The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-27

sd Is whole II is capable or being clzsSeI
sooTs the mediocre, even among much elder or
CARNATIONS Of the kind. Next Friday the ioos-
bal game between the Portland aaa Tacoma
young men VIII probably be o: more interes. 20
re younger members OF society than anything
Christmas mss offered this week. Several Of re
t1r1st--1zs service programmes were o. UlGs G&l
interest
Choral Unions Triumph.
On Christmas eve the spacious audience roou
Q. TIE FRS. Congregational church was filed
with a. sppreeiz-ive t1-oag 0: music lovers,
w10 were attracted BY TIE Tacoma Choral
l 1lo1's second presentation OF HzEdsIs orr
io-lo The Messiah" :. was generally con-
cesisd ;1zt lss. years effort vez greatly sur-
p-sze1, TIE improvement being the result OF
Years study under Professor JOYS direction.
Ina s9.oiS-s were: Ma Naki1so1. SOPRANO:
3rz- shank co1eral:o: Nj Ee-5er. GriEEs,
tenor. szd Professor II. L Joy. bzs. In The
9lz-.es.e, '-S.nee By Man Came DEATH Mr.. G.
T. Chandler sang the bass very scecptaaIy.
Professor Louis FAX, OF ChicSgo, shovel tia
sla2- capabilities OF TIE new t1S:Eu-
-e11 II his organ accompaniment, and
Miss Pauline BengeA presided a. the piano TIE
chorus consisted OF aoOl. lEaty voices, ine-u1-
Ing nearly sIl OF the singers who have appeared
most prominently before t1s Tacoma public il
recent years The o-ot0rio was another musical
triumph fo- Mrs. Mskinsoa, who appeared az
s7d IL Rejoice, 0 Daughter OF Zioa,' she was
also greatly spplsu3eL Ms. Shsuk was ve-y
well received II "He Was Desp.set and Re
!scted OF Men" B0.a ladies wore eIab-
crate Costumes 0; delicate shstes sp-
pcoPrisss 70 the occasion, ana PIE
scented charming stage appearance.
Professor Joys solos were rendered IN his bes.
style, and h= was several times Interrupted oy
applause. His graceful. sni easy management.
o. the cAoruSes was very marked. ~For Unto
Is Child Was Born" and the "HaueIutaa
Chorus" and the impressive chorus - the c.ose.
were tie best efforts OF that kind While Mr.
Griggs rendered his solos with precision and
feeling and w2s vel received, bis WORK was con-
sdsred by some 70 be somewhat lacking n CON-
pass and power. Among the members OF n.
society who were active n producing the Mes
siah this season were the following:
Mrs H B. Bull. Mrs Doolit,le. Ms E I.
Sawyer, Ms c. ". GEtggs, Ms. R. J. Shank,
Ms. R. Z. Stanley, Mrs. G. :. Witty. Mrs
Dreusike. Ms ". \. Ryan, Mrs. Wing. Ms. {.
Ho.orooke. Ms c :. Russell, Ms Ys&xsII, Mrs.
u. :. Clifford, Mrs J. Il. Calvert, Miss V
Thompson, Miss Derrickson. Miss Fuller. Miss
AcGinnis, Miss SeaoIes, Miss Thomas, Mss
Lowell, Miss Akin, Miss Hotter, Miss L W Fries.
Miss knowing, Miss A AcGinnis. Miss sahr.
Miss ke0vn, Miss z Bussel, Mss G HELIX,
Ms. 2 Gorsaeh, Mss sampson, Miss c. Byrd,
Miss To1leson, Miss ". Holbrook, Miss c. l.
Ltcoy, Mr.. F. B. Davis, NJ. I. Francis, Mr.
Russell. Mr.. Il : GEiggs. M y. :. Holmes Mr.
= f. Holmes, Mr.. K r Doland. NJ. K. :. stacy,
Mr.. :. 7. knowing, Mr.. e. T. Witty, Mr. J.
Grib0le, NJ. Bunting, Mr.. A. NJ Hover, Mr. D.
". King, Mr.. \ HAin. Mr. Z. & sung, NJ
". L thompson, Mr.. 6. &. Chandler. NJ W
Fraser, Mr.. J. T LIt0oy, NJ. E. q. smith, M
Simpson. NJ Tonesoa, III. Bracket, Mr. :.
