The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-17
CHILDREN DAY
OBSERVED IN
MANY CHURCHES

In several churches Children's day was
observed yesterday. although the previous
Sunday was the one set apart by most
of the congregations for the observance OF
tho day.
The program at the Benehcent Congre-
gational church In the evening was under
the direction OF Rev. w. Moreton Owen.
superintendent OF the Sunday school. The
arrangements were in charge Of the fol-
Bessie M. Schoheld, Mrs. Edward j.
Littlefield. Mrs. Clayton A. Ballou.
Frances M. Wheeler. Mildred A. Moss
and Paul A. Colwell. The chapel. where
the concert was given, was decorated
with daisies buttercups. dogwood. snow
ball branches and potted plants. The
plants were distributed 20 the members
OF the primary department at the con-
clusion OF the exercises. The program was
as follows:
Hymn, school; prayer, response by
group OF girls; exercise, Lille Lind. Mar
garet Kassab. Charlie Rines, Kenneth
Dorchester; recitation, Araxie Vartanian;
song, Wallace Dove; exercise, May But
terworth. Grace Mooney: recitation,
Henry Davidson; song. Primary depay~-
ment recitation, Harry and Albert
Lambert; exercise. Helen Smith, Wifi cd
Goffe Rudolph Hanke, Elsie Anderson,
Wallace Dove; duet, Clarence Allen,
Copeland; recitation, Milton Spdller, Leo
Lind: song, junior department; recita-
| ton, Lance Ballou; duet. Lille Nelson
Gertrude Locke: exercise, Madeline
Locke, Dorothy Gardner. Dorothy Goffe
Alice Moy; recitation, Dora Dexter: ex-
ercise Ruth Huestis. Charlotte Gardner
Lillian Anderson song, Woodbury. Pol.
Ie DnIl
George Richardson, Clarence Allen
| Charles Harrison: exercise. Anna Greene
Mabel Harrison, Dorothy Leighton. Ruth
| Barberfan, Ethel Patterson, Margarer
Smith. Amy Vartanian: recitation. May
r Rice; song. Ethel Hinnis, Lille Mel.
son. Fern Myer Annie Demars. Ger.
trlpde Locke. Babel Bachelor. Ruth
Huestis, Marion Fraser. Mabel Harrison
Lillian Anderson, Ethel Patterson; hymn
school.
| At the morning service the pastor
Rev. Asbury L. Krom. preached a ser
mon to boys and girls. his topic betns
THE Christian Triangle"
! The concert at the Trinity Union M
T. church in the evening was largely at
tended. The music was by the quartz,
and choral society under the direction o
| Albert l.. Ladd An orchestra Of five
pieces assisted. The pastor. Rev.
Francis Cooper. made an appropriate ad
| dress. There were recitations by I'd
mund Smith. Cyril Pratt. Dorothy Hath
away and Dorothy Wheeler The kin
| dergarten department gave an exercise
the primary department sang chosu,
and duet and there were exercises by
| boys and girls of the school.
The program at the Stewart Street
| Baptist church was given In the evening
The pastor. Rev. Leo Boone Thomas of.
fered prayer. The primary department
and the beginners department sang and
gave recitations. There was singing by
the school and by the church chorus
| The following recited: Louise Martin
| Lillian Butterworth, Marion Stone. Alice
Ash. Florence Hilton. Hazel Valiett, Alice
Smith. Emma Haupt, Gladys Abbott
Lila Sherwood, Ethel Wetmore, Dora
| Ash
Exercises at the Broad Street Christian
church were held In the evening Tn,
pastor, Rev. q. A. Conibear. made an ad
dress. and the following program wa
given: Recitations, Gladys Burlington
Gladys Donahey Russell Donahey Mami
Fisher; anthem, choir; recitations, Georg
Tillnghast, Ruth Williams; song, Gladly
Alden; exercises. 13 girls; song. school
recitations, Ruth Donahey, Elsie Rey
nolds. verrN Wright. Helen Walden
Raymond Conibear.
The concert at the Pearl Street Baptis
church was at 8 aclock in the afternoon
Songs and recitations Were given by Tn
| children, and an address was made b
, the pastor. Rev. j. A Hainer, on tn
Flowers Of the Holy Land"
Children's day services were also hei
at the Edgewood Congregational, Fourt
J Baptist. North Congregational. Plymout
congregational and St Paul's Methods
churches 4.