Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-11

a fine appearance, and marched and
sang well. There were one hundred
pupils in the ranks, led bythe following
teachers: George d. Crockett, w. i.
Griffin, r. w. Mcclellan, J. p. Young,
H. E. Jackson, J.. r. Lyttle, Mrs. Lev
EFT, Mrs. Doyle, Mrs. Drew, Mrs. Chap
man, Miss Juliet Cairnes, Miss Mary
Cairnes, Miss Kate Watkins, Miss Ella
Steadman, Miss Rosa Leslie, Miss Lau-
IA Hamilton. Alexander Lyttle, Mar
shall and Chief Librarian; II. H.
Cairnes, Assistant Librarian; A. L.
DOdd, Secretary.
MEMPHIS BETHEL
had about one hundred and forty chill
dren in line, under command OfMarshal
j. H. Price. n. W. Spears, Superinten-
dent, managed these children with
great skill, and infused his own earnest
ness into them in singing. The good
people who control the Bethel, have a
right to be proud of the manner in
which their pupils turned out yesterday.
About one hundred and forty bright
little children were in the procession, at
the head of which was a very neat BAN
ner bearing the inscription "In God we
Trust" Male teachers, A. S. MeNear,
A. A. Barnes, NJ. P. Jarnigan, Jno. W.
Jones, J. NJ. Peabody, J. r. Black, G.. G..
Stall, Ed Slater, John Pepper, -
Johnson, - Malone, - Foster,
Walter Garrett. Female teachers: Mrs.
Sallie Means, Mrs. NJ. P. Barbour, Miss
TheO. Cochran, Miss Jennie MeNeaF,
Miss Annie Randolph, Miss Lizzubell
Spears, Miss Annie Barnes, Miss Sallie
Slater, Miss Lizzie Slater, Miss MOllie
Slater, Miss Kate Watkins, Miss Jennie
RudiSiU Miss M RrdfSiU
CHELSEA BAPTIST.
Mr.. Stratton, Marshal; Mr.. Parker,
Superintendent. About fifteen teachers
and eighty children in attendance, with
two pretty banners, bearing the mOttOs,
"This banner over US is Love" and
Feed my Lambs"
THIRD PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson, pastor; Joseph
Venable, Superintendent. Some six
teen teachers and one hundred and
thirty children represented this school.
They carried a large banner, with the
motto, /" HOsanna to the Son of David.n
FIRST METHODIST.
This school, under the control of the
able pastor, DR.. Slater, and Captain
Black, its Marshal, presented a splendid
sight, with a large number of teachers
and about two hundred and fifty chill
dren present. The following named
gentlemen are the officers of the school,
nearly all of whom were in the process
sion: r. J. Morgan, Superintendent;
+. NJ. Heam, Assistant Superintend-
ent; r. J. Black, Secretary; Charles
Byrd, Assistant Secretary; r. Cochran,
Librarian; Charles Barton, Assistant
Librarian. Teachers-MiSses MOllie
Wilcox, Mollie Slater, Alice Brown,
Belle Davidson, Emma Davidson, Liz
zie SanOna, Lizzie Slater, Sallie Graves,
SaIlie Cage, Mrs. NJ. G.. Cobb, Mrs. Duns-
comb, Mrs. A. NJ. Boyd, Mrs Bacon,
Miss Mills, Messrs. S. II. DuuscOmb, A.
Newsom, - Ward, J. c.. Mills.
Strong, E. F. Wills, J. S. Heidel,
]. P. Meux, T. KOfford, T. H. Arnold,
A. S. McNeir, J. w. Waynesburg, J. d.
Stewart. A beautiful white banner,
bearing the inscription, "Suffer little
children to come unto me, and forbid
them not, for of such is the kingdom of
God,n was carried by one of the young
men.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. J. H. BOwman's school was an
of the large and well-Organized
delegations present. Mr.. G. L. DennisOn
and Mr.. j. /. Wexford, the Superin-
tendent and Assistant Superintendent,
were at the head of the column, in
were thirty-five teachers and one
hundred and seventy-ive scholars. ''The
Lord is our Shepherd y and "LOve one
Another" were the appropriate inscrip-
tons ON their banner.
THE CHELSEA METHODIST.
This fine school turned out one hun
dred and one pupils under their teach
ers and Superintendent, and made a
very fine display. D. III. A. Sanders,
Superintendent; E. F. Backus, Assistant
SUPERINTENDENT; NJ. d. Rune, Secre- /
V. w. Peek, Librarian; John I
Danbury, Assistant Librarian, and Mr.. :
Backus, Treasurer. Teachers-Mrs.
Dougherty, Mrs. Danbury Mrs. Battelle,
Mrs. COstan, Miss COstan, Miss Sallie
Parkes, Miss Emma Clentan and Mrs.
V. w. Peak. 5
rETE GERMAN PROTESTANT
EVANGELICAL.
Under the Rev. Lesko Trieste, num- !
)ered about fifty, and carried two ban
ners with German inscriptions, the !
translation of which is: 'eThe German 1
Protestant Evangelical Sabbath
,chOols.n The little ones were mar l.
,haled by the following teachers: \
Nessrs. Racquet, GOetz, SehiIling; Miss ,
Muerset, Mrs. FrOmm and Miss Schal- =
enbaum.
IN THE SQUARE.
The procession having marched along
Main and Poplar, thence to Second, and
lack to the Square, fled into the beauti-
ul enclosure to rest and refresh both =
physically and spiritually, for Lou Lu- !
,rie had generously provided several 8
of lemonade, and numerous tin
for the use of the little ones, both
dong the route and in the square The
exercises consisted of singing and play
by both bands; all the hymns in the
programme were gone over ferventIy, n
Rev. Mr.. Scruggs said prayer. Before L
the exercises, Mr.. Henry Craft, $
he enly speaker, made a short address 1
0 the people and the children.
Nh. CRAFTS sPEEcH.
We are greatly favored to-day. Prov
dence has given us most propitious
Weather. All the railroads ~converging
lere, with one single exception, have A
ordially eo-operated. To the officers
f those roads who have united in the
fort to make this celebration a success, n
We tender our most hearty thanks. fl
'ome corporations, we now know, are n
lot soulless. The Memphis and Charles d
the Memphis and Tennessee and
Mississippi Central railroads have very
contributed to the grand spec
acle. We trust that the members Of =,
hese corporations viii feel that they i