The Monitor-register., 1897-06-18
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS CHIL-
DREN'S DAY.
BY ALICE MAY DOUGLAS.

The Hopeful Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters was gathered in the parlor of Caro-
line Band, the president.
81 am so glad we are to take charge of
the Children's Day this year, " exclaimed
Maud Avery, the secretary, who, how
ever, never kept the minutes, since there
was no red tape whatever in connec
tion with this organization.
"Let's see," began Caroline. 1--WE all
planned to bring in some suggestion for
the observanoes, didn't We? Suppose we
hear them now. What have you to say,
Miss Secretary?"
II think we should have our co mmittees
appointed first," replied Maud. GA COM
mittee is something that you can take
hold of, as it were, and is altogether a
very handy thing to begin with"
"Very WE'LL" said the president. "We
shall need program committee the first
thing. 1t seems to me that it will be an
excellent plan for US to make up our own
program and to use everything in the
church to the best advantage.
"Just the thing" acquiesced the others.
"Now the chair will appoint Nettie,
Olga, and Prue on the committee" con
tinued Caroline. "And you must re
member, girls" she added with a laugh,
''that almost everything depends upon
you, so please give US one of the best
programs we ever had"
II will ask Mr.. Akers to read an
original story" said Nettie. "Such fine
stories he writes, and feel certain that
he will prepare very appropriate one
for the occasion. That would be some
thing different from what we generally
have. You remember that most of the
sermons that Jesus preached were simply
stories."
81 will take charge of the muslc,"
announced Olga. "We will have some
thing that is new to our people. There
are scores of new hymns in our hymn
books that are never sung. They are
suited to the voices of thei children toe.
1 will have them come to my house to.
| morrow to rehearse them"
81 will take oh arge of the recitations,' ~
said Prue. 81 have a scrapbook full of
such lovely poems. have been saving
them the whole year for this very pur-
pose. Twill see that every one is appro-
priate-interesting, too. l will invite the
Sunday school cherubs to my house
o no, it will take the church to hold
them all-and will drill them to per-
fection."
80 don't drill them in that way"
laughed Helen Drumnond. "The best
part of Children's Day is to see the boys
and girls make so many mistakes. l
remember when my little GLASS went on
the platform to sing one of the opening
songs, they not only sang that, but also
every other song they had learned for the
as they had at the rehearsals."
"Their mistakes may amuse u.s."
observed Winnie Smell, "but l think the
little people should be taught that their
exercises on Children's Day are for the
sole purpose of worshiping God, and that
they should try to do their very best for
Him. l am glad that Prue is the one to
drill them, for she has studied elooution,
aud can teach them 80 much. Children,
when left to themselves, generally accent
the poems they speak in such a comical
way"
"Now we shall need q committee on
decorations" said Caroline. will
appoint on this Viola, Kate, and Isabel.
think it would be we'll for us. in decor.
ating the church, to make as much use
as possible of our badge, the Maltese
cross."
$50 it would" echoed the rest.
"a large numter of potted plants are
generally used in decorating" began
Viola, ''and we could arrange these in
the form of GROSS at the back of the
platform. We could easily arrange them
on stands, and we could also place here
and there crosses made OF cedar"
"Of course we shall need to have all