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AS MUSIC AT THE HORIE FOR THE FRIENDLESS 1 Philanthropic Committee of Wednesday Club Will Give Program The philanthropfb committee of the Wednesday Club, of which Mrs. John C. Reed is chairman, has arranged for a special program of Christmas music at the Home for the Friendless, on Monday, December 21, at 3 o'clock. Mrs. John R.

Henry will be In tharge of the program which is as follows: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," Mrs. Kinnard, Mrs. Withe row, and Mrs. Walters; contralto eolo, (a) "Away in a Manger," Luther's Carol, (b) "Jesu Bambino," Ton, Mrs. W.

H. Witherow, violin obligato, 'Helen Brown? reading, "Signs pf Christmas." Virginia Fackler; piano, "Bourree ln: Major," Bach, Catharine Packer; soprano solo, (a) Coombs, (b) "The Xew Born King," L'Estoir, Mrs. George Kinnard; violin solo, "Medlta 'tion," from "Thais," Massenet, Miss Helen Brown; contralto (a) "The Birthday of a King," Xeidlinger, (b) "The Virgin's Lullaby," Buck. Mrs. Claire Monn Walters; reading.

"Selected," Virginia Fackler: trio, "Holy Night, Silent night," Mrs. Kinnard, Mrs. Witherow, Mrs. Walters, Mrs. John Henry, accompanist.

aiONS QUARTET TO SING The newly organized Lions' Club double quartet will Bing Christmas carols at the hospitals and several of; the other city institutions during the latter part of next week. 1 Among the numbers that are to be given are: "Come, All Ye Faithful," "Holy Night," and "Joy to the World." The double quartet is composed 'of John Gibson and C. Miller, first tenors: C. 0. D.

Wilson and Clarence Walters, second tenors; Stan lev Lind, first bass; Hoy Matthias and Robert Graham, second bass. 1 1 i thursdxy; evening; MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC SUNDAY EVENING On Sunday, night, December 20, at 7.30 o'clock, in Messiah Lutheran Church, Sixth and Forster streets, the ninth annual Candle Light service will be held. It is the custom to use the old familiar hymns and carols so that every person, including the small children, can enjoy the service. auditorium will be decorated with large cedar treees, and, tall candles will be the only light used. Messiah was the first church In the city to institute the Candle Light service, which was originated by Dr.

Henry W. A. Hanson, former pastor of Messiah and now president of Gettysburg College. The choir is in charge of the entire program, and will render the following program: Twenty minute organ recital (a) "Rhapsody on Old Carol Melodies" Lester), (b) "Christmas Musette" (Mailly), (c) "Prelude and Christmas Pastoral," from Manger Throne" (Manney) processional hymn, "0 Come, All Ye Faithful;" "hymn, "Joy to the World;" "carol anthem, "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" (Old French Noel, arranged by H. B.

Caul; Scripture lesson; carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night;" prayer: carol, "Jesu, Thou Dear Babe Divine" (traditional cradle song from Haiti, arranged by Clarence Dickinson; offertory, "Jesu Bambino" XPietro 'A. Yon) hymn, "0, Little Town of Bethlehem:" anthem, "The Birthday of a King" (Neidlinger) "The, Christmas Story," told by the Rev. Carl C. Rasmussen; anthem; "Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam) feces sional hymn, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing;" benediction. Mrs.

L. S. Izer, director; Mrs. Emma Hoffman, organist. CHRISTMASCANTATA AT FIRST BAPTIST "Tidings of Great Joy," a cantata by E.

ii. Ashford, will ba sung by a quartet in a candle service at the First Baptist White Temple, Second and Pine streets, on Sunday evening, December 20. The quartet consists of Miss Kath ryn Jamison, soprano; Mrs. Robert Bressler, contralto; Leon F. Sible, baritone; and John W.

Miller, tenor and director. Mrs. John W. Phillips is organist. Mrs.

Corelli Martin Sackett, violinist, will assist. LADIES HERE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT APPAREL EVENT OF, THE SEASON A noted Tork manufacturer of women's apparel disrobed partnership. This necessitated selllntr out everything at once. Our on the job BLACK SEALS Made of fine lustrous duality: black seal, gorge i ously lined, at 159 and '69 DRESSES Tfifw are fashloiwd of Import ed Velvet Brorh that rost 114.7ft a yard to day. Choice of a Tarletr of the most faorinat In models and color combina tions.

