Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-06-19
Children's Day In Palisade
Union Church A Beautiful Bower
With Impressive Exercises
Mrs. Sibley Has Her Cradle Roll Typefied With Real
"Rockabye' on Rostrum- Church Profusely Decorated
With Summer Flowers Presented Lovely Spec
tacle-Dr Beattie Makes Interesting Talk.


and song entitled LEARN to Say
MOI! was splendidly rendered by
the Junior boys. Much favorable
comment was heard on the spirit and
assurance with which these boys
sang. The chorus was composed of
Paul Dinner, Thomas Fredericks,
Winter and Edgar Ebell, Alfred Pen
nell, Ernest Sibley, jr., Bernard Fink
Alfred Grill, Jack Miller, Thomas
Middleton, Charles Neinstadt, West
ley Schmidt, and Raymond Ross.
After their song the boys stepped
to the back of the platform and a
Carnival of Powers" by the Junior
girls was announced. In response,
Mabel Lozier, Elizabeth Flagge, Edith
Luff. Lillian Alves, Maxine Sibley
Dorothy Schall, Anita McCord, and
Dorothy Baldamus, each carrying an
armful of the flowers they represent
ed, mounted the stage and each told
what lesson their flowers had taught
them.
Stepping back, the girls made room
for five Junior boys who offered to
bring smiling faces, pleasant words,
joyful songs and loving deeds as their
gifts to the Children's Day, and as
they took their places again at the
back of the platform, six Junior boys
and girls, including Helen Paulson
and Josephine Kemm, came forward
and expressed their gratitude for
Goods Gifts" the sun, the air, the
rain, the food, the flowers, and the
best of all His Son.
Then as Virginia Berkey spoke of
the "Children's" Day the girls threw
up their hands and cried out, dts
Our Day." '1t's Our Day." and i'm
mediately the boys exclaimed, "It's
Our Day." cts Our Day. so Virginia
suggested that they call it Every
body's Day." and so it was decided
and after they had joined in singing
a very sweet song, Eleanor Brown
looked about eXpectantly and WON
dered where the little children were,
and as the little tots hurried up On
the platform, she greeted them and
assured them that there was room for
all the Fathers children. Then little
Margaret Schall suggested that the
little folks sing a song, "just like the
brides do" and so the Beginners class
sang their favorite song, "Jesus Loves
Me-"
By this time all the younger classes
of the school were assembled on the
platform and the picture of those
fifty children with their happy faces
and grouped together in veritable
garden of flowers, will linger long in
the memory of the children's guests
A pretty, old-fashioned cradle bear
ing over it the inscription "Our
Cradle Babies" formed an interest
ing part of the stage setting and
Eleanor Pencil standing beside it
spoke to the members of the Cradle
Roll, expressing the hope that "each
tiny baby face in this class may find
its place"
Then came one of the most charm
ing features of the program, song
to the Cradle Babies by little Marjorie
Reid. Her voice is very soft but
clear and sweet an as she sings her
little body sways back and forth with
the rythm of the music.
Presentation of certificates to the
members of the Cradle Roll who had
entered the Beginners class during
the past year followed, and the chill
dren's portion of the services ended
with recitation by Hilda Won Hart
man, in which she urged the friends
to ''fill the offering box to the brim."
DR.. Beattie then took charge of the
service and easily held the attention
of the children by illustrating with
a caterpillar, cocoon and beautiful
butterfly, some of the wonderful
works of God