Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-19
TWO SERIES OF
FREE CONCERTS
Music Commission Decides
to Double Number of
RecitalS
COMPLETES PLANS
FOR XMAS CAROLS

Encouraged by the success of its
efforts last season. the Wilmington
Music Commission today decided TO
hold two series of free concerts this
winter and spring for the benefit of
the music loving public.
! The commission also completed ar
rangements for the Christmas carol
singing and adopted suggestions
looking 10 n new contest for a city
song.
Today's meeting was held in the
reception room OF Mayor Harvey's
! Offices in the Public Building. Mrs.
Charles E. Griffith. vice-president.
presided.
The attendance was large and
much enthusiasm was shown. Mayor
Harvey occupied his place as honor
airy president, and took active part
in the proceedings
William p. White reported on the
Christmas carol service which will
be held next Sunday night, in front
Of the Public Building. Consensus
of opinion among pastors Of the city
was that 10 o'clock was. the most
convenient hour, and this hour was
formally fixed.
The ministers who responded to
the request to agree upon an hour
for the service and to give their |
support were as follows:
The Rev. C. II. Bonner, Hanover |
Presbyterian Church; the Rev. ). W. !
Bounds, Kingswood NJ. E.; John
Cta,apgop NTOfuptaare - Avaarfco.
the Rev. Harry w. Ewing, D. D., |
Union NJ. E.; the Rev. A. NJ. Some,
D. D., West Presbyterian; the Rev.
F. NJ. Kirkus, D. D., Trinity Episco-
pal; the Rev. Robert Watt, d. D.,
District Superintendent Methodist
the Rev. c. A. Chader
First Swedish Baptist; the Rev. Rob
ert Bell, Old Swedes; the Rev. J. S.
D. D., Olivet Presbyterian;
the Rev. W. II. Harris, Goodman VI.
F.. the Rev. c. L. Hubbard, st.
PauPs NJ. E.; the Rev. B. Johns,
Grace NJ. F.; the Rev. T. Kerr.
Greenhill Presbyterian; the Rev. c.
D. Clash, Emmanuel Episcopal; the
Rev. W. E. Habbart. Harrison Street
NJ. E.; the Rev. I. White, Mt. Salem
NJ. E; John c. Simpson, Salvation
Army; the Rev. R. K. Stephenson,
Sllverbrook NJ. E.; the Rev. c. L.
Candee, D. D., Westminster Presby-
-erian; the Rev. Joseph Karling, I
Swedish NJ. E.; the Rev. Joseph Y.
irwin, D. D., Delaware Avenue Bap-
list; the Rev f. II. Collins. Trinity 6
VI. E.; the Rev. George D. Allison. D. t
D., Second Baptist.
Mr.. White urged that the whole
,ity should participate in the ser
ice. After the general mass sing
ng in front of the Public Building.
t was suggested that groups of
fingers who so desired, could or
,anize and sing carols in other sec
Ions of the city. In event of storm
he carols can be sung in the corri-
Tor Of the building.
Charles F. Ernst, secretary of the
called attention that $50
tiles throughout the country hold
UGH Christmas carol services, and
hat Wilmington last year was listed
mong these. ,
Arrangements for a band were ,
eft in charge of J. Norris Robinson, i
Tho is a member of the commission. c
Miss Ruth Storms, supervisor of n
music in the public schools, said she o
oped to have 1000 grammer school :
upils sing in the carol service, n
-hich will be held at o'clock next
thursday afternoon; also in front
f the Public Building. This Christ .
mas feature proved a great success
ist year. =,
T. Leslie Carpenter sent a report =
hat the Orpheus Club, Orpheus -
fixed Quartet. Westminster Choral y
ociety, Philharmonic Band and N
Orchestra had signified >,
heir willingness to participate in the a
ortnightly series of concerts this h
eason. Offer OF the new First a,
entral Presbyterian Church of the In
Sc of its new auditorium also was IN
lade and accepted with thanks. It
as suggested by Mrs. William T. Z,
Ioseley that the Students Orchestra I -
I've its opening concert some time in
anuary in the auditorium under the =
uspices of the Music Commission. ii
After some discussion 1t was =
unanimously decided to give two Sc X
es of free public concerts. one Sc s
es on Tuesday evenings in the High g
chool auditorium and another on "
lnday afternoons IN the First-Cen- y
al Church auditorium. ~
Mrs. Marie H. Haughey. chair 4.
an of the city prize song contest 4.
ported in favor of holding oom- "
etitions first for words and then for Y
usic suitable to the words adopted. g
rizes Of $50 were proposed for each n
The words OF the song -
e TO be devoted to Wilmington and y