The service and concert of the Marine Brigade Church yesterday morning in the Grand Theatre drew a capacity congregation. Lieutenant Frank R. Hamilton of the 4th U.S, Marines conducted the worship, delivering the sermon, a forceful and interesting message, on the theme, "Second-Hand Religion, emphasiz. ing the value of religion being a first-hand, vital experience growing out of actual lifescontacts. As a special musical number an instrumental quintette of the band, Privates first class Feeney, Brown. Sheehan, Potter and Heggum. offered a "Sacred Medi Selections of the band during the service, unüer the direction of Sergeant William R. Stuart, included the prelude "In A Rose Garden" by Acciani and Armstrong "Chimes" for the offertory.
In the concert programme which followed -the service, the Bandmaster, Tech. Sgt. Leon Freda presented his band in an excellent and outstanding programme, which included the Overture "Il Guarany" by Gomez, and a beautiful selection from Verdi's Opera "Rigoletto." Mr. C. C. Svengali, well-known Chinese baritone, was the guest artist for ihe concert, singing two solos with the band accompanying, "The Wanderer" and "The Double" both compositions of Schubert. Each of the solos was received with generous applause by the appreciative audience. Concluding the concert, the Brigade Band rendered the popular Marines Hymn and the American National Anthem.
It was announced -in the service that next inday's programme would be an ctservance of the American National Holiday, Thanksgiving Day, vith both sermon and musical selec. ons in keeping with the spirit of that occasion. offices held by women in Federal. state, county and municipal governments," said Miss Wells, "but we do attempt to show the varying character of women's responsibilities in public office. Miss Smith—and one may even pause to be glad she bears that wide-spread and substantial American name—is an excellent illustration of a woman who enters a difficult field, does a good job over a long period of years, and continues to function through any emergency that arises."
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