Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-24
AT AIRS IN.APEXANDRIA
Church Music in Celebration of Christmas
Day. 81
Rate of Interest ON the City Debt
Other Notes 81 General and
Local Interest.

The choirs in several Of the city churches
have been rehearsing their Christmas mu-
sic for the past few weeks, and tomorrow
music which will excel the ordinary in
many of them will be sung. The following
are the musical programs of the churches
where services will be held:
ST. Paul's Church.-Hymn No. Sc, Venite.
in E fiat, Dudley Buck; Gloria Patri in &,
H. w. Olivel; TIE Deum in e fiat, Dudley
Buck; Jubilate in G, A. w. Newcomb; hymn
90; Gloria Tibi in Il fiat, c. r. Hodge;
hymn $50; offertory, Sing, Heavens,
Berthold; Tours, Sanctus in F; Tours,
hymn 225; Gloria in ExCelsis in u, Gil
christ This music will be repeated Sun
day morning, December 80, and at the
evening service the Gloria in EXcelsis, Mag
nificat and Nunc Dimitts, Tours, service in
f, will be sung. Offertory, 80 Holy Night,
by Adam. Choir-Scprano, Miss Carrie
Evans, Mrs. Blanche Berkley, Miss Blanche
Rotchford and Miss Florence McAllister;
alto. Miss Florence Evans, Miss Sarah
Rathbcne and Miss Mttie klipStein; tenor,
Messrs. Frank Field, Benjamin Jacobs and
Otheo Wiebel; bass, Messrs. Geo. II. Evans,
q. Hatley Morton and Urban Lambert.
Organist and director, MIR. Sherman B.
Fowler.
Christ Church.-Choir-Miss Kate Stuart,
directress: Mrs. Chas. G. Lennon, Organist;
Miss Fannie Suter, Miss Van Name, Miss
Mamie Lakeland, Miss Minnigerode, Miss
Nellie Curtis Miss Smith. Miss May
Greens, Miss Lipple, Miss Stuart, Mr..
Wood, Mr.. Bartels. Mr.. Boothe. Mr.. Hogan.
Mr. Wilkinson and Mr.. Wilkins. Anthem,
The Heavens Are Telling" c. Simper;
venite No. II, cathedral chant Gloria
Patri, banks; Re Deum, John B. Marsh
Jubilate, No. So, HutChins' Hymnal; hymn
5s, Hutchings' Hymnal; Gloria Ttbi, Ali.
Hutchins' Hymnal; hymn 90. Hutchings;
holy communion; Sanctus. AL, Hutchings;
hymn 231; Gloria in Excelsis, ASP. Hutch
ings.
Grace Church.-At Grace Church there
Will be two services tomorrow and 1880
a. m. AT a. m. the music will be in the
following order: lntroit, hymn 81; Kyrie,
Cramer; Gloria Tib, Cramer: Gospel hymn
81; ofertory anthem, Hallelujah! for Unto
Us a Child Is Born, Monk; Sarsum Corda,
Ball: Sanctus, Cramer; Agnus Del, Cramer;
Communion hymn 22O, Gloria in EXcelsis,
Cramer; Nunc DimittiS, Cooke. At 1890 a.
m. the service will be morning prayer and
holy communion, with sermon, with the
music as follows: Professional, hymn 40;
Nenite, Adeste Fldees. Burrows; Gloria Pa
tri, Warren; TIE Dcum Laudamus, Whittier;
Benedictus, Thayer; introit anthem. Hal
lelujah! &c, Monk; kyrie, Tails; Gloria
Tibi, Cramer; Gospel hymn 81 Coronation
offertory anthem, Behold, l Bring You,
Hall. The remainder of the service same
as o'clock.
St. Mary's ChurcA-Choir: Sopranos
Mrs. Monroe, Mrs. Brill, Misses NJ. Green
we'll, NJ. Monroe, l.. Greenwich, A. Maxwell
and X. Nugent; altos-Misses Nj. Lyles and
II. Hill; tenor-Jno. IL. Strider; baritones-
Thomas burroughs and VIM. l.. Hoy; bass
e. Ii. Lyles. I am. Peters mass in ID;
Adeste Fidees. Owing to the improve
ments now in progress at st. Marys. and
to the fact that the! church organ is not
in its proper position, the music will not
be as elaborate as is usual on Christmas
day. 80
Beginning on Januarye1 the rate of in
tereSt on the greater part of the city debt
will be increased from 3 to 1865 per cent
Those who have heretofore drawn the half
yearly interest on coupons of 81. 80 $3.50
and SO will now draw 81 81, 50 II and S1S.25
This is decided increase for the bond
holders-a sum amounting to about $i UO-
but by reason of a retirement of a con-
siderable portion of the debt the annual in
terest paid out by the city will not he any
more, if as much. the next year as last.
The pupils of Miss Ewings school gave
an entertainment Friday evening before an
audience of their parents and friends. Two
little plays were rendered by the pupils in
most excellent manner, which reelected
much credit on themselves and showed
great painstaking on the part of the teach
Z ers. The music rendered during the even
ing was also excellent.
Mr.. James X. Calon has attached two
horses belonging to Michael Barrett at the
race course near this city, for debt due G.
T. Wilkins & Co. for feed and for groomS'
fees due J. H. Plant and Harry Anderson
The horses are now in charge of the sheriff
Mr.. VIM. Mankin of this city, a clerk in
the Southern railway Office in Washington
fell from the 1:O5 train at the local depot
Saturday, and was very badly bruised
about the head and face.
The Christmas celebration of the NJ. p
Sunday school will take place this even
ing at I o'clock.
1t is thought that the package of jewelry
found by a tramp at Burkes station, and
turned over to the police in this city, as
mentioned in The Star, was one of those
fraudulent concerns that are now being
sent out from Syracuse, n. Y, to parties
in Virginia and the south.
The little child of Mr.. T. f. Dulaney, the
well-known barber, which died in this city
on Thursday last, was buried in Washing
ton on Saturday.
Miss Ruth V. Lyles daughter of Mr.. Lam
bert ID. I.yles, and Mr.. Charles Churchmau
the well-known young contractor of this
city, were married this morning at the par
sonage of the NJ T.. Church South, on King
street, by the Rev. DR.. Carson.
Mr.. Jacob Hieromous, an old resident of
Alexandria, has gone to st. Louis, Mo, to
make his home with his daughter there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomal L. Waters left yes
terday for Charlottesville to spend the holi-
days with Mrs. Waters parents
Miss Lawson of Uppervile Va, is the
guest of Miss Dempsey, on South Fairfax
street.
The mayor this morning swore in the OK
ira policemen for Christmas day.