Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-03
EASTER SERVICES OF MUSIC.

EASTER SERVICES OF MUSIC.
special Programmes In Many of the
Churches Commemorative of the
Day.
There will be fine service of Easter music
| at Trinity Episcopal church on Sunday. The
programme is arranged by Organist Shepard.
| There will be an orchestra of several pieces
| under the direction of Professor Mallon in
addition to the singing. The first service
| will be hold at $50 a. m.
Very tastefully printed pamphlets contain
| ing the Easter music and hymns to be sung
at the Easter services of the First Methodist
| Episcopal church have been issued by John
J. Matthias, M. A, director of music at this
church. DIR. Vincent breaches morning and
evening and a sacred service of song will be
held at half-past three. At the morning ser
vice in addition to the boys choir mixed
choir of thirty voices will assist. DR.. Vim
cents evening topic will be 1.-THE Oxford
league; study from Methodism."
The choir of the College street church will
sing an Easter praise service Sunday evening
under the direction of Professor F. A.
| Fowler. The programme consists of Bucks
"Bonum Est" the Congregational hymns
Nos. 81, 357 and $50, CARROTS Gloria Patri,
Bucks anthem ''Christ Our Passover" Eos
ter's offertory 'tWhy Seek Ye the Living
4 Among the Dead" and Haydn's Jubilate Dec
in D.
At the Church of the Redeemer there will
be no special programme of Easter music.
At the Dwight Place church there will
probably be no special programme, as Miss
Feuchtwanger, the principal singer of Pro-
fessor Wehner's choir, is ill. It is likely
that on the Sunday following special ser
vice will be rendered.
| At st. Johns church, State street, Sun
| day evening, in addition to the regular
cal talent, Mr.. Max Kastner, the tenor,
will sing and the programme for the day by
the musical director, Mr. Rice, will be one of
unusual excellence.
| M. E. and the Davenport Congregational
/ churches will give an united Easter service
| Sunday evening in the First Baptist church.
| Rev. Mr.. Mese-ve will preach. The floral
decorations of the church will be very fine
Rev. Mr.. Butrick will preach as usual in the
| morning.
AS usual the music in st. Thomas, St.
PauPs and Trinity churches will be unusual
| ly fine. By agreement the programmes are
| not published before the service occurs.
The double quartette choir of the First
Congregational church, Fair Haven, will
sing their Easter service week from Sun
day The organist, Mr.. Liefeld, has taken
great pains with the singers and the pro-
gramme is exceptionally good. It includes
| the Easter carol s'Christ Our Passover by
Williams and Bucks "Bonum est by
quartette. Miss Florence Pardee is the lead
| ing singer of the choir The church will be
deliberately decorated.
In the Catholic churches preparations have
been in progress for the last few weeks. The
singing at the high mass will be pleasing to
| all who may hear it.
FAST DAY.
Various Methods of Enjoying the Day.
Trout fishermen and duck shooters have
made arrangements for days sport.
There are special attractions at the three
Kinks afternoon and evening.
The Ramblers' and New Haven Bicycle
clubs will ride to Brenford this morning
The New Haven Gun club and marksmen
from Meriden, Hartford and Bridgeport will
shoot pigeons all day on the West Chapel
street grounds.
The annual dinner of the Connecticut Re
porters' association will be held in Hartford
at $50 at Heubleins on Mulberry street.
The Sarsfield Guard will spend the day in
rife practice at Quinnipiac range. In the af-
ternoon picked team will shoot with the
Irish rifle team.
The New Haven nine and Winchesters
play ball at Hamilton Park Mines from the
Ivy club play on the Orange street lot
There will be matinees at Carlls, Bunnell's
Museum and the American Theater this af-
ternoon. All four theaters give perform
ances in the evening.
Entertainments.
AMERICAN THEATER.
A special extra matinee of Collars and
Cuffs will be given to-day at the American
iheater 1t will be pleasant place to spend |
the holiday.
THE HANLoNS.
The Hanlons will present the great absurd |
ity, ''Le Voyage en- Suisse" at Carll's Opera |
House tonight and tomorrow night with |
matinee each day. Anyone who wants to
laugh ought to see it.
BUNNELL's MUSEUM.
The change of programme at Bunnell's at
tracts large audiences. The dramatic and
burlesque company give great satisfaction.
'Tat, the Wild Blade,'' and the burlesque
'EPocahontas" are now being presented.
sARsFIELDs' RECEPTION.
The Sarsfield Guard hold their twenty
first annual reception and ball at the Second
regiment armory on Monday evening. From
the elaborate preparations made it is certain |
that the reception will be success, worthy
to rank with any of the past notable social
occasions of the company.
SKIPPED
Skipped by the Light of the Noon will |
be given by the Harrison and Gourlay COM
pany tonight and tomorrow night with to- |
morrow matinee at the New Haven Opera
House. The play is funny in the extreme |
and the acting of the comedians is every
where highly spoken of. The presentation |
will be all that could be desired. |
Disguised With New England Weather
Early last evening a flock of geese were |
seen flying southwark. They were evidently |
,cnticed northward by the warm wave which /
visited us on Wednesday, but were no doubt |
thoroughly disguised at the weather which |
followed and concluded to retreat until the /
season for cold wave signals is passed.
Mercantile Changes About Town.
The changes by merchants in the center |
was not more numerous this season than |