The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-12
CHILDREN'S DAY.
Little Folks Hold Full Sway in
City Churches

Lug oeduly ana brightness OF sum
day as an ideal spring day, natur-
ally drew people out of doors, aud as
a consequence the various services
of the churches we're all we'll attend
ed. This was particularly true at
the Central NJ. E church, where the
day had been set apart to the inter-
ests of the children. Some sixteen
little people we're baptized during
the morning service and particu-
larly fine program was given by the
children in the evening.
Nearly the entire seating capacity
of the church was used in the even
ing, by an attentive and appreciative
| audience. The children all did well
and it would be scarcely fair to draw
comparisons, as the center of the
evenings work seemed to be the fine
class of thirty scholars which gradu-
ated from the primary department.
to TIE larger room up stairs. Miss
Ida Lindsey and her corps of associ-
| ates in the primary work are entitled
to great credit for the faithfulness
and efficiency OF their work. The
| altar and choir were beautifully dec
GRATED for the occasion by tasty
and effective arrangement of flowers
and greens, potted palms and trail
ing vines. The following are the
graduates: Dwight Abrams, Dwight
Bradley, Charlene Norwood, Ruth
Stewart, Floyd Reuter-, Edgar Reu-
ter, Lois Whitaker, Bessie Eastman,
Helen Snyder, Helen Boggie, Mar
guerite Lewis, Lena Baxter, Villa
Neastommel, Florence Page, Ira
Barnhart, Homer Bridges, Ethel
Jackson, Pearl Noel, Roy Anderson,
Don Russell, Floyd Stanton, Mabel
Reynolds, Anita Nsenicke, Virda
Hetherington, Laura Burke, George
Hughes, Edgar Smith, Henry Van
Draska and Gladys Knowlton.
At the Christian Church.
There was large and attentive
audience at the Christian church to
listen to the service prepared and
rendered by the little folks of the
Sunday school. The program was
said to be one of the best that has
ever been presented and was duly
appreciated by the parents and the
friends of the little ones. The pro-
gram presented was as follows. The
Christian church orchestra furnished
specially excellent music upon the
occasion, having prepared for the
program in a number of extra re-
hearsals:
Orchestra.
Anthem.
| Invocation.
| song-"In the Sunny Days of
Spring"
i Recitation-"C hildren's Day.asx
| Talk by the Gardener, c, D. Hutchins.
| Song-"The Greeting of the Flow
ers."
Exercise-"The Flower Garden"
by eight children.
Recitation-"F Flowers We Bring"
Helen Sterling.
Exercise-"The Ways Of the Dais-
ies," by four little girls.
Recitation-"E verybody's BUSH
ness," Oakley Downs.
Song STANDING True"
Exercise-"The Sermon of the Lii
les" by five girls.
Recitation-'Spring Complaints.
Exercise-"The Johnny-jump-ups''
by FIVE little boys.
song-"How the violets Wake"
by the primary class.
Recitation-"Children's Day at I'm
msnuel's HILL"
Exercise-"The Forget-Me-Nots,n
by five little girls,
Offering.
Orchestra.
Song-"V of Earth and Sky.n
Recitation-"H Helping Gods Plan"
Pearl McElroy.
Exercise-"What the Flowers say'
by four girls.
Song-"Have You Heard the Voice
of God?n
Recitation--"The Thorn Tree"
Faye Briney.
Drill-"The Roll Call OF the Flow
ers," by twenty two girls.
song-''Lead Us All the Way"
Benediction.
Orchestra.