6 Soldier Couldn't Ask Barber in French For a Haircut One of the American soldiers writ ing home from France a few days after arrival commented upon the difficulties experienced in obtaining a hair cut and shave. "Barber shops, few and far between, were always upstairs. I couldn't make people un derstand what I wanted. Finally after I did find a barber he made me take about everything he had because ) couldn't make him understand me and I didn't understand him. I am busy learning French now and the EXPRESS MUSIC NOW IN COLOR Belgian Violinist Plans to Visualize Opera Scores and Symphonies That music may be translated into color and displayed to the eye as well as to the ear is the new and highly interesting theory developed by Isadore Berger, the Belgian violinist. Music and color, lie de dares, express exactly the same emo tions and feelings, and therefore an opera or a symphony may actually be, turned into color and seen. By understanding the interrelation of color and sound even the deaf can learn to enjoy music when expressed in color. Tle New Color Opera Mr. Berger is working out bis theory in an opera lie is now writing', which is to have a color score as well as a music score. The opera will usher in a new figure in stage craft, the musician-electrician, the man who not only understands the music but also how to manipuate i the intricate devices controlling the! lights. Poetic Moaning of Primary Colors "f'olor," says Mr. Berger, "is not I to be an accompaniment nor a mere! light effect, but a clear, logical ex- • pression of the music. The syn chronism must be perceived emo tionally rather than scientifically.' For instance, red always expresses passion, anger, temper or any in tense feeling. Yellow, the color of light, means love and happiness. Blue is the mystic color. Modify the intense rad with the sad, mystic blue and you get green, which gives a more quiet and calm feeling. Mod ify the yellow of love with the mys tic blue and you have a violet, a pensive, sad emotion. All the other i trades of emotion are the result of the blending of passion, mystery and love, or red, blue and yellow. They are the three primary colors and the three primary emotions." The title of, the new opera is most appropriately "The Solar Spectrum." j It will require an orchestra, chorus, 1 Today at Troup's The Piano Sale OFFERS— Many fine instruments of well known make, new and used, at substantial sav ings. For instance, one may purchase here to-day, Used Pianos SBO Up Used Players $290 Up New Pianos $265 Up New Players $290 Up All fully guaranteed and sold on easy payments to suit the purchaser. Early selection is advised. New Victor Records—Latest Music Rolls J. H.Troup Music House Troup Building 1 5 S. Market Square SATURDAY EVENING, next time I got a furlough I'll tall.- to the barber in his own language." This soldier's aiinoyance might well have been more serious. Knowl edge of French for all who go to l'runce is practically a necessity. IV meet the demand for knowledge of French the newspapers are conduct ing a distribution of a new and au thoritative book covering the double function "f diary and dictionary. This book is The Soldiers-Sailors Diary and English-French Diction ary. It is a handsome volume of pocket size, richly bound In durable textile leather? printed on strong bond paper with gold edges and the diary spaces, being undated afe per petually good, the possessor being ballet and principals—and colors. I Throughout the performance the mu sic will be visualized through the play of color flooding the stage. The principal characters are the Goddess of Love, the God of Passion and the ' Goddess of Mystery. Church Music BERRY STREET V. B. Morning—"Sunday Morning on Glion," Bendel-Staniey: "Offertory." I Fielitz-Shelley; "Allegro," John E. i West: anthem. "Stand Up! Stand I Up For Jesus," E. Minshall. Evening—"Benediction Nuptiale," S:> int-Saens: "Arioso." Frey-Shelley: ; ! "Postlude," Loret; anthem, "O Lamb of God," Bischoff. ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAIi 11 Morning—"Venite," chant; "Bene ' dicite," Hall; "Benedictus," Elvey; | anthem. "The Great Day of the ' j Lord Is Near," Martin: organ. ', "Gothic March," Salome. . | Evening "Magnificat," chant: . 