Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS.
Huntington Churches - Cartau Observ.
anee Because Of the War.

Remembering that cit is better to give ,
than to receive" some OF the churches Of
this city are to give up their Christmas !
celebrations and. by so doing, relieve some
OF the terrible suffering and want in the
stricken lands of the European bate
wrecked countries. and OF desolation and
poverty In our own land.
Through the agencies of the American
Red Cross. the Armenian and Syrian Relief
associations. the Salvation Army and
numerous other distributing stations, gifts
Of money and supplies. will be donated
by the children OF the Methodist Church
Each Sunday school class Is to bring in
donations Of money or suitable supplies
and the classes are permitted TO make
their donations to any society they please.
The Unitarian Church will observe
Christmas on Monday afternoon at 4.30
o'clock for the members and those of the
sunday school. A Christmas tree, Santa
Claus and some entertainment will be
given in tho Sunday school rooms The
church will donate to the local poor and
also to several Of the relief societies.
| At the College Street Congregational
Church the festival will be held on Mon
day afternoon at four o'clock. A tree.
drama by the Sunday school. music by the
orchestra and refreshments will enter
tain.
For the kindergarten and primary de-
partments at the Methodist Church a tree
and appropriate exercises will be held
Saturday afternoon. December -. The
white gift Christmas exercises will be
held In the Sunday school rooms on Sun.
day evening. December %.
Children of the Sunday school at st.
Paul's Church are filling up stockings for
he poor children Of the city. These will
be distributed on Christmas eve. ON the
day before Christmas at three O'Clock
there will be an entertainment for the
members Of the younger departments OF
the Sunday school, followed by church
service at 4:3o o'clock. For the main Sun.
day school there will be Christmas party
at the parish house on Wedn esday eve.
ming, following Christmas.
Sunday morning will be devoted e
Christi mas exercises at the First Church
and the collection will go towards church
expenses. In the evening Christmas con
cert will be given and the collection will
be turned over to the Armenian relic,
fund. There will be no exercises for Older
members of the Sunday school but for TIL,
primary department there will be ap
propriate exercises some day in the neal
future.
Inc Baptlst Church Will try TO re1ev'
the sufferings of the poor of the cit!
through the Howard Relief society for it
Christmas share. They will hold a celebra
ton on Christmas night at six o'clock il
the vestry and will observe it whit
gift Christmas An entertainment will b
given by the Juvenile department of tn
Sunday school.
At the Cathedral school there will b
special exercises on Friday afternoon bu
! nothing of that nature at the high school
Christmas at midnight special mas
will be celebrated at st. Marys Cathedral
During Christmas day there will be specia
, masses.
A midnight mass will be celebrated a
st. Josephs Church on Christmas. o.
Christmas day there will be severa
masses with special musical programs. A
the school there will be on Friday som
sort of exercises in keeping with tn
Christmas spirit.