South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-16
REHEARSAL HELD
FOR XMAS PARTY
Singers of City Offer Services.
Task of Moving Tree
is Big One.

Z South Bends second municipal
Christmas tree probably viii De
brought in from st. Mary's farm
sometime Friday and set up on the
court house lawn. As soon as the
park board gets it in position cleo
tricians from the Indiana and Mich
igan Electric Co. will start wiring it
and following their work, linemen
! from the Bell Telephone Co. Will
/ decorate it with tinsel for the cele-
bration on the afternoon and even
ing Of Dec. "a.
Some difficulty is expected in
| bringing the tree into the city.
owing to 'ts size. According to
Horace L. Greene. who was in
charge of securing the tree, the one
to be used this year is much larger
| than the oLe for the 1914 celebra-
ton. It's lowest branches are so
close to the ground that it will be
! impossible to dig up the roots. The
| tree will be cut off close to the
ground and a heavy wooden base
will be made for ii.
About 1900 school children were
to have been at the rehearsal in the
auditorium Of the high school at 4
o'clock this afternoon. These voices
Will sing Silent Night" and Joy L.
the World during the afternoon
program. E. r. Lyold, organist at
the First NJ Z. church, was in
] charge of the rehearsal and will also
| lead the adult singers at their re-
| hearsal at the Conservatory of Music
| Sunday afternoon at o'clock. He
will be assisted Sunday by Frederic
Ingersoll.
Many Offer Services.
Prominent professional singers and
J the choirs of many churches will
take part in the evening program of
| the celebration. The men in charge
of the music committee expect as
many singers as possible at Sundays
rehearsal.
| Thirty voices from the First NJ. E.
choir volunteered Wednesday after
noon to join in the chorus. Their
addition will be Of great importance
and is especially appreciated by the
municipal Christmas tree committee
because the choir did not at first see
its way clear to contributing to the
program owing to the amount of
time and effort it is putting upon its
| Christmas program of church music.
| Under the direction of f. d. Lloyd
IL has been working for weeks on
Handel's Messiah" This week and
next the choir will add a third even
| ing's practice to the customary two.
| On this account it felt unable at first
to assist in the municipal celebration
but on second consideration, has
generously consented to participate.
Special Numbers.
Following are the singers and or
CARNATIONS that will sing special
numbers: st. James choir, f. c.
KOOs, Turnverein Choral club. St.
JOseph's male choir. and a quartet
composed of c. O. Kruger, DR. T. p.
Meyer. +. d. Hager and Harry n.
Barnes.
The following individuals and sing
ers will take part in the chorus
work: Mrs. George Fulmer, Glen
Cover, James Cover, Mrs Grace
Fink Davis. Westminster choir, Miss
Hazel Harris and her pupils. Grace
NJ. + choir and the First NJ. E.
choir
Material donations were made by
the following:
Christmas tree - Sisters Of the
: Cross, St. Mary's.
Hauling and placing tree-Park
board.
, Wiring and lighting for tree-In-
diana and Michigan Electric Co.
Linemen for decoration tree-BelI
Telephone Co.
Two large stars-Central Electric
Co.
Two spot lights-Electric Service
Co, through Donald MacGregor and
Fred Champagne.
Lumber for singers platform-In-
diana Lumber Co.
Carpenter work-South Bend Car
penters union.
Candles-Standard Oil Co.
PianO-C w Conn