The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-06-14
ST. JOHNS HAD FINE
PROGRAM CHlLDREN'S DAY.

1t was a great day on Sunday at st.
Johns Methodist Protestant Church,
with fine crowds in attendance at the
various services, especially in the eve
ming, when the Children's Day exer-
cises were given. The church was
decorated with flags and flowers.
There were baptisms of children both
at the morning and evening service.
At the morning service, there were a
number of special selections rendered
by the new choir, and a solo by Mrs.
H. E. Howell. The pastor, Rev. Toms,
preached from the subject Our Chill
dren",
At the evening service a very pleas
ing program was given, under the di-
rection of Mrs. Toms, assisted by Mrs.
Dieling, with Virgil c. Toms at the
piano, assisted by Mrs Howell. The
selections by the choir were excellent.
Following is the program rendered:
Carol, Marching on with banners
bright by the choir Cthis was used as a
professional, the choir and Sunday School
marching to their places; Prayer, Rev.
Toms, followed by baptisms;. responsive
reading, Supt. William S. Oakley leading;
primary song, Happy Children's Day;
greetings from Prest. T.. II. Lewis of the
General Conference given by Rev. TOMS;
tAtTtiSt, n NtltOIilt W tiiluItH , LAY >
Alice and Marion Queinn; recitations.
Give as God gives" Eleanor Ellenberg.
Curly Head" Anna Hackney; carol.
Come with rejoicing; recitation. Gifts"
Alfredo Ang; exercise, Different kinds
of pennies" Joseph Ang. William Thorn
as, Clayton Carly. Eugene Hewitt. Henry
Carly; song, Apples and fruit" Dorothy
Gannon and Alice Queinn; recitation. "All
| have" Maude Caste; exercise. What a
little child can do Sarah Scull. Gladys
Wigglesworth, Marion Queinn; recitation.
sAT.r A--ta ~ 4 s1saD all @ arA1
God is so good; exercise. Bring the
pennies, Sarah Scull and Violet LATER
ty: recitation. The Golden Link" Emma
sion" Minnie Hackney, Esther Small
wood, Emily Caddick, Alice Queinn, Dor
othy Cannon, Gladys Wigglesworth; song,
" .Gessben uP Gb,,d Lsyora EI Saith e cadSicS.
Lavora Smith. Peter Caste; Butterfly
Song" Dorothy Cannon; recitation, Two
little girls l know" Gladys Wigglesworth;
Suffer the little ones" Virginia Weeks,
Go tell Lillian Casio, "Childhood's Of
~fering." Dorothy Cannon, Our Mission
Fields" Emily Caddick; song, Sun
wood; exercise. THE cry of the children"
Lillian Caste, Alice Queinn. Marion
29sg ome sha RIpfr9 ed'E L GSonon smi fffScits earS1,
He calleth to thee; exercise. THE sto-
ries the roses tell" Dorothy Cannon. Els
Their Smallwood, Lavora Smith; recita-
llOilSt IlON lfililSS Sttli ~ q ivy ~
gene Hewitt. Just like me-" Esther
Smallwood; song, Blossoms" Lillian
Hollings, Gladys W~igglesworth, Marion
Queinn: short address by Supt. William
S. Oakley. The missionary tableaux came
next. These depicted a modern church.
man Grew. Toms who does not believe
in missions. and while waiting to attend
a missionary meeting, he falls asleep. and
the tableaux. with the appeals. scripture
reading and songs is his dream, and he
awakens q convert to missions. Virgil G..
nNnnaC mn nf fha Yinrn D1nNlnG oil fhtuI
the tableaux. and for the songs, Mrs. C.
Casio and Mrs. II. E. Howell were the
soloists; Mrs. w. Cheeseman, Miss Du-
berson, w. b. Risley and Carl Cain. sang
Mrs. w. b. Risley read the scripture and
gave the appeals. Mrs. Toms had charge
of arranging the tableaux. with Ambrose
Caddick, Harry Ireland, Raymond Risley
and Walter Cheeseman at the curtains
and lights. The tableaux We're very eff
fective and all took their parts well. At
and had settled back in an easy chair for
a nap, the following objects, nations and
persons We're represented: The world in
darkness" tall black, 'yrhe cross of
shame ian old rugged CROSSE, "Barbar-
ism" Borden Gannon), Buddhism"
elizabeth Caddick), "Brahmanism"
minnie Hackney, Chinese Lady [Em-
Ambrose Caddick). Superstition edith
Wagner), 'Ignorance" Harry Ireland),
The prisoner" &C. Caste The sailor"
Peter and Lillian Casto). "The cross
glorihed" Ga beautiful cross decorated
with fowers). All in the tableauX We're
looked splendid. A generous offering was
given for foreign missions.
The large audience present all express,
ed themselves as being highly pleased
with the excellent program rendered:
Thanks is returned to all who helped
make it such a success.