Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-24
CHRISTMAS SIC
Some Programs Prepared for Presentation
at Various Churches
All Denominations VIII Observe the
Day In the Most Elaborate Manner
in Song. of Praise.


The following are programs of Christmas
Star yesterday:
Episcopal.
St Matthew's Chapel, NJ and Half streets
southeast, Rev ]. NJ. E. Mckee, pastor
Choir: Mrs. Susie Burch the Misses Mary
Burch, Mabel Boswell, Ida Baltzell, Lily
Lewis, Mrs Agnes Padgett sopranos; the
Misses Sophie Kuhn, Eva Wells, Lena Myers
altos; Messrs. Harry Howell and H. Taven-
der. tenors: Mr. J. NJ. CasteIl, bass. Chorus
Mary Archer. Maggie Boswell, Lily H. Cash
ell, Mamie Cornweil, Q. c. Davis, JEANNE
Fenton, Pearl Hudson. Mary Hutter. Flor
ence Miller Fannie Northedge, Annie Story
Lily Williams, George Hoppe, James Rail
ey, Joseph Smith, William Smith and Ar
thur Purdy; precentor, Mr.. H. Lavender;
organist, Miss Rosa, Kuhn.
The following selections will be among
the musical pieces sung at the II am. serv-
ice on Christmas: Professional, Adeste
F'ideles by j. Recalling; TIE Deun, in A fiat,
J. H. Rogers; Jubilate, in A fiat, by f. b.
Cornwell; hymns: 81. Shout the Glad It'd
ings; 81, Christmas, Awake! Salute the Hap
Ply Morn. Holy communion: Gloria Tibi.
Short; hymn Do, Bread of the World, in
Mercy Bro'-en; Gloria in EXcesis; recession
al, hymn 50, 1t Came Upon the Midnight
Clear, That Glorious Song Of Old.
The Sunday school will hold its Christmas
tree festival on the night after Christmas
Thursday at O'Clock. There will also be
a service in this chapel on the last night
of the old year at IL o clock, concluding with
the Lords supper
st. Paurs Church. Rock Creek parish, Rev.
James A Buck rector.-SeryiceS at TO- 30
am. Professional, Adeste Fideles Novel
lo) Venite, In b fiat (Millard); Gloria Patri
(Mllard); TIE Deum, in 3 fiat tMillard;
Jubilate, in C &C. Burche); Hymn SO; Gloria
Tibi (PaXton); Hymn 81; Communion Hymn
C31. Gloria in F,XrplSiS old chant Choir
Scprani, Miss Mary Deleplane; alti, Mrs.
John Burgess; tenori, Messrs. John Miller
and A. Fennell; bassi, Messrs. August Miller
and b. F. JOY; crganist w. S. Kelley.
Grace p. E. Church, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
al, Hymn 40; Adeste Fideles; Venite c. E. ket-
tie; TIE Deum. William Jackson; Jubilate,
H. Aldrich; Hymn &c. H. r. Fuller; kyrie
Eeson W. B. Gilbert; Gloria Tibi T. Tai
lis; Hymn SO. L. H. Reduer; offertory,
anthem, C. T. Steele: Sanctus. Spohr; Hymn
225, ]. 8. B. Hodges; Gloria in Excelsis,
Zeuner; occasional, Hymn 81. Mendelssohn.
Rev. o. r. Bourne rector; Miss Minnie
Grimes. organist. Sunday school celebra-
ton Thursday evening at 7:3o o'clock.
At st. Luke's p. E. Church. Morning
prayer at II o'clock. Rev. VIM. V. Tunnel.
dean of King Hall, Howard University, will
preach the Christmas sermon. The follow
ing program of music will be rendered.:
Professional Adeste Fideles; Lords Prayer.
Gregorian chant; Christmas anthem, Let
Us Now Go Even Unto Bethlehem. Alza-
mora; Festival TIE Deum, Dudley Buck
Jubilate Dec, Stainer; Hymns 40 and 81;
SaEctus. banks; Gloria in Excelss. old
chant; Remember, o Lord, Farmer; recess
s:onal, Hymn $50 -Chcir-Masters John Fl.