1 "Xunc Dimittis," chant; organ (a) I - "In Moonlight," Kinder, (b) "Canti lcna," Goss-Custard: anthem, "Pre ; pare Ye the Way of the Lord," Hark | er; postlude, Turner. CHRIST LUTHERAN' Morning—Prelude, "Ave Maria,'' Shubert; offertory, "Pastoral in E Flat," Biggie; anthem, "My Jesus, X I Love Thee," Wolcott; postlude, ' "Postlude," Whiting. | Evening—.Prelude. • "Intermezzo," j Bizet; anthem, "I Will Sing of Thy \ Power," Arthur Sullivan; offertory, ! "Reverie," Rebert; postlude, "Maria | Pomposa," Rockwell, i I FIFTH STREET METHODIST Morning—Prelude, "Meditation," Mailly; anthem, "O Jesus, Thou Art Standing," offertory, "Of i fertory," Rubenstein; postlude, "Postlude," Hollins. Evening—Prelude. "Prelude et Cantilene," Rousseau: anthem. I "Gently, Lord, Oh Gently Lead Us," Hawley; offertory, "Pastorale," Bibl; postlude, "Processional du St. Sacre i ment," Chauvet. MESSIAH LUTHERAN Morning—Prelude, "Angel's Sere ■jnade," Braga; offertory, "Romance," 'Barrett; anthem, "Sweet Is Thy I Mercy," Barnby; postlude, "March in ■ E," Cameron. [ Evening—Prelude, "Impromptu in A Flat," Schubert; offertory, "Nocturne in D," Field; anthem, "Come Unto Him," Handel: postlude, "Postlude in C," Craighead. tblc to start the diary at any time. The Soldiers-Sailors Diary and iOngllah-French Dictionary is being attributed on a coupon plan explain ed elsewhere in this paper. The book • s found to be invaluable to nearly everybody, Its use not only belnt? ..onfined to those In the military service. Ban Rum in War, Plea of Blair County Teachers Hollidaysburg, Pa.. Dec. 8. —The Blair County Teachers' Institute yes terday addressed the following raes ORIGIN OF THE CAROL TRACED EARLY IN By John W. Phillips When a boy, long: before I had t read the legend itself, I was told'that j by going out to the cattle shed on! Christmas eve about twelve o'clock, ] 1 would see all the cattle kneeling! in reverence and adoration. There | was doubt in my mind and—somei curiosity; so for the first time in my] life 1 sat up and waited until the appointed time; and in the enclo-l sure, on a beautiful starry niglif, l! saw the cattle kneeling. 1 stole I back to the house impressed, and with a new reverence for Christmas, j Then, on "another occasion, when 1 had to go on an important errand, | at night, some four miles distant, and! had to pass directly through two church yards, I was told by a good ! Scotch grandmother, that if I had been good, I did not nepd to fear, | because the Lord, or one of his an-i gels always accompanied the good: people through dark and lonesome! places. For a mile or two my con science had a busy time, recalling! the mischief I was responsible for, I and then, as a sort of relief, and as[ a courage producer, I would whistle j and hum, thinking up new tunes; j but mind you—all cheerful. It has ever been so. Music has! brought courage, solace, cheer, joy! and peace to mankind, when noth-! ing else could do it. Against de-j pression, anxiety, weariness, failure, and oppression it has acted as a bad-| ance wheel. There are enough requiems in the world. The gray sea, on a gray day, with the gray wind carrying death from the north —moans its requiem for the vic tims of its fury; then suddenly the sun breaks through, the wind changes, the sky clears, the requiem changes to a brighter song. When the shipwrecked sailors in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the 17th cen tury, in an open boat, hungry, cold and in despair, as a last resort prayed to the good St. Anne for de liverance. and promised if they got] safely ashore to erect a chapel to | her memory—really did find them- j selves safely ashore, their dirge | changed to a song of joy and thanks giving. W lioii I'agan Songs Were Sung So it was in the ages long ago, when Paganism ruled the world; when Pagan beliefs and customs held | sway, when Pagan songs were sung and superstition prevailed, and—! "suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Here! was a happy song—a song of joy' that was to change the destiny of | nations—here was the first Christ-1 mas carol—here was sunshine on a I dark world. The Christian era, however, did i not come all at once. For many cen turies the Pagan songs of the old! world continued in the new, and It | needed many centuries more for the j Christian dominance to attain com plete sway over the peoples' hearts. Pagan customs and songs were still' living and beautiful, Christian mis-' sionaries could only do effective j work among the people by comprom- | ising with the past. The old festivals instead of being discarded, were merged with the new. For instance, Christmas, among the Germanic na- ASSOCIATED AID SOCIETIES GIVES GOOD REPORT War Brings New Problems lo Local Charitable Or ganization That the people of Harrlsburg have no intention