The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL CHILDREN
OF MICKVA ISRAEL
Held Closing Exercises in the Synasosue-Ad-
dresses, Reports and Prize Winners.

the privileges of the library, no queS-
lions being asked. The bringing of
pennies being entirely voluntary The
habit of bringing birthday pennies
is rigidiy adhered to children whose
birthdays occur in summer bring theirs
in the winter or spring as they re-
member. Teachers too bring theirs
and so our collections amount to a
nice sum before the year is out.
Interest in the library is as great as
ever, and the giving out of books has
been greatly accelerated by having so
much more space.
A society of little girls dsbanding
brought their remaining funds for use
of the library.
Children your librarians thank you
for your interest and politeness and
they hope another year will see more
accomplished in every direction.
To the four youngest grades belongs
the honor of having the Banner Day
that is of having taken out fifty-two
books. the greatest number having
ever been taken out on one occasion.
These little ones are our greatest read
ers.
Financially we stand we'll and remain
after all expenses are paid, $5.27 better
off than last year.
full statement of receipts and dis
bursementS followed, the summary
showing that the amount from last
year was $11727, received since Octo-
Der, 1903, S17440, expenditures $751;
leaving a balance of $122,66. The re-
port is signed by Mrs. Eugenia M.
Minis, librarian and treasurer.
DIR. Mendes' Remarks.
Dr. Mendes. the superintendent, made
a very interesting little address to the
children. He alluded to the founding
with sixty pupils. He then went on to
show how 1t had prospered and grown.
The work accomplished had been
wonderful and the interest was ever
increasing. He spoke of the changes
that had been made necessary and the
organization of the Bible class, and
the change in the plan of awarding
prizes. The maximum was placed at
300, and in order to get this pupil
had to be present every Sunday and
have perfect lessons and conduct
The faithful work of the teachers
was commended, and it.was said that
they had not only succeeded in inter
esting the children and getting ex
cellent results, but had also, in many
cases, interested their parents. The
system used in the Sunday serv-
ice was so excellent that often during
the past years visitors had asked to
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with it, to carry the good work away
and introduce it at home.
Following is a list of children who
were absent only one Sunday on ac-
count of sickness, and while not re-
ceiving prizes, were considered worthy
of mention: Lena Shelhafer Norris
Lazarus JOY Mendes. Sarah Solomons,
and Catherine Lovenstein.
Sundny-schoOI Prizes.
Following are the children receiving
prizes from the Sunday-school: AIDE
line Falk Lucille Stern, Ruth Stern,
Morton Levy. Carrie Putzel, Isaiah
Solomons, Noah Nathans, Harold
Ferst, Anita Iazaron. Edgar Morrison,
Washington Falk. Ethel Appel, Ber-
tram Birnbaum, Marcus Cohen, Leona
Lax, Alma Collat, Fannie Mirsky,
Emmanuel Gutman, Katharine Open
heimer, Selma Sternshine. Sylvan.
Byck, Edwin Gardner, Edgar We'll,
Clarice Levy. julius Lax, Leonard
Ungar, Meyer Collat. Edna Byck, Hill
broth Schaul, Elisa DeWald, Rhetta
Dryfus, Mary Hirsch, Morton Deutsch.
Sydney Goiger, Theresa Lax, Miss
Matte Putzel, Clariee DeWald, Louis
Karsman.
Sabbath Services.
The following list of children who
the special Sabbath services was read,
but the pins, which are to be the
prizes, have not arrived and will be
presented at the picnic on Tuesday
Mr.. Putzel, who was to have pre-
scented the pins. made the announce
ment, and took occasion to give the
children some good advice. along with
his kindly wishes and words of en-
coura cement He hoped that all the
children would try to get prizes next
year and would not forget. during the
holidays, the things they had learned
during the year just closed.
Adeline Falk, Lucille Stern, Ruth
Stern, Selma Collat, Joe Falk. Morton
Levy, Carrie Putzel, Isaiah Solomons,
Noah Nathans, Anita Lazaron, Wash
ington Falk, Ethel Appel, Lillian
KahnWeiler, Fannie Kahnweiler, Mar
Gus Cohen, Bertram Birnbaum, Alma
Collat Monte Ferst. Fannie Mirsky
Joe Solomon, Katherine Oppenheim,
Sylvan Byck, Selma Sternshime, Ed
win Gardner, Edgar Keil. Hannah
Gerst, Sarah Solomons, Cecilia Victor
Mildred Buckenheimer Norman
Mirsky Alvin Ferst, Clarice
Levy, Sylvan We'll. Edna May
Byck, Meyer Collat, Elisa De-
valid, Hildreth Schaul, George Wit
kowski, Rhetta Dryfus, Mary Hirsch
Morton Deutseh, Elise We'll, Rosa Minis
ky Sydney Geiger, Theresa Lax, Leon
Ferst, Walter Falk. Melvin Adler,
Louis Karsman.
The exercises closed with prayer in
unison by the children, and the final
hymn, "Adon Olam'