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Jean Webster, the daughter of Nelson Banting, remembers that the "Sunday School Concertwas a very outstanding event. Our family always took part as Father and Mother always helped a great deal at this time. Father kept order while Mother and the other teachers trained the children. My brother, Alan, was a boy soprano and often sang at these concerts. Brother Angus and I sang 'Dear Little Stranger' when I was three and Angus was five. We just stood and clapped with the audience until Mother called us. There was plays, recitations, and choruses. The Concert usually ended with the Manger Scene and the Christmas Story. Then Santa came and the gifts from the tree and bags of candy for the children brought a close to a wonderful evening."
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Christmas, of course, was one of several holidays celebrated at the Homestead. |
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