of allowing: the local charitable organizations to suffer in any way because of the war was brought out in the very encouraging reports of the work of the Associated Aid Societies conslderid at the monthly meeting of the board of managers on Friday afternoon. .The public has seemed to be just as re sponsive to the needs of tho unfor tunate here at home, and to the work among neglected and mistreated chil dren us they have to the many calls for help brought übout by the war. The war has brought new problems to the Aid Societies, as it has to every other organization whose object is social service. For instance, nn in>- crease in the number of calls for the placement of homeless children makes it even more Imperative to use care ful and trained judgment in the chil dren's cases which come before the society. The society's attempt is al ways to try to keep homes together. The children's bureau, reported through the chairman, Mrs. Francis J. Hall, that a merry Christmas is being provided for each of the 279 Children now under care." Eighty-four of these children have been placed by the so ciety in free foster homes, while twenty-four are in private boarding homes, their board being paid in part by relatives, tho directors of the poor, and from tho funds of the Aid Soci eties. One hundred sixty-one differ ent 'Children are now under the soci ety's supervision in various institu tions. During the month two chil dren were returned to their parents, while eight children were placed in HARRISBURG PH sage to President Woodrow Wilson; "Air. Presi'Nut:—Our nation is en gaged in the greatest war of the cen turies. The food supply, resources, policies and men of America must largely be depended upon to decide the contest. We most heartily en dorse the policy of the Government to conserve the food supply* and the natural resources of the country, but maintain that the brewing industry of the land should not be permitted to consume thousands of bushels ot grain Annually that might otherwise be used for food and to purchase coal that is so much needed in home and legitimate industries." tions, was made to include an older festival of the turning of theta sun, and the mistletoe, which had al ways had a profound religious sig nificance for the Pagans, because one of the minor symbols of the Christian feast, and today as we know, the mistletoe, a relic of Pa ganism, is an essehtial part of the Christmas festivities. It is readily seen then, that it took the Christmas carol some time to appear in its full beauty and sig nificance. Pagan songs of the early Christian period were mostly in the hands of wandering minstrels and story tellers. These wandering sing ers served as newspapers. Their best songs were remembered and re peated to serve as history. Thus Paganism and Christianity existed side by side for centuries without trouble. But the millennial year was drawing near and men expected the world to end, or that Christ was corning to take personal charge of His Kingdom. This brought a de sire in men to perfect themselves for the second coming. There arose a desire to exterminate all that re mained of the old world; and in these years Paganism was stamped out except for the retaining of sweet souvenirs like mistletoe and a few other symbols. First Christmas Carols The earliest known Christmas carol has been traced back to the thirteenth century. In French, the word carol used as early as the twelfth century—is used to describe the song-dance of spring and love. In England, the French word carole had been adopted about the begin ning of the fourteenth century—and was used in a secular sense; but later it came to be applied almost entirely to Christmas songs, such as the French term noels, the Latin equiv alent meaning birthday (Netalem). The Nativity Carols pertain to the Virgin, the Annunciation, the Nativ ity, the Childhood of Jesifs, the shepherds, the Three Kings and the Christmas Saints. Then there are carols of Yuletide festivity, includ ing carols of welcome and cheer, health drinking, carols of the Bor's Head, and of Holly and Ivy. There are also carols of the Divine Mys tery, in which the Incarnation and the spiritual joy of Christmas is sung: in startling contrast to the riotous mirth handed down from the days of Yule, the Pagan. The best and truest form of the earliest Christmas carol has been traced to France and Burgundy. To day, France is the land of requiems but the sweet Christmas carols will return, to sooth and bless and gladden—Christianity and Christian