Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-15
children's Day Service at Greeneville Congregational church-SPeeiai Pro- sramme Exeeilently Carried Out Local Personals and Notes

The children's day service at the Greeneville Congregational church was held Sunday afternoon at which time a very appropriate and nicely ar ranged programme was carried out by the children of the school under the direction of Mrs. Annie Foster. The church was beautifully decorated with potted plants, ferns and cut flowers which were banked around the pulpit while two canarieS in cages suspended from the gallery enlivened the services with their biithe chirping and singing. Draped about the front of the church organ was a large American flag.
 After the baptismal ceremony two verses of the song Roses Are Bloom ing, were sung and prayer was of- fered by Rev. C. H. Ricketts, pastor of the church The programme was then carried out as follows:
 Welcome. Phyllis Gilchrist: The Song We Love Best, John Haslam, Wallace Atterbury, John McDougal and EarI Kramer; primary verses, Lucy McDougaI Ruth Whiting, Mabel Elem ing, Helen Johnson and Florence Hall: Everything Is Busy, Dorothy Haslam, Charlotte Geer, Russell Metzger, Work for All, Wilfred Suthin and Dwight Thompson: Happy June. Will liam Wilson; song by girls choir. Break terbury; Children's Day. primary class; A Little Worker, Ruth Metz ger; remarks, Mrs. Martha Linton; In the Name of the Children, Ray mond Harris; Pure in Heart Bea- trice Hall, Henrietta Ulmer and Flor
 the Sunshine In; Children's Day Praise, Charles Brooks, Carl Elem ing, George Morris, Charles Ander- son. Clifton Bush, Freddie Haslam and James Kramer; Daisies, Marguerite Suthill. Helen Munz, Marianne Black ledge. Winifred Zahn and Mary Lamb; Loving Words, Flora Semple; The
 Rainy Day, John Buchanan, William Risgland and Fred iMettger; You and I. Marianne Blackledse: The Song oi
 the Brook, girls choir; What Can We
 Do? Lucy Buchanan, Helen Van Duyne, Maude Ferguson, Gertrude Oelze, Agnes Ferguson and Annie
 Gee, Are We Gods Children? liar old Kramer. Clinton Atterbury, Rey-
 holds Gorton and Thomas Ferguson; Sing Happy Birds, girls choir; Lovely June Mildred Burton; A Last Word Louie Geer: offering
 Rev. Mir Rieketts made few re- | marks to the children during the ser vice in which he set forth the neces- sity of preserving the good and pre- cious things of life. His words proved very helpful to the little ones who
 
 Mrs. Martha Linton, the oldest mem Der of the school also addressed the children with timely remarks.
 The offering taken up is to be di- vided equally between the Rock Nook Home and the Sunday school, the share going to the Sunday school tC be used to defray the expenses arising from the enlargement of the children's | library, which was done recently o w. Carpenter. superintendent of the school, announced the numbers on the programme and a girls choir of twen- ty young voices assisted in the ser vice, Miss Letitia Kramer presiding al the organ. After the service all the children of the school were presented potted plants by o. w. Carpenter and Paul Zahn and many of the church members unable to be present were also remembered with flowers. The attendance was very large and the service was highly enjoyed by all.