THE DOUGLAS MINER
Np'^kr ',9 !• DOUGLAS, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER jo, I** ^lo°°cJZ per copy.
Christmas Celebrations
IlclU in the Churches and Sunday
Schools of Douglas and
Juneau.
St. Luke's
On Christmas eve at St. Lukes, the
Rev. I)r. Campbell, Miss Williams,
teacher at Treadwell public school, and
Miss Thompson were busily engaged in
decorating the tree during the afternoon
with pre ents brought in by parents and
friends of the children. At 8 o’clock in
the evening Oilman’s hall was pretty
well filled and 315 presents and delicate
pa k 4 es were either suspended on one
of the handsomest trees that ever graced
a like occasion or laid in full view of the
children who, arranged on the front
seats, weie earnestly discussing the
“p obabilities.”
I)r. Campbell announced that the mu
sical and literary part of the entertain
ment was about to he presented and re
qu sted the audience to give their at
tendon to the performers and thereby
assist to make them happy and stated
th it not so much tffoit had been put
forth to entertain the older folk as to
please the young people. The following
program was then discussed with much
credit by the pupils and received with
marked approval by the large crowd as
sembled :
Address of welcome... .Alice Bach
Christmas Carol.Sunday School
Recitation_Charley Erickson, Willie
Evans, Leonard Emett, Agnes Emett
Christmas Carol.Maggie Shotter,
Annie Musette, Minnie Musette—
Instrumental accompaniment by
Mrs. Bach.
Dialogue . . Mabel Falconer, Volborg
Anderson, Annie Musette.
Solo and Chorus. . . .Mildred l’owell and
Sunday school—Instrumental accom
paniment—Mrs. John L tuglilin.
Recitation.Leonora Bach
Christmas Hymn Volborg Aiule son,
Annie Musette, Minnie Musette—In
strumental accompaniment by Mrs.
Bach.
Recitation by the Sunday school girls.
Solo. . . . Volborg—Instrumental accom
paniment by Mrs. Bach.
Recitation.Guy Falconer
Christmas Carol . . Sunday school—In
strumental accompaniment by Mrs.
Lauglilin.
Address to the Children, “Be kind to
each other.”.Hilden Lillystrand
Concert Recitation.Sunday school
! Closing Address.Ernest Powell
: Closing Song.Sunday school
After a short address bv Doctor Camp
bell the letters were taken from the tree
by Mabel Falconer and Mildred Powell.
Then commenced the fruit-picking pro
cess by Miss Williams and Miss Thomp
i son the presents being numerous and
handsome. This ended the first Christ
mas tree entertainment under the aus
; pices of St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal
| church on Douglas island and was in
! every sense a success.
St. Luke’s congregation assembled on
j Christmas morning in Oilman’s hall for
divine worship. Dr. Campbell selected
Isaiah IX. vi. “Unto us a child is born;
Unto us a son is given,” as his text, Irom
which he delivered a short but very elo
quent address. Several Christmas
hymns, with new music furnished by
Macalla & Co., of Philadelphia, and Mr.
Beddoe, of Juneau, presiding at the or
gan wrere magnificently rendered.
Friends Mission.
The Christmas entertainment given at
Friends Mission by the Friends Sabbath
school was one long to be remembered
by both parents and children, not only
for the pleasant rendering of various re
citations and songs, but also for the beau
tifully decorated and bountifully laden
ladders. It was well attended both by
whites and natives. The children did
much credit to themselves in rendering
the following program:
Song_“All Hail the Power of Jesus’
Name,”.School
Scripture Reading and Prayer,
Supt. C. N. Replogle
Song, “Glory to God the Father,’’
School
Talk on Sabbath School Lesson,
Superintendent
Song, “Peace, Good Will to Men,'’
Mission children
Declamation, “Christmas Greetings,”
Mary Rich
) Clara Jones
Recitation. - Gracie Day
) Agnus Aamodt
Declamation.Blanche Day
Recitation.Annie and Lillie Aamodt
Song, “Glory to God in the Highest,''
Class No. 3
Recitation, “Christmas”... .Annie Kake
Recitation.Ruth Barrett
Recitation.Jartie Gufiin
Recitation, “That Large Stocking,”
Johnny Museth
Recitation, -‘After Christmas,
Laura Gravarock
Recitation.Ethel Ericson
Recitation, “Two Little Girls,”
Erne Replogle, Enola Churchill
Recitation, “Hazel and Santa Claus,”
Swea Anderson
Recitation, “Two Little Sisters,”
Sena and Inger Gravarock
Recitation, “Christmas in Indiana,”
Carl Erricsou
Recitation, “Who is Santa Claus?”
Mamie Aamodt
Song, “Christmas Time is Here,”
Primary Class
Recitation, “Hanging the Stockings,”
Volburg Anderson
Recitation. . . .Paul and Ruth Jones
Recitation, “Santa Claus’s Trouble,”
Tommy Uonigay
Recitation, “Christmas Eve,”
Minnie Museth
Recitation.William Bangham
Recitation, “Unselfishness at Christmas
Times’’.Annie Donagy
Recitation, “Christmas Bells”
Mary Gravarock
Little Speech .Eric Anderson
Declamation
Leonard and Inger Aamodt
Declamation .Richard Cox
Declamation...Sammy Guffin
Recitation.Maggie and Dolly Clark
Declamation.Little Agnus Museth
I Declamation.Bennie Clark