Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-09
First Memorial q. B. Church.

Chirdren's day was observed yesterday
morning by the Sunday school of the First
Memorial United Brethren Church, corne'
r and North Capitol streets. The schoC.
was. well represented by an attendance OF
nearly 300, which with the parents and
friends of the scholars filled every avail
able seat in the church.
The singing of the children, led by Mr.. f.
E. Teighman, was finely rendered. Ninety
little ones of the primary department, I'M
der the direction of Miss Eftie Bradfield and
teachers, sang nature song, entitled
Happy Are the Meadows;'' flower song
was given, entitled, What Do the Daisies
Say?" by some of the children of the inter-
mediate department, showing hundreds OF
daisies Recitations by little Cornelia Tru-
gian, Marjorie Bains and Genevie Finch
were especially interesting. Pleasing mu-
steal features were the solos by little Eddie
Hoskins, Willie Money and Miss Bertha
Cleveland.
Eight little children were presented by
their parents for baptism by the pastor,
Rev. o. w. BURNER, who made an address
appealing to the parents and friends pres
ent for increased zeal and interest in the
Sunday school work.
The church was beautifully decorated.
appropriate to the theme of the exercises,
the Kings Garden" The DECORATION COM
Moore, Effie Browning, Ella ]. Morrison
and Messrs. T. Hughes and Orville Ballard,
who merit much praise for their artistic
work.
The Sunday school orchestra. led by Prof
H M Hoskins, assisted by Mrs. Hosl1ins,
Messrs. Albert and William Browning,
Clyde Fowler and Horace Hitchcock fur
nished a number of selections. The service
closed with some remarks by the superin-
tendent, Mr.. Washington Tophanl, and the
benedictien by the pastor
Other Churches.
Among the other churches where chill
drenS day exercises were held yesterday
were:
Methodist-North Capitol Metropolitan
Congress Street, Union, Douglas Memorial
Wilson Memorial, Asbury, Brookland,
Grace. Mount Vernon Place, Waugh and
First Protestant.
Presbyterian-Eastern Western, Metro
politan, North, First. Fourth, lexington
and Washington Heights.
Baptist Maryland Avenue, Brookland
Second and Centennial.
Kellar Memorial Grace and Luther Place
Memorial.
Unitarian-Al Souls.
Universalist-Church of Our Father.
At Brightwood.
The Sunday school of Brightwood NJ. E.
Church held it's children's day exercises yes
terday at II am. Rev. 1. j. Smith, leader
of choir Horner Smith, in charge of the
music for school; D. F. Croft leader of or
cheStra.
The church was handsomely decorated
by the ladies. The following program was
rendered.:
Song by school, Lords Prayer in concert
Song by choir, responsive reading by school;
recitations by Cleo. Smith, 'Effe Vanhorn,
Ernest Stutzman Roy Stutzman, Genevieve
Smith, Harvey Perry, Eddie Pitt, Dorothy
.Detwiler, May Leeman, May Phelps, Cen
eva Clover, Garland Thomas, Debora Gooch
and Valeska Klause; solos by Francis
Stockton and Fay Bell; song, Gifts for
You and Me- by kindergarten class; song
Fly, Little Birds by the classes Of Misses
Flynn and Cook; song, primary class, Mrs
Perry and Miss Sands, teachers; address
to the children by pastor Rev. D. H. Mar
tin, after which collection for educational
purposes was taken. The children of kim
dergarten class were in charge of Miss Fan
ME Wallace, teacher.
Fourth Presbyterisa Church.
Children's day services were held in the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, 18th and Yale