The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-15
AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
Easter Celebrated With Beautiful and Elab-
crate Ceremonies.

1dob6I Op4cUIdbo0 W IN o6dub4luJ anu h4dUs
crate Ceremonies.
The ceremonies in the Catholic churches
were magnificent. All the splendid cere-
monials of the ancient church were
brought into requisition. There was
nothing lacking to make the Easter festival
all that it has been in years gone by.
The affairs were decorated with lilies and
other flowers the priests wore their richest
robes, the choirs rendered their finest
music, all being strikingly impressive of
the anniversary which the services COM
memorated.
At st. Mary's Cathedral on Van Ness
avenue there was an immense congrega-
ton at 10 80, when Archbishop Riordan
celebrated solemn pontifcal high mass,
and Rev. Chancellor Yorke preached a
brilliant sermon on the resurrection of the
Savior. The altar was beautifully dec
GRATED with st. Joseph and Gala lilies and
ferns. The congregation was as fashionable
as it was large.
Haydn's ''Imperial Mass was sung by
the choir. AT the offertory Giorza's IRE
gina CGlI' was sung. In the evening
Rosewig's ''Vespers' was rendered The
choir consisted of Theodore Vogt, con-
ductor; Robert A. Uhlig, leader Of orches-
ira; Everett Poperoy, organist and d.
rector; sopranos, Mrs. F. E. Wilson. Misses
L. Goodman, NJ. L. Byrne, NJ. H. Higgins,
Mohun. Lang, Paula, Hayes and Schmidt I;
alto, Miss Sullivan; tenOrs, Charles Goet-
ting and D. B. Moody; basso, S. J. Sandy.
ST. lgnatius Church never looked more
beautiful at Easter time than yesterday
The affairs were decorated with all kinds
of flowers of the brighter tints, sprinkled
with few red roses. There were Easter
lilies, lilacs, white rosebuds, with maiden
!, ~ Al,
solemn high mass was celebrated by Rev
Father II. Imoda, with Rev. Father Col
tell as deacon and Rev. Father Calgia as
sub-deacon,
The sermon was preached by Rev. Fa-
Their Joseph Riordan. He discoursed on
the life, death and resurrection of the
Savior. There were sixty male voices in
the choir and Fauconier's Mass in f fiat
was sung with most delightful effect. In
the evening Rossi's Magnificent" Riga s
so Con Amoris," Giorza's Regina Coeli''
and Thunder's ''Tantum Ego' was sung.
Maurice O'Connen presided at the organ.
The Paulist church on California street
was crowded to the doors at the last mass.
Rev. Father White was the celebrant, Rev.
Father Wyman deacon and Rev Father
Otis sub-deacon. The three affairs were
beautifully decorated with flowers. Father
Wyman preached the sermon. The choir
rendered Haydn's Imperial Mass. " with
augmented chorus, under the direction OF
Marie Giorgiani. The soloists were: Miss
Alice Canning, soprano; Mrs. Sutton, con-
tralto; Mr.. Mccullough, tenor, and Mr..
William Gordon. Offertory. Regina
Coeli," Berge. The chorus consisted OF the
following: Sopranos-Miss Duffy, Miss
Coleman, Miss Lyons, Miss Dwyer and
Miss Hausman; altos-Mme. Stephanie.
Miss Stewart, Miss Bumsted, Miss Ford,
Miss brady and Miss Brief; tenors-
Messrs. Scott, Davis and Gilfeather; bassos
--Messrs. William 0'Brien, William Cor
don and Antonio Albert.
Rev. c. E. O'Neill preached at st.
Joseph's Church, on Tenth street, and Rev.
Father Seaman celebrated the mass, and
an augmented choir rendered Merca-
dantes mass in B fiat; ''Sanctus" and
"Agnus Dei' from Haydn's Imperial
Mass in D minor; offertory, Alma
Virgo" for female voices; Regina Celi. "
The choir was composed of Miss Jennie
Eastman, Miss Lottie Crawford and Mrs.
Alice Barnett, sopranos; Miss Ella " Nc