The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-06-14
FLOWERS
AND MUSIC
Chlldren's Day Observed in Several
Churches Yesterday.
THE PROGRAMS WERE INTERESTING
Exercises Were Held in the Presbyterian,
Trinity Reformed and United Evan
gelical Churches Exercises
Also Held in the NJ E.
Church at VIM.
Penn.
THE PROGRAMS WERE INTERESTING


Church at VIM.
Penn.
Childrens Day was observed yesterday by
Sunday schools connected with the Presby-
terian, Trinity Reformed and United Evan
gelical churches aud the regular evening
services were dispensed with by each of the
congregations to make room for the children,
who presented very interesting programs in
observance of the day.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Presbyterian church was handsomely
decorated with mountain laurel and cut
flowers for the occasion. A feature of the
decoration was an immense bed of laurel in
full bloom that was fixed on an incline so as
to give the arch at the rear of the altar the
appearance of being filled with pretty
flowers. Several cages containing sweet
singing canaries added to the effect Ycster-
day morning the pastor, Rev. II. Maxwell
Morrison, preached a sermon to the young
people of the church. In the evening the
following literary aud musical program was
rendered Anthem, choir singing, school
prayer by the PASTOR reading of DIR.
Wordens greeting, Miss Mahaa Fairchild
vocal duett. Misses Mary Kincaid and Mary
Dustoi responsive reading singing, school
recitation, William BrOschay vocal duett,
Misses Maggie Beddall and May Dusto sing
ing. school recitation Miss Clara Sheeler;
singing, class of girls scripture reading
instrumental duett Misses Ida Williams and
Eva Brewer singing, school. Infant room
Opening address, Albert Jones
singing, class; recitation, Maud Schoppe
floral exercise, five girls; sunbeam song,
three girls recitation, Helen Davis and four
little girls; singing, class singing, school
recitation, Miss Annie Conway vocal duett,
Misses Mary Kincaid aud May Dusto
singing, school. At this point the
pastor made the awards of books as
prizes for bringing the most scholars to the
Sunday school during the year. They were
given to Miss May Dusto and Blanche
Schoppe. The collection for Sunday school
work was then taken up, after which the
choir rendered an anthem The pastor then
distributed beautiful Children's Day greeting
cards. having ON them the year hymn,
Beautiful Words. which was sung by the
children and congregation. This was fol-
lowed by the benediction and an anthem by
the choir.
REFORMED CHURCH.
The decorations of the Trinity Reformed
church were beautiful, striking feature
being cross of laures sixteen feet high.
At each side of the platform was a screen
with a frame of laures The screens aided
the children in making their entrances and
exits during the exercises. There was also
liberal display Of cut flowers. The program
was much longer than those of the other
churches. 1t was given as follows Inyo-
cation; singing, school; responsive reading;
prayer by the pastor, Rev Robert OBoyle;
address of welcome, Francis Phillips recita-
tions, Maggie Bees and Eva Hagenbuch;
recitation and song, Emma Keithan and
| Eva Hagenbuch; singing, school; recitations
Millie zimmerman, Walter Sandoe and
Charles YOsti responsive reading, class; ex-
ercise by six little girls; recitations, Ruth
aud Carl SandOe; solo, duett and trio, Anna
Phillips, Mercy Bees, Clara Yost;
rotations Grace Master and Eva Book I;
responsive reading class. Infant de-
acknowledgements reading and singing;
recitations, Fannie Hinterleitner and Lloyd
Smoyeri address by the pastor singing
school collections recitation, Melinda
Thompson responsive reading, class recita-
ton, Bertha Thatcher. The exercises closed
with pretty exercise entitled Building of
the Temple" Muslin stretched upon small
/ stone
were at hand and were hoisted to their re-
spective positions with small pully and
rope by the scholars. Each block was in
scribed with appropriate notices. The
temple was erected at the back of the plat
form. Upon its completion the lights in the
church were extinguished and the pretty
arch was Illuminated by red fire burned in
the recess at the rear. The effect was very
pretty. The tableau was followed by sing.
ing by the school. The benediction followed
EVANGELICAL CHURCH.
The Children's Day exercises at the United
Evangelical church were also of a very inter
esting character The platform in the
church was beautifully decorated with cut
flowers and potted plants and at each side, in
front Of the platform, was large cross made
Of mountain laurels. In the morning the
pastor, Rev. /. j, Reitz preached a sermon
appropriate to the day and in the afternoon
Messrs. David Faust j. H. Kester and O. S
Kehler mado addresses to the Sunday school
In the evening the following program wa
rendered Opening hymn scripture lessor
and prayer, X. Stocker; hymn; opening ad
dress, Hattie Seibert; recitation, Verde
Snyder; hymn; recitations, Laura Minick
May Hunsberger and Emily Loucks; hymn
] IttlANllnAaf hunalt 4lhBtuhutuf Elmer AOu
way, Katie Kester and May Fulmer; hymn
recitations, Esther Chadwick and Gertie Con
way; defamation, Earl Kemmerer hymn
recitations, Emma Drumheller and MaM
Seltzeri hymn; recitation, Willie Setzer
exercise by five little girls; Rotations Sus
Helm and Mary Doyle; hymn; recitation
Emma Norton dialogue, Polly Snyder
Annie Ervne and Gertie Conway; hymn
recitation Archie Schappell solo, Mani
Foglei collection; hymn; benediction
VIM. PENN SCHOOL.
Z The day was also observed by the Methl
dist Episcopal Sunday school at VIM Penn
= The church was beautifully decorated an
r the ediflee was crowded. The followin
program was rendered Organ voluntary
I, Evan L. jones' professional, congregation
(. responsive reading, superintendent and COZ
gregationi invocation by the pastor, Rev Dy
SOM chorus, children scripture lesson, pastor
address of welcome, Bertha Jones choru.
! school recitation aud song, Clarence Rees,
Thomas Edmundson and infant class recits
ton. Maria Jones and Olwyn Evans solo an
chorus, Miss Lille Doyey and infant school
recitation, Maud Taggart, Bertha Leggett
a Violet Jones, Lizzie Williams, Annie Witt
e man, Maggie Edmundson singing congrega
70 tion recitation, Albert Jones song, inhn
: class recitation, Miss May l. seltzer choru,
] school addresses by the pastor and superin
tendent, W. II. Lewis closing chorus.