Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-23
Celebration Of the Joyous Festival
With Glad Music.
ELABORATE SERVICES OF song
Augmented Choirs in the Various
Churches.
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celebrated in the churches this year with
all the pomp and ceremony that usually
characterizes its observance, and the pow
erful lessons from the pulpits will be en-
phasizef by the magnificent music which
will precede and follow them. The great
masters of harmony have found their
sweetest themes in the divine inspiration
that Springs from the birth of the Savior,
and their most exquisite melodies will be
rendered by thousand threats that will
find new power in the influence surround
ing them. Washington is peculiarly for
tunate in the character of its church sing
ers, and Christmas day the various choirs
will be augmented by strong choruses,
While In many churches there will be Or
chestral Accomplishments. This is especial
ly true of the Roman Catholic, Protestant
Episcopal and Lutheran churches. Below
will be found the programs arranged for
the leading churches:
Roman Catholic.
st. Aloysius, corner 1 and North Capitol
streets, Rev. Cornelius Gillespie, S. j., pas
tor.-Solemn high mass VIII be celebrated
Christmas morning at o'clock by Rev.
Aloysius Brosnan, s. j., with Rev. Father
OConnell, S. j., as deacon, and Rev. Mr..
Coyle, S. j., as subdeacon. The music will
by Novello. The mass will be La Hache's,
three voiced. sung by a chorus CT male
voices; at the ofertory, Noel, by Gounod,
a bass solo will be rendered by Mr.. James
Nolan.
Solemn high ponthc:al mass Will be cele-
brated at IL o'clock by his 'emnence Car
dinal Satclli. The officers of the mass will
be: Archpr.est, Rev. c. Gillespie. S. j.; dea-
cons of honor. Rev. Nj. c. Dolan, S. j., and
Rev. A. r. Peters, s. j. deacon of the
mass Rev. p. J. Mckinney, S. j.; subdea-
con, Rev. Mr.. Scott, S. j.; master of cere-
monies, Mr.: o'Gorman. S. J: The sermon
nan, S ]. After the mass there will be
benedictiCn CT the most blessed sacrament.
The choir will render the new mass, Messe
Solennelle. in d, by Prof. F. Fanciulli, Ill
rector Of the Marine Band. This mass is
dedicated to his eminence. Cardinal Satolli
The Neni Creator Will be sung before the
SERMON a tenor solo and quartet; at
the offertory, EcCe Annunco Vob.s, bass
solo and chorus. Both of these compost
lions are the work of Prof. Fanciulli, who
will personally direct their rendition. An
orchestra CT twenty-five selected musicians
will assist the choir and render appropriate
music at the graduate and at the recess
sonal. The choir is composed OF the fol-
lowing singers: Soloists-soprano Mrs
Kitty Thompson-Berry; alto, Miss Pauline
Whitaker; tenor, Mr.. Phil Baer; basso,
N. H White Mrs. F. 1. Rupert, Miss
Mamie Hackstadt. Rose L. Conner, Pearl
Cuttings, Cecilia V. Connor Eleanor c.
Burgess. Mrs. schort. Misses Nellie Corr:
Mary E. Triplett. Mamie Mcclure. Kate
Jackey, Clara Kubel, Mrs. Helen NJ Tur-
ner and I'rs. Augustus c. Taylor: tenors,
Messrs. Carl Nanten, Sherman T. Hight,
f. l. Rupert, Bart. Lynch and DR.. Smart;
bassos, Messrs. u. O'Hare, j. Mawdsley,
A. Neff, G. Daley, J. Murray, F. White; Ii
trarian, Mr.. a. Nelf; orSan:st and director
Mr.. S. j. Kubel.
G, Rev. John Gloyd, pastor.-Solemn high
mass will be celebrated at ) O'Clock by
Rev John Gloyd. Low masses will be at 1
and D o'clock and high mass at 10 o'clock.
