. Wilson Ferguson: read
ing. "A December Night" Edward
Truitt: song IF You're Good" re-
citation. "Good Enough Francis
Seminar; reading. "A Letter to
Santa" Lester Ingram; song. Christ
mas Eve;" recitation. "The Christ
mas Tree" James White; reading.
"Father Times Gift Jack Holiday;
song. "David's City," dialogue.
"What is Christmas Elizabeth Dur
fee. Mary Pustill. Lillian Proud, Mil
dred Connell, Martha Shaw; song.
20 Little Town Of Bethlehem" dia-
logue, Watching for Santa" Paul
Suimple. Frank Kern.
Fourth grade:
Song. Christmas Motion Song; "
recitation. christmas Everywhere. ."
John Berry: recitation. when Christ
mas Comes" Serena Green; recita-
tion. santa Claus" Donald Banks;
dialogue. "A Tale of John Henry Paul
Brown Carlisle Tobin, George Fer
guson. Arthur Miller Harry Wallace
Oakley Eskridge. Herbert King: song
"St Nicholas Elizabeth Long; reci
taiion. "Santas Visit" Leah Glanden
recitation. Keeping Christmas" Wal
lace Fitch; recitation, "a Christmai
Problem" Elizabeth b. Cannon; re
citation. Jolly Old Santa Claus,
Harry Ahern; dialogue. "A Telephone
Message" Louise Eliason. Alice Jami
son; recitation. "Her Choice" Eliza
beth Parks; recitation. "A Song O
Christmas John Cannon; recitation
1.-The Story OF Christmas" Elizabetl
Nilligan recitation. "The Night Be
fore Christmas" Anna Truitt: reel
tation. overheard at Christmas.
Richard Watts; dialogue. "The Mes
sage Of the Bells" Samuel NickersOn
Paul Jackson, Allen Toppin and Ar
thur Miller; recitation Snow Kisses.
Minnie Burd; recitation. "To Ever,
Boy and Girl" Leslie Bull: recita
tion. Mothers Always Do Beatric
Jones: dialogue. "Holly Branches.
Elizabeth A. Cannon. Fanny Bryson
Elizabeth Rossell, Lillian Reese; song
"A Christmas Goodbye"
Third grade
Song. Where Does Santa Clau
Live2" school; recitation, "Happ.
Christmas Clifton Thompson; reel
tation. santa Claus" Alice Keegan
recitation. Soaring Santa Claus.
Fritz Pfrommer; recitation. MAN
mas Return" Bennie Leach: read
ing, "A Visit to Santa Claus Marga
ret Janvier; recitation. "My Christ
mas Secrets" Elizabeth Jones; reci
iation. "Santa's Mistake Freddi
Moyies: song. Jingle. jingle Bells.
school; recitation, Funny Children.
irma Mcknitt, Charles Truitt. Ger
trude Taylor. William Stevenson
recitation. "A Ten-cent Christmas.
Lee Wadsley; recitation. "A Christ
mas Letter" Isabella WadsIev
recitation, "The Christmas We Like
Hslen Kiemon; recitation. "Grant
mas Troubles Francis Sheridan
recitaiion "A Mousie., Mary Bnrri.