Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
TO GIVE CHRIST
MAS PROGRAMS r
Most Of the Twelve Sunday Schools
Of Webster City Will Join in
Special Christmas
Observance
TREES, TREATS, SONGS, ETC.
An Especially Interesting Time for
all the Little FolkThe
Programs.
TREES, TREATS, SONGS, ETC.

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Nearly all of the twelve Sunday
schools in Webster City will hold
Christmas programs and will have
trees for the children. There will
be but one church which will have
a cantata-the Congregational the
Z others giving miscellaneous pro-
grams, followed by treats for the
children. Y
The Christian Science Sunday
school gave the children of their
classes their Christmas treats Sun
day and will give no program this
year.
The Congregational Sunday school
will give a Christmas cantata, "The
Christmas, Spirit" on Friday even
ing, at 7:15 o'clock. This has been
prepared by the Sunday school choir,
assisted by the primary department
under the direction of Miss Meta
Nicholson, the Sunday school choris-
ter. The Kinder Toy Symphony or
chestra, under the direction Of Miss
Ruth Stevenson, will also assist in
the program.
The children of the Baptist Sun
day school will be given tree and
treats on Friday evening, following
a miscellaneous program which will
begin at 1880 o'clock.
There will be.no program or tree
for the Christian Sunday school this
year, but the children and pupils of
the school will all receive treats Of
candy, nuts, ETC., next Sunday morn
ing at the Sunday school hour.
A program Of music, songs and
recitations will be given by the u.
B. Sunday school on Friday evening
at 1880 O'Clock and decorated tree
will be hung with candy and nuts
Cor the little folks.
the program of Christmas music
and readings will be given by the
English Lutheran Sunday school on
next Sunday evening, at which time
the children will also receive their
treats.
There will be no Christmas pro-
gram by the Nazarene church this
year, on account of meetings which
were held until yesterday. The
treat of candy and nuts for the chill
dren will be given some time this
week, the time to be announced lat
err.
On Friday evening at 1880 o'clock,
the Methodist Sunday school, MAIN
ly the primary department, will give
short program Of readings, songs,
ETC., and treats will be distributed.
On account of the revival services
which have just closed, there will be
no tree there this year.
The children Of the Universalist
Sunday school will give a fine mis-
cellaneous program on Friday even
ing, Christmas eve, and at the con-
clusion, real Santa Claus will dis
tribute gifts, candy and nuts from
the Christmas tree.
The German Lutheran children's
program will take place on Christ
mas eve beginning at 7:30 O'Clock
and will consist OF short dialogues,
songs, recitations, etc, assisted in
the musical part by the choir. Over
forty children are members of the
day school and Sunday school and
these will produce the entertain
ment. A decorated Christmas tree
will be the principal part Of the sfes-
tivities. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
No Christmas program is ever
given by the children of the Catho-
lie church, but this church will join
with the others in the Christmas Civ
ing, the boxes for the poor being fill
ed at the Methodist church. On next
Sunday morning, however, the Cath
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Ollie church win hold three masses
one at 6 O'Clock, the next at Il
o'clock and the third at 1880
o'clock Special music has been ar
ranged for. and r. ]. Mullins Of EN-
metsburg, one of Webster City's fin
est singers, but recently removed
from this city, will be present here
and win join the choir upon Christ
mas day.
The Misses Blanch and Gertrudet
Burton, who conduct the mission
Sunday school on the east side, will
give treat to their pupils next
Sunday afternoon and on Monday /
night the members Of the school will
give program at the school house.
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