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Advertising-Carnival 118 Barrel Brigade 91 Bells of Bonnydingle, The 155 Bird Social 101 Boys' Book Party, A 113 Card-Pasting 115 Cinderella Reception 139 Climbing the Bean-stalk 116 Evening with "Ads," An 42 Fairy Strawberry Festival, A 104 Flower-Show, A 41 For the First of April 75 Good Giant, The 23 Good-Luck Social, A 54 Handkerchief Gymnastics 97 Holly and Mistletoe Drill 146 House Book 67 Indian Festival, An 111 Jack Frost Reception 150 Jack-Knife and Scissors Party 62 "Jap" Social, A 44 Letter Social 78 Making Valentines 57 Mistress Mary's Contrary Reception 152 Mysterious Basket-Ball 121 New Kind of Dinner Party, A 60 Orange Social 39 Pansy-Hunt, A 106 Parlor Athletic Meet, A 69 Parlor Golf Party 119 Parlor Mountain-Climb 93 Pastery Party, A 49 Pillow-Fight, A 52 "Polly Pitcher" Social 66 Puritan Thanksgiving Dinner, A 126 Rainbow Social 96 Rainy Fourth, A 108 Reception at Curlycue Castle 63 Red-Line Jubilee 16 Rope Social, A 20 Santa Claus Drill 11 Sky-Parlor Reception, No. 1 47 Sky-Parlor Reception, No. 2 48 Star Social 141 Teddy and the Goblin 130 Tropical Fair, A 71 Tuffet and the Web, The 81 Washington's Birthday 72

Good Times With the Juniors.

Santa Claus Drill.

BY IMOGEN A. STOREY.

What would "good times" amount to in any well-regulated Junior society if they did not begin and end with the Christmas holidays? We begin, then, with a particularly jolly little drill for Christmas; and, as the girls so often have these matters all their own way, we will try for a change letting the boys be foremost this time. They will enjoy the fun of playing Santa. The Sunday-school primary class, too, must be drawn upon.--L. M. H.

An equal number of tiny boys and girls are to be used for the first part of the drill. They should be dressed in their nightclothes, and each little one should carry a pillow under his or her arm, and a stocking hung across the shoulder.

The stage must be decorated with holly, mistletoe, and other Christmas greens. A large fireplace should occupy the centre rear, shown in Diagram B. A decorated motto, "A Merry Christmas" may be placed above the mantel. The fireplace can easily be constructed of brick-colored fireproof paper, which can be purchased at any hardware store for a trifle, and with a piece of chalk from the blackboard the bricks can be imitated.

On each side, as shown in Diagram A, should stand a small Christmas tree trimmed up in the conventional way, with the exception of candles, which it is better to omit unless great precaution is used to prevent an accident. On each tree the lower limbs should be supplied with hooks corresponding with a buttonhole in each stocking, which will enable the little ones to hang their stockings quickly and securely on the trees.

The floor should be laid off for the first part as shown in Diagram A. A different color used in laying off the diagrams for the two parts will be found a great help, especially to the smaller children.

The children enter from the rear, girls from the right and boys from the left, or vice versa, carrying pillows under their outside arms and stockings across the same shoulder, and follow lines R and L in A. When they reach the dots shown on these lines, all extend their inside arms diagonally up at the side, and grasp the partner's hand.

When they reach the diagonal lines, they let go hands, and turn on these lines, as shown by arrows, turning again on the front line. When the leaders reach lines R and L, a signal from the piano is given to halt. In halting, each should keep a distance of fifteen inches from the one in front, the same as in marching. This distance should be kept throughout the drill. Another signal is now given to face front, all turning in the direction of the inside arm. They now recite with gestures:

"We are going to hang up our stockings"

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