The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-09
Women $ Relief Corps
Elects Mrs. Mary Lewis
Vested Singers Will
Give Oratorio Sunday

VeSIeu singers Will
Give Oratorio Sunday
Members Of the Bismarck orator,c
society WILL be CARRIED in black and
wnlte vestments for the rendition o,
SANDERS oratorio, 1.-THE Messiah !" Al
the World War Memorial buildina
{ clock. "' ''AS
Sisurd Ode, Mcintosh. Mimi vho
WIZ sing the tenor solos, arrived Cat.
uroay and will spend the weekend =,
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mvron n
anderson, DIT Fifth st., and Mr.. and
"a mrs Clarion E. Larson, 1915 Fourth
With MIR. Ode singing the tenor
solos, MIR. Anderson singing the hari.
tone solos and Mr.. Larson directins
me oratorio, three former students oi
Luther college, DEBORAH, Ia, win take
prominent parts in the presentation
AN innovation in the 1888 present.
atlon OF the Messiah" will be the
slnging Of Rejoice Greatly, DAUGHTER
OF Zion" by Miss Vivian Coehlan
soprano soloist. This solo has not been
IN local renditions Of the
oratorio up to this time. Miss Grace
LlVdahl will sing the contralto solos
ana Lorenzo H. Belk will sing the bass
solos. >''
A second new feature this year is the
accompaniment played by an all-strina
orchestra. composed of members OF
the Bismarck Little Symphony or.
chestra.
The Messiah" is the greatest COM
position of Handel and on April Is
1884, 1t will be 1872 years since it was
llrst presented at Dublin, Ireland
Inc composer wrote the lengthy score
OF almost 300 pages in 81 days and
found through this oratorio the fame
which he had sought in writing operas
When The Messiah" was presented
in England in l742 before King George
II, the monarch was so moved by the
"Ha!lelujah" chorus that he rose to his
feet. That custom since has been
universally observed down to the pres
ent day.
The public is invited to attend the
singing of THE Messiah" Sunday
evening. There will be no admission
charge but free will Offering will be
taken to defray expenses.
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Funds derived from the bridge
party given Friday evening for men,
bers of the Past Noble Grands Of the
Rebekah lodge will be sent as a
Christmas donation to the Indepen-
dent Order Of Odd Fellows Home at
Devils Lake. Cards we're played ct
two tables with Mrs. Joseph w. Guth-
rte, 622 Tenth st., holding high score.
There also was brief business ses-
sion. Mrs. A. w. Snow, oil Eighth
st., was hostess.
Table decorations signifying the
approach Of Christmas were used for
the lis o'clock luncheon for the
Past Matrons club of the Order Of the
Eastern Star given Friday at lis
o'clock at the home Of Mrs. J. p,
French, 6l5 Fourth st. Mrs. For
rest M. Davis, $50 Sixth st., was as
sisting hostess. Following the lunch
con, the members exchanged gifts
Guests Of the club were Mrs. F. G
Orr, 83l Fourth st.. and Mrs. l.. p
Warren, 622 Fifth st.
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The Junior American Legion Aux
iliary covered match boxes for pa
tients at the United States Veterans
hospital at Fargo and made Chris.-
mas gifts for their parents when they
met Friday afternoon at o'clock at
the Auxiliary room in the World War
Memorial building. The work was
done under direction Of the Junior
leader. Mrs. E. F. Trepp. 23l
Thayer Avenue West. The group also
made plans to entertain the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary at q Christmas
party on the next regular meeting
date, Friday, Dec. q.
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Plans for Christmas charity and
completion of arrangements for join
ing the North Dakota Federation OF
Women's clubs were business matters
( AIRED for at the Delphian meeting
held Friday afternoon with Mrs. L
K. Thompson, 6l2 Avenue D. The club
voted to purchase a IS health bond for
the North Dakota tuberculosis asso-
ciat;on and to cooperate with the
Good Fellow movement to iurn4sn
Christmas baskets for poor families,
For the program. there were two pr.
pers, Development of Our Federal
Finances" by Mrs. H. J. Roberts. FOG
Thayer avenue. and History Of Our
Money" by Mrs. T. w. Lusk. 2Oo
'rhayer Avenue West. Mrs. Thompson