Scores of other Dresses in satin Canton, flat trep. etc, Included in the (roup. Talue to $40.00 14 .95 entire stock price concession. lowered prices Friday Flares, All the most cuffs borders, lined and luxurious FUR forty four chain store buyer was with spot cash and secured their of Coats and Dresses at a big In addition to this we hare on our own stock for and Saturday COATS StralirhULIne and Wrappy Models. popular fur trims of collar, Inserts, etc.

Latest shades, interlined, of BollTla and other soft pile, fabrics. All sizes. Value' to $40.00 COATS At Big Savings BARGAIN BASEMENT This Is the only Exclusive Ladles' Apparel Bargain Base ment In the city and it contains hundreds of bargains in the SILVER MUSKRAT Made of deep, rich fur and very beautifully lined, XaU COATS Laborious materials, lavishly far trimmed fashion successes that are peerless for heantjr. style and fit. All eolors.

Here's your ehance to save at least half on a bith trade Coat. All slies lor women and misses. Talues to $60.00 29 aarings oi more man nun. $7.50, $10.00, $15.00 Do Better At j.ui." cloths, some fur mm A .95 i .1 i ii in. 1 1 higher priced toots ana jjresses.

Inlaid twula All wool COA 1 ffSS: ait TTTrtOrO''iil I lLa'H SH pieee I fl I A Iv iLVkJnlalHi erepe, satins, two flannel and "Iret and Tflvet Polret fit imPllP All stores feature the of sllcker at can boy them here for only $3.95. All colors and sizes. A real bargain scoop. The Children' hare a cap to match. All col ors and sizes for women.

Other Coat Bargains at You Can Always iitl. Corner of Third and Market Streets ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR MAY FESTIVAL Rehearsals to Start Early in January For Spring Music Event The 1926 May Music Festival will be held in Grace Methodist Church, May 12, 13 and 14, The Festival will be given under the direction of 1 Ward Stephens, organist and chorister of the church. The visiting soloists will be Grace Kerns, soprano, of St. Bartholomew's Church, New Tork; Nevada Van. Der mezzo contralto; Judson House, tenor; and Fred Patton, baritone.

The voices for the chorus Avill be limited to 110. Twd nights will be devoted to oratorios and cantatas, one night to a program, of solos and chorused. and two afternoons to artists recitals. The 'major choral works, to be sung are Verdi's "Requiem, and, "The New Earth." Rehearsals for the festival will begin early in January, FIFTH STREET M. E.

CHRISTMAS SERVICE TO BE HELD SUNDAY The rhoir of the Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church will present Its annual Christinas candlelight service under the directions of Howard E. Gensler Sunday evening. The vested choir will present a short program of selected Christmas anthems. Mrs. Walter H.

Anderson, contralto, will appear as guest soloist of the evening. The choir is composed as follows. Sopranos Miss Alice A. Brown, Miss Charlotte G. Clouser, Miss Rebecca J.

Donmoyer. Miss Frances E. Douglass, Miss Helen D. Foulk, Miss Mabel E. Geiger, Mrs.

Howard E. Gensler, Evelyn Burg Hoy, Miss Pauline M. Huntsberger, Miss Mary C. MummaMrs. C.

S. Parker, Mrs. E. Lynn Reid, Miss Delia M. Simonettl, Miss Gertrude R.

Smith, Miss Valda I. Thomas, Miss Mildred E. "Winn. Altos Mrs. J.

E. Bowers, Miss Anna M. Boyer. Miss Helen H. Bur ris, Miss Mildred E.

Donmoyer, Miss Violet E. Griffith, Mrs. Fur man Hollenbaugh, Miss May A. Jones, Miss Sara E. Manahan, Miss Aldan M.

McMorris. Mrs. Dorsey N. Miller, Miss Margaret R. Shoaff, Miss Maudeline R.

Shoaff, Miss Marie W. Wagner, Miss Anita P. Wilson. Tenors Stanley G. Eurlieu, Paul A.

