Evening star., 1909-06-14
CHILDREN TAKE PART
Church Services and Sermon
for Little Folks.
PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED
Certificates Of Promotion Distributed
Among Sunday School Pupils.
SONG, RECITATION AND SPEECH
All Denominations Hold Entertain
ments and Exercises in Honor
Of Juveniles.
SONG, RECITATION AND SPEECH

Washington churches yesterday. The
Sunday exercises included special pro-
grams in which the little ones took part.
At Hamline NJ. E. Church the program
was entitled THE Call OF the Child"
1t turned upon an extended discussion
of plans for the amelioration Of working
conditions among the children in con-
gested districts of the large manufactur-
ing sections.
Those who participated in the debates
were Anna Muirhead. Ruth Haynge,
Harry Turnburke. Philip Guthrie. Ran
dali Saunders. Ward Scott, Carl Winner.
Limerick, Arthur Cowsill. jr.; Carl Ed
monston, Ralph Nuber and Milton
Clokey.
North Carolina Avenue Church.
Fully 800 children took part in the
services in the North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church. A pleasing
feature was the motion song fifty chill
dren. leds by f1ve-year-old Helen Tupper,
participating.
a quartet was given on two pianos by
Misses Ada NJ. Filler and Myrtle Scho-
field, Misses Edith Martyr and Ethel
Doughton. The committee in charge was
composed of Misses Mary A. Dodge,
Myrtle l.. Schofeld, Gertrude E. Cattle.
Maud z. Ryan and Ella Walsh. The
pdSlOT, Tie rev. rNlCUdTu SoIflpl6y, du-
dressed the children on Foreign Mis-
sions."
The annual Sunday school commence
ment at All Souls Unitarian Church took
pastor Rev L. G. B. Pierce, issued GER
tificates of promotion to members of the
school.
Behold. Make All Things New" was
the subject of the address by the pastor
Rev. John F. Briggs, at the Fifth Bap-
tist Church. Recitations, chorus songs
songs and solos. after a program pre-
pared by Richard A. Ford. superintendent
of the school. were included in the enter
tatnment offered by the members of the
primary and adult departments.
Gold Prizes Awarded.
Six prizes in gold were awarded to sue
cessful contestants in the recent finan-
cial endeavor of the Wilson Memorial
Church. he remainder of the children's
day program included the following: Ad-
dress, Miss Bessie Prender: exercises,
primary department; recitations, Ray
mond Hunt and Walter Ford; solo. Mil
dred kendrick: daisy exercise, eight little
girls; recitation. William Ford; recitation,
Jean Ayler: recitation. three boys; solo.
Rosetta Burrows; address. Rev. James
McLain: recitation, Dolly Frey, and
floral queen exercises, twelve girls.
poltan NJ. E. School was the presenta-
ton of roses by the pastor to Miss Cor
nelia Pursel and George w. Gray from
the school. Mr.. Gray was also presented
the board of trustees of the church.
Miss Pursell has been In charge of the
primary department and Mr.. Gray treas
urer of the Sunday school since organi-
zation, forty years ago.
Certificates of graduation were present
ed by w. S. Dewhirst, first assistant sup
erintendent. to those promoted from the
primary department.. and by G. S. Coli
son, secretary, to those promoted from
the intermediate department. A wreath
was placed upon the platform in memory
of the late superintendent. w. c. Eldridge.
Other Churches Celebrating.
Other churches which celebrated chill
dren's day were Wesley Methodist Epis-
copal Chapel, Mt Vernon Place Metho-
dist Episcopal. Waugh Methodist Episco-
pal, Calvary Methodist Episcopal. Foun-
dry Methodist Episcopal, Grace Metho-
dist Episcopal. Western Presbyterian,
First Presbyterian, Washington Heights
Presbyterian, First Congregational, Mt.
Pleasant Congregational. Ingram Me-
mortal Congregational. st. Paul's Lu
theyan, st. Marks Lutheran, Keller Me-
mortal Lutheran Independent Lutheran,
Grace Baptist, Metropolitan Baptist. Cal
vary Baptist, Temple Baptist. Congress
Heights Baptist, Universalist Church of
Our Father and Fifth Baptist.
The Northminster Presbyterian
Church will observe children's day next
Sunday at IL am instead of the regular
pulpit service.
Children's Day at Temple.
At Temple Baptist Church, in the alb
sence of the superintendent. E. T. Fen
wick presided. A program was pre-
sented by the children and others to a
large audience.
The pastor. Rev J. ]. Muir. D. D.. de-
livered a short address. on "The Child
Jesus The choir. under the direction
of Mrs. Grace Dufour Brown, sang sew
eral selections.
The pulpit was decorated with palms
and flowers. A collection was taken for
the benefit of the American Baptist Pub
lcation Society, in furtherance of its
home mission work.
The program was as follows: Song.
school: Scripture reading, Psalm Ill;
prayer, DR.. Muir; musical selection.
choir: recitation. THE Givers.'' Louise
Lewis: recitation. "Childrens Day."
Blanche Acker; song. primary depart
ment: recitation. 'Buttercups, Miriam
Rose: recitation. THE Cord of Love-"
Ruby Dickenson: song. Mr.. Rhodes class:
recitation. June" Helen Walker; recita-
tion, The Criticising Seed Eleanor
| Eisenbise; song. Helen Clayton: recita-
ton. Edward T Muir: song. Ethel Brown;
announcement and presentation Of claims
Dr. Muir; offertory. choir: recitation,
Ethel Brown: musical selection by Misses
Foster. Shaw, Sullivan and Mullins: ad-
dress, 1.-The Child Jesus" DIR. Muir; clos
ing song, school. benedicton, DIR. Muir.