The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-14
I34 Voices in Church OratOriO Sunday at 4

N8uHAbucK, DSCs H - IOffOPTUW afternoon at 1 in the CongTega- tional Church, Handel's great Ora- torio, "The Messiah" viii be pre- sented, under the direction Of Jessie ?. Davis, and accompanied by Mrs. Mary c. McCIeary, organist and choir director of the church.
 The chorus includes 1S0 voices, drawing its members from 6 dozen groups, and featuring four out standing soioists.
 Norman D. Hovey, organist at the Second Congregational Church of Waterbury. will set the stage for the magnificent oFatorio. with half an hours organ meditation.
 The Rev. o. H. Bertram viii of- fer the invocation. A scripture reading will be given by the Rev. Louis Kaczorowski, and a prayer of dedication will be offered by the Rev. Paul ". Peterson. The Rev. William R. Frendberg will read benediction at the close.
 Four sOlOisas
 Soloists will be Carolyn Ives Fowler, soprano: Kathryn H. Penn, alto: William Boyd. tenor, and wil- liam Mercer, baritone.
 Participating groups include the Polish National, St. Michael's Episcopal. Naugat1ck Methodist, Hillside Congregational, the Con- gregational, 1mmanuel Lutheran. and St. Paul's Lutheran Churches of Naugatuck; Second Congrega- tional Church of Waterbury; Ma sonic Choir of Waterbury; The Naugatuck Mems Chorus and the Naugatuck High School Choir. Large Personnel
 Members of the chorus are: So- pranoS. Adair Baldwin. Lois Ben- son, Beatrice Boyd. Arlene Brown. Mildred Brown. Betsy Coe. Lucille P. Davis. Doris L. Dean, Leona c. Dunlap. Malvena Federonis, Eve Tyne Fenske. Olive M. Foltz, Emily G. Gibbs. Ellen R. Grell. Myrtle Harding, Mrs. Elvin Heavens. Bar bara R. Hughes. Jo Ann Isbell. Lois Jennings, Joyce Anne Kanehl, Betty Krzykowski, Martha Lattuer, Ruth Luschenat. Mary Messmer, Lois Munger, Helen L. Pawlowski. Dolores Peck. Jeanne Ratichek, Mary Ann Swan. Jean Vagt. Dollie Werner and Anna Mae Zerbe.
 The tenors include: David A. An derson. Herbert J. Bohlin. Robert son H. Boyd. Harold Burrell. Rob- bert Currie, Walter B. Davis, Thomas H. Fitzgerald, Roger O. Floyd, Omar B. Gibbs. Christopher Gillis. Lyman A. Hodgman. Ray mond Hotchkiss, ST.. Mrs. Adolph Nelson, Joseph Noyack, I. v. olson William PawlOwski, Charles P ROdenbach, Raymond F. Stins0n and Alvin A. Wooster.
 Altos are: Mrs. Gordon Anderson ErneStine Benson. Sylvia Bohlin Marjorie Bowers, Shirley Bowers Barbara Burtnett. Marilyn Carlson Dorothy Caskey. Joyce Chadbourne Betty Churchill. Sophia M. Con- over. Betty Culver. Dorinne Durr Janice Elder. Evelyne Fisher, LOis Follett. Alice Fuller. Maria Good win. Lorraine Giancarl. Jane Grier Jean Grumann. Mona Hanson Carol Hayes. Lois Hermonat. Mrs Norman D. Hovey. Elnice H. Jones Mrs. Louis Kaczorowski. Francs Krzykowski. Evelyn R. Longstaff Mrs. A. H. Merrill, Mrs. Joseph Noyack. Barbara Olson. Mary Paw. lowski, Shirley Peck. Jean Ravens. croft. Marjorie Saffrun. Ethe Schiman. Janet Schmitz. Rutl Semrow. Lois Smith, Clarice Swan Edith c. Thomas. Carol Walker Mrs. Andrew Watson. Jean Web. ster. Helen Wyatt and Regina za- patka.
 Bases are: Paul P. Anderson HowAyd H. Bristol. Clarence Carl. son. William W. Davison. Phillip S Dean. Fred P. Demme. Walter Eib. ensteiner. James Heavens. DonalC Hermonat. Raymond Hotchkiss. Jr. Norman D. Hovey. Seahury s. Hun. gerford. Chester N. Janicki. Caesal Krzykowski. Charles D. MeCIeary William F. Messmer. Donald olson Carl Peterson. Eldon V. Rohs. Wal ter Schiman. R. M. Shepherd, E Philip Walker. Carl w. Welly, VII. Ham E White, IT.. and Edgar R Wyatt.