Evening journal., 1921-12-31
Children At
XMAS PARTY
Drama League, Music Com
mission, Community Serv-
ice Give Program
MAYOR MIXES
WITH YOUNGSTERS

One OF the prettiest and most en-
joyable Christmas holiday events ever
staged in Wilmington was held in the
Playhouse yesterday afternoon under
the joint auspices OF the Wilmington
Drama League. the new Municipai
Music Commission and the Will
mington Community Service.
The Drama League contributed a
splendidly acted pageant; the Music
Commisson arranged a fine program
of vocal and instrumental selections
and the Community Service made the
general arrangements for the AFFAIR
The auditorium was filled with chill
dren from all parts OF the city.
There also was a fair sprinkling OF
grown-ups, who were children for
the time being.
Mayor Leroy Harvey graced the
occasion and delivered brief speech
OF welcome. You looked happv last
Friday" said the mayor. -because
you we're looking forward 10 Christ
mas. You look happy today, and I
suppose IL is because you are look
ing forward to going back to school
next Tuesday" This merry quip cans
cd much laughter and applause
Charles f. Ernst. director OF the
Community Service and member os
the Municipal Music Commission. in
troduced Mr.. Harvey.
The effective and simpII little pa
geant of Christmas, ''Why the
Chimes Rang" presented by the
Drama League, the musical pro-
gram including community singing
OF the carols. which all children OF
Wilmington were taught before
Christmas; and the pleasure of he
ing given a party in the Playhouse,
which many Of them we're too young
to have visited before. made Com
munity Services party very
charming affair, which delighted the
little guests Their very evident en-
joyment OF the program more than
recompensed the organizations and
individuals who had arranged II for
their care in doing so.
"Oh Little Town OF Bethlehem. -
Holy Night" "Hark the Herald
Angels Sing" and other carols we're
sung by tho children. Mrs. Ralph
Woodmansey, soprano soloist OF
Trinity p. r. Church. gave several
vocal numbers; Miss Sabina Kowal-
I ska. a pupil OF Harry r. Stausbach.
delighted with violin selections. ac-
companied by Miss Mildred Green
at the piano. William p. White, also
a member OF the Music Commission,
directed the choral singing OF the
children, and Mrs Marie II. Haughey
providede piano accompaniments
Mrs. Floy r. Booth aroused much
enthusiasm among the children with
a series OF Christmas stories, includ-
ing one entitled. IF Christ Had Not
Come"
The interior OF a peasant hut a.
dusk on Christmas Eve, in which
lives a family OF simple folk, WHIT
have in their hearts the christina
spirit is the scene which introduces
the playlet why the Chimes Rang.
and which Is arranged as a prologu,
to the play.
Simply written. and excellentl-
given by members OF the Drama
League, the little play was one cas-
lily followed by the youngsters. an,
held their attention from the risin,
of the curtain to the final tableau.
Those who took part in the pla,
were; Miss Helen Casey, as Holp
a peasant boy; Miss Kathleen Ander
son, Stein. his younger brother
Charles Gooding. Bertel. the uncle
Mrs. Edgar B. Fell, an old woman
Mrs. II. X. Wilson, an angel; Mr.
Charles Bye. the priest: John BLANK
a rich man; Fred Smith. a courtier
Mrs. L. ]. Jones, a beautiful woman
Miss Esther Wilson. a lovely giri
Harvey Smith, the king; Miss Jes
sic Seaman. a sage.