Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-24
The Christmas Festival.

PROGRAMS OF SERVICES IN THE CHURcHES-
MUSIC TO BE SUNG By SOME OF THE FAMOUS
CH0IRs or THE CITY.
Elaborate arrangements have been made by
the various church choirs of the city for the APP
prOpriate celebration of Christmas day. To-
MORROW the churches will be filed with glad
music. expressing the joyous character of the
festival. The STAR has published during the
week the programs arranged for the services in
many Of the churches. Below will be found a
more complete aud correct list than any pub
1shed. Such programs have heretofore ap-
peared in The STAR are included. The musical
part of the services of the day receives special
attention in the Catholic and Episcopal churches.
As Christmas falls on Sunday this year the
morning services in all the Christian churches
will be in the nature of Christmas celebrations
Busy hands have been at work during the week
and to-day the audtoriuns of the churches
and the Sunday school rooms present an at
tractlve appearance with their decorations of
evergreens and devices appropriate to- the day.
The programs are as follows:
CATHOLIC
st. Aloysius-NOrth Capitol and streets
First mass ) a. MA Hachcs mass male trio
and chOrus-Feni Creator. Gumbert solo. Mr..
Pearson; Offertory, solo. John Pu@h. This
mass will be sung by MeSsrs. Pugh SimOns and
ItdISoH- Win Oh el9EJ voices.
Second mass, 10 a m. sung by choir. accom-
panied by organ and full orchestra of twenty
five pieces Andres mass. quartette Miss Clara
Baker. soprano; Miss Nellie Eichorn alto; Mr.
John Pugh. tenor; and Mr. Nj. Pearson. bass;
organist. William Waldecker: director E. s.
Kimbal; chorus of 20 voices offertory. ..Adeste
Fidelcs, quartette and chorus; 20 SaIutaris
Hosta. Gounod: 1uartette and chorus with
orchestral and organ accompaniment .'Tantum
Ergo, male trio and chorus, with organ and
orchestral 90 ho
sung: benedictiOn at second mass in the morn
ing.
st. Joseph German 2d and streets north
east-First mass. solemn high, $50 a. m. Be
fore mass there will be sung Stle Nacht ac-
companed by cithern and violin. Mass, by NJ
j. Decker; OffertOry Adeste Fideles After
mass. Posters. by Laubotte. CeIebrant in
first high mass. Rev. Joseph Busam: deacon
Rev. p. schleu5er; subdeacon. professor of
Georgetown College. Sermon by Rev. p
Schleuter. Ceebrant i'm second solemn HIGH
mass. Rev. p. Schleuter. Sermon by Rev.
Joseph Busam- Solemn vespers at $50 O'Clock
Church of the immaculate ConceptiOn-Rey.
p f. Mccarthy. pastor: Rev. James Leon
ara. assistant Masses at So. 9 and 1O5l
clock. MOzart's 18th niass will be sung by the
following choir: Mrs A. 1. King, Mrs. A. f. LIE
Merle, Mrs. Chas. KOehler Misses Katie Griffin
Lizzie Ferguson and Mamie KearOn sOurani
Misses George Webster Nellie kearon and Carrie
Gahr. alti; MeSsrs c. Nj. Connel Ed. c. Gill
and JAS III. Forsyth, TENOR: Messrs Henry Bos-
well. A S. King and Martin Grant, bassi; Prof
C. NJ Council. director. and Miss NJ. Nj. Melcher
organist, "Adeste Fideles," by Novello, will be
sung at the Offertory.
st. Peters Church. Capitol HE'LL pastor. Rev.
J. u. Sullivan; assistant pastor Rev Thomas
Hughes-At five O'Clock Haydns Mass will be
sung. Offertory. - Hdc NOcte c,.a Ndtus est"
quartette by CaglierO; Veni Creator" by La
Hache; .'Adeste Fideles." arrangement 10y No
yellO; 20 Salutaris Hostia, tenor solo; - Tan
tum Ergo" solo and quartette by Berge. Mem
bers OF the choir: Oreanist. Mrs. Geo. s. Bright,
soprani. Miss Ollie Dwyer and Miss Laura Gala
CHAN; alt Mrs. Alice Joyce and Miss Annie Cas-
tell; tenor. Mr. j. Smith: bassO John Mawd-
siey There will also be grand chorus trained
with special care for the occasion. Masses will
be said at St Peters church at s. 8 and 1890
O'Clock a.
