The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-19
Greatest of ChOruSeS
Will Sing At Capitol
In July 4 Celebration

chorus; Home Road" one stanza:
ring Out Sweet Bells Of Peace"
chorus; THE Star-SpangIed Banner"
two stanZas.
The following types Of choruses al
ready are enlisted for the festival:
Central High School chorus, re-
cruited from the large gatherings at
the weekly Sunday sings" at Central
High School.
The Takoma Park Community
Chorus.
National Service School Chorus,
from Camp Columbia The entire or
ganization will be in the picturesque
uniform Of the service camp.
'Star-Spangled Banner" Chorus.
That plans to reach 1000 in number.
It is organized by Mrs. Priscilla W.
Streeter.
$1,000 In Plaza Group.
A chorus OF 1000 from the group
OF 1000 war workers OF the Govern
ment hotels on the plaza Sunday
sings" are now being held in the
recreation hall there, under Ralph
Winchester Hills. associate director
OF community singing of the War
Camp Community Service, each Sun
day at o'clock
The Commission on Training Camp
Activities will have a chorus. built
around the Womens Glee Club. that
sang so successfully at Central High
School last Sunday, under Lieut..
Hollis Edison Davenny.
Numbers OF the Government De-
partments are now forming choruses
with the enthusiastic support of Earl
Carbauh' Of the Postoffce Depart
ment and Robert G. Starr, of the De-
a n a
Department store chorlses from
stores where there has been commun-
ity singig for some time, will in
clude:
Department Store ChoruHes.
Woodward & Lothrop chorus.
Hecht-a chorus Of about 100.
Kann's-a chorus of 200, the aver
age attendance at the sings" of this
store being around 300.
Lansburgh's-a chorus Of 500. while
the average attendance has been 400.
Goldenberg's also may furnish a
chorus.
From Silver Springs a chorus is
coming, made up from the girls Of
the Y. W. c. A. Home for Girls.
And from the churches large groups
are applying for admission in this ma
tional festival.
Every ID. &. Band to Play.
Every available band in the vicin-
ity of Washington will be used for the
instrumental features of the day.
The subcOmittee on bands. William
H. Santclmann. Dorc Walten. and
Rollin Bond, have the organization in
hand.
Under present conditions. the prob
lem confronting them is rather new.
it being necessary to combine some of
the bands that are now depleted
through postwar conditions. There
fore. the personnel of the bands must
be announced later
Not only Government bands will be
used, however, but all civilian organ
izations are being approached
Concerts for the day will be given
in the morning and the afternoon,
concluding with the great massed
bands al the Capitol steps in the even
ing, under Captain Santelmann, lead
er of the United States Marine Band,
who, as ranking officer, will be the
chief director.
The program of band music reads
not so much as an accompaniment for
the spectacles, as a complete concert
program. The usual playing OF frag-
ments OF music has always been a
source of disappointment to the mu-
stefan, so special attention has been
given to make the music complete in
itself.
Some of the Musical Selections
And these are some Of the import
ant music selections chosen for this
great day.
The don Carlos March of Verdi
one of the most resplendent compost
tions of this Italian master of music,
which will sound the spirit OF the
magnificent entrance of 100 Peace
Heralds." the first spectacle.
An entire tone-poem, one of the
great concert numbers Of orchestra