Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-13
CHILDREN's DAY EXERCISES.
Celebrations by Little Folks of Three
Churches

At the children's day celebration last
Sunday at Metropolitan Memorial NJ. e
Church those who participated were Mr.
Harry Wilson, Assistant Superintendent
L. NJ Hughes. Randolph Shaw, Miss M.
Grays class Miss Nellie Lutz Miss Mary
Owens. Virginia Steele Marjorie Browne
Bernadette Hacker. Don wyncoop. Mary
Lappin, Charlotte Washburn, Mckee Green
street Harry Cuthbertson, Harold Dew
hirst. Laura GaskIns, Florence Derrick.
Martha Eldridge. Louise Derrick. Irene
Hunter. Nellie Cowen. Blanche Latterner,
Hattie Hunter. Robbie Lappin, Margaret
johnson, Charles Derrick. Hattie Hunter,
Miss Roseman's class. Helen Rankin.
Franklin johnson. Margaret Lappin Thorn
as Pinnar. Paul Mccormick and Mario
Cuthbcrtson
The Metropolitan Baptist Church corner
of 9th and A streets northeast, was pro-
Iuseiy decorated with cut flowers and
growing plants last Sunday for the chill
drens day celebration. The exercise
songs or Summer" was rendered. Mr..
Gilbert A. Clark, Miss Bella NJ. Brooks and
the program. The school sang "A June
Carol. The Flowers OF June" and ION
This Happy Day" Recitat.ons were given
by Misses Virginia Early Grace Hall Mary
lrRidgeway. Margaret Birdsell, Mildred Hall
Gertrude Griffith, Grace Brooks. Rosie Nc
Gees. Dell Gilbert. Nellie Koontz Dorothy
Steltz. Eleanor Gusts. Letta Hawkins. Ada
Howard, Hattie Pruttt. Ida May Hunter
and Ruth Quisenberry and Masters Ben
Jamin Street. Gilbert c.. Clark Kenneth
Marshall. Peter Steltz and Evans Brooks
ard readings by Misses Bella NJ. Brooks
and Emma A. Gardiner. One of the most
enjoyable numbers of the program was the
solo and chorus. The Rose-strewn Way"
by Miss Nellie Barber and the school, and
an effective number was the sextet and
chorus, Summer Days" by Misses Barber
Robertson, Dom. Galloway, Fleharty and
Harrison. and the school,
Rev. John Compton Ball. the pastor Of
the church. gave talk on Sunday School
Work in the Far West" Mr. Lincoln f.
Harriss, the superintendent. assisted by Mr.
Asa L. Gilbert. conducted the service
The theme. 1.-THE Children of Our Coun-
try for Christ was used last Sunday by
the Sunday school of the First Congrega-
tional Church as the basis for the chiidren's
day service. The exercises were held in
the auditorium, and replaced the regular
church service. All the departments of the
school, bearing mingled United States and
conquest flags, and led by the tots of the
primary department, marched in two col
umns from the Sunday school room to the
auditorium. which was decorated with
ferns daisies and flags. The professional
hymn was Flying Out the Banner" with
DR.. Btschon at the organ. The adapted
Scripture reading. the songs, Rotations
and exercises which followed. together
with the address by DR.. Everest, all en-
phasized the need, the power and the prom
Use of the children.
The collection for Sunday school ex-
tension, increased by a special fund raised
by Miss Katherine Fletcher's class of girls,
will, ii is stated, found four new Sunday
schools in neglected places.
Miss Anna Wyeth Fairfield, chairman OF
The general committee, was assisted by spe-
collaborating and music committees.