The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-15
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEVIS
CHILDRENS DAT OBSERVED IN
 SEVERAL CHURCHES.

Exercises Held in the MOEnlng in Place
 of PreachIng-BeautifuI Decorations -PrOgrammes of the Events-RseeP- .tIOn to Rev. and aIrs John IT. Jackson. Yesterday was observed as Children's day in several churches. At the Grand avenue Congregational church the ex- ercises were held in the morning in place of the preaching service. The children with their friends assembled in the auditorium. The school num- bers only 400, but owing to the bad weather, only about one-third of that | number were present. The platform 1 flowers and vines under direction of had been beautifully decorated with committee consisting of Miss Hattie | Denison, chairman; Herbert Seward and Mrs. John Hanover. Near the 1 platform were hung cages of singing canaries. The exercises were under the ] direction of the superintendent, T. s. i Coleman, and were as follows: Songs and recitations by the primary depart ment; song by the school; recitation, l "Our Blessed Friend" Marjorie Sur | bell; dialogue, Boy in Blossom May | Bluett and Harry Griswold; song, Meath His Banner Glorious quar- tette; recitation, Fathers Kindness, Leslie Sturbell; recitation, Still Small l Voice." Rose Wipper; recitation, Ruth Curtis; song, Summers on the | Throne" quartette; presentation of Bi- bles to Esther Ball, Margaret ReXroth, Grace E. Ross, Dorothy Coburn, Doro- thy Gladys Tyrrell; report of the su- perintendent, T. s. Coleman; anthem by the choir; address, R. w. Roundy; hymn and benediction. The collection amounting to SIS will go towards pur- chasing of new hymn books for the Sunday school. The committee which arranged the service consisted of R. w. Roundy Miss Hattie Denison and Mrs. John Hanover and Miss Lena Gierding.
 On Saturday afternoon occurred the annual lawn fete for the Sunday school, held on the church grounds. About 400 children were present and indulged in various games and amusements pro- vided for all ages. On the porch of the lchurch was given a tuberphone solo, Miller, and accompanied by Louis Fels- burg. Refreshments were served by the ladies of the church. The commit tee of arrangements consisted of Mrs. H. D. Franklin, Miss A. M. Thomas, Mrs. H. A. Stevens, Mrs. John Han mover and Mrs. F. F. Foster.
 The exercises for the Sunday school of the East Pearl street M. E. church were held in the auditorium last even- ing and were under the direction of the superintendent, Frank J. Mansfield. The programme was as follows: Or gan prelude; singing by the school, Hearts and Flowers; responsive reading; prayer by the pastor; singing by the school, "The Children's Happy Day.; recitation, Suppose" Reginald King; exercises by the primary depart ment under the direction of the super intendent, Mrs. M. E. Butterfield; song, "As We March, school; Natures Queens" by ten girls; song, "Hallelu- jah," school; ren1raks by the pastor; "A Short Sermon," Percy King; collec- tion; song, "The Children's Friend; dialogue by four girls: recitation, '"The First Children's Day" Eva Dadmun; song, "The Emblem of Faith" school; benediction and postlude.
 The programme of the primary de- partment was as follows:
 "The Little Beginners s'-Recitaion--
 Five children.
 "Only a Baby"-Recitation-
 Mansfield.
 ''The June Month'-Recitaion
 ard Eldridge.
 Song-Wesley and Charles Clarke.
 "A Smile"-Recitation Ruth
 Robertson.
 "The Sparrows Song"-Recitation-
 Eugenia Percells.
 '"The Birds Picnic"-Recitation
 Florence Kern.
 What They Say"-Recitation by
 seven boys.
 Your Words" Recitation-Glena
 Dunckley.
 My Neighbor'' Recitation-Hazel
 Collett. '"The Happy secret"- "-Recitaion-Ethel | Dadman.
 Song-Doris Page.
 "Tone of voice"-Recitation-
 Ginternaly.
 The exercises at the Grand avenue Baptist church were held last evening. The floral decorations were very pretty and consisted mainly of masses of daisies, roses, laurel and peonias, ar ranged about the platform. The exer- cises were under the direction of the as- sistant superintendent, H. J. Lane. The