Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-22
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
WEDNESDAY,. Deem Der -, 1850.
CHRISTMAS IN THE CHURCHES,
Special Services 10 Commemorate
tlae Nativity of Christ.
The Music and Religions Services.

The Music and Religious Services.
saturday being the anniversary OF the Dirt b
OF the Saviour, special religious services will be
held in most OF the churches OF this District.
ana they will be unusually impressive. In the
koman Catholic ana Protestant Epscop al
churches there viii be joyful music OF a nigh
oroer. appropriate 10 the great Christian anni-
| VerSaTy. The Lutheran churches too hold In
teresiing special services Christmas day. In
| most oi.the Methodist churches the usual Christ
| mas morning prayer meetings will take place
and on Sunday the services III nearly all other
| eVangelical Churches will be commemorative OF
| the birth OF the Saviour
| CATHOLIC
ST. Domlnc'S-Early mass at O'clock Hay
| dnS Mass. No. =: high mass at II O'Clock: Hay-
dn's Imperial Mass GO. 81 sung by large
choir with the assistance OF an orchestra OF
| "a performers. AT the graduate the orchestra
| viii render ''Reverie, by VleuxtempS AT the
ofeit2ry lIummerS Alius Virgo soprano solo
| ana chorus. assisted by entire orchestra The
CHOIR is composed OF Misses Robinson, Fegan.
| Rogers Fitzgerald. ourand N0keS and Fowler
| ana MIS- {. l. Smith, Soprani Mrs. Newton
| and Ryan Misses NOrbeck. Carroll. Miller and
| AatIseI. altl; MeSSrS. Daniel, 1eatman. King
| Forsyth. Connell. Bishop. James ana Buch-
anaD, teIori; Mr.. Magnus koehling, baritone;
| MeSSrS. HlCkcuX, 1eiJman. FOrSeman. Miller
| ManGaly. Boswell and Mtliard basSi; organist
| onto Frank: conductor. = J. Kubel.
s. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. day, high mass at II
| O'Clock; Haydns Mass 10. >. III c; Veni creator.
| hasS SOLO, LortZtng. OnerrOry. In hocte cum
| natus est Jesus, trio. Giovanni. Vespers AT /
O'Clock. Nespels in g. Gioza: hymn, Adesre
| t1deies, .quarette, Noyello; Magnificent In G.
| GIoHa; Alma Iedemptoris, quarleIte Weber:
| y, Sdutarts, Duet. TOR tenor and bass Wiegand:
| fanium ergo, Lambilatte. ST. Stephens day
| VIII be celebrated on sunday wnan, at ii
| oclccN. grand high mass Andres Mass ia E
| nat Vent Creator, olfertory, GuadamuS. So
praIo and bass sole and chorus. Diaben win be
| rendered. AT yesperS. .. M. veSnerS In ID nat
! ana MagIff'cat, both by Willard; Alma Redemp
9otls WEBER; ., Salutaris. soprano solo, Verdt;
i Ian, Jun Ergo IN Hat, soprano solo and
| McNaIiy is the pastor; Rev. f Southgate the
assistant. The choir is composed of Miss Moilie
Byrne, MIS- C. J. Weuell Misses Mollie Ne
| Aull1e, h. = kidWell. j. Carey and Maggie Nc
Leod. soprani; Mrs. NJ. Gillen, Misses NJ Serrtn
ana Mamie Mcleod, ALL: Mr.. A. Rupert 81
Tenor; +. a. Rockar, baSso, and Professor j. g.
| Foe1tSch, organist.
/ immaculate Conception. corner Sth and y
| STREETS northwest.-SeryiceS viii be held at D A.
| lana 10 O'Clock d. M: Sesper5 at p. IN (Ray.
| L. t. MCCARTHY. pastor. VIII 0fticiate assisted
! 10y Rev DR.. Ryan. assistant pastor.) AT ;
| O'clock mozart III II mass VIII be sung by the
| following choir, VIZ: Mrs Annie /. King Mrs
| Charles koehler, Mrs A. Z. La Merle and Mis-,
| Kate Griffin. SOprani. Misses Nellie kelrOn ani
| Carrie Maner and Mrs. Mary Newton. att:
| Messrs. Chas Nj. Connell and James Fl. Forsyth,
| teh0il; MeSSrS. Richard ii. Boswell Alex $
| King and Martin Grant. bass The Choir vii!
he under the direction OF Prof Chas NJ Con
! 1el', and Miss NJ. NJ Melcher will preside al the
! organ. The hymns. Haec NCcte and Adast
| cells Will be sung AT the early mass.
| Trinity Church. Georgetown, ID. at i've
o'clock there will be high mass aud the pro-
| gram IS as follows: Grand Christmas Anthem
! oY Il. Carr, with The Marvellous Work from
| tie Creation Haydn'S Coronation Mass, NJ.
! ;: "Adeate Fideies,n by Weboe. arranged oy Y.
! Neveiio: 'Jubilatc Dec" bY Wilcox. The choir
is composed or Fred. w. Jones. director: F. B.
! NewheiseT. organfst: Mrs John Buckley. Ms
| VIM. d. Alien, Miss Emma GlytOn. Miss Vir-
glhla Johnson. S0Dfani; Miss Cecilia O'D1a-
/ oghne- Mrs. Fred. ". Jones. att; Me5SrS. !. l..
! Parkhurst, ChaS. j. Jones, Fred. " Jones. ten
| oTl ana Andrew g. Thomson, Henry {. Moves.
