Hickory daily record., 1922-12-23

caroling Sunday Night and Christmas Tree Mon
day Night in Union Square Under Auspices
OF Community Service-Where Groups of
CaroIcrs Will Assemble Tomorrow.

with the seasons shopping sched-
uled to end before midnight. the
Christmas season, already busy one
from a trade standpoint, will enter
INTO another phase-Christmas music
and sermons, distribution of food and
clothing among the poor and a general
remembrance Of ones friends or the
less fortunate. The weather, to iudge
from the samples yesterday and to-
day. will be ideal.
| Chief events outside of the churches
tomorrow and Monday will be:
Distribution by the Rotary club Sun
day afternoon Of baskets to the poor
of this city and vicinity.
Singing of carols beginning Sun
oay nlght at O'Clock bv children
under adult leaders in all parts of
Hickory and adjourning towns.
Christmas tree on Union square
Monday night.
The caroling and Christmas tree
will be under the direction of Com
munlty service, of which Miss Mar
guerlte Wilson is director. Mrs. S.
II. t'afabee is chairman of the carol
ing general group and dozen COM
petent women are group chairmen and
leaders: Mrs. R. S. Brown, director of
music in the Hickory schools, drilled
the children in the carols.
Christmas Tree
The Community Service committee
for Christmas have been busy for
several weeks ->refecting plans for an
Everyhody's Christmas and Tree of
Light to be held at p m. on Christ
mas day.
prornnt11y ~ n ', -, A., C...1
at the Tree will start singing H6iy
Night as Mr.. w. j. Shuford presses
the magic button which will light the
star on the very ton of the tree. A
short address of welcome by Mr.. W.
A. Self will then follow. The Hickory
Band will play few selections and
the full colored lights for the entire
tree will be turned on and Every
bodys Christmas Tree will be Hick-
ory,s and yours. The caroiing groups
will then sing "It came upon the
midnight clear" and 80 Come All Yc ,,
Faithful" after which ali are invited |
to come up and view the tree y bit |
closer
The Community service organiza-
ton is new one in Hickory but is
demonstrating the value of u13ited |
civic effort in. such Community cele-
brations as this Christmas program.
The caroling will be a new IN
for Hickory, but according to the in
terest displayed this year is should be-
come an unusual event in which large
prol!ps participate. Parents are asked
to accompany the children whenever
possible in the caroling and thus add
to the general interest.
The tree was secured and will be
erected by the Cavalry troop under
the direction of Captain Earl T. Ed
wards. The lighting was contributed
by the Southern Public Utilities COM
pany.
Notice to Children
Children attention! Did you hama
your name to Mrs. Brown in school
saying that you would like to sing
Christmas carols on Sunday evening
between 5 and 9 D. m? We are looking
for you then at one of the group
places. Every one is urged to
assemble promptly in order that no
one wishing to welcome the carolers
shall be disappointed Arrangements
have been made for sixteen groups
and at least 20 should sing in each o.
these groups.
All children should 90 to the group
neaQQuafIefS nearest. Lne1f nome.
A list Of the places where the caro-
lers will assemble follows:
Ward Mrs. George Ba;ly, chair
man.
Group 1 under Miss Pearl Little
and Mrs. Hazel Aiken. children will
meet at the home Of Miss Little ana
sing on Tenth avenue and in neigh
borhood of Mr.. George Halls.
Group 2 under Mrs. w. B. Men
zies-Meet at home Of Mrs. Menzies :