The Republican journal., 1921-12-29
Christmas Celebrated
With Church Services, Christmas Trees
and Msny Family Gatherings.

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and Msny Family Gatherings
All records of home, church and store
decorations were surpassed the past week
and many of them will remain in place
during the twelve day limit Long be-
fore the day proper trees galore were
brought in from the nearby woods and
were decorated in readiness for their
gifts. There was snow sufficient for
sleighing while autoing still remained
good, and the majority, especially the
children, were happier with a white
Christmas
Every available seat was taken at the
Baptist church Saturday evening, when
Principal Harry A. Foster and his Sun
day school class entertained nearly two
hundred children, no. members of any
Sunday schoul. In many instances the
children were accompanied by their pa
rents. The boys were seated on one side
of the auditorium and the girls on the
other to facilitate the distribution of gifts
from the well laden, beautifully decorat-
ed and artistically lighted trees that stood
on either side of the platform. Victoria's
Christmas, very appropriate pageant
was presented by the children of the
Sunday school in an entertain ining and ar
tistic manner, under the direction of
Miss Grace H. Hayes and Mrs. Foster.
The scenic effect and costumes were fine.
Miss Helen, the elder daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Foster, was seated on the throne
as queen, having as an attendant Harriet
White and as page, Carleton Robbins.
Very graciously did the queenly little
Miss receive and respond to the follow
ing holidays as they appeared for first
choice: New Years Day, Max Collins;
Washineton's Birthday, John Fletcher;
Valentine Day, Olive Michaels; Flag
Day, kovene Trask; Independence Day,
Harry Foster; Peace Day, Winston Stow
er; Thanksgiving Day Alice Banks;
Christmas Day, Dorma Paquette. Christ
mas Day received the laurel wreath and
the queens approval. New Years ac-
knowledged the rights of Christmas and
called upon the others to give their con-
sent. Then came the story of the First
Christmas under the direction of Miss
Paquette in the presence of the queen
her attendants and the holidays The
cast: Mary. Eleanor Talbot; Joseph, Will
liam Cook; the shepherds, William Whit
ney, Winfred Stover and Charles Gray;
three wise men, Charles Buzzell, Stanley
Eaton and Wendall Kelley. A chorus,
including many of the children, sang sp-
propriate selections that interspersed the
dialogue of both plays. Then came a
recitation by the dainty little Miss Ruth
but fell asleep while waiting for Santa
Claus, on this occasion well featured by
Deacon Alton X Br9ley. Ruth swoke
at the opportune moment to catch and
hold Santa until reinforcements came TO
make him the children's prisoner So
real was this scene one little child
) screamed with fear and was taken from
: the room by his mother. The entire pro-
, gram Conldiueu So uuCu ol tHe geHulHe
Christmas spirit that it will always re
main in the minds of many of the little
strangers who were absorbed in quiet at
tention. Then came the merriment and
confusion of the distribution of the $50
gifts provided for the two trees in addi-
tion to candy and popcorn bags for every
one and many personal gifts. The
thought originated with MIR. Foster, but
: met with the cordial support and approv-
: al of all.
The children OF the Federated church
Memorial hall following the North church
bazaar Thursday afternoon, when the
musical play with the following cast
was given:.
Sleepyhead, Robert johnson; Sand Man,
{ Elmer Orchard; Capt Kidd, Arthur Was
san; Bluebeard, Edwin Clifford; Margery
Daw, Anne Cooper; Miss Muffett, Alice
Davis; Topsy, Elizabeth Dunbar; Little
Orphant Annie, Rebecca Holmes; Boy
Blue, Prescott Ferguson; Tom Tucker,
Alfred Ferguson; Jack Horner, Peter
81, gg; Piper's Tom, Hugh Davis, Baby
. Bunting, Ruth Follett; Cinderella, Alice
Brown; Scribe, Frances Busse; Miss Ques-
tion Mark, Elena Shute; Old Woman,
Laura Beedy; Santa Claus, John Sanborn
, Mother of Sleepyhead, Eunice Ames
Then came the Christmas tree with
Misses Grace Hazeltine and Katherine
Brown dressed in Santa Claus style.
Manager Clifford at the Colonial dis.
, played excellent taste in elaborate deco
rations consisting of garlapds of fir sprays
o dotted with red electric lights in festoons
, over the front of the building. The effec,
, at night was unusually fine. Four large
: fir trees in green tubs were placed on the
= walk in front of the doors at the mair
entrance. M. Clifford also added to the
happiness of the junior element of his
audience with the Christmas tree he haG
n kindly arranged for them Saturday.
r Each member of the family at the Bel.
:. | fast Home for AGED Women was happy