Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-31
CHRISTIANS FESTIVAL AT
 TRINITY M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL
Carols Were Followed by Pastors Ad-
 dress and Interesting Programme.

The children of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Sunday school held their Christmas festival in the Sunday School room on Thursday evening and the programme included the singing of Christmas carols. a visit from Santa Claus, a magical exhibit and violin and cornet solos.
 The programme opened with the singing of Christmas carols after which a prayer (as offered by David Fl. PuTvis, assistant superintendent of the school and then the pastor, Rev. Frederick w. Coleman gave the chil- dren short talk on Christmas. Rev. MT. Coleman spoke of the many bless ings for which the children should be especially thankful and to give weight to his words he read a few lines from a letter he received from one of three brothers who srent their Christmas day in the front line trenches in Belgium, standing in water thigh deep Rev. Mir. Coleman has just received the latter.
 Prof Eanfield, one of the most rnys- ttfyins of magicians. followed with an exhibition of his skill. Prof Banfeid produced money. real money. he said right out of the air and even found half l dollars floating around in the audience. His most amusing trick of all was the hat trick. From a borrowed hat he | took handkerchiefs. flags. dozens of them, paper enough to fill a bushel ! basket. and cappinE the climax he took | from the hat four full sized tomato | cans. His final trick was the com ! hining of a red. a white. and a blue | handkerchief into one large American | flag.
 Superintendent Costello Iirpitt then | announced that Santa Claus was cx- | pected any minute santa started | from toyland alright. out his sleigh | broke down rhar, prr. of wFg l deers caught the grip and he nearly | had to give up the trip altogether. Tn
 a wireless to Mir Lippitt santa said he
 was making the best time possible and hoped to arrive at the church in time | 10 distribute tl.r gifts.
 | While the children were waiting for Santa Miss Elizabeth Lane rendered two violin solos. Leihsleid, Fritz Kres- Ter, and Passepied. Gillet. Miss Lane l was accompanied by Miss Olive Riley 1 Prof. J. II. George rendered several oi l the Christmas favorites on the Corret
 At this point on the programme l somebody announced that santa had reached Franklin square and was on
 his way up Main street Perhaps no
 one saw his reindeer as they Eailnner
 at brcaknech speed among the clouds
 far above the housetops. but everybody
 in the Sunday school heard the ting
 ling of his sleigh bells and stampinE | of the impatient reindeer. a moment
 later, and Santa's merry Whoa ther' | DObbin, rang out i- clear tones. Thcr the lichts went out suddenly and wher
 they were turned on again there was l Santa standing before the handsom, , Christmas tree. All the children ir | the primary department received gift
 which were distributed by Santa aut everybody was remembered with a bo, , ! of Christmas candy.
 The branches of 'ha large Ch~istual
 tree were weighed down with dec
 oratinns. tinsel and Christmas bells
 and were lighted with many colore, | electric light bulbs. The decoration , were arranged by the EDwOrth league
 The festival was in general charr If Mrs. David r. Purvis. chsirrr-7 T
 Mrs. Frank J. King. Mrs. F. W. Cole
 man. Mrs. Ernest M Newbury an, Mrs. Costello Lippitt. Mir Lippitt an { noUnced the numbers in the program l Leonard Purvis impersonated Santi l Claus.