The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-12


portance to the wee folks. was OBJ
served I'm number of churches Sum
day. For weeks. the teachers and
superintendents Of the Sunday schools
have been training the children i'm
marching, singing and reciting. on
Saturday. every one was busy decora-
ting the churches for the next day.
Flags palms. ferns and flowers were
pressed into service to give the
churches the springtime appearance
which is fitting for the services
At Epworth church, the large au-
ditorum was filed at the Sunday
morning service, when the children
gave their program. At the hour APP
pointed for the beginning Of the SER
vices. the members of the junior pri-
mary and cradle roll departments
marched up from the basement and
into the auditorium and took their
places on the large platform which
had been arranged for them. The
following program was then rendered;
Opening song. followed by the offer
ing. and baptism Of children.
Welcome address, Helen Davis.
Recitation. George Henry.
Solo. Ruth Pennell
Song, Glover Blossoms" beginners
department.
Recitation. Ida Brobeck.
Recitation. Karl Dombaugh.
Dialogue. katy Dds" zella Hick-
son. Ruth Pennell, Myrtle Flicker and
l'reda Moreman.
solo. Malcolm Severns.
Recitation. Viola Eibling.
Song. ION this Beautiful Childrens
Day" Sunday school.
Recitation. Helen Beaver.
Solo, Josephine Lawrence. m
Primary song. In
Glass drill by Mrs. f. RleFinley's
Sunday school class.
junior department.
Recitation, Beatrice Melvin.
Solo. Gladys Clark. L
Recitation. Lillian Amman.
Recitation. Harold Cheney
solo, Florence Foreman
Recitation. Ethel Fox.
Reports. -n
CLOSING song, school.
Benedicii6n bX nev. Bailey.
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n Very large CONGREGATION was i'm
atttnuHuce at the Cntldl~n's day
service given at the" Presbyterian
1 church Sunday morning! The church
! was beautifully decorated with
palms, FERNS and lovely bouquets of
+, flowers. and with streaners II col
ored crepe paper which twere draped
from the chandeliers ana windows.
At ten thirty o'clock, Nthe children
Of the Primary and Junior depart
monts and The babies of the Cradle
/ Roll, marched into the auditorium to
music played by the Sunday school
orchestra. The older children wheel
ed the Cradle Roll babies before
them in doll carriages
An opening Invocation ny the pas
tor. Rev George NJ Rourke, was
followed hy am exercise. "Welcome To
Childreus Day" spoken by eighteen
little girls John Allen McNeal then
delivered q recitation what a Boy
Can DO" \ solo by little Edith
Gunder was very prettily sung as
the next number a dialogue fol-
lowed, entitled "Silent Teachers"
spoken hy Clarence Uhler, Dorothy
Wollcnweber and Rose Lefller. a
duet the title of which was "lt Never
pays To- BE Bad" followed sung by
John and Amy ovens. \ recitation
"What the Daisy Told by Miss
Naomi Baker, was verX pleasing.
Miss Helen Anthony then sang
very pretty solo and was followed by
an interesting exercise entitled "2Oth
Century Crusaders" led by PAU
lachman. and Frank Weeks. This
exercise included all the children OF
the school and was very entertaining
Several children in costumes, rep
resented the different countries of
China Japan. Corea, South Africa
and number Of others, and engaged
In a dialogue A song by Miss Amy
Nash came next after which, Miss
Ilene Foster sang closing song.