Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-06-30
Children's DaY.

The Children's day services in the
| First Methodist church on Sunday
evening were perhaps the most sue
cessful ever presented in the town,
! certainly among the best we have seen
anywhere.
1t was children's day from the be-.
| ginning. The church had been hand
somely decorated the previous day by a
committee under the direction of Mrs.
F. P. Strayer, and wore an air of fes'
| tivity. In the morning the pastor,
Rev. o. S. Metzler, preached a sermon
appropriate to the occasion. Twelve
children were baptized at this service
| The Sunday school attendance was as
usual large, and the work enthusiastic.
But it was at the evening hour that
the children ruled supreme. The
church was crowded to its fullest ca
pacity. The Sunday school itself usu-
ally is nearly sufficient to do this
The children were everywhere, their
fresh young faces making pleasing
picture. A magnificent program
followed, requiring two hours in it's
rendition, yet not tiring the audience
| apparently in the least. The program
seowed careful thought and exhaustive
drill, and the committee certainly
earned the hearty congratulations they
received. Mrs. Geo. Metzger, Jr.,
Mrs. Othmer, Miss Grace Lloyd, Mrs.
@. w. Shaffer and Miss Myrtle Shaf'er
were the members ofthis efficient COM
mitttee. The Sunday school orchestra
enlivened the occasion with some very
pleasing music The parts of the
children were exceedingly attractive.
The primary department, over a hun
dred strong, opened the program with
"March of the Bells" marching in and
taking places on the capacious plat
form which had been erected. 1t is
impossible to select parts for special
mention where all performed their
parts so well.
PROGRAM.
A very striking part of the program
was the graduation exercises of a
class of "a, from the primary to the
intermediate department.
A collection aggregating $40 was
taken, which is to be applied to the
educational work of the church
Children's Day 1904 will be long re-
membered:
Voluntary-Evenng Slumbers ,........ Orches
March of the Bells ................Pr Primary Glass
Song-June Time, Congregation
Prayer. Pastor
opening Address ............ Florence Beck
Motion Song The Great Round World
Primary Glass
Dialogue-When Grandma was Girl
Pars of Mrs. II. S. Lloyd's Glass
song-Glad Little Pilgrims are We
Six Little Girls
Recitation -Gran1pa I'd Children's Day
Mildred Lloyd
The Golden Band Part Of Mrs Othmer's Glass
Recitaton-The Birds Picnic . d. Helen VanI.2v
Duet-Beautiful Story
Cella Grant and Mabel McSwan
Mandolin Accomplnme ment, Lena SYlrtz
Recitation-Children's Day the Best
Audley Hooven
Motion Song-Galilee Boys, Mrs. Othmer's Glass
Song-Miss Thistledown.... ...l2 Primary Girls
Recitation-Opportunity .........J oe McNarney
Solo-Roses ....... Bessie Kac kenmeister
Song-Sing with Gladness ........ Primary Glass
Rose Drill ................Mrs. Van Wert's Glass
Song-"Our Offering" Congregation
Address .....,.... ........... Rev. o. S. MetZler
Graduating exercises
q Boys and Girls from Primary Room
Song-Jesus' Love.
Responsive reading.
| Shepherd Exercises followed by % Psalm.
| Song Suffer Children to Come to Me.
! Apostles Greed.
Ten Commandments.
! Good Bye Song.
Song-"Sweet Melodies"
Benedictlon.