Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
Children Happy.

Baptist people.
In the Universalist church the pastor
spoke in the morning on the "Leader-
ship of Childhood and special music
was provided by the choir. After the
service six children Were baptized
Madeline Pollard, Carl Switzer, Jerold
Adams, Mildred Brown, Raymond
i Griswold, and Annie Brown, all buc
the latter being infants. 1t was eX-
pected that much larger number
would be baptized, but some of the can
didates We're out of town and some
We're sick. The special children's SER
vice in the evening was one ofthe pref
test of the season. The church was
beautifully decorated with ferns, large
bank of hydrangeas, roses, and cut
flowers aud potted plants. The program
was varied and highly entertaining.
Besides singing on several occasions by
the choir and school, solo was sung
very acceptably by Miss Eta Labaree.
A poem prayer was given by May
Prouty. Recitations We're given by
Roy Knight, Ethel Buchanan, Clifford
Norwood, Lulu Whitcomb, Florence
Clough, and Arthur Whitaker. An ex-
ercise in repeating Bible verses and
singing was given by Lottie Aldrich,
Hattie Burbank, Ardelle Carpenter,
Ethel Dowlin, Edith and Clara Ami
don.
The prettiest thing of the evening
was the exercise, '"The Ladder of Life"
A small ladder with three rounds was
covered with evergreen. On these
rounds in an ascending series was
childhood, youth, maturity. The eX-
ercise opened by Miss Mary Minis step
ping gracefully onto the platform, rep
resenting humanity. Edna Gibson
represented childhood and had bunch
of rose buds in her hand. She was met
by Miss Effie Ball, as faith with cross
of flowers. Anliie Brown represented
youth, and carried half blown roses.
She was greeted by Miss Lena Cooper
as hope bearing a floral anchor. Mrs.
G. B. Underhill represented maturity
and carried a boquet of full grown
roses, and was greeted by Mrs. H. F.
Ingram bearing a floral heart. These
various floral offerings We're attached to
the several rounds of the ladder. The
exercise was unique and finely carried
out. Miss Nettie Wheeler recited
'"The Last Hymn" the response being
sung by her father, G. B. Wheeler
The "good night" was spoken by Ar
dele Carpenter. The various exercises
were under the direction of G. B.
Wheeler, the Sunday school superin-
tendent. Credit is due Mr.. Wheeler,
the teachers, and the pupils for the sue
cessful program of the evening.
The Baptist church was filled to it's
capacity to listen to the children's exer-
cises at O'Clock in the evening. Here
too the church was finely decorated
and the bright faces of the children
evinced mutual joy. Special music
was provided by the choir with violin
accompaniment by Blanche Dodge.
Recitations were given by Harold Cady,
Cora Buemond, Blanche Dodge, Iva
Young, Morey Field, Jennie Daggett,
and Carrie Daggett. The motion exer-
else by the primary class, Miss Carrie
Danforth, teacher, was well executed.
'"The Fountain of Lifeo was by far the
best thing of the evening. On one side
of the platform was a representation of
a rock covered with ferns, and on it
was inscribed the words, "stop and
think" The exercise was in the nature
of a religious dialogue. The cast of
characters was: Pilgrim, Bertha Ba-
con education, Mildred Young ambi-
ton, Mamie Cove; wealth, Cora Blan-
chard music, Annie Dodge mercy,
Grace Danforth. A duet was sung by
Bertha Bacon and Mamie Cove. After
the completion of the chidren's exer-
cises, the rite of baptism was adminis-
tered, Frank and Annie Cove being
the candidates.