Evening star., 1922-12-03
RELIGIOUS PAGEANT
TOBE FIRST HERE
Churches to Join in Presen'
tation of "Word and the
Way" Christmas Event.

For perhaps the nrSt time III 1lS
history. the nations capital is to
have i big community Christmas
festival in the form of religious
naseant. in which all the people of
Washington are asked to join. either
as participants or as audience.
The Word and the Way" is the
story of the Old Testament promises
and prophecies fulfilled in the birth
nf Christ. ;1A is to be presented at
Central High School on the after
noon and evening of Saturday. Decem-
Der %. and on the afternoon of Sun
day. December "a. by the young peo-
Pile of Washington through the me
dunn of the churches of the city. with
;.n interdenomin committee OF
ciergymcn in charge of general ar
rangementS.
Four or five hundred young peo-
pie, organized from and representing
at least eight of the largest religious
denominations. will appear in tie
fourteen scenes Of the pageant. which
have been selected and arranged from
the Bible with great care and with
u text that is wholly Scriptural
In order to make the pageant real
community Christmas celebration in
every sense of the word, it is being
planned that on Sunday afternoon
December "a, the entire auditorium
the various churches. clubs and
charitable organizations of the city.
and they are being asked to arrange
with the committee to secure reser-
hospitals and "rnhasages under their
charge, in order to send as their
guests I" the pageant all those who
would not otherwise pe able to join
IN this unusuaIl and spiritual pageant
celebration of the Christmas time
.sNnrd nmN th> U-.~..
Tile Word and the Way" is to be
produced under the direction of
Marie Moore Forrest. assisted by
Caroline Mckinley. Albert Parr and
Victor Kerney. with Paul whitney
Fishbaugh as director of music. and
bass Davis Schreiner. who arranged
ager.
A number of professional players,
~ Wen as some Of the pastors them
selves. will take leading parts in the
various scenes. for which the per-
S"nnsl is practically complete, under
'hT direction of the church chairmen.
The Young people of ST. Stephens
Episcopal Church. directed by Rev
George +. Dudley, will enact ,be
story OF Abraham and Isaac; the New
iork Avenue Presbyterian Church,
WIN Mrs e. O. Goodpasture in charge
,'hurcb Of ~, assisted eF the
direction Of Mrs. John II. Ellis and
Miss Ethel Bagley. will give the
scenes in the story of Jacob and
E.Sau' while the love story of the
pageant scenes from the Book OF
Euth is in the hands Of the First
congregational Church organized by
Miss Oica Wood
The Vermont Avenue Christian
church and Luther Place Memorial
fl
former giving the story of the little
Shepherd boy. and the latter pre-
SentlnS the coronation of. David as
King Of Israel. DR.. Whitley himself
- in charge of the one scene. with
Mrs. Albert u. Spangler. Mrs Russell
Yates and Mrs. Irwin Hol!ander of
Luther Place in charge of the other
To Direct Prophets Scene.
Denis f. Connell will direct the
scene of the Prophets, to be given by
a group of Young men from st. Pat
'ick's Church. assisted by a number
OF students from the Catholic Uni
versity. The Nativity. story is being
prepared by Foundry and Calvary
oRear. director of young peoples
work at Foundry. in charge of the
combined groups. assisted by Mrs
John c. milford of Calvary.
Members of the Girls Friendly So
ciety of Epiphany Episcopal Church.
directed by Mrs. II. l. Bolton and
Rev. Mr.. WiIvern. and group of
young men from trace Church, di-
recred by Rev. Meade MacBryde, have
charge Of the finale of the pageant.
in which all other participants will
join.
The vested choir of St Andrews
Episcopal Church will sing the choral
music in the Nativity scenes, with
Marguerite Allen Ross as director.
and the big Burrell class of girls at
calvary Baptist Church will serve as
ushers at all performances.
The central committee. which has
The arrangements in charge. includes ::
Rev. c.; NJ. Diffenderfer. chairman:
Rev. George +. Dudley. Rev. James
l.. Freeman, Rev. j. Noble Pierce,
Rev. Herbert +. Randolph, Very Rev.
Mgr. Z. +. Thomas. Rev. Earle Will
fey and Rev. Charles Wood.