The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28

MOuSOu Glass.
Recitation Clifford Peterson
RECITATION .:... Wallace Beck and
Recitation ........... Edna Person
Piano Solo ....... Helen Swenson
Recitation .... Richard Lindholm.
Milton Antenson, and Bobby Ing
Recitation .......... Olga johnson
Recitation ........ Helen Swenson
Recitation ...... Florence Tillman
Song, o Little Town Of Bethlehem
.................. Sunday School
Children Take Stock In Santa Claus
Story.
That there is q Santa Claus and
about which there can be no doubt
is being loudly acclaimed by hun
dreds OF children In Mankato today.
some time Monday night, and park
ed his reindeers over at the Elks
club yard where they were given an
extra surplus of oats before starting
on their journey that night to the
other nearby cities where other
Brother Elks were making many
little hearts truly happy as is their
annual custom each Christmas.
Santa left candy and nuts for
twelve hundred kiddies, 900 bags of
candy and 900 Of nuts were sacked
by the Big Brothers over in the club
rooms and then that wasn't enough.
At the afternoon motion picture
show at the Sandon theatre yester-
day which was given for the chill
dren OF the city by the Elk club, a
sack Of both candy and nuts were
given to each child as they passed
from the theatre. There were two
hundred children who didn't receive
any, SO the members Of che club
took them over to the club rooms
where more candy and nuts were
provided and each received his share.
Hundreds of children in Mankato
awoke happily yesterday morning
knowing 1t was the day Of the Elks
club treat and many knew they
would receive from the Elks club
the only gifts they would get that
gay. They ate an early luncheon
for long before opening time they
had blockaded the whole street In
front Of the theatre. But Il was A
happy, laughing crowd and the kid
dies could hardly wait for the OPEN
ing. The principal picture shown
was a western one of the. BLACK hills.
The comedy especially pleased the
children for IL contained the live
gorilla doing many antics, which the
children all love. Miss Edna Silber,
pianist, kindly played the music dur
ing the afternoon performance. The
Mankato traction company carried
the children to and from the thea .
tre free Of charge.
Baptist Young People Presented
Handsome Pageant
The Young People OF the Sunday
school of the First Baptist church
did themselves proud last Sunday
night in giving for their Christmas
program one of the most beautiful
ana nnished~ pageants eyewitness.
ed by the people, Of Mankato. The
1880 but by six thirty, people were
1lling the pews in the main auditor
ilm. At seven o'clock the auditor.
ium was filled to capacity and by
seven thirty not only was the Sun.
day school rooms crowded but there
was no standing room within hear.
ing distance of the players. Scores
OF people went home failing to gain
standing room within the doors.
The first scene was that Of
group Of prophets about an altar,
prophesying the coming of the Mes.
siah., Then In the pitch Of the night
ssnepnerds In the distance were
US of the night" In the Second
scene three Magi Kings guided by
the Bethlehem star approached the
stage from the East singing I'VE
Three Kings of the Orient Are"
Following this the Sunday School
sang in the distance 20 Little town
OF Bethlehem" During a duet Of
Silent Night" by lady voices, spot
lights revealed the Madonna watch
ing over her Babe In a manger. Then
the Choir sang in exaltation "Hark,
the. Herald Angels Sing" Immedi-
ately angels that hovered over the
christ child proclaimed the words
great Joy ETC." after which the Ma.
donna sang her beautiful lullaby
Sleep, my little Jesus" As the
choir sang to the accom- uanimerlt Of
trumpet "Oh come, all We Faith
full" the Magi Kings and shepherds
| found their way to the Bethlehem
manger all bowling in Oriental fash
ion and the Magi Kings presented
their gifts.
The third scene was the scene
with Isaiah thus revealing how gior-
iously his prophecy was fulfilled.
Scene Four opened with the Spirit
Of Christianity calling for consecrat-
ed worshippers to spread the light,
the true light, to the uttermost
parts of the earth. In response to
this call, came Religious Education,
the Church, the Evangelist, the BIZ
BILE Teacher, the Christian Business
Man, the Patriot and Foreign Mis-
sionary. .
The last scene was the scene of
| conservation when these Ambassa.
dors with their groups came one by
one, knelt befor ethe Christ Child
in alteration, and resolved to carry
the good tidings. From Little chill
dren who sang Jesus Loves Me,
This / Know" college students, busi-
ness men. all had their parts in this
great scene.
The Pageant closed with the en-
tire Bethlehem gathering singing
"All Hail the Power of Jesus Name"
to the tune of Miles Lane.
I The scenery was most artistic and
realistic, the Oriental costumes, the
Lighting effects, music and well
rendered interpretations, all made
the story most vivid and impressive.
The most outstanding character
istic OF the entire pageant was its
reverent, religious and uplifting at
mosphere. II truly was an hour Of
worship Of the most sacred and holy
attitude.
Annual Christmas Dinner
n n