Show TO BAli BAIL A WOMEN CHOIRS A New Hew Rule Kule on Singers Expected to toBe toe toBe Be e Announced from Rome Chicago Washington March llarch 31 Something of ofa ofa ofa a furore Is likely to follow the an announcement ann n from Rome R me that women in inthe inthe Inthe the future will vill wi not be allowed sHowed to sing in the choirs of Roman Catholic I churches of the United Staten It I Is reported that the congregation of rites ries now floss meeting in Rome Is about to de deliver deliver liver a decree to this purpose Noth Nothing Nothing Nothing ing definite defnie has been received by b the apostolic legation at Washington how however ever Another change said to be contemplated contemplated plated is Js I just as important Important This refers to operatic music so long In vogue ogue and which has ha proved a o drawing card for which Is to be abolished and the simple Gregorian chant more generally substituted together with wih the choral music of the ear earlier earler tier lier ler church The bishop of Cincinnati Cincinnat is the first bishop in this country to take this step of or his own volition a course which for forthe forthe the last dozen or so years cars has been ap approved approved I proved a by the holy see Followed by a a large German backing the bishop has already instituted the reform and entirely reorganized the choirs of all al the churches in his dio diocese diocese diocese cese The women have been dismissed I and operatic music Is no longer used Already even though the decree la Ia lanot lanot not nol officially announced there Is con considerable considerable agitation among the women of the choirs of the leading lead in Roman Catholic churches in the big bl American |