Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
Many Churches Will Hold Appropriate Ex-
ercises Tomorrow.
Fine Programs of Music to Be Rem
dered by ChOirs Composed of
Well-KnOwn VOcalists.


mentioned III the columns of The Even
Ing Star yesterday. Below will be found
the arrangements of the exercises in a
number Of others:
At the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
tomorrow morning the music will be as
follows: Organ voluntary, anthem, The
Angels Song; hymn. To Us Child Of Hope
Is Born; female chorus. 1.-The Heralds'
Song; hymn. Hank! the Herald Angels Sing;
anthem, There Were Shepherds Abiding in
the Fields. In the evening the program will
include: Organ voluntary; anthem, Glory
to God in the Highest; hymn, Joy to the
World; anthem. Hosanna to the Son Of
David: hymn. Silent Night; anthem. Glory
BE to God. The choir is composed Of:
Sopranos. Mesdames Power. Seeley, Heit-
mueller and Balderson, Misses Toepper,
Sanders, Bridge and Grey; altos, Misses
Sitter. Saeley. Grey and Power; tenors, H.
L. Shepard, H., S. Shepard and J. W. Allen;
passes. X. Balderson, r. A. Shepard and
p. Sparks; organist. Mrs. E. A Byrnes;
director, Mr.. H. L. Shepard.
Gunton Memorial
During the morning services at the Gum
ton Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church
tomorrow the following musical numbers
will be rendered. Adeste Fideis, Portugal;
Sing, o Heavens, Williams; Brightest and
Best, Stearns; soprano solo, While Shep-
herds Watched. Mrs. Conweil; baritone solo,
Story Of the Christmas Child. Shepherd Mr..
Provost. The selections on the organ will
be: Prelude. Festival March, in B flat,
Hatton; ofertory, Pastorale, in A, Listz;
postlude. Fugue, in G minor, Bach. In the
evening trio will be given from Atila.
The double quartet Is composed as follows:
sopranos-Mrs. Lee Conwel Miss Rae Ran
neis Altos-Miss Emily Rose Miss Juliet
Winfield. Tenors-Mr. Frank Poston, DR..
fred Nickel. Bassos-Mr. Exum Hussey,
Mr. Geo. Provost. Organist, Mr.. James W:
Cheney.
Metropolitan NJ. f. Church.
AT the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church, az
and C streets northwest, the music tomor-
row morning will be as follows: Organ
prelude; hymn 1S3, Joy to the World;
them, The Joyful Morn is Breaking
Schneider; Gloria; anthem, Arise! Shine
for Thy Light is Come Reed hymn $50;
cffertory anthem. o Holy Night, Adam
arranged by Buck; hymn go; doxology;
organ poStlude.
The evening musical service will include
organ prelude; hymn ISL, When Marshaed
on the Nightly Plain; anthem. Awake, Put
on Thy Strength. closing with Adeste FL
deies; gloria, Williams; hymn 1SS, Hark
What Mean Those Holy Voices; ofertory
anthem, 1t Came Upon a Midnight Clear,
Schneider; hymn 1870. Hark the Herald An
gels Sing; organ postlude The quartet
choir is as follows: Soprano, Mrs. W. S.
'ibSoH, coHlidlto, MISS h1ll!c bTIy, tenor,
Mr.. Frank Clements; basso. Prof Emile
Mort. Organist and director, Wilbur +.
Dales.
st. Lulec's.
At ST. Lukes Church. 18th and Madison
streets ,:,~'thwest, Rev. Owen NJ. