South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-24
ALL READY FOR BIC
CHRISTMAS TREE
Municipal Program to b
Given This Afternoon and
Evening.


tree to celebrate in good fellowship
the birthday Of the Savior.
Everything is in readiness. The
tree. surmounted by a huge star. is
gaily hung with lights. and on the
north side Of the Main st. entrance
TO the court house the stable and
nanger. in which the tableau OF the
Madonna and Child and the worship
OF the Three Wise Men viii take
place. has been erected All the
Characters who will take part in the
tableaux were carefully drilled last
evening and the program through
out promises 20 be unusually effec-
tive.
The part OF the shepherds viii be
taken by Clarence Beyrer, Albert
Zeitler. Roy Inman. Orville Neu-
werth. Wallace Kreighbaum, Rich
ard White, Raymond Kuespert, Har-
old Warner, Stephenson Barnes,
James Ray and ]. o. Huffman.
Bernard Keltner. Wallace Davis
and Mr.. Dryman Of the Young Peo-
pies society OF the First Baptist
church will be the Wise Men. while
Miss Dorothy Chard will take the
pars OF the Madonna in the after
noon program and Miss Marie Meyer
in the evening.
Afternoon For school Children.
The afternoon program viii be
largely for the school children. As
sisted By the Young Peoples socie-
ties OF the Westminster Presbyterian
and First Baptist churches and the
boys choir OF st. James Episcopal
church the school children will pre-
sent the afternoon program The
tabIeaux and order of the exercises
VIII be the same, however, both az
ternoon and evening. The children
VIII meet at their respective schools
and will be conducted 10 the court
house by mellbers of the civic clubs.
The boys and girls OF the grammar
school will meet Mr.. Byers at the
school at APO o'clock and so 70 the
court house in a body.
Promptly at 4:5O o'clock all the
church bells OF the city Will begin
ringing and will ring for 10 minutes.
During this time and until the light
ing OF the star on the top Of the
tree all lights in the neighborhood
will be turned out. At 3 O'Clock the
bugle will be blown from the east
balcony of the court house by Arthur
Fordham. The Biblical announce
Inent OF the birth OF Christ will be
made out Of the darkness by Fr. II.
r.. White. AT It's conclusion the red
light of the shepherds camp fire viii
fare up on the court house lawn
and the spotlight will be turned on
the shepherds and their sheep gath
cred about it, To them TT. White
viii deliver the announcement 10 the
shepherds as set forth in the Bible
and the St James choir, dressed in
white robes, will step into the spot
light singing the angels message Of
peace on earth To men Of good
rill--
The school children from the nth.
sixth, seventh and eighth grades will
then burst into the chorus. "Joy TO
the World" unocr the direction OF
T. ID. Lloyd.
VIII Read story OF Wise Men.
Following this Fr White will read
the story Of the Three Wise Men.
The star above the Manager Will be
lighted and the spotlight will be
Thrown on the Wise Men approach
ing the stable from the north end
OF the court house, while the St
James choir will sing the song OF
the Three Wise Men The lights
will be turned on I'm the manger and
the spotlight Will be directed upon
Mother and Child and the Wise Men
as they kneel IN alteration.
AT the conclusion Of silent
Night" sung by the massed chorus.
the star above the Christmas tree
will be flashed on by Mrs. Fred w.
Keller, representing Mayor Keller.
simultaneously all the lights in the
neighborhood will he turned on and
the varicolored bulbs on the tree
Will be lighted
The program Will conclude with
the singing OF America" by the
chorus and assembled crowd under
Mr.. LlOyd's direction. after which
the school children will start home.
singing as they go
In the evening the program viii
open al s o'clock with the blowing
CT the 5ugle and the reading Of the
scripture by Fr. White. The tableau
OF the shepherds viii be repeated,
followed by choruses by the St
James choir and a large chorus COM
bined OF the First NJ. r. choir. Turn
Verein and a large number of indi-
vidual volunteers. including many Of
the best singers In the city.
+. &. kOOS To Give solo.
Following the choral numbers. F..
c. koosl who rendered a delightful
solo as a part OF the program last
year. will again sing beneath the
spotlight The tableau OF the Wise
lien and the Child in the Manager
viii be repeated. and the st. James
choir again viii sing the Song OF
the Wise Men" After this the mass
ed chorus viii sing Silent Night"
and the large chorus OF United Ger
man Singers. directed by Karl Mast.
will render two numbers.
Mrs. Keller will light the tree.
after which a male quartet composed
81 c. @. Kreuger. Harry y. Barnes.
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