Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-18
COMMUNITY CHORUS
SINGS IN THE OPEN
Members Marched and Gave a
Down town Demonstration
Last Night.

The hopes of the founders of the Com
munity Chorus were put into practical
alzation last night did something
calculated TO wake up the town and give
il nothing to think about. After the
regular rehearsal, the members who at
tended II formed in column OF fours,
and marched down Delaware avenue
to Market street, Id an informal sing
in front of the Red Cross sign ut Tenth
and Market, then ovetiowed across the
street into the lobby OF the Hotel du Pont
and sang there for FIFTEEN minutes, before
they finally dispersed At ii O'Clock.
The evening had been memorable IN
sing annals. previous to the final over
flow; for following an appeal from the
leader TO get to work Fred Watson
had started the accompaniment TO -
Hot Time in the old Town Tonight.
IN which the chorus joined heartily. This
was i climax to an evening Of request
programs; the members calling out their
choices in the matter Of song to b. tired
all Of which were promptly announced
by Harry except the Pilgrim ChoTlis
from Tannhauser. at which he baked.
remarking that il embodied for him every
thing that made il unSignable at the
present time. III any language but lts
original German.
ENTHUSIASTIC SINGERS
There was not = large attendance, but
those who were out were real singers. with
very few in the spectator class, which fact
made for profitable rehearsal After the
repertoire Of the familiar folk-songs had
been pretty we'll exhausted, someone
asked for the Holy Holy chorus from
the Holy City. and after brief re-
hcarsal of the chorus part, Harry Barn
hart sang the solo, "a New Heaven and
a New Earth. to which the chorus Is
tributary HIS rendering was inspiring
and had a strong effect on the chorus, as
was shown In the sequel
When the singing was over. and the
gifts Of couple OF boxes that looked very
much like confectionery. had been ac-
knowledgcd bv the leader and the pianist.
the heaven began to work no one can say
lust how. but IN a twInkling il was all
understood: the assembly was 10 form
In columns Of fours and march; and SO
they did. maids and matrons who nor
mally would have been afraid Of getting
in a draft solid business men and the
men in the glazed caps OF railroad
worker who have been STEADY ever
since Harry Barnhart spoke TO them and
gave them music one night. all !olned
IN ana elbow 10 elbow marcueu Gown
Delaware avenue, headed by a row OF
usherettes, in Red Cross bib, tucker and
cap, who were providentially present,
from the scenic standpoint. The pro-
cession sang as It went. and windows flew
up along the way TO spy upon the un-
wonted proceedings. At the Red Cross
sign. corner of Tenth and Market halt
was finally made.
The massed crowd sang all they knew.
one of the Red Cross girls standing beside
the leader and waving flag
Then the singers and many spectators
marched into the Hotel du Pont through
the Market street door and filed into the
lobby, to the utter astonlshment of the
employees and the habitues. and again
went through their songs Adeste Fl
de!es, Holy Night, and the rest, ending
with The Star Spangled Banner An
eminent Judge, the mayor, and many
other notables stood side by each with
visiting drummers, and and gazed and
wondered at the unwonted proceedings,
but with manifest approval.
The Community Chorus has begun to
arrive