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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1922 11 PAGEANT AND PLAY: MARK SCHOOL XNA All Schools Enjoy Yuletide Festivities The spirit of Christmas was graph- ically presented to Winnetka public school children and their parents by pupils of the four schools Thursday, December 21. Skokie, Hubbard Woods, Horace Mann and Greeley schools all pro- vided some form of Christmas enter- tainment. The most elaborate was that of the Skokie school which pre- sented a pageant written by Miss Douglas Whitehead, dramatic super- visor of the lower grades of all the Winnetka schools. The pageant, en- titled "The Christmas Spirit," was written by Miss Whitehead some time ago but was rewritten by her to make it especially fitted for the Skokie presentation. At Horace Mann school the same pageant, "The Christmas Spirit," was produced, but on a lesser scale than the Skokie presentation. In addition to Miss Whitehead's pageant, pupils of Horace Mann made the Christmas spirit more noticeable by the singing of Christmas carols. Five Plays at Hubbard Woods In the Hubbard Woods entertain- ment more than 150 children took part. Five plays were presented. They were: "The Toys," by the third grade; "Why the Chimes Rang," by the fourth grade; "Elves and the Shoemaker," by the second grade; "The Christmas Picture," by the fifth grade; and "Christmas Eve," by the first grade. Miss Whitehead coached all five productions. Children in the Greeley school at- tempted no elaborate program, but celebrated the day with a number of small Christmas parties. At Skokie the presentation of the pageant marked the completion of the Christmas toy project which was directed by Charles A. Kinney, di- rector of shop work in Winnetka schools. The project provided for the manufacture of 500 toys in the Skokie workshops. Thursday saw the completion of the last of the toys which will make Chicago and Ken- tucky poor children happy. Fifty Pupils Take Part Taking part in the pageant were fifty Skokie pupils. The pageant itself symbolized by spoken word and song the awakening of the Christmas spirit, and showed how it was brought out and amplified by un- selffish giving. The toys that were made by Skokie children were piled on the stage and as children, bearing each different kind of toy, presented the gifts, banks of electric lights brought the tree out of uninviting darkness into brilliant beauty, sym- bolizing the beauty of the Christmas spirit. Instructs Direct Pageant Collaborating with Miss Whitehead in coaching the pageant was Mrs. Frances Murray, director of dra- matics in the seventh and eighth grades. The training of the children for the singing of the Christmas carols was under the supervision of Mrs. Caroline Kohlsaat, supervisor of music in all the Winnetka schools. The cast of the pageant follows in part: Spirit of the Tree, (later the Christmas Spirit), Helen Bell; Spirit of the Red Cross, Jeanne Street; Boy Scout, Richard Massman; Girl Scout, Grace Smith; Camp Fire Girl, Ruth Weil. The other characters in the play were the gift bearers who represented each group of workers in Mr. Kinney's work shops where the toys were made. Triangles Enjoy a Large Evening at Dinner-Dance With the celebrated Vagabond or- chestra "tickling their dancing toes," members of the Triangle club of Win- netka enjoyed a real frolic at the an- nual dinner-dance Wednesday eve- ning of this week, The chicken dinner was sumptu- ous, the music irresistible and every- thing in and pertaining to the festivi- ties right up to the "kitten's most practiced meow." British-American Club in Annual Xmas Party Tonight Preparations were completed today for the grand Christmas party and dance to be given this evening at Community House under the auspices of the North Shore British American society. "Loads" of fun and a plenteous sup- ply of real Christmas cheer is prom- ised to those who participate in the annual event. XMAS GIFT PUPPIES Scotch Collies and Aldodales Make wonderful companions for children and grown-ups FISHER COLLIE KENNELS Glenview and Waukegan Roads Glenview, Ill. PHONE GLENVIEW 71 A Man's Pal The fellow you would fight for, | ------------------------------------------------------------------ or lie for, or die for; the man you loan to and borrow from; he whom you swear at and slap on the back and play jokes on; the man you'd like to be yourself-- that's your pal. Sometimes it happens that the last and the biggest thing you can do for your pal is to take care of the final arrangements for him. It's a hard, man-sized task, and far from a pleasant one--but it's a pal's job, you know! The services of an experienced mortician will make it easier. PHONE -- 600 po -- 906 na CHICAGQ uR AVE. sD | | RO? ol S wore | FUNERAL | [| SERVICE et he N halfso good to hear as "Merry Christmas 3 and Happy New Year" It's our wish for our friends. SKOKIE MOTOR COMPANY