st. Patrck's (Catholic) church. G street, be-
tween 9TH and l0th-At the morning service
hozart's 18th mass will be given. At the offer
forum. "Adeste Fideles.' arranged by Novello;
anthem. There were Shepherds" Weigand's
20 Salutaris;' LambelOtte's ''Tantum Ergo"
The choir is organized as follows: Misses Richey
Carter Borrows. Daley. Mudd. Becker and Al
vey. soprani; Miss Carr. alto; Messrs. Newman
and Ruppert. tenori: Messrs- Murray and Trea-
nor. baraiOni; Messrs. Ryan. Keller and SUNNY.
oaSsi; Miss Lu Boone Organist
81. Mary s. 9Th street between G. and H. Rev
T. AlS. pastor-Services at o'clock when
Peters jubilee mass will be sung with Hac nocte
(CAglierOS) at the OffertOry: 10 o'clock Gerold's
mass. with Guam Suavis (Cagliero) at the Of
fertory- In the afternoon yesper service Boil
mans Alma and Millards Tantum Ergo will be
sung Mrs Schwakopf is the organist and di-
Iectress of the choir organized as follows: Misses
Illie Bauer, Kate Nett and Lena Smith, soprani;
Misses Anne Geier, and A. Schwakopf ati;
Aessrs- ). Bauer. Henry Jordan and Emil
Schwakopf. TENOR; A. Neff and W. Neff bassi
ST Matthew (CathOiic)-Low masses will be
celebrated at 5. Z, and o'clock. Solemn high
mass and benedictiOn Ofthe Blessed Sacrament
u III IN This will be the only service at which
the choir will assist. The following music will
De rendered. Claimants Royal Mass No. 8. in
nat for the first time in this country Before the
mass. Adeste Fideles; before the sermon
peitschs Veni Creator; at otfertory; Gaudeamus
Diabiiii; before benedictiOn. H. Natal, Gou-
nod at Benediction- Salutaris Bar:
1antum Ergo, DOneZZetti Sermon by Rev. Father
r. h Boyle. There will be no vespers The
choir is composed OF the following: Soprani-
Mrs. Chas. McCartee, Miss Mamie Livingstone.
Mrs. NJ Barringer Miss Isabella Smith. Miss l.,
T. Norman Miss Nellie McAuliff. Miss BeaIe
Miss Mamie NoOnan. Miss Rosa COtterill and
Miss Cora Clarke. Alti-Miss Josephine Esputa
Miss May Newton. Miss DOllie Patterson, Miss
Nellie Mclintiea. Miss Mamie O'Hare Miss Nav
MeAaiif and Miss Maggie Hallett Tenori:
Messrs '" H. Burnett, j. E. Shorb. Earnest
May, Arthur May. W. f.. Morgan and JAS. pat
terson. Bass-J. F. III. Blois Henry Kaiser. A.
Brooks. John Daily, Chas. f. Cannon and L. E.
cannon. John z. Lawrence, organist: l.. E.
Cannon director
r..
soufhwest-SOlemn high masses will be held at
o'clock an. and IL o'clock am. At the )
O'Clock mass Rev. Father Call will Officiate as
sisted by four deaeons Haydn's Mass. No. 8.
WIN be sung; at the Oifertory the Adeste Fideles
BY Novello- At ii O'Clock there will be grand
high mass At this mass GiOrZa's Grand Mass
viii be sung by the large choir. The choir is
Composed as follows: Soprani Misses Josie
feSan. MacRegers. Salie Daniel Maggie Fitz-
gerald and Mrs. Hamilton Adams and Mrs C.. Y.
Sasish alti Mrs NJ. F. Newton. Miss Matte
Norheck. Mrs. Benner and Mrs Nolan: tenori
M$ssrs- W. III. Daniel Aloysius Fennel v King.
6eo Daniel: baritone. Mr.. Magnus Koechipg:
osssi. Messrs- Hamilton Adams E. Nolan. A. s.
Ming. j. WEIGH; Organist and director, Mr. S. j.
khbsi- NesPers at pm.
81 Stephens Church-A high mass. at 5
O'Clock am. will be celebrated by Rev Peter
Tarfo. assistant pastor. who will likewise
ptss:eit ar that service. The late mass mt III
oeiDck, will be celebrated by the pastor. Rev.
John AcNally. who viii also preach at that
mass. The music will be sung BY the choir at
taehsd TO tie church. Joseph Fertsch. or,saHist:
baseo. Ferdinand Roch0; tenor Anthony
Ruspert: ati. Mrs. Gillen. the Misses Sereins
AMI NJ Mcleod: sOprani. Misses Robertson.
Carey. Mcleod ard Mrs. WriseI The mass:
.Hoza:t's 9Th Mass" Oneuory, In Hae