Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24


at GAS at the Presbyterian church.
This will include music by the Pres
byterian and Christian church
choirs, directed by Grayce Burt
and George Burt, respectively, and
with Emily Kaford and Estelle Liv-
ingston as accompanies.
Soloists will be Ann Mitchell, So
prano, singing Bethlehem by
Bowker; Ed Townsend, tenor, sing
ing THE Publican" by Van de
Water; and Wilma Jeanne Lakey,
playing a violin solo "Star of the
East" by Kennedy. This program
will be repeated at 7:45 O'Clock at
the Christian church.
AT o'clock program will be
presented by the church school of
the First Baptist church, with a
party following for the children.
Children will also provide the
entertainment at the Grace Luther
an church in program starting at
730 o'clock. The children's choir
unc cer the direction of Mrs Sam
Turner will eng, while Others will
give recitations of Bible verses and
Poems. Rev. Albert NickodemuS will
give a short Christmas message.
There will be Sunday school, but
no church service Sunday morning,
Rev. Nickodemus has announced.
Instead a special service will be
held at II am. Christmas Day.
Christ, tie Light of the World
is the title of the play to be given
at 7:45 Sunday night by the young
peoples society of the Assembly of
Cod tabernacle. Preceding the play,
recitations and exercises will be
given by the children CT the church,
directed by Miss Opal Beaver.
Those taking part in the play are
Whine Carroll Reba Davis, Frances
Wernli, Opal Beaver. Juanita Coats.
Norma Tucker, Mrs. Jackie Cline.
Mrs. Kenneth Schmidt, Dee Nc
Kenzie, Lester Patton, Gary Patton.
Joe Johnson, Carl Cook, Buddy
Cline, Merlane Miles and Wendell
Williams Miss June Miles will play
violin solo between the scenes.
The Sunday school of the Second
Baptist church will present the pro-
gram at 7:30 o'clock, followed by a
pageant, "The House of Christmas
directed by Mesdames Gladys Rob-
inson, w. A. Payne and Dubois Nc
Gee. Frank Mccoy is accompanist.
Following the program a Christ
mas party will be held for the chill
dren. A special service will also be
conducted by Rev Matthew Merritt
Christmas morning.
Mrs. w. r. Allan has planned a
program by the children of the -Four
Square Gospel church, which will be
/ given at 7:45 O'Clock Sunday night
The children will sing and give reci-
tationS and exercises.
Following the children's program,
the young people of the church will
present pageant, "The Coming of
Our King" Those taking part in it
are Fern Shumard, Orval Anderson,
Mary RAIDER, Mrs. Kenneth Ran
dolph, Barbara Hughes, Christine
Fuller, Aileen Duggirs, Kenneth
Kuntz, Eddie kaufman, John Tay-
lor, Doris Hisel, .tskel Wilkerson,
Roy Andersen, J. r. Stewart, John
Havens, Joe Skee . and Kenneth
Randolph.
A family carol sing will be held
at 7:45 o'clock at the Methodist
church with Mrs. Eugene Waterman
directing the singing and Mrs. S.
P. Holiday and Mrs. Warren Brock
ct the pianos Mrs. j. d. Foss will
play the Christmas chimes. Rev.
Hayden S. Sears will tell the Christ
mas story.
Young people from all the local
churches will meet at the Methodist
church at 8 o'clock for their annual
carol sing. They will go first to the
USO, where service people will be
invited to join them in their sing
through the residential district. Re-
freshments will be served at The