Evening star., 1918-11-24
THANKSGIVING SING
! TO! Be nationwide
Solemn Service of Song Will
): Be Like That of Pill
grim Fathers.
PROGRAM is ANNOUNCED

A'ihSC ehC L LIB LII = dlHcES TudIStldlcu
their families to the bare little meet
ing houses for the solemn service Of
song and thanksgiving" which attest
ed their gratitude for meager living
wrung from barren ground, no
Thanksgiving day has ever had the
meaning which that Of November,
1918. will bring to the millions of
Americans who celebrate every year
that first harvest-home on the bleak
New England coast.
For the uncompromising psalm
singing. the long, unf1inching prayers
of the sparse little congregations VIII
be substituted the no less whole
hearted thanksgiving of a great peo-
pie: for the gratitude for deliverance
from the imminent perils of Indians,
wild beasts. deadly cold and menac-
ing famine the descendants of the
Pilgrims substitute gratitude Tor oe-
liverance from less imminent but far
more potent enemies.
Another Liberty Thanksgiving.
And this year, as on that first
Thanksgiving day of 1921, the key.
note OF tne SOleInn SeTNiCcS " ooAo
will be gratitude not alone for food
and shelter. but for liberty itself
On Thanksgiving day, this Novem-
ber 2S, America will celebrate the end
of the war by national victory sing
held simultaneously in every city,
town, hamlet and camp, wherever
loyal Americans can gather togetner
to "sing for victory" That slogan
of the movement for the national VIC
tory sings is indicative OF the entire
program. The victorious American
singing army in Europe is to be par
alleled by the army at home, which IS
now called upon to sing for the VIC
tory it has helped to win.
Women Call for Sing.
sFor liberty. for victory. for uni
fed NATIONAL spirit of patriotism and
Misunderstanding" says the call, which
has gone out over the country from
the National Council of Women,
body of seven million strong. repre-
senting all the great womens or
ganizations of the country.
The movement for the national VIC
tory sing, directed by strong COM
mittee. Of which Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw. is honorary and Mrs. David
Allen Campbell of New York city act
ing chairman, is already enllStlng tne
cooperation of patriotic, musical ana
civic bodies. Secretaries Baker ana
Daniels. high Army and Navy officers,
men who know what, music means to
the fighting forces and who believe II
is equally important for the folk at
home, have given their nearly III
dorsement. In the camps and ports OF
embarkation the song leaders are al.
ready preparing to lead the great
bodies of men under their direction In
the simple, familiar songs OF home. OF
THANKSGIVING and of victory. FROM
the great mass meeting planned LOT
Madison Square Garden in New YORK
city, down to the gatherings IN every
small town and hamlet, everybody IN
the country will have chance on
Thanksgiving day to voice in song the
nations thankfulness for the end or
the war and the coming OF peace.
Members of Committee.
The members of the national COM
mittee are: John G. Agar. Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett. George Gordon Battle,
Mai. Gen. ]. Franklin Bell. Mrs. Carrie
CHAPMAN Gait, Mrs. Philander P. Clax-
ton. Philander P. Claxton. Mrs. George
Houston Davis. Cleveland H. Dodge,
Mrs. Archibald Freer, Miss Anna A.
thaniel f. Harris. Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. Hamilton Holt. Charles
r. Hughes. Mrs Abbie Norton
Jamison, Mrs. Philip North Moore,
John r. Mott. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey, Mrs. Isaac Pearson. Col. Henry
watterson and John Wanamaker.
Leaders of orchestras. community
choruses musical organizations OF all
sorts have volunteered to cooperate.
At the big Madison Square Garden
demonstration it is likely that the
song leaders will be DR.. Walter DAM
rosch, L. Camilieri. Harry Barnhart,
Robert Lawrence of the 7. M. c. A.
and Percy Hemus of the Pelham Bay
Naval Training Station.
Victory Sing Program. :.
The following program has been
suggested to be followed at every
victory sing" in the country:
The national anthem, THE Star
Spangled Banner"
Invocation. why We Sing"
Songs of Thanksgiving-"Com
Thou Almighty King" America the
Beautiful" THE Holy City" Song of
Liberty" solo and chorus. solo.
Songs of home-"Sweet and Low"
There's Long. Long Trail" Women
of the Homeland" solo and chorus,
''The Old Folks at Home"
Brief address.
Songs of victory-"Onward. Chris
tian Soldiers" ITO Victory" solo and
chorus; Freedom for All Forever"
when the Boys Come Home"
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