The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-12-23
THE SANTA PARTY
How Lots of Christmas Fun May
Be Had by Boys Club.
zach Lad Provi'es One Present, Made
by Himself, for Old Kris
kringIe's Bag.

THE biggest boy in the club should
l. be the Santa Claus. To dress
him up, borrow bath robe, and trim
it round the collar and cuffs with some
old fur. A big fur cap is the thing
for Santa Claus head, and 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
big beard can be made of excelsior,
tied up so as to stay in place. If
the excelsior can be dyed gray all the
better.
Each boy In the club should pro-
vide one present for Santa's bag. 1t
would be better if each boy should
make the present himself. Good things
for such presents are bean bags, base
balls, bats, Skinny sticks, tops, mar
bles, short wooden swords, sings,
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 il
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 room near
by with the big boy who is to be Santa
Claus. They must dress him up and
escort him to the club. When Santa
comes in all will rise, and the presi-
dent will say:
Greeting, Santa Claus; the boys
await you"
Santa may reply, Greeting, my chill
dren."
Then Santa passes out the presents,
1t Is best for the boys to form line,
and for Santa to reach In the bag
without looking and pull out the first
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 if committee of
FIVE boys is chosen to look after the
entertainment. A good plan is to gel
up shadow pictures. A sheet is hung
up near one end of the room, about
five feet from the wall. Behind the
sheet, close to the wall and low down
is placed a strong light. The knights
and others who are to be the audience
all sit in front, and when everything
Is ready all lights except the one be.
hind the sheet are put out. The boys
who are to make the shadow pictures
then 90 between the light and the sheet
and cut up all sorts of antics, throw
ing large shadows on the sheet. II
there Is boy who can make odd
shadow pictures with his hands he can
amuse the club for some time.
Another thing that makes fun at a
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
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
IL the boy who makes the gestures
waves his arms and makes very bad
and inappropriate gestures. 1t is espe-
cially trying for the orator If the
gesturer holds handkerchief in his
hands and wipes his face occasionally
or waves 1t in triumph at inappropriate
times.-The Delineator.