Smith. S W. Lewis; Harry A. Nugent, Hor-
ace Silence. James Chisholm, Harry Nor
wood George c. Wood, Albert Walker,
Thomas Williams and Samuel Burnett; men.
DR.. II. S. Smith, Messrs James Colyer,
Frank Foster and Albert Thomas. The
choir will be assisted by Mrs. Agnes Small
wood Miss Helen Adams, MrS.W. a. Silence.
Miss Mamie Coyer, Miss Alice Silence and
Miss Annite Lewis, ,soprani; Miss l.. A.
Han er. Miss Marie James. Mrs. I.ucretia
Kelly and Miss F. J. Smith, alti; ,Iessrs. r.
W. Tompkins, Harry w. Lewis and James
T. WALKER tsor Y n rs, VIM; C. 1d Eisins'
Gray. jr.. bassl. Mr.. J. T. Jackson, organ
list; r. W. Tompkins. Iprecentor.
st. Mary's P E. Chapel. St Johns parish
ODD street between G and H streets north
west: Rev. Oscar L. Mitchell, priest in
charge.-Order OF service: Professional
Hymn 40; venite. Boyce; Gloria Patri
MOrnington, Crotch, Holden: Psalms xix,
xiv, lxxxv; TIE De'lm, Max Vogrtch; Jubi-
late. Alzamora; introit. hymn 80: Kyries,
Greene; Gloria T!bi, Garrett: anthem. Be-
hold. l Bring Thee Good Tidings, Glare;
sermon, offertory, solo, The Christ Child
Coombs; offertory sentence, Anon: recess
sional. hymn 49, holy communion; Sanctus
Tours; Gloria in EXcels.s. Tours: hymn 22S;
violin SOLO Me!stersenger. Wagner; Mr.
Joseph Douglass will play the violin obli-
cato TO the SOLO Inc CHRIST Cnlld, winch
will be sung by Mr.. W. H. Goodrich: the
violin solo Meistersenger will be played by
Mr.. Joseph Douglass. Choir-Masters Fred
Crusoe Ford Oabney. Edward Dorsey
Ridgley Dyer, Roscoe Gray, James Gray.
Hiram Gray. Joseph Hill, Samuel Hill. Hay
ward Jennings. Samuel Mattingly, Robert
Mattingly, James Mahoney, Ralph Ridgley
Harry Saunders. Moria Saunders, AlonZo
Saunders Leon Turner, jr, Charlie Turner.
Mrs Lulu Joy Brooks, soprano: Miss Cora
d. Nero. alto; Mr.. w. Fl. Goodrich, TENOR
Mr. f. T Harris. basso; Miss Cecil Francis
Mckee, organist and musical directress;
Mr.. A. X. Brod:e, choirmaster.
Lutheran Churches.
Grace Lutheran Church, corner 18th and
Corcoran streets northwest, Rev. J. E. A.
Doerman, Observation-Disclosures will be cele-
bratei at this church is the custom on
Christmas day at IL am. In addition to
the regular full order of the Common Service
and hymns, the choir will render the fol-
lowing selections Hear the Sweet, Angelic
Voices, banks; TIE Deum, Buck and There
Were Shepherds, Gounod. The choir is COM
posed of the following: Misses Ida Stutz and
Annie Stephan, sopranos; Mrs. A. Wilmer
and Miss Carrie Kuhn, altos: Mr.. Daniel
Bailauf, tenor; Mr.. F. W. Loetsch, bass, and
Miss Julie Won Entrees organist.
AT ) O'Clock in the afternoon the Sunday
school Will celebrate Christmas with re-
sponsve readings from the Scriptures, sing
ing, and an address by the pastor. The
musical selections for this occasion are:
Salute the Happy Morn, banks; Shining.
Oh So Brightly, banks; hymn, Hark, What
Mean Those Holy Voices; The New Born