The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

hours. $3.50.
Santa Claus in person will be present
this evening at the Civic club Christ
mas tree at the Community house.
The program commences at,7:30. The
entertainment is for all the poor chill
dren of North Topeka and provision
has been made for 800. Presents of
candy, nuts. apples. oranges, toys and
stockings will be given.
! The Second Presbyterian Sunday
school will hold their Christmas en-
| tertainment this evening at 1880. The
Baptist will hold theirs this evening
also, beginning at s o'clock. The
| Methodist and Christian Sunday
| schools will give their cantatas Christ
mas night. The program follows:
| Kansas Avenue Methodist program,
Primary department-Orran French,
violin solo; Naomi Retter. recitation;
song by Miss Kistler's class, Failing,
Falling" lullaby song by Doris and
Mary Croll. Alberta Gurtler, Mary Ell
len Sheetz, Inez Harris. Mabel Fritz,
reading by Miss Goodman; reading by
! Miss Pollom; solo, Thelma Rohwitz;
duet, Mildred Crawford and Vera
/ Tracy; stocking drill little girls from
Mrs. Moore's class; drill, Miss Pansy
Antrim s class; duet, Irene Williams
and Margaret Keller; snow shovel
drill, little boys from Mrs. Moores
class; tableau, Rock of Ages" Edna
! Shook, Mildred Crawford, Vera Tracy,
| Margaret Keller. Irene Williams: solo
by Mrs. r. E. Palmer; tableau, dance
of the snowflakes, Alberta Gurtler.
| Margaret Dietrich, Evelyn Hows.
Second Presbyterian: The music is
under the direction of Mrs. f. O..
Morns and Mrs. Charles Suit. and Mrs
J. J. King had the general supervision
OF the children. Miss Prout, teacher
lat Quincy school. trained the boys
Iquartet and plays their parts. Miss
Schiem will sing a solo. The Birth
day of the King" The cantata opens
showing the interior of a house, with
| a mother and child. These are rep
resented by Mrs William Roehrig and
little son. An angel standing near
sings the angel song. This part is
taken by Virginia Bowes. Other an
gels are Helen Louise Powers, Lucille
Sweanger and Bonita Wheeler. Wise
| men and shepherds are boys of the
Quincy school quartet. The Shepherds
are Leon King. Charlie Wallace, Mark
Adams, Ted Cooper Wise Men. John
/ Ward, Bert Peckham and Harry Ora
ham, The part of Santa Claus is
played by Leon King. Brownies and
fairies visit him and Lillian Wheeler,
Evelyn Buechner and Eva Dell Wheel
er as fairies and the brownies sing
with Santa. Henry Buechner. jr.. as
a brownie has a solo part. Fred
Morns ard Lester Collier have diaiog
pays and Miss Eleanor Sutton and
Mis- Lucille Fisher are shown as young
women in the home scene. Helen
Louise Powers and Bernard Wheeler
have duet. When My Daddy Saw
Santa Claus" with chorus by fairies
and brownies. Silent Night, Holy
Oh i= l11rf hn
the Wise Men enter. Other songs are
the SLEEPY Song" by Mary Eliza
Johnston; the ''RaGgety Man by
Charley Wallace; Jack Sprat." Carl
ton Douglas; ''Muffied Man" George
Johnston with fairies in chorus; Just
Too Bad" and "oh. How Happy" by
Santa Claus. Mrs. Morns. Bessie Bird
and Margaret Morns will sing, THE
Christmas Box" The Christian En-
deavor and the choir will sing in
chorus and ukelele serenade by Miss
MornS will be features. The lights
will be lowered during the entertain
ment to represent starlight. Follow
ing the cantata the fairies will dis
tribute the Christmas treat to the chill
dren of the Sunday school. The en-
tertainment begins at 1880.
The program for the North Topeka
Baptist Sunday school this evening
will be: Song by primary depart
ment; recitation, THE Christmas
Stocking" Helen Dister: violin solo.
Roberta Deppe; Its Grand to Me-
recitation by Willie Jordan; song by
Juniors, Christmas Tree" recitation,
Ring Out Wild Bells" Ovelia Web
Der; song. Marjorie Lancaster; recita-
ton. There's a Reason Thelma
kerby; song, primary department,
; Holy Night" piano solo, Virginia
Clark; duet. Just a Little Baby"
Doris and Laveta Bacon: recitation.
: "Supposition." Mabel Wise: violin
solo, Elizabeth Van Ness; recitation.
Christmas Has Come" Cecil Hughes;
recitation, James Rooney; recitation.
"Oh. Little Town of Bethlehem, $
Forbes Caldwell: vocal solo. Dean Van
Ness. reading, Palmer Day: song by
Juniors. Distribution of gifts from
. Christmas tree.
The program to be given Christmas
night at the Central Avenue Christian
church at 1880 o'clock follows: Pre-
Jude. Miss Emma Westbrook: song.
silent Night Scripture reading and
praper. the Rev. l.. A. Wilson: address.
of welcome. Mrs. Robert W. Jolley:
, song by school; doll drill by six
! girls; vocal solo, Madaline, Thomas:
song, "Rosey Posies." eight tiny chill
dren; solo by Dona Ruth conkle;
, recitation. "A Christmas Tide" Olive
J Cook; piano solo. Georgia Conway; a
, cantata. Santa Claus's Dream" the
} rha racters are. Mr. SANITY Claus;
Mickey McGin. from 'Trrrh1e Down
Alley" Melvern Jolley: Three Girls
From Gern1anie." Olive Cook. Bessie
} Duncan and Dorothy Conkle: Angels
Duet. Miss Erl411@ WestbrOok ard Miss