Ponmover. William R. Don moyed, Myrle W. Copeland, Charles Geisking. Forrest W.

Olewine, Harold C. Wells. BasSes Jay D. Boyer, Charles W. Kirk, William A.

Martz. D. Miller, Richard A. Moyer, John R. Smith, Paul A.

Wertz, Charles P. White, Stanton W. Lind. A concealed saxophone quartet will nlav old Christmas carols at ,7 o'clock followed by a short organ recital by Mrs. John R.

Henry at 7 20 o'clock. In addition. to the program of music, a short Christ mast pageant, "The Nativity," will be given in costume. This pageant is hpinar reDeated in response to many requests received since the last presentation. Following is the cast oi tne pa geant: "The Voiec, ovinia Bucuwai ter; "Mary." Lulu V.

Kiinepeier, "Joseph," Brentwood S. Shunk; "St. John," Ednamae Buckwaiter, "Gabriel," Rebecca Donmoyer; "Attendant Angels," Helen M. Cless, Dorothy D. Reheard; "Acolyte," (an assistant) Esther F.

McMorris, Mary E. Swiler. Archangels Vada R. Longacre, Mary M. Mumma, Valda I.

Thomas, Ellen Howard, Ula V. Henry, Blanche H. Eates, Georgia K. Wallace. Heavenly Hosts Sarah J.

Burris, Alice L. Donmoyer. Doris Miller, Doris Rice, Doris Simpson, Betty Ruth Davis. Kings Herbert C. Byrnes, Edgar Meloy, Harold L.

Miller. Shepherds John C. Swiler. Clair H. Tingst, Edward Schradley.

"The Spirit of Christianity," Charles E. Toung. CAROL ANDCANDLE LIGHT SERVICE AT RIDGE AVENUE M. E. The Ridge Avenue Methodist Episcopal choir, under the direction of Miss Mary A.

Jelley, will jtive their annual carol and candle light service at the church. Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock. The soloists will be Mrs. Eliza Feeser, mezzo soprano: Mrs. Thos.

T. Ripple and Mrs. Jane H. Stone, contraltos; Meredith Gerraer, tenor, and Glenn Boyles, baritone. Among the carols to be given are: "The" Holly and the Ivy," 'The Coventry Carol," "Jacobs' Ladder," The Moon Shines Bright," "Gloria, Tibi Domine," and "The Three Ships." The choir will be assisted by a brass quartet.

MINUTE MOVIES THE PHANTOM FIEND Heakws voiced "GCE'WWTfe. ONTHEltJOCft A Room fcARRISBURG "TELEGRAPH December 17, 1925 1 WEDNESDAY CLUB GIVES CHRISTMAS CONCERT TONIGHT The Wednesday Club will hold its annual Christmas concert at the Messiah Lutheran Church, Sixth and Forster at 8 o'clock to Mrs. Thompson S. Martin will direct the Wednesday Club the members of which are: Sopranos: Mrs. Thamzine Cox, Mrs.

Lee S. Izer, Mrs. Stella Kaufman, Miss Marian Strouse, Mrs. H. F.

Beck, Mrs. George D. Kinneard, Mrs. Joseph A. Hays, Mrs.

F. E. Loesher, Mrs. Eliza Bretz Feeser, Miss Hazel Rexroih, Miss Mary A. Jelly, Mrs.

William K. Bumbaugh. Contraltos: Mrs. C. B.

Keiser, Miss Helen Bahn, Mrs. Hugh Hertzler, Mies Mary E. Worley, Mrs. Russell Miss Ethel Henry, Mrs. Raymond Hart man, Mre.

Salome Sanders, Mrs. Claire Monn Walters. The chorus will be assisted by the Lenasa Trio, composed of Miss Sara Lemer, violin; Miss Marga retta Kennedy, cello, and Mrs. Le nora Fry Shope, harp. Among the soloists will be George Sutton, baritone, Mrs.

William K. Bumbaugh, Mrs. Lee Izer, Mrs. George D. Kinnard, and Mrs.

Russel R. Kohr. The organists are: Mrs. Emma Hoffman, organist of the Messiah Lutheran Church; William Bretz, organist of Zion Lutheran Churchi Mrs. John R.

