New Britain herald., 1923-12-15
Santa Claus to Be Seen in Places-PatrOn Saint of
 Yuletide to Have Gifts for Riddles.

1 With the advent of the Christmas SCason, New Britain's churches, Sun day schools and young peoples socie- tlcs are turning thcIr eyes and plans towards the annual yuletile services and exercises As is the usual custom in many churches the Christmas ex- erciscs will be held at different times for different departments of the church.
 At the First Baptist church there will be Christmas tree party for the kindergarten, primary and cradle roll departments on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
 Thursday evening al 1880 o'clock there will be a Christmas party for the junior, senior and intermediate departments Of the First Congrega- tional Sunday school.
 The beginners department of the 'ltalian Sunday school of the South Congregational church will have its annual Christmas tree celebration Thursday evening at 7:S0 o'clock. On Friday afternoon at o'clock the be- ginners' and primary departments will have their Christmas exercises anu and on Friday evening at 7;30 o'clock the junior department will have its Christmas party.
 On Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock all departments Of the church school of the Stanley Memorial church will have their Christmas party. There will be a real live Santa Claus on ,rgT L. ,f.v children of the primary and begin ners' departments. Gifts for the needy children of New Britain will be 1 donated by the children of the older departments The annual Christmas service of the First Congregational | church will be held next Sunday. An elaborate program Of Christmas mu- sic will be featured at tho morning | service and at o'clock vesper | musicale will be given by the choir. . assisted by Harold j. Stedman, flutist. |
 The children of the German Bap- l tist Sunday school in all departments 1 have votad to give up their usual | Christmas gifts and to have the money used to buy Christmas gifts for the Children's Home. The annual Christ .
  day evening, December 28.
 The philathea class Of Trinity Methodist church will give a Christ mas party 10 the nurses of the New Britain general hospital Tuesday evening at o'clock. A Christmas party will be given to the Methods, [ class Of the City Mission Friday aft ernoon al { o'clock. The annual Christmas cantata will be held We'd nesday evening. December 26.
 A special Christmas sermon will be delivered by Rev NJ. W. Gaudian Of st. gohn's German Lutheran church sunday evening.
 The primary department Of the St. Marks Episcopal church school will |I hold it's annual Christmas celebration Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. There will be three communion services Christ tmas morning.
 The exercises by the Emmanuel Gospel church and the 4. NJ. r.. Zion church will be held on Christmas night.
 The regular Christmas service Of the First Lutheran church will be held | sunday, December 22. On Christmas there will be a sunrise serv- II ice at or 5:30 o'clock. In the after noon at 4.30 o'clock the children's N Christmas tree program will be ob- served. December 27 the Luther league will observe it's Christmas pro- gram. VI
 Special masses will he observed in ali the Catholic churches Christmas 
 The Second Advent church will ba'c it's Christmas program a week rom Sunday.
 The Peoples church will have its annual exercises Christ mas evening. md ihe Elim Swedish church Will l nav" sunrise service at 5:30 o'clock 'hristmas morning. and inc Sunday .choul exercises will be at o'clock | n the afternoon.