El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-01
E PASO RALLY
LEADSDENVER
First Presbyterian Sun
day School Has 733 at
Patriotic Meeting.

The rally day" service OF the First
Presbyterian Sunday school was an
unqualified success. Stanton and
boulevard presented an inspiring
scene at $3.50 Sunday morning. Ell Paso
won over Denver by 2O3 persons.
A 20-fOot sign graced the church
corner. its message calling the people
Of El Paso to come and join the rally
cruise from Happy Hollow to Hallelu-
JAN Hill" Underneath a smaller can
vas told Of the attendance contest be-
tween the Denver Sunday school and
the one in FL PasO.
The municipal band played patriotic
airs up Stanton street and aroused the
greatest enthusiasm
Flags Decorate Auditorium.
Headed by the official board Of the
church the entire school marched from
various departments into the church
auditorium. which was decorated with
the flags Of the allies and patriotic
emblems, flowers grazing the pulpit
platform
superintendent ". Y. Long directed
the service seconded by the pastor.
Rev. c L Overstreet, and corps Of
workers.
The cradle rollers" occupied the
front seats on the south side. the pri-
mary department on the north and
older scholars, according TO size. were
in the center
Take Official Count.
The official count was taken about
the middle Of the service. in order 10
telegraph the Esd Avenue Presby-
terrain Sunday school Of Denver. in
though from so to IS came in later. A
telegram to Mr.. Long came from Den
yer. giving their attendance as $50.
This was read by Rev. Mr.. Overstreet
before the close. This puts FL Paso
2O3 ahead Of Denver the first Sunday
Of eight in a contest agreed upon.
Program Is Patriotic.
The program included America" by
the audience, which filled the church:
a splendidly rendered anthem by the
A H GOldsetin. Mrs. P l. Holiday
and Mrs. F. G Billings, That Sweet
story OF OLE" was impressively sung
as a solo by Mrs. r. L Holiday:
song by the beginners. the primaries
addresses by Mr.. Long, Rev. Mr.. over
street, H B. Durkee, and a baseball
story by Alex Duguid, former super
intendent of the Marion Lawrauce
sunday school. Toledo. o.
The volunteer song" followed
rousinS, patriotic action song. After
which came the climax OF the service,
when the Good News" liner saliva
ton" entered the port OF Happy Hol-
low under the skillful nautical pi-
loting OF the builder. Henry Mad
docks.
Guide Boat Through @Breakers.s
Miss Mary Duden's class OF girls,
with red. white and blue streamers. [
guided the boat through the breakers I
(aisle). Uncle Law was aboard (Nor-
man Walker, 1r-), Miss Columbia
ruth Cell North. Louis Rubio. IT.,
81 ii
Pelham, Frederick Norton. jr-. Robert
". McAfee. IT.. James Partridge MARI
and Chester Pickett. dressed in white
as middies- Boy Scouts. high school I
cadets. and middIes acted as convoy
against submarines.
Stout hearts and hands lifted the
boat onto the platform Mrs. Durkee's I
class OF young women followed and F.
sang The Story Of the Nations as
passengers on board ship, in very I
effective manner
Offering In Tin Pals.
Miss Duden's girls. with tin pals, /
passed through the audience upstairs /
and down and received the offering, l
While the school proper marched past /
the platform and gave Uncle sam and I
Miss Columbia their bit for Europe" /
The flaps OF the allies Eraced the /
choir loft. fragrant flowers were !
strewn around the boat and the mid ]
dies and children rejOiced 10 see gem
erous hearted FL PasOans open their i
purses to the cry Of the war-torn zone /
The boat was nearly sunk with dol
.'The Old. Old story was a fitting
conclusion for the unique program.
Event in Church Affairs.
Never in the history Of the church,
OF FL Paso, was there a more enthu-
siastic rally day service. The sym
1olic attractiveness Of the leaflets
and coupon tickets. the general space
given by the daily papers. and the
bubbling over spirits OF the children.
he every member canvass OF the
church, the worthy object OF the Of
fering-all combined to make the
service unique and one long 70 be
The story in figures: Denver. $50;
Il Paso. 733. with S161-05 for the or
lhaned children of Europe
It was n voyage Of discovery FL
7aso discovered the sunday school;
he scholars discovered the ship; the
children of Europe discovered S16l-O5
enough to bring the smiles 70 many
. suffering orphan.
Singing Inspires Audience.
The singing was most inspiring.
Tames A. Dick was referred to as the
horister who could make the hills
nd trees clap their hands in glee and
OAK the Hallelujah chorus from a
"a is planning for the Sunday school, ,
which voted unanimously to accept
he eight weeks challenge for at
enhance wired from Denver.
Several hundred soldiers were pre-
ented coming by duties at Fort Bliss, :
T the $50 attendance would easily {
ave been reached