Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-12
Sunday School Celebrations.

The Sunday schools OF the baptist
Methodist Protestant, Trinity Methodist
aud Methodist Episcopal Church
South conducted interesting Children =
Day celebrations last night. The
churches we're crowded and the pro-
grammes, which had been prepared WIN
care were we'll rendered. The horal
disuIays were beautiful and the exercises
consisted of songs, Rotations, adj
dresses, &c.
The main auditorium of the Baptist
Church was beautifully decorated Wild
flowers aad large palms for the occasion.
The following programme was rendered:
Singing 30 Worship The King"
scripture reading; prayer Rev. DR..
Fisher: singing, Coward March.
recitation. Don't" Leslie Henshaw !;
recitation, "IfI ere President" by Ray
mond Wood; singing, "The Children $
Happy Day" exercise q children), 1.-The
Rainbow Of the Year; recitation, Roger
and l." by Ray Davis; recitation,
"Children's Day." May Sutton; sing
ing. 'When Roses Awake" recitation,
That's Me, "by Baldwin Fisher; chorus
of children, Hear Thy Little Ones
PRAYER; trio, "June song" by Edith
Owens, Mary Chsuucey and Josephine
Nails, recitation, "Boy" by Ray Davis;
singing, primary department, "Beautl-
ful Beams of Sunshine" address by Rev.
DR.. Fisher; regarding Children's Day
and the missionary work; singing, scat
terinp Sunbeams;" offering; singing,
"Tis Sunshine. and benedictiou. Miss
Jessie Martin presided at the piano, ac-
companed Mr.. &. NJ. Jameson, violin,
and Mr.. Harry Hayden, cornet.
Phe services in Trinity Church we're
Of q very interesting nature. The pro-
gramme consisted Of Rotations, readings
and 1.-THE singing Of hymns. All the
participants acted well their parts. An
arch. decorated with vari-colored cleo
trio lights and bedecked with flowers
which had been constructed by Messrs.
Frank and Robert Lucas, was much ad'
mired.
The school of the NJ. E. Church South
had also prepared an interesting order
of exercises. II consisted Of n number
Of beautiful features, each Of which was
admirably carried out. IA large congre-
cation witnessed the exercises with ln-
terest, and all present expressed lhem'
selves as much pleased. The following
was the programme; Professional
"Happv Ranks Advancing" the schoo' |;
invocation, pastor; recitation, "And
This is Why" Thomas Jones song
"Wake, Bells of Summer" the school
recitation, "L1vely Iure," Marian
Robey; song, away, Away y the
school recitation, Little Things for
Jesus" Malcolm Harrington, Melissa
Harper. Sallie Crump, L)reen RisheiIl,
Ashby Warfeld; song, "rhe Message
of the Rose" Nellie Pierpoint, Cleone
Riley. Helen Netherland, Mia Burgess,
Marguerite Field, Julia Davis; song,
"Hear the Little Feat" the primary
class collection ofertOry, Julia Davis (;
song, rThe Robins Song" the school !;
recitation, "Why Not" Oleone Riley :
song, Lift the Banner" the school
recitation, "Not SELF, But Others. ="
Bertram Dieuelt; song, "Along the
Smiling Pathways" the school ; reciia-
ton, "They Never Fret" Mesa Burgess;
song. Till We Meet Again, the
school benediction.
The Methodist Protestant Sunday
School also held their chidren's service
last night. An interesting programme
was carried out. The exercisee were OF
missionary character and an Offering
was made by the school for the cause ol
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