Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-12-15
The SANTA PARTY
How Lots of Christmas Fun May
Be Had by Boys Club.
zach Lad Provides One Present, Made
by Himself, for Old Kris
krinole's Bag.

THE DlggeSt Doy In the clup shouiu
i be the Santa Claus. To dress
him up, borrow q bath robe, and trim
it round the collar and cuffs with some
old fur. A big fur cap Is the thinl
for Santa Claus head, and a great
big bag should be provided for him
to hang over his shoulder to carry
the presents In. A paper mask for
Santa can be bought at some small
store for about twenty cents, and q
big beard can be made Of excelsior,
tied up so as to stay In place. II
the excelsior can be dyed gray all the
better.
Each boy in the club should pro
vide one present for Santa's bag.
would be better II each boy should
make the present himself. Good things
for such presents are bean bags, base
balls bats, shinny sticks. tops, mar.
bles. short wooden swords, slings,
putty blowers, jew's-harps, soap-bubble
pipes. jack-stones, match-safes, candy,
chewing gum, and so on.
All the presents for the Santa Claus
party should be handed to commit
tee of three knights. whose duty II
is to pack them all neatly In Santa
Claus bag. At the time Of the party
the members Of the club should gather
together in the meeting room, and the
committee may meet In a room neal
by with the big boy who Is to be Santr
Claus. They must dress him up anG
escort him to the club. When SAINTS
comes In all will rise, and the presi
dent will say:
Greeting, Santa Claus; the boy
await you"
Santa may reply, Greeting, my chill
dren."
Then Santa passes out the presents
II is best for the boys to form a line
and for Santa to reach in the bag
without looking and pull out the frsl
thing that comes to his hand.
The last present in the bag Is Santa
Claus. A good deal Of amusement can
be had at the party II committee Of
Eve boys Is chosen to look after the
entertainment. A good plan is to get
I'D shadow pictures. A sheet Is hung
ND near one end Of the room, about
Ave feet from the Wall. Behind the
sheet, close to the wall and low down
Is placed a strong light. TIE knights
and others who are to be the audienc
all sit In front, and when everything
Is ready all lights except the one b.
hind the sheet are put out. The boy>
who are to make the shadow pictures
then 20 between the light and the sheet
and cut up all sorts Of antics. throw
ing large shadows on the sheet. II
there Is q boy who can make odd
shadow pictures with his hands he can
amuse the club for some time.
Another thing that makes fun at
Santa Claus party may be called
The hoy orator" A large pair Of boots
is provided, and the boy orator puts
his arms in these and stands back of
a table, so that his booted arms may
look like pair of short legs and he
appears to be funny little man stand
ing on the table. Another boy stands
behind him, and puts his arms through
under the orators arms and makes the
gestures while the orator delivers his
speech. This can be made very funny
If the orator learns good speech and
if the boy who makes the gestures
waves his arms and makes very bad
and Inappropriate gestures. 1t Is espe-
cially trying for the orator II the
gesturer holds q handkerchief in bis
hands and wipes his face occasionally
or waves it in triumph at inappropriate
times-The Delineator.