Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-15
CHILDREN CELEBRATE
Little Ones Hold Exercises in
Local Churches.
HONOR THE AMERICAN FLAG
Devote the Collections to Special
Charities.
USE PATRIOTIC DECORATIONS
Programs Include Speaking, Read
ings and Music-Address by Pas
tors-Conducts q Baptism.
HONOR THE AMERICAN FLAG
USE PATRIOTIC DECORATIONS

Children's day and Flag day were
celebrated in combination in many local
churches yesterday, the exercises being
of q religious. literary and musical
character. The interiors of the churches
were decorated with American flags.
flowers, and in one instance with sing
ing canary birds in cages. In addition
to being Children's day, yesterday was
the one hundred and thirty-first ami
versary of the birth of Old Glory. Some
of the speakers gave a history of the
inauguration of Children's day flfty-one
years ago at Chelsea, Mass, by the Uni
versalist. Church. Its observance was
adopted by the Methodist general con-
ference in 1868, the Baptists adopting
it in 1873, the Congregationalists in
1879 and the Presbyterians in 1883.
The children Of the Temple Baptist
Church celebrated under tho auspices Of
the primary and intermediate Sunday
school classes. Prof. A. w. Bolt and
Miss J. f. Hodgkins directing the pro-
gram. Miss Helen Clayton opened the
exercises with an address of welcome,
which was followed by a recitation en-
titled The Voyage of the Children" by
fourteen boys carrying miniature boats,
anchors and flags.
The primary class sang "Buttercups"
and recited Bible verses. This class con-
cluded its part Of the celebration with
a flag drill led by Miss Alice Fletcher.
Seven girls attired in red, white and
blue closed the program with a chorus
entitled THE Flag That Shall Win"
Master Henry Longfellow. dressed as
q sailor, sang solos.
The address was by Rev. J. J. Muir.
and an emblematic recitation. Christ
he
children who took part in the exer-
cises were Thelma Longfellow, Flea
nor Clarkson. Gladys Crump, Anna
Jones. Georgia Mullings. Hazel Forbes,
Edna Forbes. Elsie Bender. Mary Nc
Keown, Margaret McKeown, Alberta
Houser, Jessie Cade. Clara Nichols.
Ethelyn Brown. Mary Jones. Louise
Houser. Lottie Williams. Julia Par
malee Mildred Johnson, Miss Mullings,
Miss Sullivan. Victor Bender. Edgar
Bell. Neven Brown, Howard Gottlieb.
Munson Lane. Roger Lewis. Robert
Highield. Wesley Huntress. John Hou-
ser. Willie Houser, Kenneth McGregor,
Earl Pruitt and Marshall Mullings.
Hamline NJ. E. Church.
At Hamline M. E. Church the services
were in honor of the young folks Of the
congregation and Sunday school who re-
Gently graduated from Washington edu-
cational institutions. At the forenoon
service. which was given over to the
children, the decorations were wild how-
ers and the school banners. The Sunday
school orchestra Of thirty-two pieces fur
nished the Instrumental music.
Mark A. Watson, superintendent of the
school, presided, aided by C. H. Schooley.
who has charge Of the Sunday school
music. The program consisted Of songs
and Rotations, including a special num-
Der by the primary department.
Students recognition service was the
musical selection was by the Hamline
Epworth League Choir Club an organiza-
ton OF about thirty mixed voices.
At the evening service the address was
by Rev q. I. Parks Of Howard Univer-
tan Education?' Miss Pearl Thirkield.
a graduate Of the Woman,s College Of
Baltimore. spoke briefly on Methodist
Schools and Students" Rev. Charles E.
Guthrie, pastor. brought the meeting to
yates.
Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church.
Our Love for the Red. White and
Blue was the subject Of an address by
Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn. pastor of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church,
at patriotic exercises yesterday in place
Of the accustomed Children's day program.
Contrasting a beautiful silk banner with
the tattered standard Of the 47th New
York Volunteer Infantry. the minister told
the children Of the affection which the
soldier who fought under the Stars and
Stripes bears to the nag
You cannot wonder" he said THAT
this broken staff and tattered banner are
dearer to their owner, through whose
generous courtesy We are permitted to
see them and hold them in our hands
today. than could be modern flag Of
workmanship
The speaker then dwelt at length on
tho esteem for the flag held by many of
the foreign-born population. and cited
Jacob Riis. friend of President Roose-
welt and worker for. the uplift of the
people. as an illustration of the loyalty of
an Immigrant to the flag Of this country.
A stand containing the flags OF twenty
one American republics was then placed
before the audience and the children were
reminded by the minister of the manner
in which the flags Of the various South
American countries were cheered by
North Americans at the corner stone lay
ing ceremonies of the bureau of American
republics last month.
by these generous cheers" he said,
"our voices were sweetened for the
heartier cheering OF Old Glory when. at
the same ceremony, it was flung to the
breeze. 10 on, then. loving the Stars and
Stripes with an unalterable devotion. but
know that you can the better do this il
you show respect for the flags of the
other nations, whose peoples comprise so
large and important part of our Ameri-
can population
James E. West. superintendent of the
Sunday school. presided at the exercises
which were opened with prayer by A. l..
Sturtevant. Roy F. Carly led the singing
and Mrs. A. M. Harrington was in. charge
of the decorations.
An organ prelude by Louis Corning At
wood was the first number It was fol-
lowed by professional sung in chorus
by the children Of the Sunday school.
Rev. Mr.. Fishburn then baptized the
following children: Anna Louise Deane.
Donald Ashley Deane. Gerneaux Hartley,
Margaret Elizabeth Heiss, Paul Yer Beck
Heiss. Florence Dombey Particle. Fran
els Garnett Power. Harrison Somerville,
Gilbert Edmond Stringer Carol Wheeler.
John Alden Wheeler and Ethelyn White.
more Zellers.
Following responsive readings and a
chorus by the school. w. ]. Bowman.
associate superintendent. gave a recita-
ton of the twenty-third Psalm. Then
were exercises by the children of the kim
dergarten department. as follows
temus. Edith Barker. Ruth Coleman. Mar
cha Brown. Dorothy Merrill, Ruth Kebler,
Silva Anthony, Dorothy .Claffiin and
Frances Peck.
THE Daisies" by Silas HAYS. Harvey
Burkett, Fred Holden. Hummeil Fishb,irn
Thornton MCDOWELL. Ralph Aten and Rob
ert Warren.
Recitation. "Children's King" by Cam
erOn LYMAN.