The Portland daily press., 1898-06-13

tive address of welcoms M.
1 n,,, :. ngins ana ROTATIONS by the school.
Mildred Merriman, Harold I' Ga+aly
Marion Davis, Ruth Jenson c u,' :
Orr, the Sunbeams RAM ,Inn.a~;S
Chandler. Bessie Eaton, Nrar;ou 49,
Frank Berry, Harris Brown M parr,
mans class. Lillian Jose. He,an 49,
Stanley Mcdonald. Josenb;na "u Ws,'n
aadassah GOODWIN, the Misses Gribbin
Beatrice Orr Florence Hughes and Ella
Cary, also by boys and girls whose names
were not given. '-'0'
HIGH STREET.
1t was pretty sight at Higb s+roo+
church yesterday at the morning,s sonr;.,o
while children's Sunday was hair, oo1o9
DRAFTED.
The flower committee had heau tit,od
the pulpit-platform and communion :. h1o
with lavish and tasteful disnlav of
hydrangeas, snowballs, peonies. nans,es
and ferns.
The Sunday school occupied the front
center pews and it would be hard 70 saw
which was thefprettier.. sight, the flowers
or the bright faces and winsome sum-
mer costumes of the children. %
The double quartette which often helms
to make High Streets special services at
tractive was in good voice and rendered
Organist Baln's selections with more
than usual effectiveness.
After the opening devotional service
three children were baptized.
DR.. Fem, the pastor, preached short
sermon to the young people upon the
meaning and use of the 9th command
ment.
After the sermon the pastor in behalf
| of the church presented three Bibles to
five recently baptized children, Harry
Fem, Edward and Marjorie Phillips,
Robbie Burgess and Edward Brown
| Thurston.
DR.. Fenn's Sunday evening lecture
was.upon the hopeful missionary outlook
consequent upon the war.
CHESTNUT STREET.
The regular Children's day services
were held at Chestnut street church yes
terday afternoon and evening. The
church was prettily decorated in red,
white and blue and flags were very much
in evidence. The bunting hung in grace
full festoons from all parts Of the church
and on the front of the organ was the
| largest flag in the state Around the
pulpit were palms, potted plants and cut
flowers, and hanging here and there were
| cages Of song birds. There were memoir
| ials for Hattie G. Robinson, Mrs. Callie
Green, Joseph B. Wiley, George W. Ten
nant, Jr.,.. E. G. Chase, Harry Johnny
and Calvin Chase. Mrs. Pauline Deering
Luce, Carl Clifford Wight, Mary @. Beal
At the afternoon service the following
infants were baptized. Ruth Newp1an
Bunting, Morris Edwin La5hrop Moulton,
Lora Viola Winslow, Eva May Oliver,
Stanley Warren Macgowan, Ruth Wig
gin Carter, Paul Charles Saunders.
The exercises were extremely interest
ing. There was singing and ROTATIONS
by Grace Moore, Eta Phelps, Marion
Benin EFT, Randall Thurre1l, Tommy
Dame, Clarence Whitney, Reginald Mo.
Donald, Mabel Morse, Theodore Bur-
rowes, Harry Libby. Earl Strout, Willie
Carter. BERTHE Nye, Ada Wright, Wallace
Bennett, B. Mcdonald, Mary Donovan,
Evelyn Jordan, Blanche Allen, Ada
Bishop, Clinton Burrowes, Frank Ire
fethen, Miss M. Gertrude Gard, MIR. Mer-
ton Whitney, Miss Edna Barbour, Miss
Alice M. Buxton, Miss Susie Roye, Miss
Rena Marson, besides the intermediate
and primary classes. There was very
pretty flag exercise by seven young ladies;
charming quartette, ''S weet Voice of
Jesus" by Misses Maude Stetson and
Alice n. Buxton, Messrs Chester W.
Doten and Harry B. Hamilton very
impressive exercise, "The Choice of a
Banner" in which Miss Green Warren
was leader, Mr.. Clement Simpson,
Youth, Miss Helen Norton, Home, Mr..
E orrest Doten. Temperance, Miss Lucy
Ihurrell, Peace, Mr.. Harold Everett,
Patriotism, and Miss Tillie Ulmer, The
Cross. Mr.. Harry Humphrey officiated
| at the organ id the afternoon and Mrs.
| q. W. Cobb in the evening. Rev. MI.
Freeman gave an admirable address to
| the children
The chief features Of the evening were
| the chorus selections, the PASTORS address
| nd the exercise spoken OF, s'The Choice
OF Banner" written ! by the superinE
| tendent.
CONGRESS STREET.
Children day was observed at the af-
ternoon and evening services ut Congress
Street NJ. e. church. The beautiful
audience room was made more beautiful
by the decorations. Over the arch in the
rear of the pulpit were the words "Chil.
dreh S Day. in large gilt letters Flags
draped the rear windows and hung grace
fully from the posts which supported the
roof. The floral decorations consisted of
baokgrou nd extending across the plat
form, of graceful ferns, transplanted from
the forest and tastefully arranged wild
and cultivated flowers and potted plants.
In the center was beautiful memorial
bouquet of pink and white pinks for Mrs.
Julia f. Rolfe. The music was espec-
tally fine. The ohorussung Dudley Bucks
"Sing Allalojah FORTH "All the day
This Song I'm Singing" was sung by