Henry, or. ganist of Fifth Street Methodist The program Is as follows: Processional, organ "Christmas." Arthur Foote, (Mrs Emma Hoffman;) noel, thirteenth century, "Sleep Divine," arr. by Harris; "While By My Sheep," Arr. by Spicker, (The Wednesday Club Chorus); Echo Quartet Mrs. Cox, Mrs.

Hayes, Mrs. Keiser, Miss Worley; "The New Born King," L'Espoir, (Mrs. George D. Kinnard); pastorale, Ton, (request number) Lemasa trio and flute "In Old Judea," Geibel, (Mrs. Russell R.

Kohr) "Alsatian Christmas Song," Arr. toy "Sweet Jesus, Heavenly King," Patty Stair; Words Old English sometimes attributed to Geoffry Chaucer, (Wednesday Club Chorus) Christmas reverie, "In the Manger," Coombs; "Mary's Manger Mary Turner Salter, (Mrs. William K. Bumbaugh); Russian folk song, violin, cello, harp; "Cantique de Noel," Adam; Lemasa trio and flute, William E. 'Bretz at the organ; "Holy Christmas Night," E.

Lasseu, (Mrs. Izer, i soloist with violin obligato by Miss "Three Kings Have Journeyed," arr. by Frank Dam rosch, (baritone obligato, George Sutton); "Calm on the Lostening Ear of Night," Harker, (chorus: contralto solo, Mrs. Hugh Hertzler, assisted by violin. Miss Lemer, cello, Miss Kennedy.

Mrs. John R. Henry at the organ); organ, "Chrietmas," Dethier, (Mrs. John R. Henry).

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Sixth Street AHD NICE THE. TME waff HELP WELP. LET 1 AT THE lECTtE against I WALL CHANCE SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC AT TRINITY M. E. CHURCH Trinity Methodist.

Choir plans Christmas music for morning and night, Pecember 20. Morning service, the anthem will be, "The Christ Child," by C. W. Coombs, with Mrs. Harry Beck singing soprano Solo and obligato.

Contralto sqlo, "There Is a Song in the Air," Oley Speaks, Mrs. John M. Ehrisman. Musical service in the evening at 7.30. Featured' on the program will be some of the traditional Old English carols.

Opening anthem. "Come Hither Ye Faithful," Morrison; anthem, "Brightest and Best Are the Sons of the Morning," C. Whitney Coombs, soprano solo, Mrs. Evans, violin obligato, Mrs. Murray.

Anthem, "Christmas' Harry Rowe Shelley, soloists, soprano, Mrs. Beck, contralto, Mrs. Laura Grove. Offertory, violin solo, Mrs. Claries D.

Murray. Soprano solo, "The Christmas Message," Louis R. Dressier, Mrs. Ley, violin obligato, Mrs. Murray.

I Anthem, "Calm on the Listening Ear of Night," G. L. Bridge. Closing carol, "Silent Night," Franz ruber. Mrs.

Charles Douglas Murray, violinist, will be. the assisting soloist Miss Myrtle Smith will be the accompanist The choir will number 22 adult voices and Is under the direction of Mrs. Elmer Ley. Paderewiki to Aid Legion Fund As the latest of a series of generous donations to philanthropic causes, Ignace Jan Paderewski has donated his entire personal re ceipts from four concerts to the American Legion's fund for disabled ex service men and war orphans. The.

fund thus realized is expected to approximate 127,000. The first two concerts were given in Carnegie Hall, York, on the afternoon of December 12, and in Philadelphia on the night of December 14. The remaining two concerts will be given' In Washington on the afternoon of De cember 21, and in Boston, cember De i This Christmas For Only You May Give Upright mm a Victrola, Edison or i Brunswick, $180 Edison, $145 Victor, Edison and Brunswick Records Make Acceptable Gifts Open Every Evening VOUCAN PICK OUT A. ONE "FOR UR'SElrV 5AME.TWIC, AH.GOOO GlftL DE I ME AM the ANfB pRfsse? SPWNG id1 Regardless of what you want the most modern and luxurious i Console model Phonograph, or a handsome Upright. You will find it here at H.

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