Benediction will be given after the late
mass. The music for the ) o'clock solemn
high mass will be as follows: Grand OPEN
ing There Were Shepherds, B. Carr, solo
soprano and full choir, with accompani-
ment of organ and a full orchestra; Kyr.e
Gloria and Crede, each from St. Cecilias
mass, Gounod; Ofertorium, Adeste FL
deles, A. Novello, solos and full chorus
with organ and orchestra; Sanctus and
grand march, Tannhauser, Wagner, full
orchestra and organ. The choir is COM
posed OF the following members: Soloists--
Miss Blanche Mattingly, soprano Mrs
Pauline Montegrffo- Mama, alto; Mr.. VIM
ID. Mcfarland. tenor; Mr.. Bernard \. Ryan,
basso; Miss NJ. Louise Boone organist
Signor Mariana Mama, musical direc tor
Chorus-Sopranos, Mrs. VIM. H. Coombs,
IL,
sic Hickey, Carrie Wood, Margaret Dwyer
Adelaide Borbeck, Rosa Cayce, * c. Gull
len Mesdames w. A. Hazen. p Trainor,
Misses H. A. Foulke, Catl KiIbourne
Mary McMenamn and Mamie GriffIn; al
tos Misses Augusta Borbeck, J. Wilkinson
May koekiing, Cora Gerische, A. e Smith,
L. NJ: Smitte. Lillian Niernsee. Anna Trai-
nor, Mary Walk, NJ. NJ Mitchell and Mrs
J. B. Wilson; tenors, Messrs. c. S. Rich
ard, P. Fitzgerald, DR.. H. B. F. Heatte
Messrs. Stasius Meade, c. Balluff, Melville
Hensey. Prof: Paul Voinot: bassos, Messrs
P. H. Cromeen, J. F. White, c. F. Good
child, j. J. Hamilton, J. B. Wilson, X Van
Reuth, G H. Neon, P. F. Cain and ?.
Trainor. st. Patrick's choir numbers forty
eight active members, and is the largest in
Washington.
st. Cyprian's, corner 18th and C streets
southeast. Rev. Jas. r. Matthews, PASTOR
Sole mn high mass Will be celebrated at :
O'Clock. Low masses will be a Z, s and $50
and high mass at . o'clock. The music at
the o'clock mass will be Milard's Mass in
c, and at the offertory, Adeste Fideles. At
the , O'Clock mass Cremer's Mass will be
sung. Benediction will be given after mass
when o Saiutaris, by Cremer and Tantnm
Ergo. by Lanblotte, will be rendered. TIL.
members of the choir are: Sopranos, Misses
Clara Brawner, Maria Thomas, Cecilia
inomas, Mary Queenan, Beatrice Scots
Annie Muschet, Loretta Muschet, Rosa Hum
phries Annie Mack, Amelia Chew, Mesdames
Julia Clifton, Julia Thornton Alice Logan.
Laura Waters; altos, Misses Mary Muschet
WARY FeHWlck, Bessie Fletcher, Catherine
Simms Florence Queenan; tenors, Samuel
Middleton, VIM. shedrick. Chas. Edelin,;
bassos, Aloysius Brown, Jos. A. Mason, JOS
Matthews. Ernest Edelin,, Ashby Matthews:
sylvester Thomas, organist.
ST. Peters. corner I'd and C streets south.
east, Rev. j. NJ. O'Brien, pastor-Solemn
high mass will be celebrated at 5 O'Clock.
the MUSICAL program will be as follows:
Mozarts First Mass (complete); offertorium,
Adeste Fideles. Novello; occasional, Naza-
retn, Gounod (arrangeO. Mr.. A Coda, tile
well-known clarionet soloist, will play sew
eral selections during the service. The
choir Is composed as follows: Director Eu-
gene French; organist Miss y. r. Kearon.
sopranos, Misses Hattie Richie, \. Bap-
tista, K. Allen, NJ. Stuart, N. lsolger, f. Nc
Caffery, NJ. McMahon, A. Began, E. NC
Mahon NJ: DAILY, Mrs. Mehler; altos, Misses
Baptista, L. Arendes, NJ Llufrio, Mrs. j.
l.. Mock, Mrs. Pelham; tenors, Messrs. G.
Wright J. Neff. G: Richards. J. Duffy;
bassos, Messrs. R. W. Devereaux,,F. Cole
man, B. Atchison, NJ Early, j. ]. Heating,
A. Schulteis. At the late mass-A Missa
Cantata-the junior choir will sing Rossis
mass and ut the benediction Giorza's o
Saiutaris and Lambilotte's Tantum Ergo.