Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
PALM SUNDAY SERVICES
Fine Weather and Musical Pro-
grams Fill Various Churches
of the City.

The services Of Palm Sunday were
celebrated in all tho churches Of the
city yesterday and the fine weather
brought out crowds of attendants.
At ST. Johns Episcopal Church the
new chanccl was dedicated I'm tho morn
ing. Bishop Cook officiating. The cere-
monies opened with Palm Sunday
professional. headed hy the jeweled
Crucifx of the church. After Holy
Communion had been administered. the
Bishop blessed tho altar and the i'm
provemcnts made on the church. IL
was announced at tho church yester-
day That the now organ viii he first
used nj tho services next Sunday. and
that ST Mary's chapel will he ready for
dedication I'm "a few weeks. Following
the dcdcatory services a class OF
twenty eight were confirmed.
At the Calvary Episcopal Church,
Third and Washington streets. Rev.
T.. II. stevens conducted the services.
NJ which special music was sung.
Members Of the Masonic Lodges at
tended the services at the Second Rap
tist Church yesterday. ltev. George
u. Allison conducted them and an On
larEcd choir was under the direction of
Miss Virginia Fuller
In Bethany Baptist Church Dr. g.
e. Earle talked on "Christ's Triunphal
March Through the Centuries"
Rev T. w. Mckinney. OF Philadel-
phia. addressed tho Palm Sunday scr
vices yesterday afternoon of tho linton
NJ T. Church In which ST. Pauis and
Harrison street Churches joined The
services were in charge Of Rev. ~. W.
Ewing.
Tho Union Church will hold Pas-
sion Week services every evening this
week ON Good Friday an hour Of
meditation and prayer will he held in
the afternoon. and Holy communion in
the evening.
Tho Triumph Of the cross
splendid cantata ry w. Alexander Mat
thews. rendered by the choir. was much
enjoyed hy largo an appreclauve con
gregation last night AZ First and Cen
trail Presbyterian Church
The choir. comprising Louise
Crownovcr, soprano; Mildred Mason.
contralto. Marion Minker, tenor, and
John = Hayes. Jr. baritone. sang quartet
and solo selections accompanied by
John a. Thome. director.
Solemn high mass was SUNG AZ 81.
Peters Cathedral sixth ana West
etrects. with impressive ceremonies in
riient 10 the blessing of the palms by
bishop Monaghan
The ceremonies opened with rro-
cessfonal through the church. ~ which
the bishop took part After the bless
inc and distribution ~ the palms the
Passion Was sung Special music was
given by the choir
"stabat Mater" nj 81. ratricLs.
An audience that completely hlied
The church. chairs heing placed IN the
aisle and behind Tho altar rail attend
"a the special service At st Patrick q
church Fifteenth and King streets
when Rossiniz setting of the "Stahat
Mater Was rendered hy the choir Of
the church with the assistance of an
orchestra led bv Harry StauRerach
and 81 several visiting soloists in ali
dition to local talent.
Rev James NJ. Grant conducted the
combined forces Miss Gertrude Meg
sick presiding AT the organ. The solo
ista were Mrs. Bessie C4ivason Miss
Katherine Kane Misa Nan Walsh, Mrs.
Marie Mulvena Ryan. Miss Grace Wade.
Of Philadelphia sopranos: Mrs. Flor
enCe Beehan McGoldrick, Mrs. Joseph
F'eatherstone, altos. John Flood. Harry
Ziegler. Philadelphia. Joseph dc Iucca.
Joseph FeatherEtone, teuore. and Will
liam Zolper Thomas O'Neiu, Richard
| King. Philadelphia. bassos. and John
kruger. haritones,
The Largo Of Handel was rendered
hy the orchestra aR a prelude. The
chorus was very effective especially in
the "Quando Corpus number
IT is planned by Father Grant to give
a concert or Cantata at least once a
wear. and il is 10 he hoped that advan-
taEe viii be taken Of the orRanizs tion
he has available 10 do this even if II
does add to the burden Of work upon
| his shoulders. for IL is one of which
only few parish priests are capable.