Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
cH1LDREN's DAY EXERCISES.
Special Services Held in Churches Of
AnacoStia

Children's day was observed last even
ing in the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church.
There were decorations of flags and
flowers. The program of songs, recita-
tons. dialogues and special exercises was
under the supervision Of Arthur B. Suit.
superintendent of the Sunday school. Rev.
Joseph A. LETTERS. the pastor of the
church, and Supt. Suit made remarks.
A feature was the recognition by the
Sunday school of it's members who have
advanced the past year in their classes
in the public schools. Bibles were pre-
the normal school; Misses Virgie Stone,
Elsie England. Emma Butler and Ruby
Crawford, graduates of the high schools.
while Misses Esther England. jeanette
Hardy. Josephine Marshall and Veryl
Watson advanced from the graded schools
to the high schools. were presented with
Testaments. Rev. Mr.. LETTERS. the pastor,
made the presentations.
Children taking part in the exercises
were Corena Scaggs, Weslyn McDonal.
Linger, Royce Martin. Vesta Gator. Nellie
Green, Alice Hardy, Helen Owens. Flor
ence Gibbons, Marjory Butler. Marjory
Hairs. Addie Harrison, Edith Scaggs. Lii
lie Deitz, Paul kearns, Norman Murphy,
Leonard Padgett. Harry Stone. George
Reed. Robert Griffith. Walter Earnshaw
Charles Watson, Milton Backofner. Arthur
Suit, Leroy Hurley. Leroy CRAWFORD.
Johnson Hardy. Emery Long. Mamie Con-
way Veryl Watson, Frances Shank, Alice
Stone. Ethel Shepherd, May Shank. Janet
Williamson. Marguerite Campbell. Lizzie
Murphy, Hattie Torney, Helen Lacey. Lu-
cile Gator Mabel elliott, Annie Jones,
Mabel Nash, Nellie Ball. Beatrice Sat-
telfee. Trina Taylor. Josephine Marshall
Stella White, Ada Boblits, Elsie England
Esther England, Eva Barrett. Rosa Smp-
son, Edith Crawford, Fannie Gator. lola
Gator. Sarah Shank, Alberta Warfield
Shank. Grace Boblitz. Eunice Allen. My
dred Owens, Mildred Schultz, Mildred
Suit. Beulah Shank, Laura Gator Mary
Hardy, Verna Cornell. Blanche Edds and
Nellie Conway. The committee on enter
tainment was composed of Mrs. William
Williamson. Mrs. Frank c. Haines, Mrs
Samuel Campbell and Miss Sadie Pun
phreJ. Daniel c. Smithson was the chair
man of the committee on music and
George w. Shoemaker of the committee
or decorations.
The Aanacostia Baptist Church also OBJ
served Children's day. substituting ex-
ercises for the children of the Sunday
school in place of the customary fore
noon service. The church was decorated
Win palms and cut flowers.
The program was carried out under the
direction of John T. Dent assistant SUI
perintendent of the Sunday school. There
was music by the Sunday school choir
COMPOSED of juveniles, in charge of Miss
Emma RObey. The organists were Miss
Edna Balderson and Miss Catherine Bow
man.
The exercises began with prayer, of
fered by Beoni Milstead. Marcellus Bal
derctcE made an address of welcome
The exercises of the primary department
followed.
REGULATIONS were given by Margaret
John son, Sydnor Boswell, Gladys Cornish
Evelyn Robey. Margaret and Esther
Jones. Elsie Suit, ElZada Burch and Har-
old King. Songs were sung by Ethel
Payne and Willard King.
The members of the Sunday school
gave number of songs. There We're eX-
ercises by the boys and girls. illustrative
of religious lessons. Mr.. Milstead made
an address, and Mr.. Dent brought the
exercises to close with prayer.