South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
GREAT TREE" NOW
RAISED AND READY
FOR DECORATORS
Team of Horses and 10 Men
Required to Place Huge &C.
dar in Position Before Court
House Tuesday.
- no 80 the 80 is up.

South Bends first municipal
Christmas tree now stands in its place
on the court house steps on the Main
ST side and IL took "a team OF horses
and 10 men including "a policeman
and the park commissioner under the
able direction Of Crawford Staples 10
hoist IL Tuesday morning The tree
Is IS feet In height with the roots. and
IL proved no small task 10. erect IL and
fix II In position 10 attracted in the
process considerable interest on the
part OF passers-by and people in sur
rounding offices. even the windows Of
the circuit court room on the second
floor of the court house were filled
with craning heads.
While the tree was being erected a
gang of men was at work removing
the snow from the court house lawn
and from the street and in the after
noon the Indiana Lum Der co. and the
Carpenters union were at work box
ing In the roots Of the tree and build
ing the huge platform for the singers.
Will BE Wired Wednesday.
The tree viii be wired Wednesday
and decorated Thursday morning. so
that everything Will be in readiness
for Thursday evening. The program
has been completed in its entirety
now for both late afternoon and even
ing and viii begin promptly at 1850
from that time viii continue until
$50 or 10 o'clock with an intermis-
sion OF an hour and a half at sup
per time In order 10 give everyone
an equal chance &C. see and hear the
festival no automobiles will be allow
I'D in front OF the court house Ropes
Will be stretched at the proper places
and policemen Will be stationed 10
keep in check the overly eager por-
tons Of the crowd.
Ridges are being given out to all
those participating in the program in
order To assure their admittance to
the court house. Any OF the singers
desiring them may call at the Office
of r. =. Barnes in the high school.
evening at Z o'clock there will be
rehearsal in the conservatory recital
hall for the members of the select
choir OF "a voices.
The program as completed will be
as follows:
Afternoon Program.
4:50--Ringing OF all church bells.
5:0O-Bugler announcing herald.
5:05-Herald announcing the birth of
Jesus
5:O5-Star appears above Christmas
tree
5:O7-Tree lighted by Mayor Fred w.
Keller.
5:1O-PubHc school childrens chorus
singing.
Joy to the World"
(Repeated audience jOining)
Silent Night. Holy Night
3 THE Birthday of a King"
5:25-Moving pictures. Birth OF Christ
Christmas anthems by Zion
Evangelical choir
5:45-"Christmas Bells" by st. Jo-
Joseph's Girls Glee club.
5:50-Carol. Holy Night by AS
sumption choir.
5:55-"Star Spangled Banner" by
choirs. with audience joining.
Evening Program.
1.30-POhsh music by 4. b. No. /,
Falcons band.
7:45-Christmas hymns by High
School chorus.
S:00-Christmas carols by Hungarian
Singing club
S.1O-CarOl. There's a Song in the
Air" First Methodist chorus
choir.
S.20-SOlo. 30 Jesus Blest Redeemer,'
Gaines, r. Curtice KOOs.
S:30-Anthem. There Were Shep-
herds" Select choir.
S:40-GeTman Christmas carols by
United German Singing So
cietieS.
The Turner's Singing section.
South Bend MaennerchOr.
Austro- Hungarian Singing So
ciety.
S:55-Moving pictures 1.-TWO reels).
(No 1. Birth of Christi
(No >. The Crucifixion.)
Hungarian Christmas music by
Hungarian band.
-s:25-"AmeriCa.' ChOirs with audience.