Xmas In The Sunday Schools

The Chrisstmas festivities in connection with St. Andrew's Episcopal Sunday school consisted of a Christmas tree und Christmas mass at Harris hall on Thursday, Dec. 24. The vested choir and school childreu sang the carols, and the exercises were opened with a responsive reading. Master Gerald Brown sang one of his beautiful solos after which the presents which had been provided for the children were distributed. Not one of the little ones was forgotten and all went home delighted. The annnal Christmas tree and supper of the Unitarian Sunday sohool was held on Thursday evening, Deo. 34, In addition to the usual games aud exeroises there were stereoptioon views representiug sceues counected with the birth of Christ, acoompanied with appropriate songs by the ühildreu. A very interesting feature of the occasion was the gift to each of the 40 ohildren of a beautiful cherub head, modelled and casfby the superintendent, A. L. Alexauder. The Ziou Lutberan church Snnday sohool had ita celebratinu at (i o'olook on Christmas eve. The ohurob was througed with the children aud their parents anxious to listen to the program of recitations aud mnsio. The Chri8toias tree with its load of gifts aud the illnminated star fornied very iippropriate decorations for the season of the year aud were muoh admired. Each child received a preseDt and the worthy poor were also reimiubered. Rev. A. L. Nicklas was well taken, care of by the Young People's aud Ladies' Aid Societies, oue giving him a drop lighc and fountain pen for bis study, the other a hall raok for bis house. The Christmas exeroises in conneotion with the Bethlebern Evangelioal church were held Thnrsday evening, Deo. 24. The program oonsisted of solos, quartets aud choruses by the Sunday sohool ohildren, parochial school children, choir aud maeuueruhor, also recitations, etc. A beavily laden tree and a beantiful illnmiuated star proved great attmetious for the ohildren. The Uhristmas eutertaiunieut at the Presbyteriau ciburoh was held Tuesday eveniug. After an excellent snpper carne reoitations, music aud soine good tableaux. Gerald Brown, of lat. Andrew's Episooapal ohoir, sang a solo, Paul Cheever rendered a seleotion on the violin. and Clarence Black brought down the house by singing "I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard." The dialoeue between the Old and New Year, with Will Hadley aud Stanley Mills in the title roles, was reoeived witha good deal of applause. Both littlefellows were prettily dressed for the occasion and did their parts well.