The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

dance. After the dance all gathered
around the foot OF the Maypole at the
reckoning Of the association spirit,
and with the chorus sang:
Lord of the harvest! Tt is right and
meet
That we should lay our first fruits
at Thy feet
With Joyful Alleluia.
'Lowly we prayed. and Thou didst
hear on high,
Dldst lift our hearts and change our
suppliant cry
To festal Alleluia.
Yea, West and East the companies
go forth;
we come has sounded to the South
and North.
To God sing Alleluia,
80 sing we now in tune with that
great song,
That all the age of ages shall pro-
long,
The endless Alleluia"
In City Life.
The association i'm city life was pre-
sented by city girls in FIVE episodes,
as follows:
Industrial, presented by the Ma
tional Training school and the Metro
poiitan Association of New York; the
physical, by Richmond, Norfolk and
Cleveland: educational, by Baltimore
and Pittsburg: junior. by children of
Richmond. and Bible study, presented
by Lynchburg. The symbolic water
dance by fairies dressed In green
draped with gauge and surmounted
by veil of the same color was one 81
the most beautiful scenes of the
pageant. the young girls dancing in
the center of the open space, while
on each side the physical side of the
association work was visualized by
girls in athletic costume Miss Win
nifred Lawrence. the spirit Of play
came dancing out into the open rep
resenting, perfectly and so gracefully
as to win applause. the true spirit of
play.
The Bible study phase of the asso-
citation work. presented by Lynchburg.
was another feature. The chorus
sang How Lovely Ase the Messen-
Fers That Publish the Gospel of
Peace" from Mendelssohns st. Paul,
as nineteen girls enter from the left
representing the prophets as depicted
III the sargent lFieSe III IflS bpSLpli
public library. They group them
selves in the order as shown in the
frieze. From the right. entered at
The same time girls in choral robes.
carrying over their arms Christmas
wreaths with long red steamers As
they sang softly one verse Of silent
Night" to indicate the transition from
Old to New Testament, the prophets
assumed the actual attitudes of the
a FL Il
the left are pointing forward to the
Christmas singing. Tune, "Stille
Nacht, Heilige Nacht"
Silent night Holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing Aileluia,
Christ, the Saviour. is born!
Christ. the Saviour, Is born!'
AS the music died away. the choral
singers suddenly raised their wreaths
prophets looked toward them. and
the choral singers. accompanied by
orchestra and chorus, sang the first
and second verses of Joy to the
World" indicating the expanding
power Of Christ's life
The Junior Work.
The children's episode, showed poor
CtltuF6U seeking room 10 pay Itl NAAts
crowded street huddled against the
fences. Tho association spirit entered
and moved about among them unseen
while from the right entered five or
six young girls dressed with flowers.
They sang and danced. coming To the
barrier beckoned the children - come
through. One by one the children
drop their burdens and pass through
and joining the fairies are led out.
The scene represents the efforts OF
the association to relieve the lot Of
children in the big cities.
The pageant was conducted in n
most successful manner, despite the
handicap of presenting II within
doors. 1t was enjoyed by practically
all the delegates and several thousand
Richmond people. The sight was an
impressive one, illustrating as il did
the spirit of the association, and OF the
work 1t is trying to do.
1t will be given in other cities In
modified form by local associations.