Evening journal., 1913-05-12
CHILDREN
TELL MISSION
STORY in SONG
Happy Workers Of West
Church Delight in Pleas
Ing Program
BOYS OF CLASS
ORGANIZE BALL TEAM

Members of the Happy Workers
Home and Foreign Missionary Society,
numbering 150 OF the little mission
aries assembled in West Presbytor-
ian Church on Saturday afternoon for
their May meeting, which was feat
urcd by a beautiful missionary exer-
else, in which number of the mem
bers, appropriately costumed, partici-
pated- Not unlike scene from a
foreign country was il, a platform
filled with little ones i'm the native
dress Of the countries they represents
cd. and beautifully indeed was the
old, Old Story" retold in the child
ish voices.
Emily Layton, Jean Middleton.
Helen Laficrty and Thelma Georgia.
dressed in the uaint costume of the
Korean children. came tripping in a
funny little way to the front of the
platform where they told of their hap
piness since Jesus had come 20 them.
Mildred StileO and Dorothy Missimer,
tiny children. dressed as japanese,
spoke for their country. while third
child, wee Beatrice Missimer. brought
some pennies to help the missionaries.
Syria" was represented by Emily Ly-
singer. and India" by Madeline
Reid Both the children we're in ma
tive costume and told, in pathetic
song. Of the heathen customs, closing
with the query, Docs Jesus love us
toog
Four little American girls Ruth
Ritchic. Marian Baird. Mildred lIar-
rison and auth Vernon. then told the
story OF the love of Jesus for all liz
tie ones. and all the children sang il
chorus. Jesus Loves Us AL The
song was finished as the children
knelt in the attitude OF prayer-pre-
senting 2 lovely picture.
"Old and New China was repre-
sented by Mildred McMullen. Miidre'
s. Denny. Anna Pierlon, Nelson
Fritz. Herain White Paul 8eyuold-
and Charles Woodrow The sirls. in
turn. spoke OF the pathos OF heather.
ism. the arrival Of the Christian m 81
sionaries. Or Foreign Devils" as Tho
Chinese called them. and closed b.,
depicting the happiness Of the people
since the establishment of Christian
ity.
Illustrating the story the boy.
sang. at intervals. the hymns. "Jesu
Loves Me- "Safe i'm The Arms O
Jesus" Safely Through Auothe
Week" "He Leadeth Me-" "When HI
0ometh." the Coronation Hymn" o.
illustrate the present Sabbathsl ari
In closing sang. "Now the Day i
Over" in sweet subdued voices. TIL
whole exercise was a. beautiful one
and most effective.
Ruth McIntvre was the Chairman
and conducted the devotional seryic
and gave a talk on the topic of tn
lay Cuba and Porto Rico Mis-
Baird commended her highly for he
charming arrangement OF the pre-
gram which was in booklet shap
with a pennant drawn on the cove
The new recording secretary. Rut
Christy. presented her FIRST roports {
the minutes of last meeting and WI
also. highly praised by Miss Bair,
for the splendid report. heautid
recitation Foreign Children wa
given by Marian Taylor. Nelson Frii
sang very sweetly the solo. "Jesu
Master, Am Thine "
The Offering exercise was led b
Mildred Denny. in verso prayer. 1h
missionary offering amounted
$3.50. and tho refreshmout collecto
was $500
Because of the arranging for a
Children's Day exercises tho Juu
meeting of the society will be he
on the third Saturday i'm June, il
stead OF the second.
Al the close Of the exercises. Pa
Pierson anne need the organizati'
of Ha1Dy Workers baseball tea
with tho following lineup: Paul Re
nolds pitcher; y. Fritz first has
w. Alilisan. second base; c. Woo
row. third base; r. White. center;
Stanffer, right Geld: L. Lysinger. l.
field l.. Cortran. center field.
pierson. shor' TOP: subs. =. Stiles a
RI Bates. Tho first game will
played on Tuesday afternoon on
grounds at Nirth and Rodney stree
Miss Baird commended the boys
having organized the team. saying S
ihou~ht IL vas fine TO have Hap
Workers baseball team.