The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-07-22


small scale several years ago, her
business ability has been amply
proven by the rapid and successful
strides she has made in her chosen
line of work
Decision Day at the Methodist Church
Sunday school and Decision Day
was observed at the Methodist church
yesterday morning in a most inter
esting manner The church was well
filled with interested spectators and
promptly at 1920 the exercises be-
gan with the professional, Onward,
Christian Soldiers" the primary
classes marching meanwhile to the
front and in perfect time and order,
taking their places and giving the
pledge of allegiance, followed by the
song, "America" This was followed
by prayer song very beautifully
rendered, and by the invocation by
Rev. Smith Hardin.
A beautiful feature was the reading
of the "Children's Day Ode," by Miss
Nan Brooks. with musical accompani-
ny MISS lSdUCl DdNlS.
The "Children's Hosanna," given
by the elementary division and led by
Mrs. George Martin, was very lovely.
Mr.. L. w. Duval gave a short but
fervent address, explaining the mean
ing of Decision Day." which he said
was arranged for distinct purpose.
He spoke of the advantage of putting
| hafa bn of a,
good purpose-of laying a firm foun-
dation for complete manhood and
womanhood before evil habits had
been formed. Sunday schools III
modern times may reach all ages and
are taken advantage of by adults, but
primarily they are to teach the child,
if the child is to succeed, and the next
generation be saved for the church
He urged especially greater interest
among parents; while the Sunday
school was doing all it could for the
community, it needed the cooperation
of every man, woman and child in the
church. His address was well worth
hearing, and was followed by several
BEAUTIFUL little recitations, the well
come to cradle rollers given by Leo
nora Taylor and Muriel Galloway,
dressed in pink and blue. being espe-
cially pretty.
Harvey Hardin deserves special
mention for his well-memorized story
of Jesus teaching how to pray.
A talk by the pastor on the "Conse-
Grafton of Childhood" was followed
by recitations and songs in which
the little folks all did well.
We think we have never heard Mrs.
Hampton sing more sweetly and with
more sincere conservation than she
sang on this occasion the Sweet
of Old"
A beautiful flower exercise follow
ed and Miss Rhoda Thomas reao
sweetly and with a tender pathos
which TOUGHER all hearts, Mother
Hearts in the Garden" with musical
accompaniment by Miss Ruth Sim
mons.
Several pretty little exercises were
given with Matte Belle Cameron and
Cora Mae Pillans making excep-
tionally fine leaders.
A reception of children into the
church closed the exercises.
The altar and chancel were beau
tifully decorated with white chrysan-
themums and asparagus ferns. with
cross in the center covered with these
pure white flowers and green drap-
cries, on either side of which were
gates adorned and beautifed in the
same manner, lending to the entire
scene vision of charm and beauty.
Too much credit cannot be given
the teachers of the primary depart
ment and workers in the Sunday
school and the choir of young ladies'
who so ably assisted in making De-
cision Day the success that it was.
The school board of Lake county
loaned for the week its social service
worker, Mrs. L. L. Bow, who is a
| woman of broad culture, to the child
welfare clinic, which was planned and
staged at the university at Gaines
of the summer school. Mrs. Bow has
been the guest of Mrs. B.. H. Sey-
mour since leaving aGinesville. She
will leave for her work in the south
ern part of the state today. Mrs. Bow
| gives the information that if intense
interest and favorable comment indi-
cate anything. it may be pretty safe
| ly predicted that hereafter clinic in
the examination of school children
will be regular feature of the uni
verslty summer school.
DR.. Hiram Byrd, who is chairman
of child welfare work for the state,
with his wife were Ocala visitors
Saturday, coming over from Gaines
vile, where they were in attendance
upon the clinic held at the university
They were the afternoon guests OF
Prof. and Mrs. W. H. Cassels, going
to Oxford Saturday evening. Mrs
Byrd will return to Ocala today and
will be the guest of Prof. and Mrs
Cassels for several days, on her way
to the mountains for the summer. DIR