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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
2
Muscatine churches plan Christmas activities with children's programs and festivities hosted by many churches. German Baptist and German Evangelical churches hold Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services, with specific readings, dialogues, declamations, songs, and collections for church treasuries and the Protestant Orphan's Home.
St Mary's Catholic outlines Christmas services with a 5 AM first High Mass, 8 AM second Mass featuring children, and 10 AM last High Mass. No school Christmas entertainment due to unfinished hall in the new building.
St Matthias Catholic invites worshipers to Christmas services with high mass at 5 am and 10 am, a low mass at 8 am, and special music and solos. No other exercises are planned, but the observances are described as notably interesting.
Santa Claus hosts a home at eight o'clock Christmas night at the First Congregational church with a cantata Mine Host Santa Claus at Home. The cast includes Santa Claus Mrs Santa Claus Doris and Horace twins Kitty Claus Sailors The Committee Printers Artists Doll Dressmakers and more. Music praised and the Claus family will sing the closing song with Miss Angers noted as a capable teacher and worker with children.
The Christmas exercises of the German Congregational church are set for December 24 at 7 15 pm. A fine program has been prepared by children and youth with vocal and instrumental music. All are warmly invited. no admission fee, but a collection will be taken for the church.
Christmas exercises at the Friends church will be held Thursday Christmas night. A fine program of recitations and songs has been prepared and the evening promises to be one of great enjoyment.
The Sunday school plans a Christmas program on December 24 at 7 30 p m. Mr Panchet will play violin with organist Miss Martha Meter, and the choir will sing. All are invited with no admission fee, only a collection for the Sunday school. Rev G Meier is pastor.
Grace English Lutheran to hold Christmas morning service at 10 30 with Rev J J Murphy preaching on Bethlehem A 7 pm Christmas program follows with a full children and community musical and readings list of participants and songs including It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Hark the Herald Angels Sing and a baritone solo by Mr Reimenbach
Mrs. C. O. Hurd of Muscatine Iowa praises Dr Miles Heart Cure for nervous low mood and heart trouble after LaGrippe. She cites relief from sleeplessness headaches and muscle twitching and says Anti Pain Pills and Nerve and Liver Pills helped. A Buffalo Missouri reader also endorses Miles products for headaches and nerve issues.
Christmas service at the First German M E church Fourth and Cedar streets at 10 50 am with a sermon by Pastor Hertzler. Christmas exercises by Sunday schools of the church and chapel of South Muscatine Saturday evening at 7 o clock, program by pupils, followed by a collection for Central Wesleyan Orphan Asylum Warrenton Missouri. All are welcome.
Christmas night service at the African M E church on Seventh street features a tree and a highlighted program. The School will sing Joy to the World, with recitations by Freddie Walker Ida Smith Harry Robbison Julia Woodson Hattie Smith Lilly Woodson Stella Thompson and a dialogue by class No three and four. Santa Claus will make an appearance inviting all to join the event.
Musserville M F Church Sunday school plans a Christmas night entertainment featuring a cantata Santa Clauses Defender performed by many children and some older members of the school.
Two Christmas Day services at 7 20 and 10 30 a m invite communicants to attend one. Those able to attend the early service urged to do so to avoid prolonging the 10 20 a m service. A children's service is scheduled for Saturday at 6 30 p m.
Adults are invited to Christmas morning services at 10 30 with a processional hymn Venite chant proper psalms Te Deum Jubilate and standard choral selections including God so Loves the World by Stainer and other liturgical pieces. The service features hymns before and after the sermon and a full offertory and benediction sequence.
Christmas night program at the First Methodist Episcopal church features a Sunday school cantata titled Entertaining Santa Claus with participation by nearly all children. Fairies and elves welcome Santa before a distribution of the annual Christmas treat, promising a joyful evening.
The First Baptist Church hosts a Christmas night program with readings songs and recitations by students and listed participants. Doors open before 7 pm with a small admission fee and a varied lineup including solos duets and group performances centered on Christmas themes.
Ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for curing a cold in one day. Promises refund if failure and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Costs two cents per unit.
Miss Etta Hildebrand, a Cedar Falls student, spends vacation at home in West Liberty Iowa. George La Rue of Geneva Nebraska arrives with wife recently. Nellie Melick visits Atalissa for Christmas. Reverends Thorn and McClelland attend and travel. Farl Barkalow arrives from Kearney military school to visit. Mrs B F R King and baby leave for Crawford County. Hazel Henderson returns from Oberlin. W W Anderson and family plan Christmas with Nadionola relatives.
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