Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-15

Saturday evening the programm
 committee for the public Christina
 tree held a meeting at the studio (
 Prof F. l.. Farrell. the members bein
 Mrs Frank l.. Farrell, chairman, Mis- 1 Maud CareW Buckingham and Miss H
 Louise Fuller With them met Mis-
 Elizabeth B. Huntington, chairman Q l the general committee, and the seeFe tary, Miss Ella A. Tanning.
 The most encouraging reports wer
 received from all sides regarding tn l work of preparing for the exercises l The other members of the genera committee, each working along def. 1 mite line, are Mrs. George ". Lane l Mrs. William B. Birge Mrs. Edson F l Gal1audet and Mrs. Henry M. Pollock Three Nights and Saturday Afternoon It was finally decided to hold the exercises about the big tree to be SC, up in Union square on Christmas eve Saturday afternoon after Christmas concluding with exercises on New Years eve. The evening hours will be from 7.30 to about 8.30, As soon as the set programme ends the church bells are to be rung for five minutes, which literal Christmas bell feature is expected to be especially effective
 Charles D. Geer General Director.
 The singing of the evenings is to be
 
 eral director. Of the chiIdren's exer- cises on Saturday afternoon Prof J. Herbert George has consented to take charge. Mr. Geer has generously given up personal engagements out of town to do his important part in making the singing 8 success Directors of choirs already appealed to have been more than enthusiastic iu accepting an in- yitation to participate. Among others, Choirnaster William F Habekotte of Christ church has agreed to have his vested choir sing their famed Christ mas carols on one evening Professor George is to lead the children by bugle calls which he does so well and is to have two young buglers to assist him.
 The programmes will vary each evening" This will give every church choir and musical organization an op- such musical bodies not already reach ed are expected to report to some of the programme committee as soon as possible.
 Director Geer is to arrange for one rehearsal of his big chorus in due time, and Professor George will give the children a rehearsal on Saturday afternoon next at a place and hour to be announced. Most of the children already know the familiar Christmas carols, so there will be little delay in perfecting that portion of the pro- gramme.
 Many Anxious to Aid.
 The members of the committee are receiving the most encouraging proffers 1f assistance, financial and otherwise, rom all directions. It is the aim to nave absolutely no expense on the part i of individuals.t The tree is the eity's gift to the children, it's setting LID is he donation of the board of public ! works, the lfghts-White and colored- l which Superintendent Keloe and his | nen will use to decorate it are from | he city gas and electric department ! md for fncidentals the chairman of ! he committee has received proffers of { id from the Board of Trade, the Play i rounds association and the City Beau iful association. The idea is thor 'ugh1y understood that it is every | hild's tree, toward the success of which every grown-up is to aid by CO., peration. and the offers of help have cen general and most gratifying.
 Singing in Different Languages.
 In the matter of gathering the chil-, Ten to sing carols in tine different lan- uages work is being carried on as proposed: but as the Greeks ave no resident priest and therefore 0 regularly organized school, the chiI- ren are scattered throughout the city chools, so may not sing in body However, there is a nov ernent to in crest the young Greek men in the ex-i