Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
"Mother's Day.
Celebrated At
Palisade Church


Mothers Day" at IT,. Palisade
Union Church was duly celebrated
last Sunday evening, and the occasion
once more proved one of great
pleasure and enjoyment to all who
were there, and there was large
audience out.
AS usual, there was program of
exercises, in charge of Mrs. Ernest
Sibley. She is one of the fittest per-
sons for work of this kind in the
world. Always graceful speaker,
she manages in her sweet, simple
manner to interest everybody, and
make all feel the earnestness she her
self throws into the exercises.
| The little church was very elabo-
rately decorated with sprays of
bright green beach from the nearby
woods, running up into the corners of
the stage, and over the rear walls
were the words, MOTHERS DAY,
wrought in hemlock, and set in the
arc of circle, interviewed with the
leaves of the beach sprays. On the
rear walls, also were sprays of won
derfully scented wild plum blossoms,
the entire design being very beauti-
full, and the effect helped, also, by
added vases of white carnations,
tulips, and two large jardenefrs of
light purple lilac brought all the way
from Greensburgh, Pa, by Mr.. Logan,
who happened to be there on Satur-
day.
Mr.. Hollinger lent for this occasion
a beautiful portrait, life-size, of an
aged Ohio mother, one of the finest
examples of his art. 1t was placed
Just underneath the words, Mothers
Day." and was the center piece of the
entire decoration scheme.
After Mrs. Sibley had explained
the origin Of Mothers Day, and told
of how the President had issued his
first proclamation requesting it's OBJ
servance, Mr.. Barsam, the pastor,
gave a short prayer.
Mia McCord sang very sweetly a
"Rockaby Song" accompanied on the
cello and violin by Paul Berkey and
Ralph Hacker.
Mr.. Carson read the Mothers
Day" bill as it passed Congress.
Eleanor Brown then recited Mar
garet Sangster's poem, "The White
Carnation."
Mr.. Logan, by request of Mrs.
Sibley told a rather unique story of
how he found on Saturday, 410 miles
from Palisade, away out in Green's
burg, Pa, a large bush of beautiful
lilacs in the garden of an old mother
of Israel. He thought of Mothers
Day in Palisade, and going to the
door of the home, he was met by the
pathetic form of sanity old lady.
She said she never sold her hlscs,
lprefering to watch them bloom and
scatter their fragrance around. "BQt, !"
n for Mothers Bay. ana Me ned se
way and Mr.. Logan brought the lage
fquantity of lilacs all the way fEom
Greensburg, to Palisade, having
handed the old lady a dollar, which
she took, saying, 81 can use it for
good" The lilacs were all distribut-
ed later.
| Raymond Ross recited a pretty
little poem called, 'The White
Flower"
Little Marjory Reed recited quite
dainty, '"The Dearest Mother" and
brought forth much appreciation be-
cause of the nice manner in which
she did her part and also for the
pretty sentiment of the lines.
Ernest Sibley recited a humorous
piece about man who found every
thing out of order, including locks
and things, but Mother" always
fixed it with hairpin.
Mrs. N. A. Paul and Mrs. R. r.
Brown next gave song and reading
in combination, which was very eff
lfective, Mrs. Brown singing, after
Mrs. Paul read.
Helen Paulson recited poem very
well entitled Gust Like Mother"
which was listened to with interest.
Mrs. Sibley then had various quo
tations read, which had been dis
tributed, from authors on the subject
of Mother" These included Thack-
array, Oliver w. Holmes, John
| Quincy Adams, Henry Ward
Beecher, Longfellow, Jewish Rabbi,
Washington Irving, and Francis Will
lard's Mother
Miss Clara Foeppel recited with
much feeling the old and beautiful
poem, Somebody's Mother" which
was much appreciated.
Mr. Carson read eff we Could Only
Be-" in his usual fine style.
Allan Carson, also, read " a
Teller was Feller's Mother" very
expressive little poem.
The evenings exercises closed with
a medley of religious songs by Mrs.
Saint, of Grantwood, who has been
heard in Palisade previously. Mrs.
/ II L
tige, and added greatly to the even
ing's pleasure. With all of the SIM
plicity of the melody of the old airs
she gave in the medley, Mrs. Saint
proved how much more beautiful any
thing may be done in vocal art that
is interpreted by such capable hands
as hers.