The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-12-23
THE COMMUNITY CLUB
CHRISTMAS PARTY
FOR THE CHILDREN

The party was heralded in las
weeks Journal. This number gives i
q place in the Clubs history as -
event successful in every sense.
The suggestion for the party cams
from Mr.. Stewart Bennett, a member
Of the entertainment committee. ane
the Club proved worthy Of its name n
It's hearty cooperation toward giving
the little people truly Christmas
party: no detail WIS omitted, no effort
WIS considered work. il was all pleas.
are in the true Santa Claus spirit OF
accomplishment. Did the children
come Ninety FIVE, at the least Of
those invited, came, and, in true child
style. some arrived far ahead Of time.
There were three groups Of children,
graded according 70 age, with leaders
IN each. where games were played, and
mirth ran high up To the time when re-
Treatments we're served. This feature
Of the party leyeled distinctions; girls
and boys from three TO fourteen, and
Club members who had come to look
on, reveled alike in ice cream cones
perhaps even the coming Of Santa
Claus was forgotten for space,
The children next entertained with
Rotations and Christmas songs un-
der Mrs. Brownson's leadership. Mr.
Bate read that ever-inspiring poem,
"-rwas the Night Before Christmas
no Christmas party for children
could ever be complete with that omit
ted. Miss Frances Kelly sang 1T
Came Upon a Midnight Clear" and
when she sang There's a Wonderful
Tree" little lights appeared on the
beautiful Christmas trees so delight
fully decorated from Mrs Randalls
abundant store Of Christmas tree
treasures Then there was a whirring
sound overhead and slight explosion.
The children listened intently, with all
eyes fixed upon the wonderful fire
place, so skillfully constructed by G.
s. Bennett and Santa Claus himself
There was no pretence about II for
down the chimney appeared a pair Of
good substantial feet, proper to sup
port the Characteristic Santa Claus
proportions, two little rabbits ran
from the fireplace. TO the delight Of
the children, and their own embar
rassment apparently. for they beat q
retreat upon seeing 80 many faces.
The Community Club keeps its Chin
ney clean for Santa was fresh and
rudy, and surely he was very modern
for, as he explained, he had come by
aeroplane. incidentally finding the
church steeples and mountains quite
inconvenient but, not having known
about the new road through Manches
ter, he supposed they were like plenty
Of others in Vermont, so substituted
aeroplane for reindeer and was very
sorry he had Santa had with him the
pilot Of his areoplane and he also
came tumbling down the chimney,
making some solid remarks on the
way not FAIRY nothings" as you might I
have expected from one Of his proper
tons as he evidently did not find il
plain sailing Santa made use Of his
pilot and together they distributed the
gifts from the huge pack which they
had brought with them. There was a
gift for each child. with its name
clearly written on the package and .
there was just the merry time you
would expect. with an A. c. Orvis .
Santa and his w. r Hard pilot dis
tributing the gifts and candy stock
ings.
Special thanks are due the Misses
Dalton for the very efficient way in
which they manager the checking sys-
tenn for taking care Of the wraps
The Clubs good president, Mr.. A. f.
Martin arranged means Of transpOrta-
ton for the very little children and for
hose who lived beyond easy distance
" the Club rooms.
Mrs. Chas. Randall. chairman Of the
December hostess commit q. presided
II the party and Mrs.. Harry Beebe's
playing ~ Christmas carols rs "a 4
children arrived. gave he Christmas
atmosphere al the start which was
prcocrved to the finish, making the
Christmas party one which the chair