El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
CHRISTMAS CONCERT IN PLAZA;
CITYS FIRST MUNICIPAL TREE
Soldiers Chorus Sing Patriotic Songs, School Chill
dren Will Render Carols nd Famous italian Basso
to Sing "Holy Night; Program Will Start
Promptly at O'clock in Pioneer Plaza

THE name OF the Prince OF
Peace" all FL Paso will participate
Il in the city's first municipal Christ
man tree celebration this evening at s
o'clock in Pioneer plaza
Surrounding the brilliantly lighted
Christmas tree from the Sacramento
mountains. the crowds will listen to the
soldiers from the border commanoS
sing Christmas carols as only mems
voices can sing out Of doors. The sixth
infantry band will play the accom-
paniments for the carols and will play
. program of patriotic airs. This pro-
gram, as arranged by chaplain John A
Randolph of the sixth infantry, is a
blending of songs Of peace and patrl-
otto airs. especially appropriate this
Christmas when almost all the world
but America is at war
seHOIy Night"
A bugIe will blow, the military band
will play q march under the Christmas
tree the soldiers chorus will sing a
carol, the children OF the Villas school,
from the balcony Of The Herald build
ing, viii sing their sweet Christmas
carols in sweet, childish voices. Then
the star Of Bethlehem will flash from
the plaza front of Hotel Sheldon, the
trumpets will blow another blast and
Signor Italo Picchi, the famous grand
opera bassO will step to the front OF
the Sheldon balcony and sing Adams
vronderfuIlv beautiful Holy Night in
his rich bass voice. The band will play
the national air to close the program
Rehearsal a Success
With accompaniment supplied by the
sixth infantry band Signor Picchi had
his first and only rehearsal Of the song
at the First Christian church Thursday
night The rehearsal went off splen-
didly.
Matthew H. Lemen. conductor for the
Christmas choral. led the soldiers
chorus in the four songs that are to
be sung and as these numbers were
familiar to the soldiers, they went OH
with plenty of spirit and feeling. The
songs are all familiar TO the soldiers
and the public, and the public IS eX-
peeted to join in when the music starts
up this evening
The children from the Villas school
will sing their Christmas carol from
the balcony Of The Herald building
The solo BY Italo Picchi viii be sung
from the balcony of the Sheldon hotel
The annunciation of the Christmas tree
festival begins with the blowing Of
three trumpet calls from the upper bal
cony Of the Herald building
Program for Concert.
The program will be as follows:
Trumpet Call-Arthur JACQUES, company D.
Sixth Infantry. Jack Price, company C.
March. -. The sixth Infantry Band
Choral-''Adests Fideles' soldiers Chorus
Matthew Lemen. Conducting
Carol-aA Christmas Story ---...---...
-...---.. Children from Villas School
Miss Laursmaud Fink. Conductor
Hymn-'.America'' Soldiers Chorus
Matthew Lemen, Conducting
Christmas Thought Christmas Message
John A Randolph. chairman, Sixth Infan-
caroI1-snent Night Soldier Chorus
Matthew Lsmen. Conducting
Basso Solo-"Holy Night" $780, Italo Picchi
Band accompaniment by 9Th Int Band
National Air-'Star Spangled Banner
-....--.-- Soldier Chorus
Matthew Lemen. Conducting
ChiIdren's Carols.
Chief of police Don Johnson has ar
ranged 10 have a special corps Of po-
lice on hand to handle the great crowd
that will gather in and about Pioneer
plaza; while the Electric Railway COM
many has given orders that no street
ear is TO pass through Pioneer plaza
during the music program
Chaplain AxtOD Assists.
Chaplain John 7. Axton, Of the 10th
infantry, has arranged to send 25 men
from the goth to sing in the soldiers
splendid singers and will be a fine ad-
dition to the chorus from the sixth and
18th regiments. as they sing for the
religious services at camD Fort Bliss.
Army Christmas.
All OF the army camps and the pos
viii celebrate Christmas with Christ
mas trees, visits Of Santa Claus and
music BY the regimental bands. The
Eighth cavalry and the Seventh infan-
try united for their Christmas tree
which was held in the gymnasium al