Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-22

choruses only; in some the stanSas
| will be sung by the chorus and the
refrain by both crowd and chorus and
at the last, as a grand climax to the
| songfest, both crowd and chorus will
sing the whole song.
The program win include eleven
numbers, among them two solos, one
by; Reynold B. McGrew, whose sing
ing is always an inspiration, and the
other by Mrs. Charles L. Hall, whose
pure, sweet mezzo-sopfano voice de.
lights all who hear this native daugh.
ter. Mr.. McGrew will sing the ia.
nous old tCantique de Noel" which
has from time immemorial been sung
at all midnight masses throughout
France, and will be especially appro.
pirate this year when the interests of
France and America are so closely in.
terwoyen. Mrs. Hall will present for
the first time in Honolulu "Blest Be
Thou, o Christ Eternal" by Gaines,
which is well suited to revealing the
beauties of her voice and the spirit
of the Yuletide. II
The Boy Scouts are to do their bit
by policing the grounds and assisting
In every way to add to the comfort of
those attending. Bleachers are to be
arranged In semi-circular formation in
front Of the capitol steps and here will
be grouped the chorus singers.
/ Capt. Henri Berger, who for Is
years directed the Hawaiian band, is
arranging the music of the solos and
carols for the Band accompaniment.
VIII Pose In TabIeaus.
Plans for the tableaus which are
to be staged beneath the facades of
the capitol are progressing favorably
under the supervision of Miss Nora
Sturgeon, assisted by committee,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Roger N. Burnham
as advisers and critics. Mrs. John p.
Erdman will pose as the Madonna,
while Charles r. Frazier will imper-
8 ate Joseph. The characters of the
three shepherds win be taken by
William Alexander, Rev John p Erd.
man and Rev. Henry P. Judd. The
Three. Wise Men will be represented
by L. Young Correthers, a. E. Wy.
man and David Kahanamoku, and the
angels will be posed by a group of
Kamehameha school boys, whose
names are All Sung. All 10y, Samuel
Fuller, Richard Groves, Patrick Lane,
Walter Lane and Fritz Zoiler.
Committees.
The various committees have
worked we'll and the work of the song
festival is progressing satisfactorily.
The committees having the affair in
charge are as follows: Executive
committee - Chairman, Miss Mary
Winnie; and Mrs. Isaac M. Cox, Miss
Aileen Dowsett, Miss Elnora Stur-
geon and Mrs. A. A. Young.
Finance-Mrs. A. A. Young, chair.
man; Mrs, 2. K. Myers, Mrs. James
Bicknell, Mrs. A. y. Campbell, and
Mrs, w. L. Moore.
Tableaux and decorating - Miss
Sturgeon, chairman; Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Noble Burnham, Mrs. Frank s.
Scudder, Miss Aileen Dowsett and
Mrs. T. "A. Fisher.
Committee on seating and chan.
erones-Miss A. S. Johnson, chair.
man; Ernest T. Chase, Miss Charlotte
Dodge, Miss F. N. Carter, Miss Ruth
Shaw, Miss Susan Clark. Miss Eliz.
aDeth Dutot, Mrs. A. j. Gignoux, Miss
Helen Hasty, and Miss Abbie H. New.
ton. ~.
.Committ>s on invitation-Mrs. E.
B. Kilbourne-
Committee on grounds. bleachers
and .polictng-W. r. Hobby, Messrs.
Barwick, Burdick and BurHham.
Committee on lighting-R. K. b.
nine, Roger n. Burnham and MIR. Car
ter.
Committee on transportation-Mrs
g. Fred Bush, chairman, assisted by
her three sons, Gavin, Shirley and
Fred Bush. !
Committee on pubiicity-Mrs. ]. T.
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