The Archive · 1938

Featured in 4th Marines' Church Servi

The Grand Theatre terday morning was crowded to capacity f he Fourth Marines church' service ud concert, Many were forced to stand in the aisles, and several hundred were unable to g ion, The Rev. W, Rok conducted the worship a an excellent sermon on ti Pilate On The Spot," Featured in the service was the Shanghai Combined Harmonica Bands, under, the of Mr, William Sto prelude "The by Brockton, and a si Braga "Angel's Serenade." Fourth Marines' B: direction of Staff-Sg R. Stuart, layed the offertory number, 'Sonata' 1 composition of Beethoven, The concert which followed the service opened with the Fourth Marines Band' under the direction of the bandmaster, Tech.

Freda, playing the Overture Artillery," by Bergenholtz; e Fourth Marines' band also played Jessel's "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers," The Harmonica Bands played two beautiful numbers, a selection by Seredy, "Old Fa and a march by Codina, arecas As a special musical number in the concert, Messrs, William Stone and Y. Liu played on accordions two xawuw numbers, Waltz "The by Waldteufel, and Sousa's larch' "The Thunderer."

The programme concluded with the Chinese Nati Anthem, the Firemen and Policemen

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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