The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-25

4 HevepeA SANTA Clans - Services
To-day In Many Heus~s of wor-
ship-speefal Music . Feature of
Last Nights Celebration.
T1ss pea1fnG OF bells az midnight told
che people that Christmas tho gIsddest
day Of all the year. Rad arrived A day
chat is celebrated throughout The world
BIZ Christian people A. one OF blessing ard
good cheer. In Seattle the day was mar
ahaIsd In by devotional services IN the
several Catholic churches and entertain
ruer.<s and Christmas tree Festivities IN a
Jew OF the Protestant Sunday schools.
Great crowds wsre IN attendance every
where. peace on earth. good wsiP' seesr1-
1nx to porTnsate all alike. Special music
for Tho occasion Was rendered by well
drilled cEoirs and talented polofsts. and
appropriate sermons were delivered hy the
pastors Of the respective churches. In the
eunAay schools gayiy decorated Christ
ns1s trees, grooming with the weight %
goodies ana gifts. attracted the young
people, every ailusson 10 Santa Claus send
ing thrill through their animated little
bodies that repaid the kind-hearted teach
ers and parents for ali their efforts. The
midnight masses in the Catholic churches
were impressive and drew osfs hundreds
Of peoplc While the decorations were not
lavish. they showed exquisite taste IN
their arrangement and added grsssily 10
xhe scene.
Today most OF the churches in the city
wilt hold services with specially arranged
mEsic There VIII also be several Sunday
school entertainments and dinner TO the
poor by the Salvation Army.
In conformity with custom that has
been observed hy Roman Catholics all
otter the world for time immem0rsal. the
CONGREGATION OF the Church OF the I'M
usaculate Conception. AT Broadway and
Madison. met last night and participated
sn the celebration OF A midnight mass.
The church Was appropriately decorated
with evargreena and choice flowers the
beautiful affairs. with their myrfads Of
lighted candles and incaHdescent lights
for ming a holy picture. The music was
specially arranged and was eharmlnEiy
and effectively rendered. The programme.
which was an elaborate one. was as fol-
lows:
christmaa soug-tNoel. '.............Ad Adams
Miss NJ. Chisholm
Macs in A Minor .... -. .Bartschmidt
sermon ................ Rev. L. b. Palladlno
ofertory-.Ave MARIA -. Miliard
Miss Florence L. Burke. with violin
D.ith&As ~ ttss tsoftAtas
sanftns -,,,,................+. BaISachmidt
Burke Mrs r. w Trsgnre Dx.
H. p. Gentle. G. ~ saunders.
"Agnus Der ................. partsehmlat
The personnel OF the choir fS. Sopranos.
Miss Florence =. Burke Miss fA.zie
Burke and Mrs. Masei: altos. Mrs. r. w.
Trounce. Miss Nj. Chisholm and Miss J
Murphy; fenof~ Mr. Charles Mcintyre
II II II f.
HobIisxei Mr.. Bookmeyur and Mr.. G..
Heblitxei. organist. Miss Adrienne Ian
ger: director J. y. LANCER.
The opening number by Miss Chisholm
vas beautifully rendered. her rich. pow
erfui contraito notes reachiug every nook
OF the edifice. Miss Florence Burke Gang
with feeling arsllard's exquisite Ave
Maria" made richer by Prof fauger's
obligafo The auartetts's rendition OF the
jaudsamus'' was effective.
An immense congregation filed the
church during tho celebration Of the I'M
pressis. service.
The Sunday school rom of the United
Presbyterian church was filled yesterday
afternoon and evening with bright faced
happy children. gathered together 20 eele-
hrafe tho joyous christmnstida and sing
praises 60 their Maker The roam was rt-
wreathes and branches. and In the SOUTH
east corner were two Christmas trees. pa
dainty beautiful with bright trimmings
ard lads 81 candies. nIts etc. While the
exercises weto enjoyed by the youthful
nadlters. there was a pareensthie unaasi-
mess for Christmas-treo unloading and a
constant chltter-chattegNAafte this im-
p0rtant function had hasv performed
The exercises We're opened a. y Is an
anthem. This was followed b. scrippugal
reading. and a prayer 10y the pastor. Rev.
Nr. Howie. After this came the regular
programme by tho school children. every
number Of which was we'll given and
heartily received:
Song rims Out. Sweet CHRISTMAS
Recstaiion. stockings, .3'''
Recitatioa--"I.ieh Ned aud POOR joe.
senr-@"whs, 10 You 10 Al yoar
Christmas Eyas'' 800. Four tattle Cifrls
RscI.stlon - rssi Della sshr S.'S. y
Song Christmas Glory" ....s,.....-.t.
Misses GLASGOW and MessFs. Clark
and Barrett
Christmas Eve, ..........
.t.s.....s.... *4.....s Florence sherman
Recitation THE Roetbiaek" -.
Reritatioa-.r Angel sans. -,
changing she s,eekiprs six " c,, ,g.,r,S
Heeiistion-"wish ] Vas Grown ~. j..
..-ssss.sssst. sss.e-. tudAa tterk
Heeisasioa-''Mr Santa Claus" So.
....&...s......t.s.. 49,. .....s.. Ethel Hawis
chnssmas A. Grandpas"
.......s..st.sss,. .-....s.s.e. Helen Michel
Quartefte-.'C christmas BELLS Arc Gails
Mrs ciarx Mrs Jerdan. Messrs.
CLARK and Barret..
''Goos, Night .........,.. Samuel Shsrmar
Az sha ThiYsf Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN
esureh fn wallis wana addition last sven
ing there was q Christmas tree that reach,
ed frefn the fioor % TIE ceiling. This wen-
sserTai tree was lighted with caioreG cleo.
trio lights. and its branches bore 50 mans
presents that several os the listle folks
present who tried - count them aal,
when they get up amoaw the hundreds
There Was a real I've Santa Claus. w!th
a heard Ike a veteran ropui'st. and a
Voice thar was wonAroaaly fIkn that o.
Frank Goaahue. although. 81 course. II
was not Frank Then tie church va.
beautifully decorated witA eVenVrsens and
stars rusde 0s ssectrte lights New net-
toes haa heea piscei en the walls. ard
the ehunca was as agtght IS q eoasd posi-.
bly, BE-.
not Il was not half IS tgggh. "a re rz-es
OF The little folks were. ans the o,ae.