The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-29
HELD CHRISTMAS TREE.
Exercises Held Last Evening at Church
of the Good Shepherd.

Christmas tree exercises were held
last evening in the Church of the Good
Shepherd by the children of the Sun
dav school at O'Clock. The vestry
Of the church was most beeomingly
decorated in Christmas eolors Of red
and green, dominated by the presence
OF several small evergreen trees dis
tribtted evenly on each side of the au-
ditorium. Two large trees trimmed
with tinsel held the place OF honor
near the altar.
A short program had been arranged; !;
"A Note from Santa Claus" by Irene
Dale: the singing of the hymns. ut
Came Upon Midnight Clear, Lit
tie Town of Bethlehem" "Hark. the
Herald Angels Sing" and While Shep-
herds Watched Their Flocks by
Night" hy the children of the Sunday
school. Rev David c. Huntington, rec
tor of the church, spoke interestingly
and entertainingly to the children on
the sLife of st. Nicholas"
After the program the gathering ad-
iourned to the basement, where re-
freshments of cocoa cake and waters
were served to everyone. The children
then gave themselves over TO a general
fun and merry making time in the
playing Of games.
The Christmas tree last night was
secondary Christmas entertainment
at the church. the primary event be-
ing the Christmas and Epiphany pag-
cant presented at the church Sunday
evening. These pageants had been pre-
viouslv arranged for Tuesday, but at
the last moment had been set ahead to
Sunday. The three aims of the play
have already been mentiond in an car
lier issue of The Times. The enter
tainment il the first of its kind which
has ever been put on in Barre, and
the manner in which il was presented,
plus the most beautiful costumes,
which had been so carefully arranged
for hv Mrs. Mclaughlin, is deserving
of the highest credit and worthy Of
all the endesyor put into il. Under
the guidance of Mrs. James Even, the
Participants performed wonderfully
wen. and were appreciated to the ut
most BY an audience which filled eN-
ery seat in the auditorium and many
other chairs which had been tempo
rarilv added 20 the seating capacity.
The pageant was made up in two
parts. the first on Christmas, and the
second on the Epiphany. In the Christ
mas section the following players ap-
peared in order. Prologue, given by
Lucy Wells: five shepherds. Stanley
Blann. Henry Young, Wallace Stew
ard. Speros Maniatty and Status Mani
atty: angels. Mary Sector and Grace
lvn Robinson; Mother Church. Mrs.
William Lille; little scholarss America
Giora and James Steward; Christmas
dav. Elouise Mclaughlin; spirits Of
Ynletide. Winona Lille, Catherine
Prie and Ila Cass. messenger. Mason
Pierce: modern shepherds, Earle Mitch,
oil. Lyle 4oung, Perly Young and Roy
Watkins: four little nations, France
bv George Emerson. Belgium by Clar-
ence Soule. China by Philip Manistty
aud japan hv wilfred Soule; crucifer.
Frank Wells; Virgin Mary. Mary Al
len: Joseph. father Of Christ, George
Mitchell
In the second part. referring To the
Epiphany. one or two Of the charsc-
ters of the first part appeared. but
several new ones added were. Attend
ants 10 Mother Church. Albert and
Harold Black and William Lille;
modern wise men. Lvle and Perley
Young and Roy Watkins. Jed BY the
star af missions. Hazel Watkins. end
the spirit of missions. Irene Dale.
treasure hearers for the wise men. Fl
hot pirie. Bruno Cosi and Winston
Blanu. Al parts were PLAYED very
realistically. The choir. led by Mrs
A ". AHen. aided in the singing n
several hvmns. All who had the pisss-
urr 81 being in the audiener could only
marvel e. the beaufv and claborste-
ness e the sFair.