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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1915
Page
3
The Empty Stocking Club plans a December 23 gift distribution at the City Opera House with Santa Claus present. Funds are ample, committees mobilized, and dolls dressed for over a hundred children who would otherwise miss Christmas joy.
Stocking Clio items handed in and a real Santa Claus to distribute presents after a brief address. A Christmas tree will be erected and decorated on stage of the Opera House with toys and stockings banked around it. Music planned for the occasion. One new member joined yesterday's meeting, Mrs Mollie Reid of New Market.
Scout Commissioner Page secured use of the Court House fountain for this year’s Community Christmas Tree event. A Christmas Eve bugle blast will precede the lighting. Frank C. Hargett seeks citizen donations as decorations need replacing. Mayor Fraley contributed first, C P Telephone Co workers assist in tree sourcing, and Mrs. Mary Steekel Burck oversees music.
The Monocacy Club of the Evangelical Reformed church will hold its regular December 1 meeting in the church parlors on Friday night. Committee in charge: William B. Haller chairman, Howard M. Albaugh, Charles W. Lough. A Christmas tree will be trimmed and novel presents given to attendees. Hood College Glee Club will provide Christmas music. Refreshments of sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and cake will be served.
Professor Willis L. Moore retired Weather Bureau chief offers free lectures to religious groups and labor bodies in Marsland. His topics include The Story of the Air and God in the Air, delivered on chautauqua platforms.
A Middletown gathering under the Missionary and Stewardship Committee of the Church, born from the Men's Congress, opens at Christ Reformed Church. Rev. Dr. George Albert Snyder leads services with speakers from Emory L. Coblentz to Rev. James E. Klingaman, detailing lay missionary work and Christian outreach across two days of sessions and a closing service.
The Evangelical Lutheran Mission Band met last evening under Miss Sadie E. Hahn with Miss Elizabeth Sheeleigh guiding the Christmas tree lighting. The program included hymns, Bible lessons, readings, solos by Katherine Hedges and Pauline Eyler, and an acrostic. The group was split into older and younger sections for discussion, and the meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer.
The High School team opens its season Friday at the Armory with a game against Ridge Cottage from New Windsor. A Wednesday night game features Alpha club of Waynesboro. Hood College hockey was canceled in Baltimore due to cold weather. A Junior Basketball league formed at the Y M C A with four second teams.
Beall School manager Houck issues a challenge to Frostburg Md for Western Maryland scholastic grid honors after Frostburg boasted dominance. Beall’s 1915 record shows 97 points scored to 36 allowed with Frederick losing only to Waynesboro Pa. High, and a schedule including Hagerstown Waynesboro Gettysburg Rockville and Washington County matches.
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