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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1930

Page

7

Washington Churches Plan Christmas Cantatas and Carols

Washington church choirs announce December 21 offerings including cantatas at United Presbyterian, Baptist, and Methodist churches, with carols at the M E and Presbyterian churches. The St James Catholic church also adds a morning mass music program.

Baptist United Presbyterian M. E Presbyterian United Presbyterian Choir Methodist St. James Catholic Church

Christmas music at United Presbyterian church service

The morning service on Sunday December 21 features special Christmas numbers by mixed, ladies sextette, vocal solo, male quartet and anthem. Directed by Miss Carolyn Hamilton with organist Miss Helen Harvey, the program includes Wondrous Night by Hamlin sung by Irene DeLong Myrtle Macon Ray Simpson John Owen and Shepherds in the Hush of Night by O’Hara sung by Mable Livingston Catherine Coulter Alice Wolfe Estelle Davidson Jane Fulton and Mrs A Belter. Esther McCreedy performs Voices of the Sky with the male quartet The Prince of Peace by ?

United Presbyterian Church Carolyn Hamilton Helen Harvey Hamilen Irene DeLong Myrtle Macon Ray Simpson John Owen O'Hara Mable Livingston Catherine Coulter Alice Wolfe Estelle Davidson Jane Fulton A. Belter Esther McCreedy Bs Matthews Ralph Kleese Everett Simpson David Fulton Harvey Coulter Prince of Peace

Christmas carols directed by Mrs Shields in services

Morning service features special Xmas selections under Mrs Henry Shields. Evening service presents a carol program by the choir under Mrs Shields.

Henry Shields Shields

Christmas Anthem Plans At Baptist Church Cantata

Morning service uses Christmas anthems directed by Frank Sage. Sunday evening the Baptist choir presents Carrie B Adams cantata The Holy Child with Sage conducting. Soloists include Wilma Walker Nora Warner Terry Marsh and B F Campbell. The program opens with Rejoice Daughter of Zion and includes There’s a Song in the Air and Watchman Tell Us.

The Baptist Church Frank Sage Baptist Choir Carrie B Adams Mr Sage Wilma Walker Nora Warner Terry Marsh B. F. Campbell

Christmas Choir Selections Include Many Timely Carols

The passage lists numerous choir and solo pieces such as In the Field with Their Flocks The Savior Comes Calm on the Ear of Night Glad Tidings of Great Joy Sleep My Little Jesus All My Heart This Night Rejoices O Night Divine Messiah Is King And the Shepherds Returned The Song of Jubilee and more for baritone tenor and mixed voices.

Jesus

Services at St James Catholic Church Christmas Masses

Services will be held at St James Catholic church on Christmas morning at six eight and nine o'clock. The six o'clock mass will feature special music whose program will be announced later.

St. James Catholic Church

Daring robberies in screen colony

Police held Oriental rugs and jewels valued at about 250 000 as Hollywood and Beverly Hills residents identified the stolen items. The loot was gathered in daylight robberies by Roxen Sanders or Al White, a movie extra, and Peter Ryan or Paul Haeckley, who pretended to be moving company workers to steal items while residents were away.

Los Angeles Hollywood Beverly Hills Roxen Sanders al White Peter Ryan Paul Haeckley

Contest election filed in Osceola for state representative

Notice of contest of the Osceola county state representative race from the November election has been filed by Republican H C Hattendorf of Ocheyedan against Democrat O J Ditton of Sib ley. Ditton was declared winner by four votes after the Osceola board canvass.

Des Moines O. J. Ditton Sibley Osceola County H. C. Hattendorf Ocheyedan Ditton Board of Supervisors

Christmas Sunday School Programs Planned Across Washington Churches

Several Washington churches will host Sunday school programs this year with pupils from various denominations participating. The Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, St Pauls Evangelical and Christian churches will present recitations and songs early in Christmas week. A Christmas party for United Presbyterian children is set for the Saturday before Christmas. The Indian Mission at Warm Springs, Ore will receive the candy treat chosen by the children. The A M E plans are not fully detailed this morning.

Washington St Paul's Evangelical United Presbyterian H. L. Walker Bernice Anderson Catharine Coulter Warm Springs Ore C. V. Brown Irene Bush E. H. Messer Harold Walker Dorothy Chance W Frank Sage

Christmas Eve Sunday School Program Planned by Board

On Christmas Eve the Methodist Sunday school will present a miscellaneous program with each department represented. Mrs E F E Stutsman leads, assisted by department superintendents. Plans were formed at a Sunday school board meeting.

Methodist Sunday School E. FE. Stutsman

Christmas Pageant At Washington Evangelical Church

Special Christmas program at Washington Evangelical Church features a pageant What Child Is This by Martha Rice and a playlet The First Christmas Morning by Maud Lindsay. Junior choir provides music. committee includes Mrs. A A Spies chairwoman and Mrs. Klein, Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Witthof. Principal pageant roles by Edna Weston, Robert Spies, Cloyce Zieglowsky. seven girls perform The First Christmas Morning: Clara Simmering and Julia among others.

Martha’ Rice Maud Lindsay A. A. Spies Carl Klein Martin Weston Henry Witthof Edna Weston Robert Spies Cloyce Zieglowsky Clara Simmering Julia

Christmas Party at United Presbyterian Church for Children

A Christmas party for the church’s children will be held December 20 under Miss Mazie Stewart, superintendent of the primary department, and the children's teachers.

The United Presbyterian Church Mazie Stewart

National group opposes referendum on 18th Amendment

The legislative committee of the national conference supporting the 18th Amendment adopted a resolution denouncing prohibition referendum as unauthorized unconstitutional and unprecedented. The body also recorded its opposition to any bills to modify or repeal the amendment.

Washington National Conference of Organizations Conference

Gangster Slain by Minneapolis Police in Holdout

Two Minneapolis detectives waiting in a gangsters holdout killed one bandit and captured another after a gun battle. The arrestee named Mike O Leary and said his dead companion was George Mulcayey. they claimed to have come from Chicago.

Minneapolis Minn Mike O'Leary George Mulcayey Chicago

Zieglowsky sisters and Mary Spies in Christ Child tale

Florence, Ethel, Bernice and Martha Zieglowsky and Mary Spies are featured in a story of the Christ Child told in an interesting and unusual manner.

Florence Ethel Bernice Martha Zieglowsky Mary Spies Christ Child

Christmas Sunday School Program at Christian Church

A Christmas observance at the Christian church features a Sunday school program led by Ralph Keller the Sunday school superintendent. Various departments of the Sunday school will be represented in the program.

Ralph Keller

Christmas Pageant by Presbyterian Sunday School

The Christmas program will be an original pageant staged by Presbyterian Sunday school under the direction of Mrs Vernon Witting Mrs Kenneth Carris Mrs William Graf and Miss Tina Shields. The performance is planned for an early time, possibly Friday evening before Christmas.

Presbyterian Sunday School Vernon Witting Kenneth Carris William Graf Tina Shields

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