Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-31
Methodist Episcopal South
and Methodist Protest
ant Held Last Night
BOTH WELL ATTENDED
Waiting For Santa Claus" by VI.
E. South and Kris kringle and
His Crew" by Methodist Protestant

Christmas entertainments We're held
last evening by the NJ. E. Church
| South Sunday School and the Metho-
| Jist Protestant Church Sunday School.
The play given at the NJ. E. Church
South was entitled Waiting for
Santa Claus and was written my Mrs.
Edwin T. Carver. The primary de-
partment OF the NJ. E. Church Sun
day School held its beginners enter
tainment in the afternoon.
Program for the NJ f. South fol-
lows:
Opening chorus, Joy to the World" !"
by school; Prayer, by pastor.
Waiting for Santa Claus-Scene-
Room cn top floor of Apartment
House, given to the children of the
apartment for play room. which
they called "Dollikin's Flat ana
where they and their friends arc COM
ing to wait for Santa Claus.
aracters-Mo Mothers-Edwina Car
yer. Helen Myers, Alice Norford, V;r-
.in;a Chilcotte, Patsey Gaddess,
Gladys Lanhan. Althea Cock.
Sewing Circle-Rachel Moore, Eliza
5setn Hs,idrESs, Mahls Rsttfvts VirI-inia-
Dare. Adelaide Risdon, Sarah Chi!cos-
e.. Elizabeth Hicks.
observation-disclosures Goods. Edwin
Cockey. Burgc Cation, Theodore
Splitter. Allen browns.
Tinkcrs-Ernest Emerson. Robert
Emerson. Sherman Miller, Louise
Goodc. Marshall Smith, Lawrence
B,awner, Howard Lanhan.
Two Wafs-Misses Baegctt.
News Boys-.Tack Sullivan, Chas.
Anderson. Cecil Spitzer. John Bluetta,
Linwood Scruggs, Louis Nolan.
Santa Claus?
The Methodist Protestant Sunday
School held It's Christmas Cantata in
the auditorium of the church last night
which was largely attended. The name
cf cantata was "Kriss Kringle and
MS Crew. The scene was one Of an
old fashioned living room with is
huge fire place and Christmas tree.
The church being beautifully decora-
4.ed with garlands and> wrcaths The
Bethlehem star which appeared a: the
conclusion of the cantata was of az
impressive nature. Bringing to mind
when the Shepards Of old first saw
he star on our first Christmas morn
'ng.
The pastor Rev. G.. j. Hill was re-
membered by the church in the way Of
receiving a purse of coin as well as
an old time pound party. The super
:ntendcnt receiving from the Sunday
School a beautiful Masonic watch
charm.
Norman a. Simpson was awarded g
gold medal for bringing in the highest
number of scholars in the year.
The awards of diplomas for at
tendance follows:
Miss Mary Kell 6 years; Courtland
| Roberts, 6 years; Elizabeth Deetcn, ;
years; Mrs. Chas. Jet. 3 years; Mar:
Ebhardt, 3 years; Catherine Smith. )
years; Louis Anderson, 8 years; Miss
Ethel Allen, years: Paul Ebhardt.
, years: Margaret Ebhardt, ? years;
Flora Allen, l year; Mary Creei, /
wear. Hazel Allen, / year.
All members of school receiving
candy, oranges and apples.
The Cantata characters consisting
Of is scholars from the Sunday School
The Ladies Bible Class which i
taught BY Mrs. G. J. Hill invites all
i ladies not identified with any Sunday
School TO come and join the class.
Tie Hustler's Bible Class invites
all men to its meeting on the Sabbath
mornings. Teacher, Rev. g.. ]. Hill.
The furniture was kindly loaned b.
NJ. Ruben and Sons. C.. Page Waller
proprietor and the electric lamp loan,
ed BY J. Kent White