Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-11
WAS CH|LOREN'S DAY
Sabbath Exercises in a Number
of Local Churches.
MANY FLORAL DECORATIONS
Boys al 5 Lifted Voices in Song
and Recitations.
BAPTISMS WERE A FEATURE
Little Ones in Possession, Parents and
Friends Occupying Rear Seats
Programs Followed.
BAPTISMS WERE A FEATURE

the Protestant churches yesterday morning.
Children's day services were held and hun
| dreds OF bright boys and girls lifted their
| voices in sacred song and recitations. The
churches were thronged with parents and
| friends. but they took the back seats. and
| in everything played second place to the
children. The floral decorations. special
music and the baptizing of a number of
| infants were the features of the services.
| At the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church eight children were baptized at the
morning service. They were Mary Young
Davis, Hubert Young, jr., Jeanette Gas
| Ton, Ruth Virginia Newman, Alvin Senter
Quinter. jr., Tuna Frances Russell Donald
Clifford Savage and Margaret Sommer-
VILE The address to the children was
delivered by Rev. Michael H. Fishburn,
brother of the pastor of the church. Rev.
NJ Ross Fshburn.
Services for the Sunday school scholars
were held both morning and evening at
the Eastern Presbyterian Church, 9th and
Maryland avenue northeast Rev. Thomas
&. Easton, pastor. The members of the
primary and Junior departments took part
In the morning, when the following pro-
gram was given: Greeting by three pri-
mary girls; recitation, Olive Lightcap;
songs and exercises, primary department;
recitation William Douglass exercises and
song, junior class flag drill. primary de-
sister; song, Rose Prunel; recitation Helen
Ortiz; collection taken by six girls; Eecita-
| ton, Dorothy Boyd vocal solo, Ida Hunni-
cut; recitation, Lyle Henry; vocal solo,
Ethel May Boyd; recitation. Fred STAFF
ford; recitation. Alice Watts; vocal solo,
Alice Allwine; recitation Raymond Parker
baptism of infants.
In the Evening.
The intermediate and senior departments
took part in the evening In the following
| program: Songs by the school, prayer, Rev
7. c. Easton; class exercises; duet, Mae
| Tull and Ethel McAllister; recitation Will
! lie Cassel; instrumental duet Misses Neelie
Belt and Margaret futile; recitation Erma
walker; vocal solo, Miss Bertha Hanson
exercises. Miss Helen Morrisons class; rec
ttatlon, Emily Bradley; exercises, Miss ALL
wines class; recitation, Miss Mae Hanson;
exercises. Miss Fuller's class
At the First Presbyterian Church thirteen
members of the primary department were
graduated. Rev DR.. Donald c. Macleod,
the pastor, presented the diplomas to the
little ones. The Children day program
was follows
| Songs and exercises by the school, pray
or, A. E L. Leckie, superintendent; roll
CALL Amos Piper, secretary; welcome ad-
| dress, Clara Robel; address, A E L.
| Leckie; baptism of seven children; cradle
| roll exercise: recitation, Margaret Luckett;
exercises by the primary department.; pres
| entation of rewards for committing Gold
| en- Texts during last six months; presenta-
| ton of diplomas; exercise, six girls of ju-
! nior department.; exercise by intermediate
| department; solo, Miss Elizabeth Leckie;
address. Rev. d. C. Macleod.
About sixty children participated in the
exercises at the Western Presbyterian
| Church, II street between 18th and Goth
streets. Rev. DR.. George Bailey. pastor of
| the church, delivered the address to the
| children.
Pretty exercises were participated In by
about seventy-five children of the Metro
| poIitan Presbyterian Church in the morn
| ing. All OF the members of the primary
class were grouped upon the platform and
| presented a striking scene The pastor,
Rev DIR. Albert Evans, spoke to the chill
dren on the significance of the day.
At Special Services.
Rev Joseph T. Kelly, pastor of the
| Fourth Presbyterian Church, baptized two
| children at the special services at that
| church yesterday morning. The program
! included: Music by the children; baptism
| OF infants; exercises by infant class; adj
dress by Mr.. Kelly, and solo. Miss Edith
| Larrimore.
The following program was carried out
at Grace NJ. E. Church, Rev. DR.. ]. E.
| Smith. pastor:
| Music orchestra; exercises and songs by
| school, prayer, Dr. Smith; recitation, four
| children; music, orchestral recitation May
| Nunnelly; exercise, seven girls; recitation,
| Virginia shippon recitation, Edna Croft;
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| Iinebach; recitation, Eugene Thorson;
| SONS primary department; recitation. Sybil
! Sipher; song, intermediate department: ex
| ercise girls of primary department; recita-
| ton, Marjorie Armstrong: exercise. boys of
| primary department. song. twelve girls of
| intermediate department; song, Coming TO
| Thee" school; address, Rev. w. ]. Houck;
| beIediction.
Rev. DR.. Everest temporary pastor of
| the First Congregational Church. delivered
| the address to the children at that church
| yesterday morning. About 100 Sunday
1 school scholars took part.
| Special childrens exercises were held at
| the Memorial Church of the United
| Brethren in Christ, at North Capitol and r
| streets. Rev. ]. Herschel Cooper directed
| the exercises and the pastor, Rev. w. J.
| Houck, spoke to the children.
Other Exercises.
| program was given: Singing. infant class;
greeting, Ross Hayes; solo, Ruth Bradley;
recitation. Hercules Magill; recitations, Ma
mile Torbert, Ozelah Maxes, Olivia Cooper,
| Rebecca Cooper, Gladys Torbert, Bessie
! Baker, Elsie Fearnow and Adrath Fearnow;
| a greeting solo Pearl Davis; recitation
| Growing Up" Ozelah Mayes; recitation
| Reta Tucker; trio Misses Dorothy, Ruth
| and Esther Parker: recitation, Evelynne
Goldsmith recitation, Help Somebody"
Walter Tucker.
One hundred and fifty children participat-
! ed in the following program at the Brook
| land Baptist Church yesterday morning:
| Songs and exercises by the school; invo-
| Paxton; recitation, Marshall Horner; recita-
| ton Ruth Sherwood; recitation, eight boys;
| recitation. three girls and three boys; reel
| tation. three girls; recitation, FIVE girls;