The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-19
CELEBRATION OF
EASTER FESTIVAL
Beautiful Music and Special Sermons in All Churches
To-DayMany Outings and Holiday Trips
Planned for Tomorrow

1(llA1lSA AVA
with the solemn ceremonies Of Holy
Week, just passed comes the joyful
celebration of Easter, second TO Christ
mas, the most happy festival of the
year.
Though official cognizance of the pc
Rod Is taken only by the Catholic,
Episcopal and Lutheran churches, those
OF all denominations observe Easter, SO
far as special music and sermons are
concerned. On the day following
Easter Monday-every one, except per-
haps the regular drudges. who pay as
little attention to Lent as to the holl-
days, stops work for an hour OF play.
Some OF them go a-fishing, while others
spend the day more or less probably.
according to their own bent School
children and their teachers are re-
leased from the daily grinds. and this
fact alone generally suff1ces to amuse
them. There will be hundreds of little
outings and minor frolics in the parks.
Az to the weather, II sometimes rains
or snows-just to show what a, pessi-
mist the weather man is and to prove
that he is no respecter Of persons even
on Easter day.
In the churches there will be little
difference. come rain or shine. The
N'soA1S' "A4NA Aia'e Oecu
throughout the forty days, will come
forth with their achievements, and
elaborate musical programs will be
rendered morning. afternoon and night.
Many of the Catholics of the city will
arise in the early hours of the morn
ing and will be present at the Z o'clock
masses. AT II o'clock Pontifical High
Mass will be celebrated in the Sacred
Heart Cathedral by the bishop. The
sermon will be by the Rev. Father
Walter Elliott, the Pauist priest, who
has been making q series of notable
addresses In the cathedral during Holy
Week All the sanctuaries Will be dec
grated. and there Will be special music
and special sermons In each church.
In the Episcopal and Lutheran
churches the beautiful Easter exer-
cises will be conducted by the rectors.
and music by the famous composers
will be rendered by choirs trained es-
pecially for the occasion. In several
cases special singers have been en-
gagged AS Is usual, the services Will
be attended by hundreds OF people who
are not members of the churches.
With the Sunday Schools.
! The Sunday schools also Will have
special programs for the time, and
some of them will carry on their fes-
Invites through several days, as. for
instance, the Denny Street Methodist
Sunday School. in Fulton. which witt
give an Easter festival lasting the en-
| tire week. A small admission Will be
charged. with discount for the entire
week Candy and refreshment counters
have been arranged. There Is also a
post-ofl!ce to facilitate the machlna-
tons of the leap year Cupid.
| Mondays program is as follows:
| Reading by Miss Jennie Rogers;
Easter With the Angels an Easter
cantata. by fourteen girls and two boys.
The cantata will be rendered as follows:
Song, Glory to the King; twelve
angels; angels council; twelve angels;
mortal's entry during council; Chris
tian Russia; angels prayer song,
twelve angels; tableau: prayer; NOR
Angels" solo. The Man of Galilee
| tpantomimed by angels1; reading by
May Leonard. The First Easter"
reading by Mabel Galloway, How to
Sweet to Be an Angel" twelve an
| gels: quartet, HAIL the Risen Saw
four" Louise Smith. Minnie Bew. Mary
Mann and Nellie Wade.
/ Part II.
Song. Easter Day (auet), Edna
| Merridew and Oracle Nielsen, chorus
! by angels; recita ton. THE Angels
| Mission" Audrey Faber; recitation,
/ The Angels Message" Bertha Rus
| STA; drill, twelve angels: tableau. "a
| Cross" twelve angels (solo Calvary"
Miss Nelsen) Satan's entry, Russell
| Creekmur; the Angels Prayer twelve
| angels tableau, Evening Vespers'
! CsHolv. Lord God Aimlghy!'D; song
I'VE Praise Thee, 0 God" angels.
For the Poor Children.
/ For the poor children of the city
the Richmond Corps of the Salvation
Army Will give an Easter outing at
Forest Hill Park. The wagons will
leave the hall. No. 627 East Broad
Street at 1890 Tomorrow morning.
1t Is useless to say that they will be
loaded down with little people eager
| for breath of the country air. All
persons interested are requested to
send their contributions OF money
eggs and lunches to any OF the follow
ing addresses: Mrs. W. T. Da1ner, No.
1905 West Franklin Street. Mr., Roths-
\ child, No. Al North Harrison Street, or
Captain and Mrs. Fowler. No. OF East
Broad Street
1t is the purpose OF the promoters
of the outing to give the children a