South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-09
EVERYBODY HELP NOW
SLOGAN OF BOOSTERS
Cooperation and Service Now
Needed TO Insure Success
ChOruSeS, Bands and 0rCheS-
traS to Furnish Music.
Peace on earth 10 men of good
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Peace on earth 10 men or good
Angels of God are singing suu:
And. in spite of the echoes OF shot
and shell, the angel song OF peace and
good Will will reecno i'm the hearts OF
more people i'm South Bend this
Christmas than ever before. For
South Bend is TO have "A municipal
Christmas tree. around which men,
women and children of all national
tiles may gather 20 sing the songs OF
peace and feel the benediction of good
will
The city fathers endorsed the
municipal Christmas tree Tuesday
evening at a meeting Of the commit
tee Of the whole OF the city council
and their endorsement was the hnal
impetus needed 10 make the great
festival a civic affair. The plan for
the celebration was outlined by the
municipal recreation committee and
presented to Mayor Keller, who in
turn presented il TO the council
And now il is time for everybody 10
get together in the true Christmas
spirit and make the celebration every
thing it ought 10 be.
Tree Has Been Donated.
The tree itself has already been
given Icy a business man who prefers
70 have il said merely that he is pay
ing 10 have brought here a "gift thet
nature grew" II is 10 be q huge tree
placed on the court house steps ON
the Main ST side. Some one has sug-
gested that the cannon be turned on
end and the trunk Of the tree thrust
into the cannon's mouth, thus turning
an implement of war into the bearer
of an emblem Cf peace and if this is
possible il viii be done. Otherwise.
the tree viii be placed on a platform.
on Christmas eve and on several
evenings preceding, choirs and
Choruses. of all natioualities viii rend-
er programs from early evening until
late. Orchestras and bands viii be
requisitioned and the Christmas
hymns and choruses which have been
immortalized by their message viii
resound for blocks. Each nationality
will render its hymns I'm its own
language making the program novel
as well as beautiful The arrange
ment of the musical programs viii "a
in charge of Milton =. Griffith of tina
South Bend conservatory. Not least
excellent of the features win be con-
tributiOns from the high school chO-
rus Of 300 voices i'm charge OF Miss
Fern Parker.
The recreation committee is als0
arranging to present the story OF the
Christ Child i'm moving pictures on
and the choruses viii be suited 70 the
progress of the play.
Everything to BE Given.
In accord with -he true Christmas
spirit everything is 10 be given freely
To the festival not only the tree itself
but The decorations the lighting, the
music That much has been volun-
teered thus far and NJ is hoped that
everything else necessary 20 make the
celebration q success viii likewise De
given 1t viii be an occasion where
cooperation VIII be most significant
and it is hoped that every organiza-
tiOn i'm the city VIII contribute
wherever possible. not money. but
service. The Chamber or Commerce
has consented TO contribute the vari-
cOlored bulbs and the wiring TO deco
rate the tree. To is probable that the
work of wiring and lighting the tree
viii be contributed by the Indiana a.
Michigan Electric Co, IL the law viii
permit.
I'VE need everybody To help in
this" said T. j. Barnes superIntend-
ent Of municipal recreation. who is
enthusiastic over the plan and is
working hard TO carry IL through Sue
Cessfully "and 10 make 81 truly n
municipal Christmas tree, it would
scarcely be in accord with the spirit
Of the occasion IT. we did not all unite
in hope that some lumberman OF lum-
bermen VIII contribute the lumber
and some labor organization the labor
10 erect platform and seats and the
screen for the motion picture We
need an architect too. 90 draw up the
plan and make the specifications and
a merchant to furnish white cloth OF
some sort 10 cover the seats. an cleo
trio company 70 do the decorating and
a printer TO print the songs which arc
TO be distributed among the crowd
Festival 70 BE significant
"It Is ONLY by having such services
contributed that we may he made 20
feel that the tree and the celebration
are really a municipal affair that they
really belong 10 us
such celebration this Christ
mas viii. OF all times be most s~glii-
fcant when we stop % think that in
Europe all nations are az war. while
here we and an nations can and win
join hands in singing the song OF
peace and good viii. he thought II
indeed Impressive
ANY organizations or individuals
wishing 10 assist I'm the preparations
for the celebration OF in the musical
programs NAV notify the recreation
committee which is composed OF T..
N. Hammerschmidt e G. Manning.
Horace Greene William Glenn. Her
bert Warner. Mrs Clern Smocor and
Mrs. Homer MILLER or fhar- NAV