Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-25
MOST BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL
oHILDREN's DAY CELBBRATED AT
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
The Exercises Were Very interest
ing, sundny-schooI and Beaevo-
lent Home children Taking
part-neautiful Decorations.

the First Presbyterian church yester-
day morning was an event in the an
mails OF that church.
II was at first intended to hold the
beautiful festival on the first Friday Of
this month. but the date was post
poned for several reasons.
The day selected was most beauti-
full one. The sun shone brightly, but 1t
was not too warm. as delicious breeze
came from the south, and a clear. cloud
less sky made the children feel glad
because there was then no ominous
| foreboding of rain to spoil the pretty
white dresses and the flowers with
which the children had garlanded their
hair and bedecked their simple little
gowns. SO typical of youthful freshness
! purity and innocence.
Long before II o'clock, the hour for
| the exercises TO commence the church
! proper was crowded and the large Slid
| ing doors separating It from the lee
( ture room were thrown open. Even
/ then, however, there was not room
/ enough to accommodate the vast
/ throng. To get a seat in a pew was
simply impossible after IL o'clock, ana
1 chairs had to be placed In every vacant
/ corner of the large and handsome
building, and then there was an over
now up into the gallery, which soon
became crowded also. 60. ~.
The Sunday school of the First Pres
byterlan church, Superintendent D. a;
| T. Evans said, numbered ABOUT IVY
| children. but the school was augmented
/ by the children from the Benevolent
| home who took part in the exercises,
and there We're many other eni i5,i,'s
| present who do not belong 10 the Tres
| byterian church.
The decorations of the church were
very elaborate and beautiful, the result
/ of much labor and good taste on the
part OF the decorating committee Sc
] iected for the occasion, composed OF
l prominent ladies' ana gentlemen VI 'he
congregation.
these decorations consisted of
| graceful and artistic arrangement OF
liveoak, elm, blackberry boN-elder, with
heavy Virginia creeper, brought direct
" from the woods, cut just as II grew.
The principal decorations were around,
in front OF and over the pulpit, on the
walls, the Virginia creeper being taste
fully used In the background. rams
and pot plants and beautiful bouquets
of roses, lilies and other flowers WeLe
distributed on the steps In front OF the
platform, while honeysuckle, wisteria'
ivy and the prevailing virginia crceper
were trained over the walls near the
platform. From the window sllls de-
pended wild grape vines, which were
also used in the adornment of the
arches of the church. while here and
there. on the walls around the church,
was n bunch OF wheat. Green plants
were also placed about the windows
and over the doorways, nterspersed
with large bunches Of Johnson grass.
M. NO, al 10
and the gentlemen who assisted them
deserve much credit, as the beautiful
appearance of the sacred ediilce won
the praise OF many people present. The
decorating committee was composed
/ of Nfesdumes Hutcheson, Cummings,
S. w Bridges, Misses Magruder, Gull
berson, Donna Lee Carter. George Kee-
ler Lizzie Martin, Messrs. Myron Bill
llngs. Louie Cummings. Roy Loving
and George Ryer. The decorations
We're In immediate charge of Ellison,
who never showed his skin and taste
to better effect.
Promptly at II o'clock Mrs j. f..
Cummings, the regular organist, who
had charge Of the entire musical and
literary program, and to whom It's sue
cess was greatly due, played a beauu-
full march, while from the Jones street
entrance Of the church came the little
girls and boys OF the Sunday school,
marching two abreast led by pretty
girl with lilies In her hair who bore
aloft white satin banner on which
was Inscribed the legend Our Day"
All the girls, who We're attlred In sim
Pile but pretty white gowns, wore gar
lands OF all the flowers of the field and
the conservatory, II seemed, I'm their
hair, which was tied with white rib
bon and flowed over their shoulders
Keeping excellent time, and singing a
floral song, the long procession wound
It's way up each aisle of the church.
finally coming down in front of the
platform, where they We're seated
Meantime the children from the Benev-
client home came in and were seated
along tho north side of the church.
After the hymn Joy TO the World''
had been sung, the pastor, Rev. NJ w
Doggett, delivered a fervent prayer
when the children sang IA song entitled
"Children's Day" their clear, iute-like
voices rendering the song In n sweet
touching manner. which moved tn,
large congregation.
Then little Buford KIrtly reclted the
greeting, Our Day. and was followed
by Mamie DOggett, who sang a pretty
500 IDEAL kindly" then came n re
sponsive readlng, Gods Love To Man,
the questions being put by Superlntend
ont Evans, while all the children oil
: the Sunday school made the responses
The Motion Chorus" by the infan
class came next. followed by a solo
My Evening Prayer" by Ollie May
Tucker; then there was n nice recita
, ton, summer story" by Grace Pot
tor responsive Our Love to God" tn,
school; n hymn. Jesus Saves" school
recitation, Correcting OF the Flowers, ;
RUBY Wemys. Ethel Wilkes, Mani,
Doggett Bessie Logan; solo, "Chll
dren Of Summer" Ethel Wilkes; reel
tation, "PRnsy Blue. Bell, Forget-Me
Not" Carrie Smith; dialogue. 9TH,
, Sparrow and the Daisy" Everett Pax
ton and lftt.l Wakes chhdren's chorus
1.-THE Great Command"
, Mr. Dogrctt then delivered an nd
dress to the children. in which he spolS,
OF the great missionary work done b,
the children II the Southern Presbyte
rian church. He spoke o
the lnbors OF Lapsley an,
shepherd. the former white. the lat
t ter II negro missionary. both yount
, men. who served the church In Africa
. whore Lapsley died after undergoinl
excessive fatigue, caused by walking
Mr., DoFgett believed, one Thousand
( miles along TIE Congo. because he an,
: his co-lahorer had no boat in which
TO navigate the river. II was desire,
10 have the children provide a monu
A mont 10 the memory OF LRpsley-not I
cold shaft OF marble. hut somethin,
Z useful and which should usefullv an,
n uftInufN ,,t,,autnVafa ltIa III, ~