Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-11
THOROFARE.


An Easter sermon was preached in
the st. Paul M. e. Church by the
pastor on last Sunday morning as
usual and in the evening Festal
Service was given by the Sunday
school. The chancel was beautifully
decorated on both occasions with
palms and ferns, roses and lilies,.
though the latter, as was fitting, held
most prominent place.
Tall lilies rose like votaries
With love and joy inpearled,
And perfumes meet in concord sweet
Around the rescued world
The service was Christ Our King"
the music of which is full of spirit
and life and the children having been
well trained gave it at their best and
filled the church to overfowing with
the harmony of their sweet childish
voices. After the devotional exer-
cises, the prayer having been made
by the pastor, the Rev. J. T. Rich
ardson, a beautiful duet, Easter
Chimes was sung by Miss Gibbs and
Mrs. Florence Babcock, the audience
joining in the chorus. A delightful
solo, The Light of Easter was sung
by Miss Florence Richardson. "The
Meaning of Easter" was a good reci-
tation by Abbie Rambo; AN Easter
Story was we'll given by Ruth Will
kins, as was also In the Garden" by
Alice Feltman; another excellent
recitation was Easter Lilies" by Vir-
ginia Cloak, and "The Rent Veil'' by
Ada Wilkins was equally good THE
Little Cripple" by Mrs. George
~ roo11u oiubf 1if}lo
girls gave a beautiful exercise call
Mabel Rambo, Laura Rambo, Fran
Florence Wyne, Verna Finger, Elsie
Densten. A beautiful scene was
called I'm the Cross of Christ |
Glory" 1t consisted of pure white
cross about four feet high and cover
ed with Easter lilies. Around it
knelt Madeline Davis, Alberta Hugh
es, Anna Shewell, Sarah Packer, Ma
bel Budd, Ruth Finger and Lydia
Gleeson, all very little girls, all in
spotless white and each bearing an
Easter lily in her hand. Mabel Budd
stood with her hand on the top of
the cross while from the adjoining
room came the song I'm the Cross of
Christ / Glory" One of the very
prettiest solos, Don't You Know It's
Easter? was very sweetly sung by
Florence Wyne. Mr.. l.. K. Wilkins,
superintendent of the Sunday school,
was in charge of the program.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union met on last Wednesday in
the home of Mrs Emma Wilkins. An
unusually large number was present,
and arrangements for entertaining
the Spring Institute on May second
were discussed and largely decided
upon.
Richard Brown and family have
moved back to Thorofare from Mill
vile and have rented one of the
houses of Mr.. Rollan 3. Packer on
the main street.
Mr. Charles Reynolds and Mr.. Ed
ward Smith, of Philadelphia, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. w. Gibbs, the
first part of this week.
Louis K. Wilkins, Jr., returned to
Rutgers College in New Brunswick
after his Easter vacation, on Wednes-
day of this week.
John F. Hammel, of Philadelphia,
visited his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Hammel, over Sunday.
Joseph Donahue, of Philadelphia,
spent over Sunday in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward e. Morris.
Messrs. H. A. DeHart, Jr., and
Walter Leonard returned home last
week after a prolonged stay in Flor
ida.
Elwood Rambo has been spending
week in the home of his uncle, Mr.
D. j. Mcbride, at Bridesburg, Pa.
William Parker has been appointed
in charge of the red bridge in place
of Mr.. George W. Reed, deceased.