Evening journal., 1914-06-29
Three CHOIRS SING
At anniversary
Director George E. King
Signally Honored After Is
Years Work
GIFTS FROM THE
CHURCH MEMBERS

Despite the threatening weather last
night Epworth Al. 4. Church was crowd
ed when the congregation aud friends
OF he church honored Professor George
+. King, chorister, on his twenty fifth
anniversary as leader OF the church
choir The program for the evening
consisted OF a number Of musical num-
bers in which members of the choir ten
and fifteen years ago participated.
Among these were Mrs. Mary Gee, Of
Seatord, a former member and Mrs.
Reha Wilmot Of Haddon Heights. N j.
During the evening the choir OF
West Presbyterian Church sent let
/ Ter ot eongratuation which was read.
The letter follows: "1he West prcsby.
terian Church choir sends its hcurtiest
GREETINGS and best wishes 10 the Up.
worth NJ. 4. Church OF Wilmington.
Del, and congratulates il on having
such a faithful and efficient leader as
/ Professor George f. King and hopes
that the love and esteem ia which he
is held by the members Of his church
and choir and citizens in this community
will give him much happiness on this
4 the twenty fifth anniversary as chor.
lister OF the splendid organization which
he has ruled SO long and so we'll
Harry W Frazier, president.
"Protessor j. i. Glymer, churister,
"Nill NJ 5, Brown, organist.
'John a. Campbell. roll secretary.
"E. NJ. Ocheltree, recording secretary
The adult choir numbered fifty voices
4 last night and the intermediate and
Junior choir numbered fifty voices.
During the evening Professor KinE
was presented with a handsome ma
/ hogany music cabinet and stool com
/ bined and a reclining chair of the
same wood upholstered In leather
/ The gifts came as surprise anc
were from the Board OF Trustees nc
the members OF the church. In addi
i tion, Miss Lottie Price on behalf o.
the choir, presented Professor KinE
with twenty-five handsome American
Beauty roses.
The Rev. w L. S. Murray
presented the gifts and Professor
i King responded. Director King re-
called incidents in his choir work oi
years ago, and paid a tribute to Mrs
Emma Saxton who has been organisi
for the past twenty-one years. II
addition to an address by the Rev
Mr. Anderson others who spoke were
/ Thomas f Melvin. Charles =. Ander-
4 son, and Miss Price.
The program was as follows: Song
Songs Of Praise the Angels Sing,
Brown, by the congregation prayer
4 Or. w L. S. Murray, anthem, Com,
Unto Me" Brown Adult Choir Will
duet By Miss Edith Caldwell and w
+ Harper Spry anthem. "Sleep Sweet
! " Little Child Of Mine" Hail. Mis-
! feart Foru, congregational singing
tenor solo. William r. Raymond. .
the Old Homestead Company; choir
Sunset" Gabriel: double male quar-
tette, Jesus Lover Of My Soul" "
II. Spry. W. r Raymond. Charlie
Campbell. William p White. John A
/ Booker, w. Mask Jr.. John Ferrie
and A. Gilbert; anthem. Awake an,
1 Sing the Song, Adult Choir; tenol
solo. Count our Blessings" Miles
1 Arthur Wilson. anthem. "The Lore
Of All Peace" Spry; anthem THE
Everlasting Light Has Come" frou
Halls Oratorio. THE Sheppard
King
The choir of the church will b,
guestes of the trustees Of the chHrct
on Friday evening, 1uly II. wher
they will be given a complimentar,
moonlight ride on the Wilson Line.