Evening star., 1897-04-17
Elaborate Musical Services for Easter
Sunday.
CHOIRS TO Be HEARD At THEIR BEST
Many Churches viii Also Have a
Large Orchestra.
PROGRAMS ESENTED

Preparations for Easter services in the
churches of this city tomorrow have been
made on an elaborate scale. Never in the
history of the city have floral decorations
been 50 extensively used on such occasions.
In nearly all the churcnes the affairs
will be transformed into floral bowers. the
palm and Easter lilies being chiefly used
in the ornamentation. The decorations in
the Catholic and Episcopal churches will
be more profuse than in those of other de-
nominations. The Metropolitan NJ E.
Church has received a large contribution
of flowers from the White House con-
servatc ries. sent by Mrs. Mckinley.
The music to be rendered tomorrow in
the churches has been prepared with great
care ard as a whole will be magnificent.
In many churches the choirs will be as
sisted by orchestras. The programs of
music as arranged by the principal choir
directors are as follows:
Episcopal
Church of the Incarnation. corner 18th
and y streets Eorthwest-Nested choir.
MatiLs-Prelude, Schooner; professional,
Hymn III; anthem Christ, Our Passover,
Schiling; proper Psalms, 4, IL, IL; Glorias,
Earl of Mornington; Te Deum, Fay; Jubil-
ate, BridgeSater; solo by Mrs. Maude II.
Parsons. The Resurrection. Shelley; holy
eucharist: Kyrie Eleison, Gounod: Gloria
Tibi. Paxton: Laus Christie. Paxton; Hymn
liz. Gloria after sermon. Maybrick; offer
tory, Awake Up. My Glory, Barnby; at
presentation of aims. Old Hundred; Sar-
sum Corda, ]. Camidge: Sanctus, J. Cam
idge; Agrus Del. Gounod Gloria in Excelis,
old chant; Nunc Dimittis. Barnby; recess
sional. Hymn III: postlude, Hallelujah,
Handel The choir is as follows: Sopranos
Mrs. Maude H. Parsons soloist: Mrs Rex
Smith. Miss Ada Caulfield. Contraltos-Mrs.
r.. Edwards, soloist; Miss Blanch Landon,
Miss Lillian Cramer Tenors-Mr Davis,
SOlOiSt. Mr. .Jnn SyRpS Rar
ger Basses-Mr. Henry Francis Bell SOLO
list; Mr.. McCarmick. Mr.. W. E. Reynolds
Mr. Sieighmaker. MIR. Albert Watts. Boys
Donald Davis, Winter SwartZ Milton Dur
nall. Francis Durnall, Carl Cramer Harry
White. Roger Paine, William Curtis, Ar
thur Bauer. Prof. James Caulfeld orSanist
and choirmaster.
The Pro-Cathedral Church of ST. Mark
corner OF Sd and "A streets southeast Ri.
Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee bishop. Rev
William Levering Devries, rector: Rev
Chas- Harris Hayes. curate.-The services
on Easter day will be as follows: There will
be three celebrations of the holy communion
at $50. and IL O'Clock. At the late ceie-
bration for the first time in this parish will
he sung John B. Dykes complete COM
munion service in F. The introit will be-
When Wake Up Am Present With Thee.
oy > b. Whitney, organist of the Church
OF the Advent. Boston: the offertory an
them is Break Forth Into joy. by ]. Barn
py- Ihe hymns occurring i'll the service
112; communion hymn 11S: recessional
40 The music. with the assistance of an
orchestra. viii he rendered by the vested
choir OF the parish consisting of fourteen
boys, fourteen ladies and ten men, under
the direction of the precentor DIR. John +.
Parker At I:3o pm. there will be full
choral service. The music will be: Process
slondl ia. proper Psalms III, ia and l1s:
Cantata Domino. John Goss: Benedic Ami
Mea. j. c. d. Parker: Hymns I'D and III:
Recesslonal no. The choir is composed of
ton. Charley Fonda, Elmer Holland. H
Edgar Barnes, Horace George Pinkney
Earnshaw. Robert Earnshaw. John Bab-
cock. Preston ,Burch. John Ellis Parker
ray Ricketts, Lades-Eleoner Baker Inez
y. Smith. EveIine Tasker. Carrie L. Shields
Viva G. Howe. Mabel Towner. Carrie +,
y, MoIiey; 6. Fairfax. Susie Davis, Mrs. NJ
F. Hoiderman. Mrs. C. ]. Lucy Mrs j. NJ
Jester. VI. E. Nichols. Miss Marsh Gem
uemen-Pau a. Steele, Henry p Blair. c.
