Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-17
BY THE LITTLE. ONES
EXERCISES YESTERDAY IN LOCAL
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

| Children's day was celebrated yesterday
morning at Mount Pleasant Congregational
| Church by a service of song. The chancel
! was beautifully decorated with roses and
| daisies. The musical program was in charge
OF Miss Alys E. Bentley, who was assisted
by the church quartet, Mr.. S. Frederick
Smith, organist. The pianists were Miss
Ethel LASER and Mrs. E. G. Coombs; VIC
linists. Miss Edith Holt and Mr.. Robert
Mayfield. Mr.. James E. West, superintend-
ent of the Sunday school, presided.
An impressive feature of the exercises was
the baptism of ten little tots by the pastor.
| The children baptized were: Charlotte Vir-
ginia Heron. Mary Josephine Hornaday.
| Helen Dorothy Kennedy, Harvey Sylvester
Lyles, Robert Baxter Montgomery, Maude
LORNA Montgomery, William Reuben Sinp-
| son, jr., Katherine Louise Smith, Mallery
Onthank Wooster and Paul Bassett Woos-
ter.
Mr.. F1shburn spoke to the boys and girls
on Magnets taking as his text the words
of Jesus "And /, IL be lifted I'D from the
earth, will draw all men unto me-"
The lessons of the sermon were illus
trated by magnets OF various sizes and
| designs and by other objects that held the
interest of the children. The minister ad-
monished the little people not only to re-
spond to the drawing power of Christ, but
also to permit the Master to use them as
| magnets to lift up the lives of others.
Numbers of the Program.
The program was as follows:
Organ prelude; opening chorus by the
school, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty"
responsive Bible reading, Psalm Will, led by
w. ]. Bowman, associate superintendent.
Baptsmal service-Chorus by primary de-
partment, "Pippa's Song" prayer. by A. L.
sturtevant followed by the Lords Prayer;
oh mt Tvo ENofh Y y4 T,-o,
recitation, Little White Daisies Myra
Putnam, Dorothy Clafin. Elizabeth Will
| liams. Elizabeth Gain, Louise Jacquette,
Marion Cleveland, Dorothy Darling and
Elizabeth Carl; recitation, Wells Bailey;
recitation. Florence Maitland, Gladys Wood
| well. Edna Shockey and Hazel Smith;
| chorus by the kindergarten department.
."Everything Sings in Summer recitation.
ton, Showers and Sunshine" M1licent
Bailey; solo, Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Mics Beatrice 8. Goodwin; pantomime,
1i FL chorus by the school
the pastor; recitation. The Flowers APP
pear" Helen La Forge, Doris Little, Mar
cha True Isabel Egan, Margaret Ftshburn
and Dorothy Ashley: recitation. Betlow
Doyle; recitation. Suppose" jeanette Lit
| tie: recitation. RAIN Dorothy Lenman
recitation -Four Things Thing Man Should
| chorus by the school, THE Lord Is Mindful
of His own offering for the Congrega-
tional Sunday School and Publishing Soci-
ETY.; anthem by the church choir; hymn
| Abide With Me-; benediction.
The committees In charge were: Kinder
garten and primary departments. Miss Clar-
| libel Weigle superintendent of kindergarten
Department., Miss Marion o. Speaks Super
1ntendent of primary departmenO, Miss
Maybelle Clements, Miss May Davis Miss
Alice Eastwood and Miss Grace De Riemer;
intermediate department, Miss Marjorie
DA1lr
| liam r. Buchanan, Mrs. James H. Jen-
nings; committee on decorations, Mrs. A.
NJ. harrington, Mrs Frank F. Rogers, Mrs.
William r. Buchanan, Miss Pearl Good
man.
At McKendree Church.
The children of McKendree NJ. E. Church
celebrated Children's day yesterday at the
church. A large platform had been erected
on which were seated the little folks, while
the choir seats and auditorium were filled
with the larger pupils and friends of the
school. The decorations were of flags,
palms and flowers.
The singing was by the school, Charles
Wesley Israel made the address of welcome,
and others assisting in the program were
Dorothy Coates, Ella McConchie, Katherine
Jenkins, John and Frances Mclaughlin,
Stanley Harvey Elmer McConchie, Edwin
| Tomlinson, Florence Hinkle Fannie Cissel,
Vesta Gardner, Bessie Hutchinson, Gladys
and Mildred Wageley, Avis Lyons Wes-
ley Israel, Charles Stewart, George and
Roger Watts and Herbert Rider
Five children were baptized, and there
was an address by the pastor The teach
ers Of the primary department are Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Riffel and Miss Fannie Cissel.
The orchestra of the school rendered
special numbers. The performers were A.
p. Johnston, George -Albertson. Louis Bob
raus. Lewis Northrop, jr.. Saul Hoffman.
II. I. Whitback, Percy Walsh, Frank Gil
man. o. c. Thompson, James w. Skinner
David Heyser and Miss Kate Bowbeer.