Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-20
CHRISTMAS At
THE CHURCHES
FESTIVITIES TO COVER LONGER
PERIOD THAN USUAL THIS
YEAR.
BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING";
CLOSE CHRISTMAS, NIGHT
Observance to Be General Turnout the
City-Poor to Be Remembered by
Donations Of Sunday schools-Trees
at Many Of the Churches, With
Small Treats For Children.

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than usual, extending from Friday eve.
ming thru Christmas night. The OBJ.
servance by the Sunday schools is te
be general turnout the city, and man!
of the schools Will remember the poor
in their donations.
Programs will be given by the Sun
day schools, but the giving by Sunday
school organizations is to be mini
mixed, confined for the most part &c
small gifts of candies and nuts.
Three Programs Friday.
The first of the Christmas programs
| on Friday, will be at St, Paui's Episco-
pal, the Seventh Day Adventist, and
the Westminster chapel of the Preshy-
terrain church.
The Episcopal exercises will be held
in the evening. beginning with picnic
supper ar 6 O'Clock. This will be fol-
lowed by a program and a tree bearing
gifts for the children. a donation will
be made TO the poor.
At 5 o'clock the Adventist program
will be held. There will be no tree. but
gifts Will be made TO the poor.
Al 7:45 o'clock gifts for the children
of the Westminster chapel will be
made, and from the tree each child VIII
receive a treat of candy.
Sundays Programs.
The programs scheduled for Sunda?
include the Congregational, Central
Church of Christ, the State Street
United Evangelical. and Elm Lutheran.
The Congregational program will be
hold a. A. vrf- .. hin;S .sV his .
Gifts For the King as the feature.
Gifts are 10 be brought for the poor.
The kindergarten and primary classes
tree containing treats of candy for the
little folks Saturday afternoon.
A program appropriate 10 the sea-
son viii he given at Central Church Of
Christ at 100 in the evening. The
children viii bring gifts for the poor.
An offering for the poor Of the
church, together with a Christmas pro-
gram, with treats for the children given
from a tree. viii be taken at the stat.
Street United Evangelical church AZ
| exercises 10 begin at 1880 in the eve
ming
A tree. with candy for the children.
and program, are scheduled for Elm
Lutheran church al 80 A coIlec
ton viii be taken for the Norwegian
Lutheran orphanage at Beloit, Lyon
county,
Mos. OF Christmas Eve.
The greatest number Of the Christ
mas exercises are TO De held on Christ
mas eve, generally considered the most
appropriate time for the festivities.
The programs listed for Christmas eve
are a. me Methodist, Presbyterian,
United B-e,h-an. German, Friends.
FTrz United Evangelical. Pentecostal
Church Of Inc Naza-ene, and the Con-
grega-io-a3 mission
! Al ths Methodist church a cantata
% iae children viii be the feature Of
tha Christmas program Gifts Will De
brought for the poor, but none Will be
given 70 me children OF the school this
/ year Tae gifts. which viii include
] wearing apparel will De turned over II
! tte Associated Charities: the money
/ contributed VII De sent to the Ar
1aea4sn refugees. On Sunday even!ns
the choir ot ths church will give 4
Christmas csnAta
Z tree, with treats for the children
VIII be given IN connection with a pro-
gram 10 ~ held al the Presbyterian
church beginning al T:s5.
Donations Tor the poor will he
1 trough. ~ the United Brethren church
WHERE z Christmas program is sched-
uIed for 1:s5.
The German church also viii MAKE
donations u the poor at the Christmas
program 20 BE held at 1880. A tree
/ bearing 2Itte for the children, will De
/ proYided.
/ At 12g O'clock there viii be pro-
I gram al the Friends church. where
FROM tree, treats for the children will
| De 6&trib2ted-
4 There will be tree, but no gifts.
\ ct the First United Evangelical church
4 at tae exercises neld beginning at 80
The children, however, viii exchange
a;sts and receive them from thei.
! tea,ztasrs.
i a program. with treat for the chill
5ren, viii be given at the Pentecosta,
H Church Of the Nszsrene beginning al
1z2e.
A. the Congregational mission. at
sJclock. there will be a tree, with gifts
fop the children.
Other, Christmas Day.
1 The Baptssts, Swedish Lutherans
and Salvation Army viii si1ia their sc&'
sersances Oh Christmas day.
| The Baptist program will be held be
\ ginning at O'Clock, when there vii
! be tree containing treats for tn
children and a Christmas program D.
the children. On Sunday donation
for the poor will be brought to tn
church and on ,5fonday they will b
distributed by the Boy Scouts.
The Swedish Lutheran exercises Wi
be held beginning at 7:s0 o'clock, whel
there viii DE a program and a tire
with 4reats for the children. Stocking
viii be filled with coins for the childre!
os a schooi for the feeble minded q
Axtell, Eeb.
La the evening. beginning at 7:30. tn
annual Christmas tree for the childre
OF the Salvation Army Sunday scloc
| Win be given IN connection with
program. The Christmas baskets 10
the poor will be distributed by tn
array workers Monday afternoon.
CHRISTMAS IN SCHOOLS
ExSeSiees N Different Buildings to B
Hsld Friday
Christmas exercises In the differen
! ,.s:ssssa buildings are 70 be held Frida,
aIAsxe1y they win be informal in ma
tvge, aHd not open TO the public in tn
$500 flnA4 sfuyffzffoas have been or