Smyrna times., 1908-06-10
CROWD At ASBURY GREETS
CHILDRENS DAY PROGRAM
CHURCH FILLED TO HEAR ONE OF
THE BEST EXERCISES EVERHELD

Flower Cantata a Feature of The Pro-
gram In Which Twenty Seven Boys
And Girls Take Part.
what is regarded by competent
critics as one of the finest Children's
Day programs ever seen in Smyrna,
was rendered in Asbury ME-. Church
last Sabbath morning. The program
IN full was as follows: Organ VOlun-
tary; Chorus, 1.-THE Children s Day."
Prayer by Rev. w. G. Rooms, Dis
trlct superintendent of the Easton
District; Roll Call by Mr.. Geo. M.
Stevenson, the secretary; Offering;
Responsive Reading; Primary Chorus;
Address by Pastor, DR.. Watt; Church
Offering and Announcements; Chorus,
20 Time of Joy and Gladness"; Re
port of Secretary showing attendance
and amount of offering attendance
being sol, collection, $4O.77. The
chief attraction, however, was a
sweet little cantata entitled "Hearts
of Gold, " rendered by twenty
boys and girls, and consisting of
solos, duets, choruses and recitations.
The ensemble is as follows: CANCEL
of the Flowers, Helen Jacobs;
"MOther Earth, - Rebecca Watt;
Sunbeam, Clyde Holland; "Twin
Sisters, Dew and Rain," Katherine
Price and Katherine Hudson; "Dan-
delion," VIM. Jacbbs; "Apple Bios
som, - Elizabeth Wilson; 'The
Johnny Jump Ups" Willie Turner,
Irving Porter, Homer and Harold
Deakyne; "Forget-me-Nots," "Thelma
Brown, Elizabeth Hudson, Mary
Yeates, Leona Collins, Eugene Por-
ter, Frank Reed, Willie Hurlock,
James Patterson; Hearts Ease, "
Pearl Jacobs, Mary Johnson; "Water
Lily" Margaret Hurlock, "Dais-
les, ," Matte Wallace, Florence Cum
minis, Margaret Dunn, Katherin Miu-'
lam, Georgia Yeates, Helen Robin
son, Eta Cole, Ella Ford; "ROse, F"
Nellie Grant. The effect was beauti-
full. All the flowers took their parts
well. The boys and girls were
dressed to represent the various flow
ers and the decorating committee
Miss Anna Middleton, Miss Susie Hud-
son, Mrs. Robert Watt Miss Anna
Beckett and Mr.. C. j. Sudler had de-
corated the platform to represent a
garden Of daisies and when the hu-
man flowers appeared in the render
ing of the cantata the effect was ar
tistic and pleasing. The full COM
mittee consisted of Mrs. j. w. Cliff
ton, chairman; Mrs. Laura Lee Tenn
pie, Mrs. Robert Watt, Mrs. J. A.
Hoffecker, Misses Lizzie F. Jones,
Susie Hudson, Lizzie F. Reynolds,
Anna C. Middleton, Anna Beckett;
Messrs. Lewis M. Price, Charles ].
Sudler, Walter w. Hynson. Mrs.
Clifton and the committee received
many compliments for the delightful
and successful program, and the chill
dren who participated merit great
praise. 1t should be said, too, that
Mrs. Lewis M. Price and Miss Mary
Roberts rendered valuable assistance
in training the children to sing their
parts, and Mrs. Marion COverdale
adapted the organ as she always does,
to the voices of the children, so that
the organ with its soft, caressing
tones under her skillful touch,
blended beautifully with the clear,
sweet voices of the children. The or
gan was a feature in the musical part
of the program. All regretted the
absence through sickness of Asbury's S
faithful and capable chorister, Hon.
W. o. Hofecker, but Mr.. Lewis M.
Price, the honored and efficient sup
erintendent, assisted most effectively
by the Sunday School Orchestra,
Messrs. Harry Shapley, W.T.. Dough-
ten, Carlton Walls, and Irving Brin-
ton, led the choruses like a veteran.
. The collection as the report of Geo.
M. Stevenson, the ever-ready, valuable
secretary showed, was far in advance
of last year. Taken all in all it
was an ideal service long to be re-
membered and one that reflects great
credit upon all who aided in the ser
vice. Rev. William FAIRIES pro-
nounced the benedictiOn.
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