Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-10
Children's Day Exercises.
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Sta


FALLS CHURCH, Va, June 10, 1902.
Children's day was observed by the sew
eral churches of the town Sunday morning
with appropriate exercises by the Sunday
schools. In the Presbyterian Church the
program was in charge of the superntend-
ent Mr.. E. c. Hough. The platform and
altar were beautifully decorated with flow
ers and across the pulpit in handsome let
tiers was "Childrens Day, 1SS9-19O2." The
exercises were opened with singing the
hymn Onward. Christian Soldier" by the
school and congrega ton: invocation by the
pastor, Rev. r. A Dawson, closing with the
Lords prayer, in concert; song by the in
FAINT class; duet, Louise and Edward Fen
wick; Scripture lesson by superintendent
and congregations: recitation. Helen Ellis;
solo, Evaline FIagg; recieations, Berton
Lowe, William Trbadoe and Helen Kim
ball: song by intermediate class; Econcert
recitation, Bertha Newell. Lawrence Hough
and Hazel Newell: reading DR.. ]. A. Wor-
denis greeting by w. r. Stewart addresses
by the pastor and superintendent; closing
hymn, Fling Out the Banner" benediction
SIS.
In the Baptist Church, Mr.. Reuben Hsey
superintendent. had charge of the exercises,
which consisted of the following: Address
of welcome, by Morris Ilsley; song, Praise
to Thee prayer by the pastor, Rev. A. w.
Graves; responsive reading; song, Gar
lands of Roses recitation. Loving and
Giving" Odell King; solo, Anna Hid: song,
GLADLY Sing; recitation, Il Have a Price
less Casket," Edna Blanton, with Charlton
King, Odell King, Fred McInturff, Hattie
Tuckerman and Morrill, llsley, as jewels;
solo, Emma Seaman; recitation. THE Little
Maids Amen, Lannie Graves; chorus,
.Children's Jubilee" concert recitation, "A
Swarm of Bees Mabel McInturff, Harry
Blanton. Herbert HID. Milton Westcott,
Edna Blanton, Odell King; exercise by
ris Ilsey; The Soldier" Fred McInturff;
The Sewers Hattie Tuckerman; address
by the pastor; chorus, Children in the
Temple benediction.
Mr. W. NJ. Ellison, superintendent. had
charge of the program in the NJ. E Church
South, the children having been drilled by
Miss Mabel Drummer. The exercises We're
opened with song, Glorious Things of Thee
Rev. w. H. Woolf; song, "Joyfully We
Come to Jesus" by the infant class; re-
sponsive scriptural reading; song "Teac
Me, My God and King" duet, Emily and
Maud Torreyson; recitation, Doris Moore:
song. Hail. Glorious Army by the classes
of Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Wright; prayer
song, by seven little girls recitation, Geo.
Austin; dialogue, by seven little girls; duet,
Anna Seay; solo, Never Alone" by Harry
Gordon, with chorus by the choir; recita-
ton. Minnie Ellison; song, Love, Mighty
ana Wonderful,' by the school: recitation,
t.,
Miss Ruth Torreyson and Harry Gordon:
benedctiOn.
In the M. E. Church the exercises were in
charge of Mr.. j. M. Thorne, superintendent,
and were opened with organ voluntary
by Miss Susie Crossman; opening hymn,
The Banners Are Waving" prayer, by DR..
s. s: Luttrell; responsive service: anthem.
by the choir recitation. w. s. Gregg; reel
tation. w. S. Gregg, James Luttreii Rutb
Ihorne, representing the twentieth, six
teenth and seventeenth centuries; song.
Battle Hymn of the Reformation;'' recita-
by superintendent; exercises, by primary
class and Carrie Ball. recitation, Talmadge
Thorne; singing, by primary department;
exercise. by John Maben, Charlotte Lee and
Harriet Kennedy, representing the second
to fifth centuries; singing, Faith Of Our
Fathers; exercise by class of ten, repre-
senting the sixth to fifteenth centuries:
by pastor, Rev w. F. Miller. The offerine
amounted to $15.