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

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\ COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS =
y TREE PROGRAM =
y (a) cit Came Upon the Mid =
y night Clear" n. s. WiIlts). =
= (b) "tiark, the Herald Angels y
y Sing" (MendeIssohn). =
y Community chorus and crowd =
y in unison. =
y "cantique de, Noel" solo by =
y Mr.. ReynoId erodie MeGreW. y
y (a) ~ Saw Three Ships" (Tra. =
= ditionaD. =
y ~ "The First NoeI' CTradi- \
y tionaI). Community chorus. =
y "HoIy Night" solo by Mrs. =
y Charles L. Hall, the Community =
+ chorus hummTns the aecompani- 4
= ment.
y (a), "What Child 10 Thisr y
y when the Sun Has Sunk to =
= Rest" Community chorus. \ =
y "5lest Be Thou o Christ -Etsr. y
y nal" (Gaines), solo by Mrs. \
y Charles L. Hall. =
y (a) 20 Little Town Of ssthIe- y
y hem" tRedner). y
\ {b) 20 Come Al Ye Faithful" y
(neadins), Community chorus =
= and crowd. =
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BY GRACE TOWER WARREN.
Motley indeed, will be the crowd
that will assemble on Christmas eve
in the grounds of the capitol, and on
this one night Of the year the color
lines of nationality, the social lines OF
class distinction, all the differences Of
circumstances and occupation, of re-
ligion. politics or personal prejudice
will be broken down and the great
crowd will mingle together in "the
common brotherhood Of man." owning
allegiance to one king. the Child Of
Bethlehem. - ..
Millionaire sugar planters will touch
elbows with the Japanese men and
women who toll on their plantations;
quantity CARRIED Fiiipinos will crush
their picturesque transparent sleeves
against the uniforms Of khah-cla
soldiers. Negroes Ind Koreans will
stand side by side with soft.eyed lit
tie Japanese mothers with beady-eyed
babes strapped to their bending backs.
Gay trousered Chinese girls. demure
OF face and gentle Of manner, will
n1ingle their voices with the liquid
melody, that pours naturally from
some brown Hawaiian throat. Portu-
guese women, with black shawls over
their heads and breaths redolent OF
garlic, will stand close to pretty Amer.
lean girls in the latest mode Of sport
suits; officers and men Of the army
and navy viii be shoulder to shoulder
with the civilian Of all degrees. It
will be cosmopolitan crowd that will
mingle there before Iolani palace, now
Hawaiis executive building, pregnant
with memories of days gone before
when it sheltered the pomp and cere-
mony of kings and queens. The melt.
ing pot of the Pacific" will truly. be
seen at its best, and It may be that
something OF the beauty and the glory
and the blessed peace that shine from
cut the halo that surrounds the head
Of the little Babe of Bethlehem may.
find its way into the minds and hearts
of this great assemblage, with its
varying customs and ideas, its differ,
ent viewpoints, its problems and ifs
warnings. And perhaps something
Of that peace which passeth all un-
Outstanding" will rest on those like
a benediction, and draw them by in
visible cords into closer unity of
spirit. "a T.. &c.. ..s-,s .-5.... ~
peace on Earth" - -.
Never in the history of this old
world has 1t needed more the spirit!
Of the Christ child, than II needs it,
now TO keep 1t sane, and It has been
the thought of those In charge Of
this affair, that II by song and pic
tured story little Of the atmosphere
and the spirit OF that Holy Night, rep
resenting as 1t does the true spirit Of
Christmas, can be brought to the null
titudes who will gather on Christmas
eve, It will be worth all the time and
money spent to make this community
Christmas tree possible. Peace on
earth, good will to men" will be ethe
very keynote of this Christmas cele-
bration, little breathing space from
out the rush and whirl and strife Of a
war-torn world.
An interesting coincidence lies in
the, fact that the town of Bethlehem
has been this month captured by the
Christians, the first time that they!
have it held in 900 years. so that the
singing Of the old carol 20, Little
Town Of Bethlehem" should have a /
deeper, more sacred meaning than
ever before. High up on the topmost
point Of the flagpole of the capitol
will CLEAN the star of Bethlehem,
while second only to this emblem Of
hope and promise will CLEAN the ruby
light, from great red cross at the
base of the nag pole, the one the SUBJ |
lime symbol of spiritual life, the other
emblematic Of physical succor and life !
restored. =: - ,
The tableus themselves are to be
triumphs Of art, arranged and pro- !
duced under the criticism of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roger Noble Burnham,. and they
will be. staged in the high galleries
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