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ORA7ORIO
To Be Given By The Festival
Association Of NJ Vernon
In The PresbyteIIlR Church
On Wednesday Evening,
January 22
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On Wednesday evening, Jan. 22nd,
In the beautiful and commodious aud.
itorium Of the new Presbyterian
church Of this city. viii occur an
event which ought to bring thrill to
the heart Of every true citizen; and
which let US hope. will usher in new
era for musical Mt. Vernon. On that
date magnificent trained chorus of
one hundred voices augmented by the
best solo artists that have ever ap.
peared in our city, win render Han
del's beautiful oratorio, "The Messiah. +"
This is planned to be merely the be.
ginning Of an awakening which will
| stir the community.
The organizers of the Festival As.
ISOLATION are men who have long felt
that Mt. Vernon Is lacking in those
things which make life worth living to
real men and women. They believe
this condition can be remedied and
that the first step is to place good mu.
sic within the reach Of the humblest
citizen. No one can scarce combat
the statement that there IL dearth Of
intellectual stimulus In this commune
ty. Real people want things above or.
dinary living and feel that It is as i'm.
portant to feed the mind and spirit
as the body. Music is the highest form
of expression that God has given us.
1t is the language of the soul and
portrays emotions beyond words to
| express.
II true life demands interests to re-
deem 1t from monotony and stagnation
what finer subject could we choose
than good music; what more endur-
ing? Though Mt. Vernon may lack
in some particulars yet as compared
with other cities both large and small
It is In many ways an ideal place in
which to live. Probably the condition
that Is most appreciated is the entire
absence of smoke and CRIME and the
cleanliness which pervades all Sec
tions. This Is substantial asset In
satisfactory living Hr'T
Those who have lived In lake and
river towns, often hot beds Of typhoid
from sewage polluted water, ought to
enjoy our own pure, sparkling water
which we imbide with serene impuni-
ty. Healthful environment is prime
requisite to successful living. Epidem.
les are rare and short lived as COM
pared to other and larger cities. Our
greatest enthusiasm however, ought
to be reserved for the great natural
beauty of the city AS you approach 1t
from the south 1t seems indeed to be
"city set upon hill' to guide all
others. Apparently it nestles in a
wood and as you traverse its spacious
streets you behold them lined with
trees of stately beauty and houses of
quiet dignity.
Material prosperity is made evident
by. the absence, to larger extent OF
the problem of the very poor, as 1t Is
found in most cities.
The stores are progressive and ade'
quate, while the churches and schools
will compare with any whatever. We
might tell of many other admirable
conditions but the ones given show
conclusively that in a great many
ways Mt Vernon is an ideal place in
which to live.
But let us not forget that the bles-
sedness of life depends more upon
It's interests than upon it's comforts
that personal happiness is almost syn
onymous with personal interests and
that the wider the range of the latter
the higher the degree Of happiness.
To those who have lived In large ci'
ty with its Art Gallery, its great opera
and feasts OF music, it's opportunities
for hearing such artists as Maude
Adams, museums, geological gardens
public Conservatives and magnificent
parks, this article takes on an added
significance.
In Mt. Vernon We ought to have
something to take the place OF these
things in SO far as possible. Some
thing that would appeal to all the
people young or old, rich or poor edu-
Gated or uneducated.
That something is good music.
The Festival Association OF MT. YER
non was organized to carry out this
program.
Are you willing to help? Future ar
ticles will tell you how we expect TO
accomplish our purposes II you nave
any red blood in your veins and want
to keep out of the common place. IL Is
| to you to move forward with us,