Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-24
MANY MAKING MERRY
YULETIDE SEASON OBSERVED
BY SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Two Largely Attended Entertainments
Last Night to Be Followed By
Others Tonight.

The Christmas festivities in behalf
of young America began last night
when two Sunday schools held en-.
tertainments in connection with pref
tily decorated trees heavily laden
with gifts of confections. Other
churches will have their exercises to-
night. Following are the programs
At the Presbyterian Church.
The entertainment given at the
Presbyterian church last evening con-
sisted of cantata entitled "Mrs
Santa Claus and Her Christmas
Dolls" Harris Ellsworth and Lucille
Hamilton appearing in the leading
roles. The cantata is in two parts
and over fifty children appeared on
the platform during the performance.
In the first part Mrs. Santa Claus ap-
pears on the stage in the midst Of a
multitude of dolls, which she is bus
lily engaged in preparing for her nu-
merous children. While thus engag-
ed, Santa Claus appears and devotes
considerable time inspecting the dolls,
which in this case were real children
dressed up as dolls. The dolls are
characterized and named the French
doll, the Singing doll, the japanese
doll, the Baby doll, two Jack in the
Box dolls, etc, etc. The Singing doll
steps to the front of the platform and
sings little song. 81 Know a Little
Maiden" Throughout the entire first
part Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Claus do
all the talking, and the dolls are re-
stricted to occasional crying and once
in a while a familiar squeak. Near
the close of the first part, twelve lit
tie dolls step to the front and sing
"The Dolls Complaint. ~
Part III opens with the dolls, who
now cease to be dolls and are children
again, calling for Santa Claus. They
sing their wishes and are in the midst
of their song when dear Old Santa ap-
pears. To his confusion and embar-
assment he finds that he has forgotten
to load up with dolls though he had
a supply at home. About this time
seven little girls sing a hush-a-bye
song with dolls in the arms. Santa
turns now to the boys and asks them
for a song. Thy call for his strap of
sleigh bells, possibly the only real
strap of sleigh bells in Dallas, in ex-
change for their song. They sing
"Merry Xmas" A grand march on
the platform, the lights turned low,
and five little girls in their nighties
sing "Good Night" bring the pro
gram to close. a...
AT this juncture Santa Claus be-
came master of ceremonies again, and
from a decorated and brightly lighted
Christmas tree distributed to every
boy and girl in the church a sack OF
candies and nuts. A shower of fall
ing stars brought the entertainment
to close.
At the Christian Church.
A large gathering at the Christian
church last evening greatly enjoyed
a complete and very interesting
Christmas program rendered by the
members of the various classes of the
Sunday school and participated in by
many of the members of the congre-
CATION. The orchestra started the
evenings entertainment, and through
out the service made much of an OPP
portunity to enliven things with good
music. The program as presented
was as follows: Orchestra; scripture
reading and prayer; anthem by choir;
reading, Harold Ramey; motion song,
Mrs. McConnell's class; 1.-The Old
Man That Lived in a Shoe" Sam
Gibson's class; drill, Mrs. Tribble s
class: pantomime, "Nearer My God
to Thee" Mrs. Browns class; read
ing. Willard Brown; selection, Mrs.
Robby's class; solo, Miss Alice Grant
tableau, "Christmas Memories" )"
song, Jennie Morris class; reading,
Eva PEBBLES; scripture drill, Mrs.
Tennis class; Junior selection, Mrs.
Roy Blacks class; reading. Levina
Wess: selection, Mrs. Ramey's class;
solo, Georgia Curtis; Christmas read
ing and tableau, Mrs. Frank Brown
and Miss Ada Campbell; orchestra