New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-22

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Forestviile on Sunday evening. De-
cenlber %. The choir. under the
direction Of Arthur j. Wasi-y. Will
be augmented Ivy several visiting
singers.
1t is doubtful il any cantata
treats the Christmas theme more
completely than THE Coming OF the
King A great deal OF the wording
is from the Bible. The prophecies OF
isaiah and Micah are heard. The
beautiful stories OF the birth of the
Christ child as portrayed in Mat
thew and Luke are told. Both the
shepherds on the plains OF Bethle-
hem and the Magi travelling across
the deserts and finding the Babe in
the manager are graphically describ-
ed. An effective feature OF the cam
tata is the mems chorus representing
the Magi. Herods part Is taken by
the bass soioist. Withai it would be
difficult TO find a piece Of musical
composition i'll which there is such
2 perfect balance between choruses
and soloists.
The SoloistS for the cantata are as
follows: Mrs. Lewis l.. Burg hotf. SO
prano; Mrs. Walter Clark. contralto;
Raymond Garfield, tenor; Walter
Clark. bass (Herod); Walter johann
sen, baritone <Melchoir); Melvin
White. tenor Casper.
The personnel Of the chorus is as
follows: Sopranos. Doris Manches-
ter, Mrs. Harold f. Reed. Mrs.
George V. TruaA. Mrs. Henry
Warner; tenors Emil Goranson. Mrs.
Van Clemens, Ralph Jervis: altos,
Mrs. 4. Irving Beatsson. Mrs. Carl
c. Johnson. Miss Clara Mills, Miss
Olive Osgood: BASES. John Boyce.
Carl Weyh; organist, John Levande;
pianist. Mavis Rowe; director,
Arthur J. Wasley.
Appointed Librarian
Mrs. Tryphena Wallace of 20 Hill
crest Court has been appointed
librarian at the Forestville Branch
library to succeed Mrs. Gertrude
TribbIe. who died suddenly a few
days ago following a heart attack.
Mrs. Wallace has already assumed
her new duties.
To Present Pageant
Members OF the Sunday school OF
the First Congregational church.
assisted by the church choir, will
present 1.-The Christmas Pageant OF
} the Holy Grail In the church at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon. The char
acters In the pageant. which was
written by W. Russell Bowie, is az
follows: King Arthur, Lester DIN
angels. Betty Schaper and Jeanette
Funk; Joseph, James Cooper: Mary.
Emily JOY: shepherds. Robert Cor
don and Carl Mcrriman: wise men,
Ernest Becker. 10y Barker. and
Paul Jaeger; LaunceIot. Robson
Marsh: Page. Richard Cook: Redi-
we're, Raymond Olin: Gareth. War
rem Linbcrg; Tristan. Walton
Beach: Pcrcival, Robert Beach f.:
Modred. Warren Linberg: Gala had.
Scdgewick Gordon: damscls, AiIeen
Ferris. Esther Wasiey. Dorothy
Bradley. and Dorothy Miles.
bVtStN bhApiAst SUuVNu
At the evening service at the
Bristol Baptist church Sunday. the
cantata. The Story OF Christmas
10y II. Alexander Matthews will be
sung by choir Of /. voices with a
string accompaniment.
The personnel OF the choir is as
follows: Quartet--D8isy Boot h
Daley, soprano: Hazel Porter Snow,
contralto; Edward Hedwall, tenor:
Robert Donaldson. bass, assisted by:
sopranos Estelle Plat Richardson.
Marion Norton Raymond: altos.
Charlotte Woodford Ellison. Nellie
Strong SaXton; tepors. Elmer He'd
wall. Henry lovejoy: BASES. Chalton
M. Woodford, Frank l.. Wood: vio-
linists, Gertrude Olcott, first violin
Leroy Carlson. second violin; lry-
ing Hodgkinson. third Violin: Viii
liam kantorski. fourth violin; Lulu
Hare. pianist
State Treasurer, X. Of c.. Dies
Michael +. Cronan, aged 60
treasurer Of the Grand Council OF
Connecticut. knights of Columbus
and lifelong resident Of Terry,itie
died Friday at st. Mary's hospital
Waterbury,. He underwent a ma jor
operation last Tuesday but failed e
respond to treatment. gradually
growing weaker until the end.
Born In Terryvillc, October 3
1859. the son OF Michael and kath
crime Cronan. Mr.. Cronan attcn,le
the schools Of that town and was
married there in January. 1890, I,
Miss Mary +. Hurley. vino ,1ied IN
1912. For the past g. years he had
been employed at the Eagle Lock
Co.. Terryville.
Mr.. Cronan for many years was
actively identified with The knight
OF Columbus. He was Instruments
in the formation Of the Terry,ll.
Council and served as state treas
urer for several years. He was 9
lifelong member of the 1mma culatt
Conception church. Tcrry>iIlc. and
was trustee of the church cor
poration.
Surviving are one daughter. Miss
Pauline +. Cronan. a clerk in the
TerryNille Trust Co.: a son. Francis
NJ. Cronan. sports editor of the
Washington Daily News: one sister
Mrs. Walter Myers Of Hancock. and
ono brother. John J. Cronan OF Wa.
fcrhury.
The funeral will be hold at the
Immaculate Conception church. Ter
ryNil'c. at $50 O'Clock MonJa,
morning. \ solemn high mass OF
requiem will be celebrated and
burial will be in 81. Johns Gene.
terry. Tcrr!Nille.