J. Lucy. W s. Hodges. Charles w Samuel
Hanway German. F. A Kendall. J. Har-
mon Smith. William Smith. Harry Spruce
bank, George v Earnshaw. Librarian H.
Edgar Barnes: crucifer, George Rock; or
ganist. Miss Mildred Johnston: precento-,
DR.. John E. Parker
Chapel Of St. Matthew. NJ and Half
streets southeast. Rev. NJ. f. Mckee
-pastor.-The following music will be rem
deTe,i AT the ii a m. service on Easter day:
Professional. King of Glory Danks an
them. Christ Our Passover. etc: TIE Deum
Laudanus. Jackson: Jubilate Deo. Steele:
hymns 112. Jesus Christ is Risen Today
.116. Angels Roll the Rock Away: 225 COM
munion- Bread of the World; 11S, recession
al. At the Lambs High Feast. Sunday
school festival on evening of Easter day
at I:3a O'Clock. Sopranos-Mrs Susie
Burch. Miss Mabel Boswell Miss Mary
Burch. Miss Sophia Kuhn. Miss Ida Balt-
Padpea Ts,l aI'oMiss NM Eva Wells WeIls Mrs Agnes
Breslyn, Mr.. Hammerdinger: bassos-Mr
James Lear. Mr.. Frank Cummins; organ
ist-Miss Rose Kuhn
St Marsaret's Church (head of Connecti-
cue avenue northwest, Rev Richard L.
Howell. rector-The choir of this church
has nearly doubled in extent since its re-
organization IN November last. 1t now con-
tains twenty-five singers, seventeen bows
and nine men, Their names are: Sopranos
ard altos-Robert Boggis. Howard Butter
worth; Preston Callum Christopher Cox
Fritz Fernow, Utyd Geare. Harry Gill; Will
bur Gil Lewis Hufty. Alter Kelton, Frank
Mast, Calender Stiles. Irvine Stiles, Doug
las Sutherland. Alec Tunstall. Clark Wells.
Raymond Whitney. Tenors-Messrs. Lee
Roy Cough. II. Stanley Hinrichs James A.
Hendcy, H NJ Smith,. r. l. Geare Basses
-Messrs. Edward o. Asmussen. r. b. Clay
Geare; assistant librarian. Harry Gill: or
ganis,. Mrs. Martha B. Harvey. choirmas-
ter. Il. J. Geare. The Incidental solos in the
Easter music will be sung by Messrs. E. O.
= IL
richs and Howard Butterworth- The music
Tor Easter day, which will be repeated on
the following Sunday, April 25 includes
christ Our Passover. Chapple; TIE Deum in
ID. by Farmer, Jubilate Deo in Fby Danks
introit anthem. Awake Up My Glory. by
Barnby: offertory anthem, Why Seek Ye
the Living Among the Dead, by Nevius
and Gloria in Excelsis, by Field. Several
settings of-the Gloria Patri have been pre-
pared, especially for use in this service
At the afternoon service 4:3O o clock) HoI-
dens Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis will be
rendered, and several pretty Easter carols
Will be sung The rectors prize will be be-
slowed on the most deserving chorister
church OF St Michaels and All Angels
corner I'D and Virginia avenue Rev VIM
Turner. rector-Early celebration, T:3O;
morning prayer. sermon and holy commun-
ION at IL am; children's festival with
choir. at pm; even song at 8 D. m. Process
sional hymn. Lift Up. Lift Up Your Voices
Now. j. b. Calkin; proper Psalms, TIE Deum
Laudamus in +, C. Simper: Juhilate Dec in
nat. j. II Rodgers: IntroIt hymn Jesus
Christ Is Risen Today: Communion Service
IN + iat. j. Fl. Stammers: ofertory an
them. Why Seek Ye the Living Among the
Dead, f. A Clarke: recessional hymn The
Strife Is Ger Vested choir of thirty-fiye
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