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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Dec 1928, p. 5

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December 28, 19ZS. WILMETT-E LIFE 5 Garden Talks Fisk Jubilee Singers on Sunday Club Program The Fis.J< Jubilee Singers will give (Contributed by the Wilmette Garden a program of Negro spirituals and Club.) Jubilee music at the Wilmette SunDo you appreciate, at Christmas . day Evening club December 30. The time, the quiet, s·e rene beauty of the group, which has app.e ared previously before the Sunday Evenin!{ north shore? The "Silent Night" of club, this year is comprised of the old carol? thirty singers. Christmas night in the city, after The singers com~ from Fisk U nithe gathering of the clans, the boulevards were crowded with returning versity in Nashville, Tenn, where cars. Back and forth they move. } ubilee music was originated and made famous. The club is under From the far south side to the far north side the streets were a blaze of the direction of John W. Work, Jr., light. There were street lights, stop himself a jubilee singer, a graduate lights, headlights on the closely of the university and ·the son of massed cars; everywhere dazzling red, two famous Jubilee singers. Mr. Work has created a remarkable imgreen, yellow, and blue lights on outpression in musical circles both as door Christmas trees and in uncura director of choral and ensemble tained windows. The glare in front singing and as a composer of Negro of the Granada was terrific. A fire spirituals. ~gine dashing down the street added This Glee club of male voices is its shrill call to the confusion. There only one of the many groups of was no peace. Fisk singers now singing their There were only a few pleasing light way into the hearts of people all effects-the Christmas tree of the over the country and Europe . Tril>une in Grant-·Park, emblem of the Chrlstmas spirit, with the effect of .There is a quintet of Jubilee mystery and charm about it gained singers on the concert platform in Europe. This group of profesfrom skillfully directed streams of sionals is the direct descendant of hazy light that reached it; and always, if you looked towards the lak~ the original Jubilee singers who and shut out the street lights with went to Europe in l873 and brought your hand, you saw, high in the quif\'\ back money for the building of sky, a full moon and one star and Jubilee hal~ the girls' dormitory at down below, their reflection in the the school. They will return to this country othe first of the year and waves. are booked for several concert enAs we rode northward, of a sudden, gagements during the winter and we were conscious that there was no spring. The Glee club that will glare and no traffic, only a heavenly sing iri Wilmette is a student orcalm. We were in Evanston passing a ganization of men. They sing for little park. Now the moon's beauty their sehoul during winter and appeared in full. The trees were outspring vacations, largely to · bringlined in against the sky, and their the work of the university before shadows were on the white ground, The Women's Glee the public. and moonlight was on the gables and club is· a new sister organization over dormer windows on the roofs. In under the direction of Miss Ruth the windows of the homes appearerl E. Chapelle, teacher of voice. softly lighted Christmas trees touched with magic and romance. Through the quiet streets we rode to our own door in Wilmette and saw Mr. and Mrs. R. McPherrin and the shadows of our own tree on the their two · children of Des Moines, ground. Iowa arrived Thursday to spend ten Mr. and Mrs. Harper E. Osborn, 715 days with Mrs. McPherrin's mother, Linden avenue, entertained at a large Mrs. E. L. Scheidenhelm, 704 Lake ave*-:1mily dinner on Christmas day. nue. * ENGLISH TOFFEE E·nglish Toffee, with its delightful tang7 is the perfect confection for the holiday parties. English Toffee is made by The Dutch Mill as only The · Dutch Mill can make candy. Be sure to place your order for this favorite early, so that there will be no t:hance of your being disappointed. NUTS foe the Holidays. selected Salted Almonds, Salted Pecans, Salted Pistachios. and Cashew Nuts. During this Holiday season, no doubt your whole family is gathered together for a few days. May we suggest that you allow us to take a group · picture. Phone University 2178 for appointment DUTC Wilmette Shop 1187 Wilmette Ave. Opposite Village Hall Lake Poteat Shop 284 E. Deetpath Aoe. Lake Forest JosEph .D. To1oH Out Photogtapba Lioe Foteoer 518 Davis S.treet Phone Univ. 2178 OTHER SHOPS ALL OVER CHICAGO

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