The herald., 1896-12-20
CHRISTMAS
At st. Vincent's Church, Grand Avenue
and Washington Street

AL 0t. vincent Cnurcn, Gran0 Avenue
| and Washington Street
| Great preparations are being made at
the above church for the proper celebra-
ton Of the Savior's birth. The decora-
tions will be unique; Ivy. holly. smilax
| and flowers Of scarlet will be the only
material used.
| The altar especially will be adorned
with the most exquisite taste; it is in
| charge of the Misses Buest and Forman.
Miss Forthman will have charge Of the
| shrine of st. Caudidus and the altar Of
| the Sacred Heart. The shrine of the
Blessed Virgin Mary is in the hands Of
Miss Mary Rohr, assisted by other men,
bers Of the sodality. This shine is al
| ways noted for its beauty and chaste-
ness Of its decorations. The Misses
Clancy will take care of st. Joseph's
altar. the pulpit and the communion
railing.
The stable Of Bethlehem" always a
feature In the church during the Christ
mas festival, will be attended to by the
altar boys.
THE SERVICES
The midnight mass" being abolished
in this country, and that for wise rea-
sons, the first solemn mass will be sung
in the morning at o'clock; the bells will
be rung at o'clock. The celebrant will
be the Rev. d. Healy, c. M. 1t will be his
| first mass. He will be assisted by Very
Rev. A. J. Meyer, c. M, as assistant
deacon. and Mr.. j. d. Glass as sub-de
con. Mr.. Leo Seibert will be master Of
ceremonies, with Mr.. Wilfred Ii Sage
as thurifer 1t is at this mass that most
| of the congregation receive the holy
communion. There will be a short SER
mon by the rector.
The second and principal solemn high
mass will begin at 10:15 a. m. The Very
Rev. A ]. Meyer, c. NJ, will be celebrant,
with Rev. w. H. Musson as deacon. and
Mr.. M. H. Morris as sub-deacon. The
sermon will be by Rev. F. x. Autill, C. M.
1t will be at this mass that the music
will be OF very high order, as Herr
josef Rubo has prepared a most ex-
cellent program. Cimarosa's Grand
Mess Militaire, M. A. Gilsinn's arrange
ment. will be sung in its entirety, with
Stgnor Dion Romandy's full orchestra.
The offertory number will be Signor
Dion Romandy's Christmas symphony,
written for this choir, and respectfully
dedicated to Very Rev. A. j. Meyer. C.
NJ. rector of the church. The symphony
consists Of a baritone solo written es-
a
Nine Rubo, Joseph F. Nuelle and Herr
Rubo. with grand chorus. M. A. Gill
sinni's beautiful Christmas cantata.
Ven1te Adoremus, will be sung at the
gradual. This cantata is written for
three choirs as follows:
Our choir Qnvisible), representing an
gels, Mines, Rubo and Collette: second
choir (in distance), representing chill
dren, Misses Hovel, Donnell Mrs. ].
Schallert, Messrs. Deity, Merten and
Lockyear. Mrs. Deity will accompany
this choir on the ca binot organ The third
choir will be the choir proper. The fol-
lowing is the program of the respect
| i've numbers of the mass:
Pilgrims Chorus-Orchestra
professional anthem. Adeste Ffdeles.
kyrie. bass solo-Herr Josef Rubo.
Christie, duet-Misses Winston and
Donnell.
Gloria-Chorus.
Gratias Agimus, quartette-Mmes.
Collette, Rubo, Messrs, Nuelle, Rubo
Domino Deus, bass solo-T M, KILL
| lam.
Quf Tolls, tenor solo-W. e. DEITY.
Quoniam, soprano solo, Mrs L. p.
| Collette.
At the gradual. M. A. Gilsun's Venite
| Adoremus.
veni Creator (Geirza)-Miss Jennie
Winston.
Credo-Chorus
Patrem Omnipotenten, bass solo-F.
| A. Walton.
Et In Unum. contralto solo-Mme.
| Rubo.
Genitum, duet-Mrs. Collette and J.
| F. Nuelle.
Et Incarnatus Est, soprano solo-Miss
| Winston.
| Et Ascendit. duet-Miss Hovel and
| Mrs. Stocker.
EFT Iterum, tenor solo-A. L. Jeffery,
Et Imam Sanctum, bass solo-Herr
| Rubo.
Offertory. Romandy's Christmas SYM
| phony
Sanctus, ,contralto solo-Mrs. Schallert
Benedictus, tenor solo--W. E. Deity.
Quartette - Mines Collette, Rubo
Messrs. Nuelle, Rubo.
Agnus Del. duet-Miss Winston and
Mrs. Schallert. s-p-g
| Dona Nobis-Chorus ,,0
| Hellelujah Observation-Disclosures
| This choir is considered the best in the
| city and Is composed Of the following
| well-known singers: Herr and Nine
Rubo, Mrs. L. p. Collette, Misses Jen-
ME Winston, Dora Hovel, Marie Ham
| mes, Mary Rohr, M. Guttin, Blanche
Donnell, Mrs. w. f. Deity, Mrs. r. f.
| Ibbetson, Mrs. J. Schallert, Mrs. H. j.
| Stocker, Mrs. A. Scott-Chapman,M Misses
| Matilda Hildebrand, Orilla Donnell, S.
| Hodge, M. Ryan, Messrs. Jos. F. Nuelle
w. E. Deity, A. L. Jeffery. M. Merteql,
| VIM. Jochum, T. M. Killain. F. H. Lock-
| year. F. A. Walten, A. Chase and r.
| Reny.
! Prof. T. w. Wilde. the well.known