! GtOige b. Rely, Lewis p Snlo0id. b3SsL
81. Al0yStuS.-S3IemD high TO ASS viii be caEe-
! DGated at a. M, with Rev. Father Kelly. ceie-
| 0rant: Rev. Father FJrnan, deacon; Nj Nc
| Ayoy. Sub-deacon, and Rev. Mr. Brady. master
| u ceremonies Won WeDer'5 mass In q win be
! sung, the choir being as follows: Director
| ard orgaHist, Professor Anton GIoetZner: So
! planoS-M.Sses Ada M2DermoJt. Cora E, Noyes,
| alc0orn, ahoS-MtS>tS Nellie Ecnorn. Minnie
, A. Moves and l.. BlOut; teu0r5-MessrS. Al 5.
| tennell- Louis DOrr and David kadr; blsS0s-
| Messrs. Francis Fl. Moves. Thomas ". Riley
| ana A. {. Delayingne Before the Kyrie viii
! ne sung the AdeSte F.dees. by Novello. Az
oitertory, the Christmas Anthem, By Carr. For
| uhtftofy. al 10 O'Clock mass. Gounod'S Grand
| Noel viii be rendered by ar. Francis Ii. Noyes.
st. Patrick's Church. Rev. j. A. Walter. pas
| tor-Mass at D and Ii O'Clock; Mercadlnti :
| Mass; Dlapellrs GaudeamUs: Numbers TanIum
Ergo. The Choir Is composed or Misses Richey
| carter, Johnson and Miier. soprani: Miss Carr.
| alto; MI }. S. Smith. tenor; MeSsrS. Ryan,
! =
| i>t.
st. Joseph's Church, Capitol hill. Rev. j. F.
| ". Scnieuter, pastOr.-FirSt solemn high mass
! At $50 a M: second do, 10 o'clock. Before tue
INST solemn high mass 'Stlile Nacht' will he
| sung By the Misses Rosa Ball and Margar. Leu
herT, accompanied with citnern and violin.
! BaitInan 5 Convent mass Will be sung, accom-
panied with organ by Mr.. LoreDz RebSJook. aud
| with violin by Master Emil kuebel. Veni Crea
Ter. 10y kimmell, sung by Master q. F; L, Geier;
onertOry. ., Spons4, Me. duet, sung by Misses
| A,
dicite. trio, sung by Master F. Rebstock aad the
Misses A. RUPERT ana r. BAH Celebrant at
! Rev. Ben. Guldner and Rev. Jos. BuSam; cee-
| brant at second high mass Rev. JOS. Busam,
assisted by Rev. P. Schleuter and Rev. b. Guld
ner. After high mass the German TIE Deum.
| Solemn veSpers and Danediction at i pm.
st. Mary s Church. Rev. Matthias Alfg. pastor.
Al five O'Clock llirst mass win be sung Pettes'
mass; at The Otfertory. Hac Nocte Cum Maths
Est; at TO-. O'Clock Mozarts mass. No. r. will
be sung: at The offertory, GaudeamuS, from Dia-
BELL. Evening service, grand vespers The
| Bauer. Kate Neff and Lena Smith. sopranl:
Misses A. Neff and 6. Geier, altf; Misses Bauer
and Frank Ruppert. tenorl Misses w. Neh and
A. Ncf, basSi.
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
At St johns church. Rev. DIR. Norton, the
following VIII be the program: Prelude; Gloria
I Patri, John GoSs; Festival TIE Deum. Ia b.
Ward: Jubilate. in BIB. Mosenthal: Introit. sing
into the Lord. Noycllo; Gloria, Jackson; offer
tory, In the Beginning was the Word Allen.
. ! A.
! par. Miss Florence ktdwell: altos Mrs J. Grua
Mrs. Griffith; tenor, Mr.. 10. Pugh: baSSos. Mr.
l.. y. Mitchell, Mr.. W. POindexUer; director. d.
Max Mueller.
christ church, GeorgetoWn-The following Is
the musical program opening voluntary Clio
ria from MoZarLS 18th mass: Thy seat o. God.
/ enduTeth forever, Turtle; Gloria Patri banks
| Gunter; re Deun, Eo. samuel Jackson: JublIaIe
| Dec. Fl. Willard; hymn, .'Hark. the Herald
! Angels Sing Lawrence; Gloria Tibi. Wilson,
! No. !; hymn, Shout the GLAD Tidings. Anne
''Avson:" offertory. And there were Shepherds.
banks. The choir is composed of VIM. g. O-nr.
| Director Richard Middleton. organist: Ida H.
! seymour. Mrs. VIM. Il. Orlne sOprani: Mrs. W.
| {. Smith, Miss Knowles, alt; Mr.. f j. WhiDnln
| tenor; Z, L. Berry, VIM. Wheatley bassi
There Will De service at Grace {P. f. Church
! corner OF 9th and streets southwest on
| Christmas morning at II O'Clock. and the caoi,
has made special preparations for the musical
| portion, comprising some choice selections The
iadles are engaged IN decorating The chlIr,.1
| WIN eVefgreenS and wreaThS OF flowers
Christ Church Navy Ya~d) Rev. G. D. An
ofeWs rector,-The following Is the program
christmas Anthem. There We're ShepherdS "
eSc.: oy carr: "Nente." by Wilson: ..Glorias -
ny Best; Gloria In Excelsis Taylor =
III d. by hroeil: ''Jubliate" by Williams; Offer
tory. "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" VIII
| Ilains ChOlr:-MtSS Birdie Harvey soprano:
MISS L. Harvey, alto: w. Il Hoeke tenor: Sam
tiuos, pass MIS- L. H. Burbridge organisJ
-. Marks {Capitol HID Rev. A. +. Steele
| TeCUGr-Ilp following nrOrram ARA ppI: