Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-24

And for an hour about one shrine and altar,
All nations stand az peace.
Chris mas Is cone.
The class of music To be sung by the various
chuiIs tu-mOrrowiS of much higher order than
that of previous years. This is parity due to
the advance in taste of the respective choir
masters and partly to the Intervention OF the
Rectors of the various parishes. The ford
music. calculated To display the voice is now
very properly laid aside in great measure
and more 'churchly music is substituted. Bee
thOven, Handel, Hayden, Gounod, RoSSini
and the later composers of church music
BaTnby Buck. Wilson, Warmer and Others are
now found prominent in all Roman Catholic
and Episcopal chOirs.
IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES
early masses win be said, and in most of them
will lie sung.
At St. Aioysius, Rev. Father Ciampi viii
celebrate High Mass at six O'Clock a. IN. The
personnel of the choir, under Mr.. Harry {.
sherman, is better this year than ever before,
as will be seen: Soprani, Miss Eva Mills, Miss
r. Eichorn, Miss Elliott. Miss Mabel True ::
a,ti, Mrs. ii. &. Sherman. Miss Nellie EichOrn:
tenori, MeSsrs John q. Pugh aud Rudolph
Kaufman: baSSi. MeSSrs l.. f. Cannon.
Thomas W. Riley and Mr.. Hick0X. THE latter
gentleman is valuable addition, havinga fine
voice and excellent methOd.1 AT six O'Clock
the following will be sung: BeethOyenS Mass
in g.; at the OffertOry Diabelli's GaudeamuS
will be sung. and before the sermon and at
communion a Christmas hymn by Dudley
Buck There Were Shepherds. The above
programme Will be given at the IL O'Clock
mass.
The Rev. Father DeWolf will conduct the
services at ST. Matthews REV. DIR. White'S)
church. First High Mass at a. m, when
ofrertory the Adeste FideleS at II a. M. So
Tenn High Mass, at which Haydn'S mass No.
will be given. The OifertOry VIII he RUNNERS
Alma Virgo, soprano, solo and chorus:
Mrs. King and BaTringer, SOpran; Mrs. Cal
Ian, Newton and Miss DOugheFty, ALI Me>SrS.
David, Kohr and King, tenori: Mr.. BioiS:
bassO, and Prof. Anton GleOtLner, OrgantSt
and director.
At St Patrick'S church. under the charge OF
Mr.. Carl Richter, the choir will perform ut
O'Clock General 5 mass in Or At IL O'Clock
Weber in Z fiat "Eeni,, trio from Attila.
Offertory-Diabelli's GaudeamuS; Cars an
them, There were shepherds, Will be sung
at both masses. The choir is as follows: 80
prani, Mrs. Goldin, Misses Burrows. Burns,
McGin. Alti, Misses Lucas, Carr, Newton.
TenOri, MeSsrS. Morgan, Connolly. Jefferson,
Shaub. Fisher. BaSSi. Miller, Nyman. keaue.
Simour: AT yespers Miss Lucas will sing -
Salutaris.' from ROSSiniS mass: Tantum
Ergo, of Goeb, by the choir.
At st. stephens church. Rev. Father Ne
Nally early mass Will be sung as Wen a II
at each service, rs follows: Haydn's Sixth
Mass: for OfIertory. In Hacc NOcte, trio by
CagliGni: Neni, DietSch. At yeSperS, EStS
viii he sung. Emerigs Magnificent; karSis
40 Sautaris: - basSO solo, which Will be sung
by Prof. r. A. ROckar; 'TaGtum Ergo ar
RANGED from Donnizetti; trio. The names OF
the singers are: SOprani, Miss Coolidge: alto,
+. a. Rockar: oTganist, ). G.. FOeItSch. We'd
neStay being st. Stephens day, Il special ser
vice will be given at this church: Andres
Mass i'll fiat, Opus n, and Diabcli'S Gaudca-
mus IT 0iIer1Ofy. Grand yeSpers viii also be
sung,
A; st. Marys, services will be held at 4.
IN. and again II 1919 am, when Father AllS
will be the ceebrant OF the mass: sermon 10y
the pastor. Text: The Redcemer oi the
World is born" The choir. which is com
posed a follows: SOprani, Miss Anna GER,
Miss L Bauer Miss &. Men. Miss A Rnppert.
Hasche'S mass and an appropriate Claude
anus at Oi'OrtOry
At the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, Rev. Fathers Mccarthy and Conway:
masses will he sung at ), q, and II O'Clock and
vc>I erS also will be given. At O'Clock AN.
IleIc viii lie high mass, at which Haydea'S
mass. No. ], viii lie rendered. Mrs. c. KOehleT.
MIS-. \. u. LeMcrie and Miss Kate Griffin
SOpTani: MiSSg Slime and kearon. alti MeSSrS
j. II. Forsyth and I. w. Crdler. TENOR; and
MesSrs. GIANT, G.. Reuter- and G. Ward, baSSi
Miss NJ. Milcher presiding At the organ. Al
tie oflertoIy. e In Haec NOc,i. p" by Gaegler
Will re given. Al yeSpers the male quintette-
MeSSTS. Forsyth, Cridlcr, Grant. Reuter- and
Ward-yIn sing, :. q Salutorus.' without az
cnmfal iment; and Berge's Tantum Ergo, the
solos by Miss Griffin.
AT ST. Jcseph's, church the early mass will
lie sung at 5O'clOck a. IA. Farmers mass in b
fat will be- given. At 10 o'clock Grand High
Mass, Lejeal'S mass will be sung, and lamb
l0ttes PastoreS for Offertory. The choir are
Soprani. Mrs. MehleT, ROSSeau. Miss NJ. Kelly
alti, Misses Langley and Little: TENOR, Misses
A. Nef and Berry; baSSi H. Menler. }, Mauds-
ley, and G.: kohler; Organst, >. j. kubel; di-
rector. l.. w. Mihen.
AT ST Dominic's Solemn High Mass will be
celebrated III q. H., Father Fortune, cele-
brant. and also at hali-past ten. NesperS will
he held nj the usual hour. The church is deco
rated. The choir here is a very good one and
is under the direction of Mr.. William Wal
decker organist: SOPRANO, Mrs. Riley: alto,
MIS-. Ryan lehOr; MI. ,. n; Wllherow OaS
Mr.. kOechling. Masses will be sung al O'clk
and 1913 O'Clock.
At ST Augustine church special and excep-
tionally fine music will he rendered. The pas
ter, Rev. Felix Barotti, will be assisted by
Revs. G. Conway and r. Tarro. Rev. C. Con
way will preach. The choir is ably directed by
has brought the same To a high order of prof
cheney. MessrS. L. Younger and savoy Mrs.
\. SmaliwOOd and Miss L. Miller constitute
the choir GionZa'S mass viii De sung, and for
Otert0ry DiabclliS GaudeamuS.
AT Trinity church. Georgetown. fine music
will be rendered. AT , and l0lI O'Clock masses
will be sung. Reys. Father Murphy and Father
MaZella ofilclatlng. Farmers mass in Il Will
be sung; also, "Neni Sancti SpirituS," ar
ranged from Kreutzer. The OrganiSt is Mr.
Spolh Soprani, Mrs. Clements, Mrs. Barrett
Miss O'DonOhue; tenor, Mr.. Fred. w. Jones !:
baSsi, MeSSrS. Murray and Grouse. The di-
rector is Mr.. Charles Hines.
AT ST. Peters church, first mass will be sung
al O'Clock; second mass ut IL. The choir is
as follows, and is under the direction of the
Organist, A. X. Misbach; soprano, Mrs. Gro
min, assisted by Miss Hynes; alto. Miss Jessie
Esputa, Miss j. Parsons; tenori, Mr. w Daly
and j. =. Smith, John DAILY, +. L. Dooly. At
first mass will be sung Adeste Fidees. solo
and chorus; NOveO, Haydn's Mass in +
Neni Creator, Theo. Won La fIache offertory.
In Haec Nocte;' trio, CaglierO, Giovanni
Late Mass.-MoZaTt's Mass No. u; Veni Gre
ator, Millard Of1ertOry, "Gaudeamus," quar-
tette and chorus, A. Diabelli. AT yesperS will
be sung PsalmS-GregOrian chant: anthem
Ave Maria, alto solo, Dudley Buck: Magnii-
eat. Willard: Alma Redemptoris," Weber
40 Salutaris,n trio, Cagliero Giovanni; Tan
tum Ergo Willard.
RHE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
At Christ church, Navy Yard Rev. Chas d.
Andrews, the services viii be interesting
and the music of high order The choir is
in charge of Miss Emma Williams oreauiSt
and is as follows: soprano, Miss Sadie Flynn :
alto, Mrs. Emma Fishbach; tenor, Mr. w. IL
Hoeke: basso. Mr.. sam Cross: organist Miss
Emma Williams. The following music will be
sung: Christmas Anthem. Correlle: Gloria i'm
ENcelsis, ID. Buck; TIE DeIm, Lambiotte: Jul
bilate. i. Il. Spark. On Friday evening next
the Sunday school here will have "A celebration
suitable To the Christmas holidays. The sing
ing will be led by The rector.