The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-12-28
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Father Hinnenkamp held s1ass on
Christmas morning for the Catholic
girls.
Miss Holden has returned from
Massachusetts, where she spent four
weeks vacation.
Mr.. Crane of the Agricultural Ex-
tension Department of the Great
Northern Railroad, visited the school
during the week.
Edwin Morse has returned home for
the holidays. He will, at the end of
the vacation, return to Madison, Wis.
to resume his work at the University
Several of the teachers are away
for Christmas visits in their homes.
Our Christmas season was greatly
saddened this year by the sudden
death of one of our number. The oc-
currence was very sad one. The lit
tie girl, mere child of fifteen, was
sent us from the northern part of the
state less than two weeks ago. She
came to us in a pitiful condition. She
had no mother, and had been turned
out of doors by an ignorant and brutal
father. She was suffering from acute
asthma and extreme debilitation due
to i'll treatment and exposure. She
was Immediately put under The care of
our hospital, and after a Slight i'm
provement was transferred to one of
our cottages. Very suddenly. on We'd
nesday, Dec. 20, she died in a parox-
ysm of asthma.
Since there were no relatives, ex-
cept the father, who did not care to
claim the body, and in view of the
fact that the Christmas season was
upon us, it was arranged for the burial
to take place on Thursday afternoon.
A pretty gray casket was ordered, the
child was dressed in a dainty white
dress and laid to rest Rev. Duel of
the Sank Centre Methodist church,
conducted simple service in the cot
tage in which she had been for so
short a time, the girls of the cottage
being present as we'll as the House
Mother, Mrs. Morse, Mrs. Allbee, AMI
a few others of the helpers. These
few accompanied the body to the GEM
etery in the closing hours of the af-
ternoon where lovely but brief bur-
ial service was held. All the arrange
ments were as simple and quiet as
possible, so that, during the Christmas
tide, the girls need not be depressed
more than necessary by the tragedy.
Our Christmas was a happy but
quiet one. The Christmas Chapel SER
| vice was postponed because of the SER
ious lines of Miss Tarbet, our organ
list, but we hope to have it next Sun
day. Many of the girls went home
to spend Christmas with their fam
lilies. On Friday morning eight girls
left for Duluth and the Range towns,
and on Saturday about twenty others
left for the cities. There were many
plans for those who remained and all
had happy day. Each cottage was
decorated with Christmas greens,
wreathes, and Christmas tree. There
was good elmer for all. The diff
ferent cottages celebrated in different
ways. Some hung stockings by the
big fire places, others had their pres
ents around the trees. y There were
Christmas breakfast parties, long
walks, carols, games, and plays. Both
Alcott and Stowe cottages presented
Christmas Miracle plays, by Contance
Mackay. Everyone pronounced the
day a great success. The following
musical program will be rendered at
the chapel Sunday:
1. Organ Prelude. s@
2. Invocation saaoet ri Gests3 gsses&
3. Hymn No. -ssAngels from the
Realms of Glory. School and
| Choir.
4. Responsive Reading from the Old
! Testament.
Leader: Rejoice greatly, o.
daughter of Zion; shout,
daughter Of Jerusalem"