Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-14
MINIATURE PAGEANT TO
Be CHANuKkAA FEATURE.
Y. NJ. H. A. Will Give Novel Festival
Entertainment at Masonic -.
Temple.
PORTRAY ANCIENT CEREMONY
Specially Trained Chorus of Sixty
Four Children to Participate I'm
Candle Lighting Spectacle - Or
chestra to Make First Appearance.

Plans have Seen completed for an
elaborate chanukkah festival and min
iature pageant. which will be staged
in the large auditorium of the Masonic
Temple on Wednesday night by The
proceeds from the enterprise Will be
applied to an extension Of the associa-
tions social and educational work.
The affair will be the most ambitious
since the highly successful bazaar Of
last summer. The program. which is
under the direction of DR.. George Ben
edict, superintendent of the Young
Mems Hebrew Association, will EN-
brace a number of novel features
among them miniature pageant In
which sixty-four children of varying
ages will carry out the traditional can
dle-lighting ceremony with appropriate
chants.
SIxTY-FOUR CHILDREN TO
TAKE PART IN EXERCISES
The chorus of sixty-four children
cast for this piece are all pupils Of
the Hebrew School, department Of
association activities In which chill
dren are taught the ancient tongue Of
the Bible simultaneously with their
secular training. Dramatically, the pa
geant will be introduced by prologue
reeited by Miss Sarah 'Krapin. and
will be closed with an epilogUe by
Harry Herman.
Behind the candle lighting ceremony
itsalf Is the ancient legend which re-
lates that when the temple was re-
was found unpolluted. Through the
miraculous intervention of God. this oil
proved to be sufficient for burning for
eight successive nights, and until other
oil fit for the service might be pre-
pared. For this reason. to this day,
IL.
for eight successive nights from the
beginning of the Chanukkah festival,
one on the first night, two on the
second, and so on.
LIGHT BEARERS TO
LEAD EACH GROUP
The pageant chorus OF sixty-four will
be divided into eight groups of eight
children each, each led by light bear
err. The light bearers will be Jacob
Bratman. Jennie Rosenberg, Ellis Ko-
Sre. Ida Greenspon, Sam Cohen. Esther
Bloom, Louis Kocen and Gussle Green
spon. The chants will be accompanied
on the plano by Miss Dora London.
Each miniature light bearer will be
accompanied by sponsor appropri-
ateiy ROBBED. The sponsors, who will
be Misses Harriet Cohn, biollie Swartz-
man. htattye Sharove, Anna Forman.
Fannie Gellman, Sa"ie Rosenberg, Re-
becca sonnenberg and Eva Erlich. are
all members of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Of the Young MEMS Hebrew Associa-
ton,
The children have been trained in
their parts by Miss Helen Henrietta
Shapiro. who will officiate as stage
manager. The floral decorations called
for by. the spectacle are under the d.
rection of Miss Dora Cohn.
. The second big feature of the ave-
ming will be .ne first public appear
Young N1ns Hebrew Association or
chestra. embracing collection OF. ten
pieces The orcheyera is a new addi-
ton to association activities. and is
under able direction. Several OF its
members have professional experience,
Snd others are now IN embers Of the or
chestra of the John Marshall High
School il is composed as follows:
Violins---Miss Sadie Fisher, Miss
Katie Welt. Miss Rose Rosenthal, Miss
Essie Ehrstein. Morris Groshinsky and
Harry Glass.
Cornel-Jacob Schwartz.
yiola-Sam Goodblear,
Piano--Miss Pauline Ehrstein.
Flute-M. Mieses.
Conductor--B. Klasmer
The program will open at $3.50 o'clock
with the miniature pageant. which will!
be followed by a short talk by DR.. Ben
edict. The rest Of the program proper
will be taken up with selections by the
orchestra, and a solo by Miss Ida
Clarke. Miss Carrie Clarke accompa-
list. Following the program as noted
In the foregoing, there will be dancing
and refreshments, Kaufmann's Or