Holbrooke.
Special Christmas Exercises.
The churches OF the city were no. decorated
in 81 unusual style. but quite few OF the
special Christmas exercises were carefully
Planned and executed Win more than ordinary
ability. Tie Sundsy-school OF the Atkinson
Memorial church rendered the following:
Carol" Bethlehem's song ..-.....-... School
ksading-"Ihe Little Christmas SPY.
illustrated with tableaax By Edith McSsnSS.
merry Christmas Infant Gas,
Solo and ehorus-''Sooa VIII tie Morn.
:..:::...-..--.-.--...... CLARK and Girls
b@c:.2.!o1 Ralph Eollat
SOLO aad e:hoFus-%Toaig5i TO saats.s We -
Recitstion-..Y Men of Cool Wi'l' 4-- 1''''
Bessie BGckmaste-, Asbs. GIl.ud, Grace Clark.
hStle stocking and Grace Sc. uozch.
soHg-''1'oE 70 God IL ne Alsasst' 49,.
Rsadins-''A Christmas Feast q Al Sa.
diius;ra,ed with ,ab,eaax. 1i's Jake
The First Congregational church programme
included the following:
Reeiiation-'A Little Mite OF Fellow"
Recitation--Flo's Letter B5ssl;s1
"Hcs4una IN the HIgAes5'' .......'---.-
...-....-..-.-. -. school ana O,ehe..r.
Reci'atioa-"TAe Star Of Bstaleae--1' ','--e<A
I'VE March to Victory school ami t1rSss.t-s
Preparing for Santa ClsUs" .Iufaut Clss,
"Ar AID AEs. santa Claus ..............
........--....---.....C o-ney and Nona No-rI,
u nav SOS he
lied but Short time, the programme which
was rendered Christmas eve contained the fol |
lowing exercises:
s6Ssiord ana Gio;v Clarence Luther
Kec.tatio;~My TArse Little Te ,1='' 'fooi1-An
Class E1srcse-@ Advea, 'oaah's Bush
soag-0uT Wonderful Ki5g hopping st S-a.i
ReelIa.lon-"C 1Fistmss Morning" E1na Lewis /
Observation-Disclosures Night Celia B5,-..e.s
song-'-CoIne. Ie Happy Children -. ss55oI /
heeII4ton-"A Letter 70 santa Claus $500
Class Exercise . ~. T-.-.-- = 7,,' 1; /
Came Upon the Mida.gat Gear LESS
Recitatioa-The Caris;mas b BY Is-,S 5t ae9.
kec-tatloG-"Jo-ly Old - Nicholas
Acknowledgements 10 sAa:s C.@ss
.-----.-s-.- EEhaf Tsfueav /!
The First Unitarian church sun5sv.-r503i /
rendered az interesting little programme inst |
before TIE good things OF the Christmas tree /
were distributed The exercises were:
ne; lion '-------..--.Ada Wheeler
sci Ool (
- ----'-.-...'.'.-.-....R Raw Thomson
! l4lo so-p.---. Rose FE-s-irx
!.Tt4 ----4I Louise Lindsey
Ct&@ 500. Mss Cora CE seryv0cf /
~ ~-o-- Leila shaw
$40. Charles Harden
%c-tzs-5al Rose HeCrick
lie A1rl=tr1lss Tree OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The musical programme ~ ST Luke-s Fpfseo- /
pal church included the introit, 90 Holy
Night" by NJ Thomas J. Hanford ana m-ia
91srtstts. T1s oferto-y 'Ssza-sth,f Wa. ~
M T. /. knowing, assisted by the choir. A 4
luartetta composed OF Ms Vincent B-owna
Ms. Annie Il. Brisoize, NJ Bunting and NJ
Frederick Low rendered Concons's mss s-a
Miilard's "Ye1i Creator" gatbs-ina C-svzf--t
had charge q the new organ. and ,bs otyer,o-v
Councils "ATe Maria" was given by NJ.
Erowaa
Personal and Chat.
Ny. and Mrs. =. D. Cooper are back fror- Pot.
and
Tie nsx. meeting OF the Klaasyh Club viii /