Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-13
Every Seat Filled and 500
Are Unable to Gain
Admittance.
IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE
SCORES GREAT TRIUMPH
Clergy A ttends in Body
Church Choirs Form Chorus
of ESQ Voices.
ADDRESS BY BISHOP BROWN
Tells Audience OF Nntion-Wide
Campaign achievements, or
Which This Is Feature.

..Hcry scat in the City Auditorium
vas hucd last night when the nation
"idc campaign pageant. The MoI-
crn Magi ana the Modern Chalicnrc.'
was presented. Long before the
hour set for the beginning Of the
performance the doors OF the huge
building were closed with the re-
: suit that fully 500 people could not
c"in adrnlttancc.
Seldom has an amateur perform.
aa"e been produced In Richmond in
suca elaborate style ana on such a
sisantiu scale; nearly 200 persons.
Including tho clergy Of the Episccpa!
Church. ia vcstncnts. occupied places
on tho stage Tho scene presented
Was one ot amazing color. through
splendid costumins. acccntuatcd 10
a high degree by sknltul. electrical
cnec;s,
Chorus uf .5D Voices.
NOt tho lcas, impressive feature
MAS the presence OF chorus OF 25O
Voices. representing the combined
,hoirs OF Richmond's Episcopal
.hurchcs. \ portion Of these singers
was grouped in Tho center Of the
stage forming a l!ving cross. which
l Ms held together with startling
r'a.,sm throughout tho spectacle.
ictwccn the first and second parts
~ the program RI Hcv. William Ca
b.it Brown -. D.. Bishop Of the
b.occso Of Virginia. spoke briefly on
the accomplishments 20 date OF tho
@y"a, nation wide movement and the
objects sought ia the undertaking at
ir's ;irnr.
More Than any other ono thing.
El-bnp brown said, the nation wide
,anpaiEn has brought about u re-
nlnrkablH spiritual awakening In the
Episcopal Church. 81 have found"
10 said. ",hpt our layrncn. and !
,tnean our men. are not only givin.
~ their means. but are giving their
time 70 the church. Right here I
wan, TO publicly express my deep
qualification 20. them. More and
moro. as our campaign progresses.
our women and our men giving
themselves 10 tho service OF God"
Howic Makes Brief Address.
I:av w. Russell Bowie. u. D.. rec
tor OF 81. Paurs Church, also dcliv
oTod a short address on The Gift Of
Life.
y year ago this pageant. from tho
pen of Mrs. Maude Il. Osgood and
Miss Lucy +. Gibson. was produced
with success; last night IL was re-
ecived rs a triumph.
Without hitch. the performance
moved smoothly from the process
sional OF the vested chorus and clergy
until the bencdiction was pronounced
by bishop Brown.
The large east showed the result
Of rare training. and In this no small
measure OF praise Is due to Ernest
II. Cosby. who acted as choir direc-
tor. and to Miss Emily Brown. dra-
matte Instructor.
AS America" Miss Mamie w.
Thompson was in n part which af-
forded ample opportunity for the
display of her splendid talents. In
fact, all making up the cast carried
cut their lines with telling effect.
even in 30 large "a place as the City
Auditorium. Others in the cast in
cluded:
Miss y. w. J. II. Mercer
Thompson Ruth Wcitzei
Miss Lindsey Powers John ID. Sarvay
Miss X. Scott Miss Alice McIn,ire
Miss Patsy Ilallow Miss L. Pioasants
Miss Lucy Smith Thomas Semmes
i;.v. u. a Arthur Helen Petway
Edwin Hartz Mary j.. Powers
ltamon Bartz j. ". lButler
" $. Hutton Rufus Sarvay
Carter Beverley II. VI. Sweeney
List OF Group Leaders.
Group leaders were as follows:
Mrs. Hazel Mundy. Randolph Ruff
lin. Sclden Wake. Ernest L. Osgood.
Jr., Miriam Normant. james Shaw,
Russell Wooton, William ii. Ribblc.
Carey White. Estelle G. Gratzowsky.
Egbcrt Clarke. Hiram Johnson and
Rev. Elmer c. Pedrick. Rev., L. Il.
Osgood. as prologus. and Rev. Will
liam E. Cox. as interpreter. were both
impressive and added materially to
the performance.
The following committee was in
charge tho Sunday school groups
participating:
Miss Mary l.. Bull Miss V. Thornton
MIS-. r. r. l.. Smith Miss Nellie Harris
, MIS-. IL. l.. Rufn Mrs. j. S. Oliver