El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

from the eighth grade of Villas school
and their names are as follows:
Heloiss Terry Frank Ginett
Ferdinand WaIsch Jane March
Hazel Vaughn
Nina SoA William Caples
Ruth Burns Dorothy stiles
Tim Sullivan Eunice Cox
Justin Foster Eura Tracy
Lester L Sullivan Vivi Burns
Delma Robert Phyllis Turpin
Alvin Steiskal Claiming Brown
Herber kOpf Maria ROmagney
Dorothy Hummei Bernita Harris
James CARL James n. kenzie
Vineta Lindauer Park E. Bishop
Elizabeth Roberts Hazel Smith
Mary Wilson Lillian Corcoran
Mary Morrill, Helen Beisswenger
W D. Ellis Leroy Schiller
Johnnie NewsOn Rupert Welsch
Chapiain's Talk.
Immediately after singing America"
chaplain John A. Randolph. of the
sixth infantry, made a brief Christmas
talk which instilled in the hearts of
all the purpose OF the gathering He
spoke OF the enthusiasm and the
earnestness Of the great gathering and
said that it was a fine testimonial to
the undying loneliness of the Christ
mas spirit which is abroad in all
America this year and especially in FL
PasO where Difference and cOnsidera-
ton and generosity is being demons
trated in so fine a manner upon all
sides. In concluding his talk the chap
lain quoted the lines from Tiny Tim"
in Dickens's Christmas carroll, Merry
Christmas-God Bless Us All"
Bandmaster Works Hard.
Much Of the success of the program
is due to the hard work of the band
master. Max Mueller. He and his mee
accompanied all OF the chorals with
feeling and understanding; and in the
transportation of the Holy Night" by
Adams. when signOr Picchi sang.
demonstrated the skill and adaptibility
of his organization. He performed the
difficult feat OF accompanying a dis
tinguished singer while removed from
that singer some 40 feet and in the
open.
Spectators sing
It was anticipated that the spscta-
tors would sing when the cues were
given and this expectation was more
then lived up TO. From all sides came
the voices OF men. women and children
1t was a beautiful and a memorable
occasion. The lights OF no Christmas
tree ever burned more deeply and more
LUMINOSITY then the blue. red and
white lights of the tree which stood
bravely above the heads of the thou
sands gathered below its branches: and
the presence Of many smaller trees at
all the lamp posts surrounding the pi-
oneer plaza completed the idea of unity
and fraternity.
Soldiers and Band Help.
To Col E. V Smith. Of the Sixth in
fantry, the public is indebted for the
privilege of the band; while the
choristers were drawn from the Sixth
and 18th infantries under the COM
mands OF Col Z. V. Smith and Col.
VIM II. Allaire; and to chaplain John
7. Axton. of the goth infantry, who had
some 20 men detailed for singing from
his regiment
The Tree and Its Decoration
The tree was the gift of the mer-
chants and business men on Pioneer
Plaza to the peoplsNOf FL Paso, and the
decoration was under the direction Of
NJ P. Carlock The musical program
was arranged under the Amusement Of
director Matthew Lemem and band
master Max Mueller. Mr.. Lemen ac-
cepted the restrictions and limitations
of a scattered chorus, and through his
leadership had the multitude com
pletely with MIN in the rendition Of all
the chOrsls.
Superintendent George C. Morse, of
the street railway company, provided
for the choristers and