El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-13
Church Affairs

The Easter offerings in the Sunday
school of the First Christian church
are being devoted to the various beneV-
client activities of the church These
were represented in tabIeau and EantO-
mime at the beginning OF sunday
school Sunday morning. Miss Alice
Hendee made a few remarks ABOUT
each of the Representations as they
appeared. Miss Ruth BrOyles and Miss
Alberta, Martin were old grandmaS
from the Christian church old folks
home, and were appropriately dressed
and had their hair powdered gray
Richard 1Ierbeth and Henry Shedd
were ministers who had broken down
in health and recuperated at the hos
pftal maintained by this church body.
Miss Lucille Rice was the super1n-
tendent Of nurses, and the trained
nurses were Miss Merle Dale, Miss
jennie Lee Camp, Miss Grace Odell,
Miss Esther Rice, Miss Ruth Meyers
and Miss Edna Switzerland Mrs. A.
Norman was the matrou Of the orphan
ASYLUM of the church and the little
orphans who were cared for in this in
stitution were acted by Frederick NOrd,
Edwin Rice William Elliott, Walter
stevenson, Albert Howe, Doris SecOrd
and Madeline Bennett.
The Joint meeting Of the junior B.
7. P. US of Calvary Houston Square
and Highland Park Baptist churches
was held Sunday afternoon at the
Highland Park church Mrs A B.
Howard led the devotional service,
opening the meeting. Jerry Pierce, the
Superintendent Of the Highland Park
church branch, read the scripture
lesson. Louise Peach read a paper on
'Gethsemane," COrrine KeatOn talked
about the death and burial of Christ,
and Mrs Arthur Clayton talked about
ChristS resurrection With hymns and
sentence prayers, the devotional part
of the meeting was closed. Jerry
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duet was sung by Marie Hatchell and
Lulu F'riberg. Lallie Blythe recited
Alice Cary's poem The Fire by the
Sea-" and Edna McMechen and Flo
renee Clayton gave a vocal solo; The
meeting closed with the benediCtion by
Rev. o. c. Carter.
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The WOmans Missionary society Of
the First Christian church completed
its week of prayer services on Easter
afternoon. Mrs Perry J. Rice talked
upon the last week of the life of
Christ on earth and his resurrection.
Miss Lucille Rice played the piano
and a chorus, composed of Misses
Pauline Bryan. Mabelle Bryan, Ruth
Allen, Bertha Allen, Eunice Anderson,
Esther Rice, Matte Clark, Myrtle
LangfOrd and Lucille Mckee, sang
several selections. Mrs. L /. Lehman
directed the music.
At the children's evensOng service
Easter day, in the church Of Saint
Clement. Mary Elizabeth Stuart Town
send. the one year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Townsend, was christ
ened by Rev Henry Easter. The god
mothers for the baby were Miss Aletha
Hoag. Miss Helen o. HOag and Mrs. J..
F. Schurch. J. Z. Schurch was the god
father. The baby was presented with
a pretty silver cup by Its godparents.
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W. II. Howren entertained Miss
Maude Akers. Miss A A6ers, Miss
ALeine Howren and c. A. Storer q dim
ner Sunday night at the Valley Inn IA
Ysleta.
The G. O. C. class of the First Metho-
dist church Sunday school VIII be en-
tertained tonight at the home of c. II.
Appleton.
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Mrs. W. II. FOrbes-.jr. will enter
tain the Altura Presbyterian church
aid society Tuesday afternoon, at her
home in Altura Park.