The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-30
ADOPT ARRANGEMENTS
FOR HUGE COMMUNITY
XMAS CELEBRATION

Adoption of the general plan pre-
sented by P. H. Slocum for the Com
munity Christmas celebration exer-
cises TO be held on Christmas eve and
day composed the business OF the
meeting of varions organizations or
the city in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms, in the X. of P. temple. Tues
day night. About 90 organizations
were represented at the meeting, and
chairmen for various committees were
appointed as we'll as several com
mittees.
These committees will begin work at
once for the Community Christmas
celebration Much work is to be done
and everything is expected to be in
first class condition for the various
celebrations that are TO be held.
Christmas carols will be sung in
the 81 voting precincts of the city by
teams of 10 and a leader, from the
hours of to $50 o'clock Christmas
morning. Ora Stegall was appointed
chairman of this committee to organ
ize and direct the carol singing.
To Go in Autos
II is planned to have the Carolers
transported over the precincts in all
tomobiles. and the Wayne County Au-
tomobile Dealers association will be
asked TO furnish automobiles for this
use.
Eight groups of brass instrument
bands will be organized and will play
in each of the eight wards of the city
Christmas eve Immediately after the
exercises that are to be held around
the Christmas tree, or Tree of Light,
at North Ninth and A streets. Glen
Crum. secretary of the musicians I'M
ion, and ]. E Maddy, of the local
schools, we're appointed as commit
tee to organize and direct this part of
the program.
Ed. Hollarn, superintendent OF
parks. and p. H. Slocum were ap-
pointed a committee to obtain the
community tree.
Miss Payne, supervisor in the ele
mentary school grades, was made
chairman of committee TO encourage
and stimulate the decorations OF the
schools, houses and school rooms. Ju
liam l.. Smith was appointed a com
mittee to also encourage and sumu
late the decorating of the church
buildings and Sunday school rooms OF
the various churches of the city
Store Decorations Planned.
Efforts will also be made to have
the downtown district properly dec
Grated as well as every store and store
window. Ed n. Wilson, secretary
manager of the Chamber Of Commerce
was appointed chairman OF this com
mittee.
Singing of Christmas carols will also
be given in every institution in the
city on Christmas afternoon, Ihese
groups of singers will be organized by
Mrs D. W. Scott
In order to avoid duplication in Civ
ing. Miss S. Ethel Clark was appointed
10 look after all gifts. She issued
request that all organizations expect
ing to care for certain families IN the
city, register the names of such lam
lilies at the Social Service bureau. The
Social Service bureau will serve as
clearing house for names of people Il
receive presents, in order that no tW'
organizations will contribute to thu
same family.
Handle Names Only
This does not mean that the gut
themselves VIII have TO be handle.
nv the bureau. Miss Clark explained
ne bureau ILtIElS W l5liCu " H"''e'
the maximum of efficiency through
checking up on the contributions Il
various families.
Plans for learning 10 Christina
carols, one - be learned every da,
starting 10 days before Christmas, ar
being made, and will be Introduce
all over the city. These songs will b
learned somewhat on the order OF tn
present Music Memory contest nun
bers.
The carols have been selected b
the Community Service Unc) locate
in New York City, and have been sen
TO every community service headqua
ters in the United States FolloWln
is the list of carols:
20 Come. All Ye Faithful by
Reading; silent Night by Fran
Gruber: "Hark, The Herald Angel
Sing" by Nendelssohn; 20 Littl
Town of Bethlehem" by Lewis H. Rec
ner; Deck the Hall" an old Wells
air; Here We Come A-Caroling
traditional; at Came Upon the Nit
night Clear" by R. S. Willis; GOO
King Wenceslas," traditional; "Th
First Novel;" traditional; God Res
You. Merry Gentlemen" traditional
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