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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
4
The church last Thursday hosted a crowded Sunday School program with chorus, recitations, drills, and dialogues. Rev. Geo. Lockhart chaired as Santa Claus appeared and the tree was dismantled, spreading Christmas cheer.
The McConnell hall heard Mrs Elliott of Cardale urge active participation in a Clean up Political Drive. Sixteen men and four women volunteered for local organization as officers and canvassers. The note laments farmers’ absence and calls for ongoing community effort.
Knox Church Sunday School presented a Christmas program on Wednesday night December 22 in McConnell Hall. The audience crowded the hall as the concert featured orchestra music, student recitations and drills, and a cantata titled Princess Snow Ball and the Seven Dwarfs performed by the advanced members.
Santa Claus emerged from the fireplace to a joyful greeting from the Hirth family as he handed out gifts and candy treats.
Knox Presbyterian Church outlines a Week of Prayer with nightly union services and a 7 pm Sunday program featuring sermons on time and faith. The congregation anticipates strong attendance, with music from a full choir and a Christmas cantata "From Marger to Cross" performed by the Knox Church choir under Mr Dick.
The Zion Sunday School held a capacity audience last Tuesday for a Xmas program featuring cantata Santa's Headquarters with parts for Claire Fred Tom Sadie and many others. The show included drummers dailies choruses shepherd scene nine Bible class members dialogue by Welcome Bible Class and more. Gifts of good books and candy bags were given to all scholars up to the Junior Bible Class and many have already begun reading.
Christmas programs at Zion and Chamah churches drew strong crowds. Zion featured two morning anthems a fine evening program including a quartet and solo all praising the season while Chamah presented a spirited service with a four piece orchestra. The pastors spoke on the Incarnation and Bethlehem themes and Sunday School offered a famine relief collection of $18 for China.
A December 17 1920 letter to the editor from George Y Rankin defends Dr Hudson against a prior slur by "Ratepayer" on the Hospital By-law debate. Rankin commends Hudson for community service through seasons and snow and asks Ratepayer to apologize.
Mrs G Clarridge widow of the late Jas Clarridge died suddenly after retiring the previous evening in her sleep. Dr Hudson said she passed away about two hours after retiring. Funeral held from Knox Presbyterian Church with Rev Creon Lockhart R E Spence and S J Wickens. Interment in Hamiota cemetery. She was 66 and survived by daughter Mrs J G McConnell.
Two wedding announcements from 1920 note Andrew Curry Sutherland of Hamiota marrying Anna Bella Clark Smith of Frazerburgh Scotland in Winnipeg with Rev H G Crozier officiating. A separate December 24 ceremony at the Kerr home united K V Carter of Saskatoon and Elizabeth Angus with Rev Geo Lockhart officiating. couple to reside in Saskatoon after their honeymoon.
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