Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-06-19

out to hear the exercises. Mrs. Sibley
had her Sunday School Infant Class
well trained in a charming child's
program, and everybody enjoyed the
efforts of the little ones to make the
morning glorious one. AS usual
there was the deepest interest in the
program, which evinced the most
careful preparation. DR.. Beattie was
present, and made talk to the chill
dren after his best style, which is only
crediting the occasion with something
unusual, for he always knows how to
fascinate in a talk to children. His
appeal on this occasion was tender,
gracious and inspiring. He told many
amusing as well as instructive stories,
and was in one of his most felicitous
moods.
The church decorations were of ex-
quisite beauty. the motif being a
recess suggestion built of dogwood
branches on the rear wall, corners and
sides Of the platform, with vases of
the most wonderful peonys, snap
dragons, delicate pink carnations and
their spicy odor, with bank of field
daisies along the front edge of the
platform, while there were arranged
other vases of flowers on the two
organs on either side near the stage.
On the left or east side of the plat
form was a real cradle, tastefully
"madeup" in white, with an evergreen
bordered card a foot wide by four
feet long, bearing the words in cedar,
JOUR- CRADLE ROLL" Then on a
curved line over the rear wall, were
the words, CHILDRENS' DAY, also
of arbor vitae, and partially screened
as they were by the exquisite green
of the dogwood branches, the effect
was very attractive. Taking the
decorations as whole, they were not
only tastefully wrought, but made
their appeal through association with
the sentiment of the day, for flowers
are no more beautiful in their hold
on the human eye than children on
the human heart; and, after all, chill
dren are but the blossoms, the flow
ers of the human family.
All the classes, with their teachers,
assembled in the Sunday school room
at the regular hour, and after the
opening exercises the teachers joined
the congregation up stairs where all
anxiously awaited the coming of the
children.
Promptly at eleven o'clock DR..
Berkey announced the hymn Con
ward Christian Soldiers" and as the
congregation sang, the children
marched in, each waving Conquest
or an American flag, and all singing
as they marched. Anita McCord,
carrying a large American flag, led
the children; the little tots coming
first in line and the others follow
ing according to height. Twice the
children circled the entire room and
as they passed the platform the last
time, placed their flags among the
daisies and evergreen which were
banked there in such profusion.
While the children were resting, the
Sunday school orchestra, composed
of Paul Berkey, Glenn Hacker and
Edward Caffel, with Mrs. Middleton
at the organ, rendered very beautl-
full introduction.
Then Randolph Brown read the
story of the "First Children's Day"
when the disciples would have sent
the little children away but Jesus said,
"Suffer little children, and forbid
them not to come unto me, for of
such is the kingdom of Heaven.
In her sweetest manner little
Abigail Pennell welcomed the guests.
Another welcome was spoken by
Alfred Grill, and Ruth Miller pro-
nounced Sunday school "the happiest
place to which a child could 60"
Evelyn Limbach, Ethel Ebell and
Marjorie Reid, of the Beginners
Glass, captivated the audience by as
surfing them that it was the chill
dren's day and that "the big folks
of the town needn't do a single thing
only just-sit-down," and little George
Limbach urged everyone to join the
Sunday school if they wanted to have
"the very best time of their lives"
Ida Mcdonald told how she knew
that Jesus loved to see the little
children in the house of prayer, and
Francois Fredericks, always a fav-
orite, recited "His First Piece"
The girls of the Senior Glass,
Marjorie Goldsmith, Annette Wac
lavec, Hilda Neinstadt, Gladys Giles
and Elizabeth Lozier and Gladys
Stewart, sang in very pleasing
manner.
Alfred Pencil told in verse the
story of the loaves and fishes that
the little boy gave to the Lord so that
the multitude might be fed, and the
first appearance of Dunbar SPOTS, jr.,
on the platform created lasting i'm
preston, although he could only be
seen and not heard, which is not at
all characteristic of Dunbar.
Laura Mcdonald gave the reason
for the singing birds, smiling faces
and beautiful flowers, Because its
Children's Day."
A ,ao;+at;on NV Thomas Fredericks