El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-27

~HE singing of the old Christmas
tide carols, The First Noel"
L Ring out the Bells for Christ
mas" and others. followed by the
presentation of playlet by the older
boys of the church of St Clements
Sunday school, preceded the entertain
rnent given 10y the WOman's Auxiliary
Of the church Tuesday evening, for the
young men of the visiting militia COM
pauies who have attended services
during their stay here. In spite Of the
fact that the hearts of many who were
present We're heavy because OF the
fact that this is the last holiday sea
son that Rev. Henry Easter VIII spend
among the members of his church mere,
the party was a very merry one anu
greatly enjoyed by the zoe or more
The pIaylet, rewritten by Rev. AIr-
Easter from the old play Eager
Heart" unfOlded the story Of the worn
an Of Bethlehem VINO, hearing th9'
the king was TO pay a visit 10 the VII
l4ge made ready her humble cottage,
hoping that the monarch would choose
ia for his stopping place Instead OF
the king. however Two weary FaEel
ers. Mary and John, beg hospitality OF
her. and unable To resist their plea
she renOunces her hope Of having tho
king II her guest. and usherlng the
y
food. and then goes forth with the
other villagers TO await the coming Of
the king.
The three wise men. follow the guild
ing star into Bethlehem. and to the
coTtsSge of the generous woman, where
during her absence the Christ-child
has been born.
The play ives very prettly given.
and except Tor a tendency toward leVlty
on the part of the three wise men,
which somewhat impaired the classic
solemnity Of their lines, was very con
vincing.
Miss Charlotte Ormsbee impersonated
Eager Heart the generous WOrla T.
and the boys from the junior class who
took the parts of the shepherds and the
wise men were CabeU Greet. Mott Raw
lnss. Mayo Seaman and Ewald Kipp.
r. VI. g. Williams was the "Herod'
Of the piece, and Mrs r. : McClellsnd
and her baby had the parts OF Mary
and the infant Jesus
Following the playlet candy and
oranges were distributed among the
younger members Of the Sunday school,
and the infant class consisting of 50
youngsters. presented their teacher.
Airs g c. Crews. with beautiful fern
growing in brass jardiniere-
After the Sunday school entertain
ment the floor Of the guild hall was
cleared and with Rev Mr. Easter lead
ing the introduction march, the visit
lrg young men We're presented to the
girls. and dancing was enjoyed FOR the
remainder OF the evening. the band
of the sd Michigan infantry fur
nishinE the music. Refreshments con-
Sistins OF ices. cakes and coffee were
served under the direction of Mrs J.
Van den Brock
Miss Irene Reckhart entertained
with Christmas party at her home
on san Francisco street in the Reck-
hart building The rooms We're at
tractIvely decorated with many holly
wreaths. branches OF mistletoe and =
big beautifully trimmed Christmas
tree William Meisel. dressed as Santa
Claus. distributed the gifts from the
tree among the GUESTS Dancing and
Christmas games were enjoyed Egg
nOg was dispensed through the eve
ming and at midnight A turkey dinner
was served. Above the table hung
. big red Christmas bell from which
steamers extended to the plates Of
the guests. The hostess was assisted
in entertaining by her parents. Nj.
and Mrs. u. W Reckhart. The guests
included Misses Carmita Belt. /. Tryon.
r. Essential. Elizabeth Merrill. Mary
Merrill. Messrs- Ed Mchenna. Z. Levy,
Walter Woods Walter Costello. Ray
Murray. Arthur Klerner. Phil Merrill
Frank Durack. \ Shoren and VIII
MeiseL
Eugene Smith entertained Tuesday
evening with an informal Christmas
party at the home or his parents. Rev
and Mrs r. NJ Smith. on East Boule-
ward The rooms were attractively