The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-28
McDONOGH NO. ) SCHOOL CELE-
BRATES CHRISTMAS.

BhA ES nhlo ihhS.
All children of all countries that
know Christmas will unite in agree
ing that Christmas season Isl the
most iovous of seasons. 1t is tim :
that belongs peculiarly to them an
to those who are children at heart.
Certainly the children of McDonogh
No. ) School will agree that CHRIST
mas season. especially this Christ
mas season. is joyous time. Thanks
to the kindness of the management
of the Folly theatre, the children
were enabled to give a really true
play in a really true theatre. The
play In Santa Claus Land carried
the spectator to the home OF the de-
lightful saint. And, will you believe
it. there was Mrs. Santa Claus and
Santa Claus baby there. There
was the queen of childhood's nom
sense land, Mother Goose. There
were brownies that were so realistic
that the children believed; so did
the "grown-ups" who had not lost
their imaginations. There were
graceful fairies and the spirit Of
Christmas" who danced as one can
imagine only the spirit of Christmas
can dance.
To tell of one delightful thing
seen in Santa Claus Land" is to
suggest all, and there never could
be space nor time to tell of all. If
you want to know what else was
seen, just think of the Santa Claus
Land of your childish imagination.
The Santa Claus Land of to-day
is no different, because childish
hearts of to-day are the same as
childish hearts of yesterday.
Do you remember that dear toy
of nonsense Jack in BoX?" Besides
p the play there was a delightful drill
with a song by real live Jacks in
Boxes" Then there was an animal
t band that rivalled any animal band
/ ever seen in Algiers in cleverness
There were elephants who could
| count: so could the bears; so could
1. the monkeys. There wasn't an an
e imal that couldn't do some stunt.
: Just as there is no boy but can dc
/ some stunt of course you know
I that the boys of the school were the
: animals. They were disguised sc
s cleverly and forgot that they were
: not animals so completely that l be
r lieve the spectators forgot that theI
a were not animals too.
: After the program gifts were dis
! tributed to the children. Two hun
r dred seven children were remem
e bered with toys and every child re
ceived candy. The school was de
y lighted to have present Mr.. Nicholas
Bauer, friend of all who dwell il
childhood land. The program ant
, those taking part was as follows:
/. Drill and Song: Jack il
!. Box" Hooper Dauenhauer, Herman
II Diket, Ben Levy, Harold Clapper
y Gus Wolverton, Alton Diket, Henri!
X Weckesser, Edwin Bethancourt, Ar
T. chic Cafero, William Rau, Curtis
i Brakeman, Fred Hebert, Roy Kee
II nan, Mike Palise. Fred Jeanfreau.
2. The Animal Band: Elephants
Il Carl Saleeby, Robert Danenhower
u Joseph Gustiano, Raymond Wattig
u ney, Arthur King, Philip Haag, Johl
q Harvey, Joseph Labella.
CRATES: Charles Hacker, JOSEPH
Walters, John Roberts, Loui
Breaux, Emile Rosomano.
Bears; Allen Guillot, Edwin
Bethancourt, Henry Holt, JOSEPH
: Bergis. Hubert Aubert.
Monkeys: Wesley Babin, Edwart
v Scheib, Lawrence Quartano, Henri
l. Weckesser, Ovid Hotard, Ulyss
Wattigney, Audrey Lands, Herber
Fitch
CLOVIS: Edmund Allingham, Al
vim Gauthreaux.
plav SIN Santa CLAUS Land
Lulu, Margaret Danenhower; Tee
Luke Gillen; Christmas Spirit, Co
lette Mazzaolette; Mother. Elver
Burmaster; Cook, Antoinette Figa
ralla; Santa Claus, Paul Ortalono
Mrs. Santa Claus, Lucy Alexander
Baby, Gilbert Diket; Mother Coos,
Bessie Trosclair; Imagination, EC
ward Allingham. Fairies: Mae Boil
mar. Pleconese Vetter, Agatha Hau
knecht, Lucille Daigle, Rose OrlaI
do, Anna Perez, Dora Street, Pa,
line Matutich Brownies: Hoopt
Danenhower, Deswert Jourdan, Wi
liam Clapper, Harold Richard, Lou
Niklaus, Robert Hughes, Ben Lev
Joseph Culver.
4. Recitation: While Shephert
Watched Their Flocks at Night. Is
bel Gayaut
5. Chorus, Holy Night.
6. Farewell, Agatha HausknecE
Z. Distributions of toys.
n. B. McDonogh No. wishes
thank the management of the Fol
theatre for the use of the theat
and for the courtesy shown Il
school on the occasion of its Chris
mas celebration.