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ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
Published Monthly at the Kodiak Baptist Orphanage, Wood Island, Kodiak, Alaska,
Under auspices of The Woman’s American Baptist Home Mission Society.
CURTIS P COE. Editor and Publisher.
ENTERED AT THE KODIAK P. O. AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
Vol. III. No. 7.
Ten Cents a /ear.
DECEMBER. 1901.
CHRISTMAS.
Again the most joyous day of the
calendar has come and gone. For
months our chPcLen look forward to
Christmas and this time tliei* antici
pations weie surpassed more than ev
er before.
It has been the jcustoin to have a
public entertainment and Christmas
tree in the little, church and the pro
gram this year compared favorably
with preceding ones.
Tuesday evening was clear and
pleasant and almost without excep
tion the residents of Wood Island
were present together with some from
Kodiak and Afognak. The follow
ing was the
PROGRAM.
Chorus, This Happy Day.
Prayer, F. H. Forby.
Chorus, Lights of The Christmastide.
Repeat Is. 9; 6, 7: Luke 2; 7-14.
Welcome Address, The Pastor.
Chorus, Again The Chorus Rings.
A Merry Christmas, Nellie Parrett.
Welcome, Nicliolai Fadao.
Chorus, Jesus The Lord is Born.
A Poor Girl’s Christmas Eve,
Sal lie Chepednoy.
My Baby Brother, Curtis Evans Coe.
Christmas Comes But Once a Year,
Mamie Keihn.
Song, Old Christmas Still Comes
Once a Year, Nine Boys.
The New Baby, Christine Boswell.
Lie Down Dolly, Lulu Cce,
Chorus, Gleams From the Ho’y Lund.
The Olden Story, Chus. Mathison.!
Ca.eless Santa, Miss Ofdctia rrrwn.
Earth’s Eden Titiana Anderson.
Solo, I’m Thinking of Thee,
Mary Frown.
Holiday Secrets, Nellie Fosweil.
The Angels’ Song, Annie Lawson.
What a Girl Can Do, Grace Eanett.
Song, Waiting For Santa,
Annie Keihn and Sallie Boswell.
Chorus, Good Night and a Happy
New Year.
Santa Claus then made his appear
ance and assisted in the disbuttriion
of gifts to evurwone present.
The enriptainment and presents
were the contribution of the Orphan
age to the^Christmas Cheer of all
Wood Island and the special gifts for
our children were reserved until the
next morning when' we all gathered
again in the church. Each one left
the building welDladen. In be
L.d f of all the misHm) family, we
wish to thank the friends who had
planned for our Christmas joy.
The dinner is not to be forgotten.
Four long tables were set in the
school room with seats for 42. The
table for the large boys and girls was
presided over by Dr. Mills and Mr.
Evans. The least ones were under
the care of Mrs. Campbell and Miss
Ofdotia Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Forby
ate with the middle sized children,
(Concluded on page 4.)