The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-20

Ollie children and their parents to-
morrow, Friday evening In Convent
Hall, when the annual Christmas
tree will be held for the little peo-
pie. The different lodal Catholic
societies combine yearly for this
pleasant occasion, the following ord
ers this year taking part in the festi-
vities: Lavalle Counsel and Lafay-
cite Counsel of st. John the Baptist,
Catholic Order of Foresters, Artisan
Society, Knights of Columbus, Ladies
of ST. Anne. Children of Mary and
Holy Name Society, The executive
officers of these various bodies con-
stitute the board of arrangements
with Joseph Fluett at chairman. Santa
Claus will be on hand to distribute
gifts and the children will play games,
the amusements being in charge of
Miss Eugenia Bernier, president OF
the Children of Mary, assisted by the
members and the nuns from the Con-
vent
FEDERATED CHURCH
At the Federated First Baptist and
Congregational Church there will be
services at 1890 as usual The pas
tor will preach and his topic will be
Christmas story. The quartet
composed of J. II. Jenkins, Or r.
A Derbyshire, DIR. NJ. E, Lord and A.
B. Plummer will furnish special
musical, numbers. including Christ
tians Awake" and Sing o Heavens"
DR. Derbyshire will sing THE Hush
of Night Has Fallen This years
Christmas observance at the Island
Avenue Federated Church will be in
the form of 4 parish festival. There
will be singing of Christmas carols
and hymns, Christmas stories and the
presentation of white gifts to the king.
The program will be given in the
church auditorium Sunday evening at
seven o'clock where all departments
of the church will join in the Yule
tide observance The hour of this
service will be at o'clock instead
of 7.30 as is the usual custom. The
pupils of the Primary Department
were given a Christmas tree last
Sunday and Mrs. f. F. Merrill Is
planning a children party for the
children at her home.
DE MOLAY COMMANDERY OBSER-
D. NANCE
In accordance with the usual GUS
tom of De Molay Commandery, No.
10 K. T., will hold their usual Christ
mas observance Christmas, morning,
December 25th at Ills o'clock, at the
asylum. Sir knights of other COM
manderies sojourning within this jul
risdiction are cordially invited to at
tend. The music will include Sc
lections by a male quartet composed
of j. H. Jenkins, Dr. r. A. Derbyshire,
DIR. NJ. E. Lord and A. B. Plummer. |
The memoriam list includes the fol- /
lowing names Of deceased Sir Knights
during the past year: Charles H.
Loyeioy of Hartland. knighted Noyem-
Der Is. 1900, died August 29th; Abel
". Moore, knighted November 3, 1908, |
died in Bingham, October 18th; Sam
uel c.. Page, knighted Augusta 6, 1918.
died in Dexter May 5th; Edgar Carl
Plummer, knighted November 8, 1908, !
died July 18TH Joseph c.. Viles,
knighted November 8, 1899. died July
18th; Bert L. Webb, knighted April
18th, 1914, died in Monmouth, July
25th.
IN THE INSTITUTIONS
Persons at the various local in
situations will be given opportunity !
to participate in the general obser-
vance of the day. The women at the
State Reformatory nave already been
out gathering evergreen to decorate
their temporary home and on Christ
mas Day Christmas dinner will be
served. There will be Christmas
tree with gifts for all and families
and friends of the women have been
sending boxes to be opened on that
glad day. Christmas carols will be
sung Christmas night.
At the city farm there will be
Christmas tree and the rooms will be