The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-23

riam, Mrs Nina Clough and Mrs Ina
Creation. Mrs. Margaret X. Good
rich was appointed to serve on this
committee but on account of Illness
Mrs. Merriam filled her vacancy.
Sunday morning at 10.45 in the
Bethany auditorium special attention
will be given to the Christmas mus
ic The choir will sing the anthems
christmas Bells" by Frederick Stew
enson and ut is the Blessed Christ
mas Morn" by ]. C. Bartlett with Miss
Virginia Ames playing violin obliga-
to during the latter. Mrs. Marion
Flanders will sing 1.-THE Birth
day of the King" by Nieglinger.
Hymns will be sung by the congrega-
ton and the sermon delivered by Rev.
George Merriam, the pastor. The
Sunday School has a special invitation
to be present at this service. At noon
during the Sunday School there will
be brief Christmas exercise entitled
"The Song in the Sky and at this
time Miss Louise H. Coburn will read
a Christmas story. The program
will also include Christmas carols and
hymns. In the evening at seven
O'Clock the choir of thirty voices will
give a cantata The Story of Beth
iehem" by William r. Spence. The
music for the day will be directed by
Mrs. Marion Drake Flanders with Mrs.
Ethel Whittier Ames at the organ and
Mrs. Dora T. Nye at the piano. The
organ and piano numbers were as
follows: Sunday morning, Prelude;
Pastorale, (piano and organ) Alex:
Guilmant; Offertory, (piano and organ)
The Harp of st. Cecilia, Auguste Vie
gard, Postlude, (organ). Hosanna;
Wachs. Evening. prelude (piano and
organ) Marche Triomphale, Alex. Gull
mant: offertory. (organl, Silent Night;
Postlude Cantique De Noel, Adam.
There will also be a special observ-
ance for the starving children OF Eu-
rope and envelopes will be provided
for the Offering. Communicates are
especially urged to remember the poor
three and one-half millions in Europe.
"He that giveth to the poor lendeth TO
the Lord"
AT THE FEDERATED CHURCH
Tomorrow (Friday) evening at the
Federated. First Baptist and Congre-
gational church there will be Christ
mas tree from seven o'clock until $50,
each class contributing to the enter
tainment.
Next Sunday morning at the church
services Rev. O. II. Tracy will deliver
the sermon and the music numbers
will include:
Carol Holy Night. Peaceful Night.
Folk Song: anthem. Let tho Heavens
Rejoice, John Lind; Calm on the Lis
tening Ear. c. f. Manney, soloist,
Mrs. Efle PooIer Malley, Soprano.
The Sacred Cantata. "The Holy City
bv Alfred r. Gaul. will be given in the
evening. Soloists, Mrs Ettie Pooler
Nalley. soprano, Victor Wren. tenor !;
r. ". Leighton. Bass; organist. Carl
W Nalley: director. X. w. Leigh
ton The following are Mr. Malley S
organ number, for the morning ser
vice. Prelude, Variations on an An
eienl Xmas Carol by Dcthier; O1er-
toire: Jesu Redemptor. (Gesu Bambi-
no.. Yon: postlude: Hosanna by Du-
bais Organ numbers tor the even
ing services: TIalleleYah chorus, from
the Messiah, Handel.
cOMMANDERY OBSERVANCE
The Sir knights of De Molay Com
mandery No. 10 Knights Templar are
10 assemble at the asylum Christmas
morning. December % at 1l.30 o'clock
for the annual Christmas observance.
Sir knights of all other communicates
soiourning within the local Comman-
dcry's jurisdiction are invited to meet
at the asylum atth at time. Special
music features will be furnished by a
male quartette composed of a, B.
Plummer. j. H. Jenkins. DR. VI. +.
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