The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-05-17
Mothers Day.

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| when all sons and daughters should
! express their love and appreciation to
| the one back home" who has given
Of her very life for them, was OBJ
served throu ghout our land last Sun
day.
At the Methodist church a pleasing
! and appropriate programme was rem
dered for mother, under the direc-
tion of Miss Schuette. assisted by
Misses Beulah HERS and Violet An
derson. The Carlisle girls presented
| Bible motherhood" in panoramic
| pantomime. Miss Violet Anderson.
dressed as Columbia, told the con-
gregation the story of Bible mothers
as they passed before our eyes. First
came mother Eve. represented BY
Miss Eunice Muckenfuss, with her
three sons-Cain (Reubin Graham);
| Abel (Francis Simmons: Seth
(Lewis Fields). Next We recognized
the mother sent from home with her
twelve-year-old boy. The mother
who suffered an agony as her son
came near dying from thirst. Yes,
twas Hagar and Ishmael miss
Beatrice Bailey and Jordan Johnson).
Following these came Sarah, wo-
man blessed late in life with dear
little boy, Isaac. Could anyone fail to
recognize these two. when Miss Oc-
tavia Yarley and Ingram Field play
ed their part? And now the beauti-
full Rebekah is seen approaching, the
woman who came from afar to live
With her husband. She has her two
little boys with her, Jacob (Faber
Folk and Esau FLETCHER WatsOn) !,
while she, Miss Irene Mullinix) q.
shows plainly Rebekah's love for the
boys. Miss Ottie HERS stood before
us then as sad eyed Leah. With hei
was little Judah Eugene Adams).
Then Rachel, (Miss Dorace Hutto),
her sister whom JACOB loved better,
came with little Benjamin Joseph
KinseyJ. and Joseph (James Brab-
ham,. wearing the famous coat of
many cOlors. And now the reading
of the terrible edict was heard. Yes,
all the little boy babies must be
thrown into the river Nile Not so,
for Jochebed Miss Elise Simmons)
hid little Moses for three months and
then placed him in little ark down
by the river side where Pharaoh's
daughter Miss Ora Culclasure)
found him. Aaron (Maner Ora ham)
and Miriam Virginia Zeigler) acted
their parts well-Aaron looking very
sad as the baby was left, Miriam ten
derly watching, and calling nurse
when the princess desired one. Next
We see little boy Samuel tLemuel
Wiggins) being brought by his
mother Hannah (Miss Blanche Jones)
to God. Now comes the story of Ruth
and Naomi. Ruth (Miss Reba jones'
clings to her mother. Naomi Miss
Lucille Linder), saying, where thou
'goest, / will go also" Ruth's little
son is represented by Wilbin kirsch.
The climax is reached when Mary
(Niss Myrtle Taylor), the mother OF
Jesus, and Elizabeth (Miss Bertha
kinard) the mother of John the Baf
tist, meet. Their sanity smile made
one think one were living in Palestine
Kinard,) the mother of John the Bap-
really witnessing the meeting Of these
two chosen mothers.
Now, finally, these mothers of the
Bible Joined hands and sang "Blest
be the tie that binds" Could there
have been more fitting close to such
a pantomime?
At this point, Mr.. Utsey introduced
DR.. Watson. who made delightful
little talk on "nother's love. In the
story of his mothers life every one
present found a striking similarity
to the life of his own mother. and
each one felt his heart miss beat
as he thought of the sacrifices and
boundless love of mother.
The music of the afternoon was
very attractive feature. Miss FRANKIE
Folk presided at the organ with her
usual grace and ability, while Messrs.
Moore, Shaw, Rhoad. and Whitaker
sang in a pleasing manner. Nearer
My God to Thee
The finishing touch of this almost
perfect programme was the decora-
ton. Messrs. W. G. Duncan and Hen
ry Thorton had charge of this. Above
a bank of ferns arranged at the back
Of the rostrum Mother was written
in large, green letters. Other ferns
and cut flowers placed here and there
completed this pleasing picture.