The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05
Ey MORLEY F. CASSIDY

by MORLEY F. CASSIDY
An impressive number Of music
lovers who subscribed last year to the
guaranty fund for the Omaha SYM
phony orchestra course have already
renewed their pledges for the next
season, Ii was announced yesterday
by Miss Grace Rowland. Of the CAM
paign committee of the business and
professional women's division of the
Chamber of Commerce, which Is spon-
soring the course.
Several large cash subscriptions
have also been received, but the total
amount In cash and pledges Is still
short of the budget, which Is to be
increased In order to effect number
of Improvements in the orchestra,
Miss Rowland said.
The guarantors who have already
signed pledges, it was announced, are:
Mrs. Harold Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs.
August NJ. Borgtum. Mrs. Clinton
Bronze, Mrs. Emily Cleve Gregerson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Bergman, Miss
Mary Munchoff, Jean Duffield, Mrs.
F. 4. Keeney, II. II. Fish Mr.. and
Mrs. C. NJ. Wilhelm, John II. Bath,
flames C. Martin, Y. Warren Boyles,
Byers Brothers & Co, by H. G. Kid
doc, Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. VerMehren
Mrs. Charles Metz, Mrs. Arthur c.
Smith, A. Hospe, The World-Herald,
by H. Doorly, John L. Kennedy.
Thompson Belden, & Co., by Charles
C. Belden. Mrs. Margaret Shotwell'
Jessie H. Millard, and Frank W. Jud-
son.
Members of the guarantors' COM
mittee of the business and profession
al women's division will call person
ally upon all of last years guaran-
tors to ask them to renew their
pledges, Miss Rowland said yesterday.
The members of the committee, of
which Miss C. Gladys Warner is
chairman, are:
Mrs. Virginia W. Collins, Miss Ruth An
derson. Miss Ivy l.. Bolshaw. Mrs Con
stance Bell Mss Berthe cslser5 anssi5 MISS Mss
Josephine A. Blake Miss Agnes Carlson.
Miss Mabel A. Brown. Mrs. Roy +. Davis
Miss Lois NJ. Ferrin. Mrs: Edith Hughes.
johnson, Miss Beulah NJ Hall, Miss Mat
tie Belle Kern. Miss T. n, M'ontg9merly gf}nnals
Miss Clara Nelson, Mrs Florence Niswon-
ger, Miss Olive n. Olsen Miss lis, Isabs 9l lie
MaSei Race Miss @ casse Roys, Miss
berg Mrs. Corlnne sehad. Miss Etheiyn
smith. Mrs, Geri stiles. Mrs. L NJ swes,t, t.
Watts. Miss 4 ne woodhan'
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Passion week. which begins today,
brings church choirs and sacred
music again TO the fore in musical
affairs Nearly every Omaha Chris
tian church will observe Palm sun
day today with special musical serv-
ices. and cantatas symbolic of the
occasion are to be presented at sew
eral churches.
Catholic and Eplscopalian churches
will continue the special services
throughout the week, and Good Fri
day will be observed with elaborate
musical services.
The choir of Walnut Hill Methodist
church, Forty-first and Charles
streets, will present Dudley Buck S
cantata, 1.-The Story of the Cross at
1880 this evening. The soloists will
be Vernon Horn. tenor, who will have
the role of Jesus. E. F. Williams,
bass, who will have the role of Pi-
late. and c. II. Thompson. baritone,
Mrs. w. o. Yates, contralto, and Miss
Loretta Taylor, soprano. j. W.
Lampmann Is organist and choir di-
rector.
The choir of Zion Lutheran church,
Thirty-sixth street and Lafayette
avenue will present Sir John Stiner's
THE Crucifixion,' at this evening
at the church. Harry Disbrow. bari
tone: Ross Johnson, tenor. and F A.
Hanson. bass. will artist. Eva Mel
son will be at the organ. Bernard
Johnston is choirmaster.
The Trinity cathedral choir of 40
voices will sing Gounods "Gallia,
Faure,s The Palms" and still
Still With Thee" at a special service
at the cathedral at 4;s0 this after.
noon. Ben Stanley will be ut the or
gan. The choir will also present
stiner's 1.-THE Crucifixion' at s p. m.
Good Friday.
The quartet and chorus Of First
: Central Congregational church, Thr
ty-sixth and Harney streets, will
present Harold Moore's cantata, THE
Darkest Hour at 7:45 p. m. Good
Friday.
Elaborate musical services under
the direction of DIR. r. Mills silby
organist and choir director OF st. Ce
celia's cathedral. Fortieth and Burt
streets. will be held at the cathedral
throughout the week. A number oi
DIR. Silby's compositions are includ
ed in the programs which follow:
Palm Sunday.
'Kyris." "a1iHsa octa ii Toni. .di Lasso
Passion Of Our Lord Jesus Christ. -.
Motet Inter vcsti6uiam'i pert
''sanctus," "Benediotus." and "AEnus.
Der ............H.s...... Dt Iafso
:..stsbat Mater,,.... raIs.trlps
Monday.
"christus Factus EST ............Aneri'
ssnctus. Benedctus and Asnus 'Dei;..
Mass In @ ............'.'...... .casai
"Omnes Amlci" ............... .1ngegner
:. alIn, ~
..svrsslum itempi' '.'',...'.'''' lInsssnerl
Vinea Me" Wednc.day.. 'inseene'
Tsdnsaton n M9ots olf't of 5ereaas 1psefsPiS sS,
'"rristis Est" .................. Inregner
a3eredietus er ltonus Regal.)
"christns. factus est ....,...,... Anrrl'
f'iaefers AlleEf
Mondays services VIII be repeated OF
Thursday.
Good Friday.
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Tracts and II ....................s siib,
Passion ~ Our Lord Jesus Christ .Vittoria
'i'' rric Meus' ....................T TER,
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"Sicut Oyis' ................,..I Ingegner
Ismentstion ot jsrsmiss; "Aisph". slib,