Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
CHILDREN'S DAY EXERCISES.
Anniversary Remembered in Number
of the City Churches.

Of the City Churches.
Children's Day exercises were held in a
number of local churches yesterday, when
many children of the Sunday schools parti-
| cipated in the programs and collections
| were taken for the cause of missions. The
exercises consisted of songs and recita atoms
| by the young folks and addresses by pas
| tors and prominent workers in the various
| Sunday schools.
| AT the Eastern Presbyterian Church the
| morning preaching hour was devoted to
| the Children's day observance. Rev. DR..
| Thomas G. Easton pastor of the church,
made an address to the children and Mr..
James M. Rauch. superintendent of the
| Sunday school. presided over the program.
| The members of the Sunday school to the
number of over 700 formed in line in the
| Sunday school room and marched into the
auditorium of the church. After singing
| Gloria the audience joined in repeating
| the Lords Prayer The school then sang
| Come With Singing" After the responsive
| reading by the pastor and school, the jul
Nor department sang Gathering the For
est Rose Buds" Miss Florence Stonebraker
delivered the welcome recitation, which was
| followed by a chorus from the intermediate
| department.. Six junior girls recited Sum
mer Pictures and a quartet from the SEN
| Tor department rendered vocal number
Rev. DR.. Easton then delivered an address
on Signs and Seals" after which he bap-
| tized four children. The cradle roll in
| Guiding thirty-three names, was then call
ed, and Master Hawley Smith delivered a
recitation, followed by song, THE Golden
City, by Misses Helen Potts and Ethel
Belts. Miss Anna May Moore recited Chill
dren's Day" and the primary department
joined in singing: Miss Maude Bailey re-
cited 1.-The Flag" Eight girls from the in
| termediate department, representing the
| colors of the rainbow, gave a recitation and
song. Mrs. Deborah Meade spoke to the
school concerning the value of the home de-
partment. Her address was followed by the
presentation of diplomas to twenty mem
bers of the primary department. and prizes
for work done in the school were delivered
| to forty pupils. The benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. DIR. G. w. Bailey of Salt
Lake City. Utah.
The official John Wesley program was fol-
| lowed in the celebration of Children's Day
at McKendree M. E. Church, yesterday
morning The Sunday school was assisted
in the music by the church choir. Rev. W.
H. Chapman offered the opening prayer and
Mr.. s. s. Culbertson. assistant superintend-
ent of the school. led in the responsive read
ing
During the program Rotations were
given by Misses Mildred Cole Laura Dux-
bury, and Jessie Griffith and Miss Ollie
Wiggington sang a solo. A class of six re-
cited "Wesley's Motto" each one repre-
senting letter. They were Edward Cissel
Frances Schmidt. Henry Schmidt. Marie
Cissel Mae Wilson and Grace Ockerhausen
Inc OIL the CHURCH,, REV. L. I1uD-
bard, closed with short address on THE
Life of Wesley" The training of the per-
formers was under the direction of Mrs.
A. o. Latham and Mrs. Annie Conway.
The church altar and front were beaut-
fully decorated with flags, roses, plants,
daises and columns of potted geraniums.
Among other churches where Children's
day exercises were held yesterday morning.
were the following; First Baptist. Second
Baptist. Metropolitan Presbyterian and
New York Avenue Presbyterian Churches