Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-24
TOL|GHT XMAS
TREE TONIGHT
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of the Municipal Christmas Tree AS
| ISOLATION, will have the honor of turn
! ing on the power that will light the
first municipal tree that ever stood in
Newark. After the lights have beer
| lit bands of children will march
| through ninety sections of the city
singing Christmas carols, while the
| quartet In old Trinity tower will
play one verse of "Tannenbaum" to-
wards each point of the compass, de-
noting Good will towards the world. y
| The tree Will remain lighted until
midnight.
Tomorrow-Christm Day-the big
| program for the three days celebra-
ton will be given. Beginning at
| o'clock in the morning bands singing
Christmas carols will parade through
the streets not visited tonight At
| o'clock In the evening the tree will
again be lighted and Boy Scouts will
act as a guard of honor, supported by
the pick of the police.
Chimes from five churches will ST.
multaneously fill the air with music
at the stroke of o'clock, and will
continue for half an hour, when fan
| fare of trumpets from Trinity tower
will be sounded. This will continue
| for fifteen minutes, when the pres
entation ceremony will start.
Secretary Carl Bannwart, of the
| Shade Tree Commission, and one OF
the leaders in the scheme, has been
chosen by the association to make the
presentation Of tho tree to Mayor
Jacob Haussling. The dedicatory
prayer will be offered by Ri. Rev
Bishop Edward S. Lines, closing with
the Lords prayer by the entire as
semblage.
From until $3.50 o'clock the Police
Band, under the direction of Leader
Charles Biedermann, will give a con-
cert, after which musical program
will be given. The musical program
| follows. Singing by English church
music, Central High School, conduct
ing; ensemble chorale, 20 Come, All
Ye Faithful" choir selection; selec-
ton by Police Band; ensemble
chorale, "Joy to the World" choir
selection: Police Band.
A stereopticon screen has been
erected, and the selections to be sung
will be thrown upon the screen so all
can Join in singing them.
Rev Charles N. Thomas, of the
West Side Presbyterian Church, will
be chairman of the exercises. He will
be assisted by Mrs. E. c. Smith and
Walter j. Kidd The committee has
received enough money to pay all the
expenses of the celebration.
The committee in charge of the
Friday program is: Thomas Goldin-
gay, Albert f. Klein and Raymond
s. Hughes, commanders, respectively,
OF Badger, Mitchell and Foreign
Service camps.
The program will be 7:45 to $3.50 p.
n, Folk dancing around tree by
playground children, J. Leonard Ma
son, director. Music by auxetophone.
Christmas selections by Salvation
Army band, Spanish War
Veterans, Camps Mitchell, Badger
and Foreign Service, in uniform, and
with banners. insignia, and band or
drum and fife corps will be present.
Two chorales by entire assembly, 20
Come All Ye Faithful" and 20 Little
Town of Bethlehem" Among the or
CARNATIONS invited to attend are
social uplift organizations, with BAN
ners and insignia. Holy Name So
ciety. Father Corcoran, president;
Boy Scouts, Ivan p. Flood, commits
sloner; Big Brothers, Augustus G.
Hamburg, president; physicians and
nurses, officers of charitable organi-
cations orphanageS, probation off,
GERS, organizations typical of the
ministering and redeeming social
forces set in motion by Christianity.
The list of subscribers to the Mu-
nicipal Christmas Tree Association
up to today are: Previously acknowl-
edged, 1894; Murphy Varnish Com
pany, s25; Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle,
$40; Julius S. Rippel. $40; First Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, S.; Kathryn
A. Ellsers, So; Robert B. Stoutenburgh,
SIS; James A. Berry, IS; A Friend
SO; Abbott Beling, 50; Mrs. Daniel T.
Campbell, jr., 81; Miss s. Symons, 81;
Frederick w. Smith, 81; P. J. ", 81;
Helen w. Lawrence, 81; Mrs. J. Cav
ley, ST.: Mrs. George Perry, 81; Cafe
terra Lunch Company, 81: A Friend,
80 CENTS Total, S972 80.