Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-11


and prayer, were IN charge OF Mr.. L. D
Alden, assistant superintendent Of the Sun
day school A special feature OF the pro.
gram was an emblamatic exercise. THE
Gates
Douglas Memorial Methodist Church.
Children's day was observed yesterday al
Douglas Memorial Methodist Church, 18th
and II streets northeast. The amount raised
for the educational fund was In advance OF
that OF last year and the program was most
creditable. Credit for this result is due the
program committee. consisting of Mr.. VIII
son Harvey. Mrs. c. H. Gray, Mrs. C. L.
Bennett and Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Ison. The
chorus work was of unusual excellence, and
especially pleasing were the numbers rem
dered by chorus of twenty boys.
The morning service was by the primary
and junior departments, and the evening
service by the intermediate and senior de-
partments. part of the morning service
was the graduation of four classes from the
primary department and the presentation
OF diplomas by the primary superintendent,
Mrs c. H. Gray, who addressed the gradu-
ates.
Those who participated in the morning
service were: DIR. G. c. Bacon, Walter
Birdie Harvey, Esther Wright, Ethel Gid
dings. May Thompson. Daisy Hopwood
Nellie Morris, Chas. Simpson, Helen Har-
per.
part were: DIR. Bacon. Mr. Hitler. George
Bacon. Chester Dix, Edgar Kellogg. Smith
Seaton. Louise CARL. Miss Victoria Noel.
The following were christened at the
morning service: Leslie Freeman Burns,
Paul Nelson Johnson, Melvin Elwood Bos-
well. Vernon Vandercook johnson, Marion
Aida Thomas. Edward Lloyd Leckie Doro-
thy Mae Elliott. Charles Leslie Crabb Bea-
trice Margaret Crabb, Masie Irene Crabb.
Flags, Ferns and Flowers.
With flags ferns and flowers. singing
birds and bright music, children's day was
celebrated yesterday morning at the Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church, 9th street and
Maryland avenue northeast.
The school marched into the church sing
ing professional hymn. The program in
cluded responsive reading by the school.
prayer by the superintendent, DR.. H. H.
Settler: exercises by the primary depart
ment, in charge Of Mrs. w. f. Gross and
Miss Florence Bosch; Junior department,
Miss Lillian Wines, superin tendent, and by
members of the main department, under
the direction of Miss Florence Buehler. Mr..
W. o. Little directed the music, assisted
by the piano and orchestra.
Diplomas to the graduates from the pri-
mary department to the Junior department
were presented by Mrs. c. H. Butler and
the superintendent of the school, DR.. H.
H. Settler, presented Bibles
The pastor Of the church, Rev c. H. But
Ter, made brief address and closed the
services with prayer and the benediction.
The names of the primary depar tment
graduates are Harry Gross, Ralph Herbert,
Eugene Cole. Hazel Priest Edna CoIburn,
Helen Block, Pauline Muehlhaus, Alma
Peterson, Caroline Symmetrical Grace Nc
Dewitt, Clifford Buehler, Carl Hoffman, Ed
die Weber, Dorothy Lusby, Edith Branson,
Edith Sackett, Mabel Slagle. Louise Ger
hard, Harry Riley, Frances Blatt, Tillie
Gerber, Dewitt Bittenbender
ba five ir1fo pfS hon
tized, Harriet Virginia Norman, Edgar
Francis Eagleston, Helen Morton Keck
Hazel Elizabeth Smith, Ellen Louise
Ehlers.