Show community christmas celebration C e lebrat on friday eve draws large crowd adults and children join hands in ushering in yuletide season christmas pageant presented by students of roosevelt elementary school nearly children and adults gathered at the he ward hall in roosevelt friday evening to celebrate in community fashion christmas and the holiday noli aay season long before the hall was filled to capacity additional chairs bein being brought in and people were croix crowding in the doorways the excitement of the great holiday and the joyous anticipation of santa claus shown in the eyes of youngsters of all ages who obed and abc J when the n many lany lights on the huge christmas tree which reached to the ceiling were turned on the tall native tree cut in the mountains by the boy scouts and decorated with lights stars and all christmas trimmings was a sight to see promptly at the strains of that ever lovely christmas carol silent night in childrens voices was heard behind the curtains which soon parted parte d to reveal about 80 0 young stude students rits of the roosevelt eit elementary school all in choir boy costumes singing the beautiful music of christmas As the singing went on a story of the journey of two little boys in europa burup and visit to a cathedral Ill edral where the chimes rang was as told old the pageant under the direction of clyde johnson music instructor assisted by mrs haze jensen and ronald was very nicely done arr aej 1 was appreciated by the large audience awards presented at the conclusion of the tha musical heber T hall chairman of the christmas committee presented awards to winners in the home decoration contest merrell AI errell wilkins won first prize and received a check for 55 00 george H harrison won second and received a check for and al E lundberg won von third and received 2 00 winners in the contest in the business district were announced as follows roosevelt state bank first cash meat bloat market second lornas beauty shop third um tah power light company fourth and J C penney company fifth judges in the decorah de corat contest were rev al al hurd continued on last pago page COMMUNITY CHRIST celebration FRIDAY EVE DRAWS LARGE CROWD continued from page one mrs L D gardner and mrs lynn stone just at this moment the jingle of bells was heard outside and all eyes were turned to the door to greet santa claus who laughed and waved as he entered children were so delighted they keep their seats but got to the front to shake hands say a word and perceive a bag of candy and nuts from st nick successful efforts the community program friday and also the street parade december were very well planned and arranged and both drew the largest crowds of people seen in roosevelt committees are to be complimented on their fine work committees are as follows general heber T hall J 0 orser and one member of each civic club finance homer P edwards ronald ronala and C C white street decorations al E lundberg 0 K fotheringham Fathe ringham and clista angus ward hall hali decorations american legion auxiliary mrs airs R S jordan chairman publicity george H harrison santa claus florence nielsen alma anderson and margaret program december afton harrison Har viola harmston and ada hullinger and street program bee jordan reva lundberg and hollis hullinger |