Show JOY OF LITTLE CHILDREN i l I I FEE XnmERGARTEN CHRIST MAS EXERCISES I Delightful Entertainment Furnished by Little Ones Distribution of Gifts to Parents and Pupils Yesterday morning was a joyous one at the free kindergarten Joyous alike to children teachers parents and friends It was the day for the Christmas t Christ-mas festivities Inthe school and every I childish heart was happy as they gathered i gath-ered around the Christmas tree sang tho Christmas songs and listened to tho story of the Christ child I The walls of the room were made attractive at-tractive with pictures from the ailing ail-Ing were suspended long strands of paper chains made by tho children while In the center stood a beautiful Christmas tree the gift of Alma Pratt First on the programme came the prayer and then the good morning songs which were sung with a vim and sweetness charming to witness Then followed the Christmas song the Christmas stories the lighting of the tree and the merry dance around it But the feature of the entertainment which most pleased the children was the distribution of gifts for the parents Every parent was remembered and each gift upon the tree was made by the little scholars And tho children were not forgotten Mrs Simon Bambcrger gave each a set of colored crayons and Mrs J Bamberger remembered each with an outline drawing book From Mrs C IL McMahon Mc-Mahon came beautifully mounted little P pictures On Thursday afternoon of next week the girls of Miss Paines class In the First Congregational Sun dayschool will give a Christmas tree for the little ones Several of the parents of the children were present yesterday and expressed their gratitude to Miss Fanny Davis and her assistants Mrs Lettle White and the Misses Elmlna Taylor Vera Lane and Susanne Nye for their patient pa-tient and successful effort in behalf of the children |