The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-05
SPLENDID MUSIC
FOR EASTER SUNDAY
Churches Thronged - Spe-
cial Song Services Great
ly Enjoyed.

Easter sunshine. Easter flowers
Easter sermons and Easter music
abounded yesterday In the air, the
heart, the churches, the home and In
fact everywhere. No more perfect
Easter Sunday could be imagined.
The sun was out in all his glory for
the entire day and the atmosphere
was just cool enough to be bracius
In spite of the fact that weather prog
nosticators predicted a stormy day for
this section, the older residents of the
city say that never in the history OF
the vicinity has there been more
ideal Easter Sunday.
The populace took advantage of the
day and the streets were literally
thronged all day. Easter costumes
and bouquets featured the Easter pa.
rade, the local florists having done
land office business on Saturday.
The churches were packed almost
beyond capacity at both morning and
evening services. The churches. gay
with their floral decorations, were the
Mecca for the church going public
and the congregations Toasted on ex
cellent Easter sermons, splendid mt
sic and other features.
Easter Cantatas were features of
the morning service at the NJ. P. TEN
pie and the evening service ut the
First Methodist Episcopal and tie
Presbyterian Churches Sunday even.
ing. The cantata entitled The Cru
cifxion" was artistically rendered by
the choir of the NJ. P. Temple under
the direction OF the chorister, Prof
Louis Black. of the State University.
The personnel OF the choir was as fol
lows: Prof. Black, Jack Abbott, John
Reed, Misses Fleming, Cambridge,
Henderson. Herendon, Layman, Man
ley and knight. Mrs. Bruce Bailey,
Messrs. Lindsay Frame, Edgar Bar.
rett, Dayton Mayors, Munden and Vic
tor Shaw.
At the Presbyterian Church From
Olivet to Calvary" by Maunder, was
splendidly rendered by the choir un-
der the efficient direction of Mrs. Myr-
tie Shaw Waddell. The soloists were
Mrs. Waddell, Mrs. r. NJ. Abbott, OF
Kingwood, Mrs. H. S. Falconer, Miss
Carol Powell and Messrs Lamar Sat.
terfield, George Miller and l.. II. Ran
dali.
From olivet to Calvary" was sue.
cessfully rendered by the First NJ. E.
Church choir last night with orches.
ira accompaniment, under the direc-
ton OF w. D. harrington. The choir
was composed of the following:
Soloists-SopTano, Miss Edna ia.
cobs, Miss Elizabeth Posten; contral-
to, Miss Ethel Tootkman; tenor, Mr..
Walter D. Darlington; baritone, Mr..
T. E. Johnson. The Choir-Soprano,
Miss Edna Jacobs. Miss Marion Shaw,
Mrs. Charles d. Wise, Miss Elizabeth
Posten, Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss Cath
crime Troxell. Miss Grace Crowell,
Miss Mabel Toothman, Miss Ruth
Hamilton, Mrs. w. r. Crane, Miss
Blake Nicely, Miss Rhea w. Warden;
alto, Mrs. Hal Hall, Mrs. George Suck,
Mrs. r. c. Carter, Miss Ethel Tooth
man, Miss Jessie Jacobs, Mrs. w. H.
Roush; tenor, Mrs. Robert Smith, DR..
H. l.. Satterfield, Mr.. w. D. Barring
ton, Mr.. Wayne Wilson; bass, Mr.. Ar
mold D.. Mason, Mr.. T. E. Johnson, MIR.
]. Clark Evans, DR.. E. w Howard, Mr..
Carl McElfresh, Mr.. Meredith. Person
mel OF Orchestra-Violin, Mr.. Glen Ar
nett, Mr.. Robert Bowman, Mr.. Thomas
Hartley; bass viol, Mr.. George Dun
ham; trombone, Mr.. George May; clar-
met, Mr.. Fay Durham, Mr.. John Po-
pie; cornet, Mr.. Ralph Courtney;
piano, Mr.. Russell Satterfleld; Walter
D. Darlington, Director; Miss Laura
E. Biggs, organist.
Crusade Commandery No. 6, knights
Templar, were present in a body at
the M. E. Church and Rev. Howard
preached profound sermon from the
theme THE Resurrected Life"'
The knights of Malta listened to an
excellent sermon at the Southern
Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday
morning by Rev. w. 1. Canter on the
theme 1.-THE Knightliest Conqueror."
The Knights made an imposing ap-
pearance in their full dress uniform.
The First Baptist, the Lutheran, the
Central Christian, the Diamond Street
M. E.. The First NJ. p, the Palatire
Baptist, Christ Episcopal Church and
st. Peters Catholic Church all had
special features in sermons, anthems.