songs have not been failures. Man kind has been the failure—The world has long been dull of hearing—The Christmas Message of nineteen cen turies ago is still before us, to be seen and heard. Much bitter medi cine will have to be swallowed be fore mankind is well; and mankind will not be entirely recovered until the Christmas spirit, of peace and good will, of kindliness and helpful ness, of unselfishness and sincerity is practiced—not at Christmastide only -—hut every day in the year. Let us sing then as if we were hopeful: unafraid. In this wartime let us find solace in song. In time of peace let us find happiness In song. J free homes and Institutions. | Ninety-six different families are being visited by the workers in the 1 social service bureau, which deals j with the families who aro unfortun ! ate in any way. Eleven of these were transients; twenty-five were entirely . new cases. During the month the co operation of the public and the other organizations of the city was shown i by the different agencies reporting 1 seme of these family problems; indi i vidual citizens. 12; police department, ( 2; Ilarrisburg Hospital, 3; public , schools, 2; daily newspapers, 1. Sun | shine Society, 2; Visiting Nurses' As sociation, 1; tuberculosis dispensary, ! 7: other agencips, 2. Employment was i provided for four during the month, j the smallness of the number being explained by the society's desire to : ! prompt independence and to urge I people to secure their own empioy ' ! inent. Transportation was furnished j in three cases, loans in two cases, and material relief was provided forty { four times during the month, through I funds of the Ilarrisburg Benevolent | Aspociation, the Anti-Tuberculosis j Society and and the society's own j storeroom, which is replenished from I time to time by the gifts of clothing j and supplies by the public. I The difficulty of securing deliveries j of coal was mentioned, but so far has \ not given the society very much of | a problem.. j Plans for the annual meeting of the j Aid Societies some time in January i were made at this meeting, and the 1 earnest support and endorsement ot the sale of the lied Cross Christmas Seals was given by the board of man agers. The fund raired by the sale of seals is largely used for the relief of needy tubercular families, and it is expended under the supervision of the workers of the Aid Societies. The linnnee committee, consisting of Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted, Edwin S. Herman and Frank J. Brady, are busy upon plans for the adequate support of the organization during the com ing months. Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert is president, Mrs. Mercer B. Tate sec retary, Vance C. McCormick treasurer. The other members of the board are Mrs. George Kunkel, Donald McCor mick, Miss May Relly, Mrs. William Henderson, Morris E. Jacobson, Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted. Miss Mary Heis ter, Dr. Clarence R. Phillips. Mrs. Frances J. Hall. The resignation of William B. McCaleb, whose services have been invaluable as chairman of the social service bureau, and for merly ns president of the old Associ- I nted Charities, was accepted by the j board with sincere regret. Red Cross Chain Letters Are Bogus; Destroy Them Cleveland, Dec. B.—James R. Gar field, manager lake division American' Red Cross, to-day issued the follow ing statement: • t "The Red Cross has not authorized any form of the chain letter. Disre gard and burn r.ll so-called Red Cross chain letters which may reach you. Do tills and you will save Red Cross chapters and headquarters endless explanatory correspondence and re lieve the mails of a growing and AMERICAN MUSIC LIKED IN LONDON English Public Likes Yankee Airs Introduced at Its Concerts [ j Thanks to the United States entry j into the war, American music is en j joying a wide vogue in London this ; fall. Since the concert and recital j season opened in London, there has been scarcely a single important program without one or two Amer , ican numbers, and the leader of the Queen's Ilall Symphony Orchestra has just achieved a remarkable suc cess with an entire program of American music. The musical critics view the Amer ican invasion with some friendliness, but not too much enthusiasm. One says: "The American composers seem too anxious to assert their mas tery of modern technique, to con vince us that they know as much about it as anybody else." Another adds: "The tendency among Amer i ican composers seems to be