The Washington herald., 1908-06-15

! Patriotic exercises were held by the
children Of the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church yesterday. the accus-
toned Childrens Day programme giving
way TO one prepared for paying homage
TO the flag. There were songs. including
choruses. in addition to special exercises
participated in by the different classes of
the Sunday school
James +. West presided, and Raw F.
Carly led the singing The decorations
were in charge OF Mrs. A. NJ. Harrington.
An organ prelude by Lewis Corning At
water was the first number Of the pro-
gramme. following which a professional
was sung in chorus by the school The
rite Of baptism was administered by the
pastor. Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn. to the
following children: Anna Louise Deane.
Donald Ashley Deane. Gerneaux Hartley
Margaret Elizabeth Heiss. Paul Yer Beck
Heiss, Florence Dombey Particle. Francis
Garnett Power, Harrison Somerville. Gil
bert Edmond Stringer. Carol Wheeler.
John Alden Wheeler, and Ethelyn White
more Zellers
Exercises by Children.
Following responsive readings and a
chorus by the school. W ]. Bowman.
associate superintendent. gave a recita-
tion Of the twenty-third Psalm Then
came exercises by the children Of the
kindergarten department. participated in
by the following:
Song. Little Thing" Al
temus. Edith Barker. Ruth Coleman.
Marcia Brown. Dorothy Merrill, Ruth
kebler. Silva Anthony. Dorothy ClafHln.
and Frances Peck.
THE Daisies '-Silas Hays Harvey
Burkett. Fred Holden. HummeI Fish
burn. Thornton MCDOWELL Ralph Aten.
and Robert Warren.
Recitation. "Children's King"-Cameron
Lynham
Little Plants"-M Miriam Williams. Au-
drey Heron. Marion Cleveland. Myra
Putnam. Helen Wright. Martha Bliss.
and Evelyn jacob.
Exercises by the primary department
were as follows.
Song, Just Little Pansy"
Recitation. June Voices" Margaret
Heiss.
Song by chorus OF girls-Marion Aten.
Jenie Bigelow, MARY Burkett. Elizabeth
Gains. Millicent Bailey. Dorothy Darling.
Ethel Kinds Doris Hayes, Margaret Hol-
den, Marietta Melvin. Dorothy Wooden.
Linden Pattlson. Margery Wooden,
Catherine Tilden, Elizabeth Titcomb,
and Gladys Woodwell
Flag song. Bring the Fife and Bring
the Drum"
Quartet-Miss Winifred HYDE. Miss
Evelyn Shedd. Mr.. L. H. De Riemer, and
Mr. Arthur r. De Riemer.
An object Lesson.
An interesting feature Of the exercises
was an object sermon by the pastor, who
took as his subject "Our love for the
Red. White and Blue" Mr. Fishburn
told the children Of the reverend affection
which the soldier who fought under the
Stars and Stripes bears our country's
flag He exhibited beautiful silk ban
ner and contrasted II with the worn and
tattered standard of the Forty-seventh
New York Volunteer Infantry This flag
passed through no less than twenty bat
ties. Seven men were shot 10 death while
carrying it. Its staff bears the marks
Of three bullets.
You cannot wonder" said the minister
that this broken staff and tattered ban
ner are dearer 20 their owner through
whose generous courtesy we are per
united TO see them and hold them i'm our
hands to-day. than could be a modern
flag Of most costly material and most
careful workmanship"
Speaking OF the esteem for our flag felt
by some Of the foreign-born citizens OF
our land, Mr.. Fishburn cited Jacob RiIs
an imported Dane, as an illustration of
the way an Immigrant may come 10 love
the Stars and Stripes
Then placing before the audience a
stand containing the flags of the twenty
one American republics. and reminding
tho children OF the manner In which the
flags Of the various South American
countries were cheered by North Ameri-
cans at tho corner stone laying ceremonies
OF the Bureau of American Republics last
month, Mr.. Fishburn said:
BY those generous cheers our voices
were sweetened for the heartier cheering
OF Old Glory when. at the same cere-
mony II was flung upon the brccze Co
on, then, loving the Stars and Stripes with
an unalterable devotion. but know that
you can the better do this If you show
respect for the flags Of the other nations
whose peoples comprise so large and inn
portant part Of our American popula-
ton
special Chorus Sings.
The ofertory was sung by a special
chorus OF sixteen voices ne follo,,.