Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-14
CHILDREN'S DAY OBSERVED
Special Exercises Held in Many of the ChurchesPertin
emit Sermons and Seasonable Decorations.

church service. The PLATFORM was
handsomely decorated with laurel, dali
sizes. and cut flowers and presented
an attractive appearance, the desk
The members of the Sunday school
marched into the church, being seated
in a body in the center, and the fol-
lowing programme was carried out in
decidedly interesting manner, the
exercise by the twelve from the pri-
mary department being particularly
fine:
Song: responsive reading. Gloria;
song, The Army of the Right; well
come, Elizabeth Krohn; anthem,
choir; baptism of infants: exercise,
Twelve Daisies, primary department;
song; Scripture and prayer. Dr. L. L.
West; song; recitation. June, Eddie
Wilhelmi; Our Gifts, Violet Pellisey;
What the Birds Sang, Evelyn McMil-
Ian, lone Breckenridge, Lucille Steven
son; song, recitation, The Criticising
Seed, Elmer Mckenzie; recitation, The
Summertime, Elsie Graham; address,
DR.. West; song.
Supt. ]. Holland Larrabee had
charge of the exercises. The offer
ing amounted to SIS and was for the
Rock Nook Home. DR.. West gave an
interesting talk on Character Build
ing and illustrated it with the black
board.
At Broadway Church.
The exercises for Children's day at
Broadway Congregational church were
held Sunday morning, the Sunday
school uniting with the church, march
ing into church by classes, while the
hymn, The Church's One Foundation,
was being sung. The decorations con-
sisted of laurel syringa and snowballs,
arranged by a committee, in charge
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There were four children baptized. The
following was the programme, which
was well carried out. Anthem, choir;
Psalm %; baptism; hymn 49, recita-
ton and song, He Careth for Me, pri-
mary department.; recitations, The
Little Ones He Blessed, Miss Woods
class; God Have Me, Mrs. Stearns'
class; responsive reading by school,
led by the superintendent and assist
ant, H. 3. Cary and H. w. Gallup; the
initials of the first words Of the scrip
tural selections, spelling Children's
day; offering exercise, Frank A. Stein
Ike and Lewis Smith of Miss Marion
Kimbalrs class; hymn 14S, Savior
Teach Me Day. by Day; Scripture
reading, Psalm 46; sermon by Rev. E.
S. Worcester; hymn, A Mighty Fort
ress Is Our God; prayer and benedic-
ton, Rev. e. 8. Worcester.
At the offertory a beautifully rem
dered violin solo was given by G..
Herbert Rich.
Rev. Mr.. Worcester announced that
Miss Abbie c. Gallup had the best text
book for the year, there being 46 of
the 40 correct. He also announced the
result of the essay competition in
which Miss Abbie c. Gallup was de-
clared the winner, honoras5-ii- mention
going to Winifred Grierson.
At Central Baptist Church.
At the Central Baptist church the
forum at o'clock for a programme
in observance Of the day. The pretty
floral decorations were by the PhiIa-
thea class, taught by Mrs. c. L. Swan.
SLpt. Shepard p. Palmer conducted
the entertaining programme. which
was well rendered as follows:
Professional, With Glad Hosannas;
prayer by pastor, Rev. P. c. Wright;
scripture verses, superintendent and
benjamin Palmer; recitation, This
Lay, Sybfl Palmer; recitation, Chill
cren's Day, Marguerite Gallup; recita-
ticn, LIES Plans, Masters Leavitt,
Willard and Kenerson; song, Every
ene's Day, school; Cluster of Daisies,
recitation, by Mabel Hagberg and pri-
mary class; recitation, A. Little Lad,
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lie Red Glover, Grace Alling and Hell
enc Otis; recitation, Marian Pitcher;
exercise, Children's Day, IL girls;
song, Gay Time of Summer, primary
class; recitation, One Little Star, Grace
Wright; song, JOY Bringers, school;
Voices of Nature, girls; remarks by
pastor; offering, Lila Phillips.
Four children-Dorothy Gregson,
John Storms. Carl Phillips and Rich
ard Arnold-were graduated from the
primary department, reciting the 23d
Psalm and the beatitudes. The super
intendent announced that the offering
would be, as usual, for the Rock Nook
EGme, and the school was expected to
equal the usual amount of $40.
A hymn and the benediction by Rev.
z. K. Flanders closed the service,
which had been arranged for by Mrs.
G. c. Caulkins, assisted by Mrs. e. N.
Alling with the music.