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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1906
Page
11
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Proclaimed as Children’s Day in Protestant churches, hundreds of bright faced boys and show clothed girls sang and recited. Infants were baptized in some churches while floral decorations and music filled the programs. Eastern Presbyterian Church hosted two programs under Rev. Thomas C. Easton with morning junior and primary departments and an evening senior and intermediate program featuring songs, recitations, duets, and class exercises.
Thirteen pupils of the primary department graduated in exercises at First Presbyterian Church on John Marshall Place between C and D streets yesterday morning. Diplomas were presented by Rev. D. C. MacLeod. The program included songs, prayers, addresses, baptisms of seven children, cradle roll, and department exercises, with rewards for memorizing the Golden Texts.
Eight children were baptized at Mount Pleasant Congregational Church yesterday morning. The list includes Mary Young Davis Hulbert Young Jr Jeannette Gaston Ruth Virginia Newman Alvin Senter Quinter Jr Tina Frances Russell Donald Clifford Savage and Margaret Somerville. Rev Michael Hburn addressed the children with a program of songs recitations and addresses by local clergy and school groups.
Gilbert A. Clarke arranged a thirty-number program at Metropolitan Baptist Church. Rev. John Compton Bell assisted, with Miss Bell Brooks Miss Rattle Supt. L. E. Harris, and many pupils perform recitations readings exercises songs and solos led by Nellie Barber Virginia Early Grace Hall Mary Ridgeway Mildred Bell Gertrude Griffith Grace Brooks Rosie McCleee Emme Gardner Eleanor Custly Letta Hawking Ada Howard Hattie Pruitt May Hunter Ruth Guizenberry Nelile Konitz Dorothy Stelizs and others. The event closed with remarks by Rev. Sottn Compton Ball.
At Waush M E Church a very attractive programme was carried out with children in white as the rule. The evening service featured Bible stories by the primary class with entries from Supt. Samuel Hardy and a lineup of children including Albert Lege Dorothy Whitson Laster Mcdonald Dorothy Leach Ruth Dick Mildred Chamberlain Delia Moberlay Rosemary Arnold Edith Stine Benjamin Chamberlain Phebe Stine Wilbur Boteler Lucy Graves Edith Prentzma and others.
White garbed children perform at Ryland M E Church with a long listing of names and recitations. Nearly 150 participants joined in songs, drills, and exercises arranged by Mrs. George E Barber with assistants Florence Hopkins and Sale Halliday. The Sunday school superintendent C D Lynch gave the address at Brookland Baptist Church last evening.
About seventy five children participated in exercises at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Two infants were baptized. Rev. Joseph T. Kelly delivered the day’s address as part of a program featuring child performances and a solo by Miss Isdith Larrimore.
Large attendance at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church with many standing. Dr J E Smith led the day’s program including school prayer, music and recitations by May Nunneby Virginia Shippon and others.
The Western Presbyterian Church on 11 Street hosted a morning program with about sixty children led by Rev Dr J Batley. The event featured hymns, scripture readings, recitations, and an address by Dr Davis as part of a busy service.
The annual log rolling event of the Modern Woodmen of America is set for Wednesday at Marshall Hall. Families and friends expect outdoor games and refreshments, with the gigantic log as the main spectacle. Picked lodge teams will compete as five camps in the jurisdiction of Washington, totaling about 1, Finent and Most Pleasing Dessert, I. C. & S pure cream ice cream.
About 100 children joined the First Congregational Church program. Rev Dr Everest, temporary pastor, gave the address. The event featured processional, school chant, Lord's Prayer, invocation, anthems, and multiple department songs and recitations including Helen Gray and various choruses.
At Memorial Brethren Church on North Capitol and R streets the primary department led morning exercises with school chorus. Rev. J Herschel Cooper directed. Rev W J Houck gave the address. The programme included invocation, songs, recitations by Badith Barnes Barjorle Dunton Ruth Houck Lulu Hoiby and Maybelic.
The Bishops sermon lauds nurses and the power of prayer and personality. The Guild of St Barnabas for Nurses traces to Portland and Boston origins, now 32 branches and about 2000 members, supporting nursing dignity and standards while linking members and friends under God. Also reports Amie Lohan injured by fall from a car at Fourteenth and 6th Streets NW. Ice cream ad note appears.
Father Plagsmans high ceremony ordained Rev Thomas Elassman OFM as priest at the Chapel of Mount St Sepilhe. The next day Elassman celebrated his first Mass in the same church as relatives and parishioners observed.
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