Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-02
AMONG WEE FAIRIES.
Valley Camp Transformed to Bower
of Life and Beauty
IN HONOR OF TIE CHILDREN'S DAY
Elements That Made the Rare Scene Enjoy
able to Fully 5000.
ADDRESSES ADDING LIFES LESSONS

There was great and jubilant multitude
of children at Valley Camp yesterday. 1t
was their anniversary, and no day is more
appreciated among the little folk; and that
could be clearly seen by the enthusiastic
manner in which they participated in all
exercises. The air was rent with song and
laughter No matter what portion of the
services the little ones were engaged in, they
adapted themselves to it. At the religious
meetings the children were reverent and at
tentive; but, at the display of their dolls in
the afternoon, words would fail to depict the
delights of those "little mothers"
The morning opened dull and forbidding.
At intervals ominous clouds fitted by, and
rain fell spasnodIcally; but before the day
Cor the real day to the children) opened,
Old Sol peeped out from behind a black
cloud and beamed and blinked away. mer-
rily to the intense delight of the children.
The cottagers profusely decorated their cot
tages with bunting, and the camp had all
the appearance of gala day.
Before the arrival of the trains appointed
to bring in the visitors from points north
and south, Will Price and J. H. Nobbs ar
ranged the children in line, and, accom-
panied by Cruikshank's orchestra, they
started for the depot.
SCENE FOR PASSENGERS.
When the Buffalo express drew into the
station and the visitors began 10 alight, 900
sweet little voices burst out into rapturous
song; and certainly "Hold the Fort" could
not be heard to better advantage. The
scene was inspiring.
When the service opened in the audito-
rum, fully 5000 people were there, and, as
they rose en- masse to sing favorite hymn
owe Are Little Pilgrim Band }, it was
a sight worthy to be remembered. When
DR.. Davidson called the children to prayer,
a solemn and reverential stiffness pervaded
the whole building; nothing but the prayer
of the supplicant could be heard.
At 11:30 A. NJ. W. L. Davidson, ID. D.,
who is in charge of the Methodist Sunday
School work, gave an address. He was lis
tened to wita rapt attention, for his earnest
and forcible manner attracted the children;
and, as he drew simple pictures of nature
and told how all might be drawn into more
intimate relationship with God, every heart
was touched with the divine chord.
Lewis Miller, of Akron, o., well-known
as a great agricultural implement manufac-
turer but better and more widely known as
the President of the Chautauqua Sunday
School Assembly, spoke next. His genial
countenance, radiating smiles, made every
body happy. He urged the children to be
obedient and watehful in all they did, and
then they would grow up strong and in the
knowledge of goodness. After this Mrs.
j. E. Porter rendered beautiful solo, and
then the children sang hymn and the
morning exercises closed.
THEIR JoYS CONcENTRATEn
The event of the day, to the children,
found the great auditorium filed at $50 P.
NJ. 18th a multitude to listen to the per-
form .nces of artists drawn from the
children's own ranks. The opening piece
was ''Welcome;' then Miss Blanche Baily
proclaimed the Mission Cause" Miss
Ersie Swea very prettily rendered solo,
Tiny Hands," after which Miss Mamie
Reuck gave one of her excellent perform
ances ON the violin: Then the Valley
Camp Band went through a calisthenic
exercise; IA little girls aiterward gave
dialogue, and the programme was closed by
Miss Myrtle Price singing Goodbye"
Helen Thompson, the soloist, sat on the
platform, amid the bevy OF children, with
their dolls all tastefully attired. The
chorus was composed of IS little girls. J.
H Nobbs, known by every Pittsburg
Methodist, sat among them, with his little
grandchild on his knee.
There was, little later, hoop drill, and
it was exceedingly pretty. The girls TAX
ing part in this entertainment were the
Misses Florence Runnette, Carrie Bush
field, Mary Thompson, Emma Hale, Clara
Thompson, Pearl Tinker, Ida Flaccus, Ida
Bushfeld, Annie Stewart, Mary Brobst and
Bessie Crock.
DIR. o. L. Miller, of Allegheny, gave a
very interesting stereoptican entertainment
in the evening, when an immense crowd
thronged the spacious hall, and all were
full of enthusiasm. At the close they gen.
orally and warmly thanked DR.. Miller for
making the end of this memorable day so
pleasant.