towards turning out a piece no less elaborate than that of the modern- European, i rather than to develop on their own lines." The Manchester Guardian's critic • says: "America has all the qualifl • cations for becoming a great musl ! cal nation. She has given more liberally than anybody else; she has offered the most generous hospital ity to music; she has bigger halls and more substantially rewarded or i chestras than any other nation. The i return for these efforts is bound to i come in time, and what has already been achieved maj well be a source of pride to Americans." i Church Music /.ION LUTHERAN i Morning—Prelude, "Allegro," Tur ner; baritone solo, William Boyer; offertory solo, "Andante," Beethov i en: anthem, "Largo," Handel; post lude, "March," Merkel. Evening—Prelude, "Processional," 1 Batiste;, quartet, "Contrite Heart," 1 Williams: contralto solo, Miss Ben nett; offertory solo, "Ave Maria," Gounod; postlude, "Allegro," Elvey. GRACE METHODIST Morning—Organ, "Christmas Cy cle," op. 8 4—"Where Is He Born'.'" j "March to Bethlehem," Mailing; | baritone solo, Lieutenant W. S. | Hoover; organ, "Cnntique de Noel." I Adam;, anthem, "Prepare Ye the Way," Garrett; organ, "Christmas I March." Merkel. Evening—Organ (a) "The Holy j Night," Buck (b> "The Shepherd's i Song," Merkel, (c) "Christmas in | Sicily," Yon; anthem, "Seek Ye the Lord." Uoberts; organ, "Cradle Song," Iljinsky; anthem, "Come to Our Hearts," Macy; organ "Adora- I tion" (Christmas Cycle), Mailing. The Pathe Pathephone THE MACHINE THAT PLAYS ANY RECORD JB* Brings all the world's artists into your home. These are the things You are not limited to one make of record. 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It is perhaps one of the few times, if not the only time, when they begin to get an appreciation of what concerted • action means in creating strength and power both for the individual as well as the group. You seldom can get a child to stand up and sing alone, but place him among a large group of chil dren and note the change in him— the change in his expression, his bearing and his whole attitude. It is therefore a cause for much encouragement to hear the news that people are growing interested in community choruses for children. The movement for grownups has be come widespread and its good re sults have been appreciated by all who have taken an active part in it.] The question naturally arises, then, i why wait until a person is grown up j before you let him take nirt in that ■ which undeniably is beneficial to him ? Why not give the child an opportunity to musically express ; himself before he has grown too self conscious to do it freely? love of Music a Natural Instinct Children love to sing.. It is a nat ural instinct with them. They would rather sing than study the boundr aries of Turkestan, and there is no doubt they would derive more benefit from so doing. The public schools, unfortunately, have little or no time to develop this art with the other studies crammed into an already too heavy curriculum. Any time that is allotted to this subject is given over to teaching of Uie simpler funda mentals of music. The boy who en joys telling the number of sharps and flats there are in a key is the exception. But the child who wants to sing a song with words is the rule. The problem is to find some means whereby this wholesome de sire can be fostered. And the an swer to the problem is community choruses for children. Church Music MARKET SQ. PRESBYTERIAN Morning—-Prelude, "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor," Bach; anthem, "Ye Shall Go Forth With Joy," Barnby; offertory, "Chant Pastoral," Dubois; postlude, "Marche Triom phale," Dubois Evening—Around Dr. Hawes' spe cial subject, "Christian Science, a False Religion," Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Henry have built up the follow ing splendid musical program: Pre lude, "Cantabile in F," Guilmant; "Allegretto In B Minor," Guilmant; offertory, "Autumn Night," Fry singer; anthem, "Sky Is Bright," old spiritual folk song; postlude, "Sortie in D Minor," Dunham.' DECEMBER 8. 1917 Golt, Northumberland, and when tak en slightly ill went to her hoiYie at East Lewisburg. When a physician went to her home he found four chil dren, 'three of whom had been ex posed and *wlio also had attended school. He at once diagnosed the complaint as smallpox. The state inspector at once ordered all cchools closed and all persons in the vicinity vaccinated. 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