Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

well as other songs of interest Of these
allied nations. The second part of the
program will be made up of many of
our recent wartime songs and popular
songs used by the army. Those Sc
lected Will include over There"
Long. Long Trail" Uncle Sam and
His Gathering Ram" Smiles" "a
Wonderful Thing" They Were All
out of Step But Jim" and Keep Your
Head Down, Fritzie Boy" The words
of all these songs will appear on the
program and the entire audience will
Join in the choruses. Through the as
sistance of Mr.. Venue of the high school
good sized orchestra is being organ
lied to accompany this chorus.
1t is hoped that at least $50 voices
will respond to this call for the first
rehearsal to be held in the Y. NJ. c. A
Monday evening at 1880.
Special music has been provided by
William Conrad Mills for the annual
Elks' Memorial service to be held Sun
day afternoon, Dec. Is, at 2 o'clock at
the Elks' theater A chorus of thirty
voices will sing the anthem "Hark
Hark My Soul" Shelley; America,
the beautiful" a benedietion hymn
Par Del" and "Now the Day is Over"
The chorus will consist of the Misses
Genevieve Cole, Alma Boone Alice
Finley Clara Hazard, Alice Foushee
and Alice &. Norton, Mesdames ]. NJ
Barker, C. NJ. Candy, A. G.. Hulett, d.
L. Kane, +. H. Keddington, W. b. Lee
craft, c. L. Pettingall, Ben J. Spalding,
Leo H. Waltz and C. B. Wells, and
Messrs. George Z. Blair, Ralph Brooks
f. w. Dorset. Avery Endslee, Robert
H. Foster, Earl Harrington, Thomas
Hayden. Ben Henshaw, d. S. Horrell
! NJ. P. Kelley, W. p. McCulloch, J. G.
! Raymond. L. H. Tilden, Earl Ullom
and z. Williams. Besse's orchestra OF
| eight pieces will play several selec-
| items and accompany the chorus.
The choir of Trinity church has re-
sumed rehearsals and will sing a spe-
cial service this morning which VII
include the Star Spangled Banner and
! the Battle Hymn of the Republic The
choir numbers about forty voices and
is under the direction of William Con-
rad Mills. Mrs. Ida X. Mervine, for
merly of Cleveland, Ohio, is the new
organist, who succeeds Miss Merta
Work, resigned to accept the position
at the First Methodist church. Mrs
W. b. Leecraft, soprano; Mrs. c. i
| Pettingall. contralto, and ]. C. Ray
mond. baritone, are the soloists. TIT
special Christmas music will be place.
in rehearsal Immediately and it il
planned to sing the cantata, THE Wore
of God" by Charles Gilbert Spros
shortly after the holiday season.
AT the First Methodist church, Mrs
c. NJ. Candy is the director of tn
choir, this being her fourth year in tina
capacity. Miss inertia H. Work is tn
organist. Mrs. C. B. Wells has bee
engaged as the soprano soloist, sue
ceeding Miss Clara Hazard, resigned
Mrs Wells is new conner and will b
a distinct addition to the musical fra
ternity. She was for several years so
prano soloist at the First Presbyteria
church in Philadelphia and is a pup
Of Owen Fitzgerald, prominent vocs
teacher in the City of Brotherly Love
Earl Harrington is the bass soloist. II
came here last year from Missouri an
has already been heard at numerou
musical affairs in the city His voic
IS a deep round basso. The positio
of tenor soloist in this choir is vacar
as Mr.. Austin, the former tenor, ha
left the city. The choir rehearsals al
held each Thursday night at tn
church.
The Christian church has engage
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Pollock, formerl
of Long Beach, California. as choir d
rector and organist. Mr.. Pollock is II
director and tenor solcist and Mr.
Pollock is the organist. They are ne
additions TO our musical set and al
earnest and conscientious worker
They have chorus choir of near
forty voices and plan TO make Il
music an attractive and devotion
feature of the church services. The
hold their weekly rehearsals on Thur
day evenings at the church.
The Presbyterian church has r
tanned Mrs. A. g. Hulett as crgani
and director. This is about the ten
season for Mrs. Hulett in this pos
ton. She has Miss Hazel Soule, s
prano, and Miss Alice Finlay, CO
l tralto. as soloists, together with oh
rus of twenty or more voices. The W
has made serious inroads on the ma
section of this choir and it is still
need of tenor soloist. Mr.. Heard
doing the bass solos. Mrs. Hulett
planning to give a Christmas canta
and will hold rehearsals Wednesd
and Friday evenings at the churc
Reverend Marquis is a ella
singer and can he relied upon to ass