Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
Court House to Be Blaze of Light
for Event.
TREE BRILLIANTLY LIGHTED
Plans Completed for Municipal
Christmas Tree and Celebra-
ton at Court House.
MANY CHo1Rs TO SING CAROLS
Chimes of Trinity Cathedral and
BELLS of Many Churches VIII
Ring Upon Arrival of
Christmas Morn.

All Omaha will join in a good old-fash-
ioned musical celebration around the
municipal Christmas tree on the court
house square Christmas eve. Church quar-
tets and choirs, glee clubs, bands, public
school singers and Mrs. Mabelle Crawford
Welpton as the soloist, will participate
in the entertainment, which will continue
from s o'clock until midnight, when the
church chimes and bells will ring out
their Christmas cheer all over the city.
A reception by the Board OF County
Commissioners ia the court house will
commence the festivities at o'clock, and
the whole building will be brightly lighted
and open to visitors. The singing that will
follow will be from the north steps of
the building, where the band will also
take its position. The immense Christ
mas tree, handsomely trimmed and
lighted, will occupy the center of the
square in front of the building, and the
crowds of listeners will gather around IT,
Mrs. Welpton will sing about 10 o'clock
when the stores will close and their em-
ployes may attend the celebration. The
quartet from Creighton university will
come att'red i'm the costumes worn by
English Christmas waits" of the six
teenth century. doublet and hose. Fol-
lowing is the program. subject to minor
changes:
Carols by the children of the public
schools. under the direction OF Miss Nc
Cune.
Grand March-Green's band.
ChorBls by the choir of Hanscom Park
Methodist church, under the leadership OF
Lee G. Kratz
''Dolorosa." by the band.
'It Came Upon Midnight Clear, the
people, led by the band.
Overture, From Dawn to Twilight ;
band; (a) "Adeste Fidelis," Cb) God OF
Roman Catholic choirs of the city, led
BY the band: (a) paraphrase Jerusalem
the Golden; ;b) "Agnus Del" from the
Twelfth Mass band.
''Hark the Herald Angels Sing" the
people, led by the band
Intermezzo. THE Wedding of the Rose,
Chorals Of the choir OF Kountze Me-
mortal church, under the leadership OF
Mr.. Felgren.
carol Brothers Carol" Cb) Gather
Around the Christmas Tree" (c) "Stille
Choir of the North Side Christian
church. under the leadership of Mrs
Kirschstein.
Overture. Celestial" band
solo, Christmas Song" Mrs. Mabelle
Crawford Welpton.
the Realms of Glory" Young Mems Chris.
tan association glee club and Henry
TcN's choir, led by Miss Blanche Sorenson
"Once In Royal David's city" the peo-
pie, led by the band.
Instrumental serenade, Fantasia" fol
baritone, Mr.. Chaloupka.
"Old English Carols" choir of Trinity
cathedral. led by Mr.. Stanley.
(a) THE Lost Chord" cornet solo by
Dr. A. ID. Laird; (b) AVE Maria" cornet
solo by II. Lott
Quartet from the Creighton Glee club
dressed as English waits). (a) 1T Is tbs
Day of the Lord" Cb) You are Mine
All;" (c) Evening Song" the German
and Danish Singing societies.
Grand selection of national melodies. bS
the band, concluding with MY Country
Tis of Thee" in the singing OF which al
the people Will join.
Midnight, the chimes of Trinity ca
thedral followed by the bells of all the
churches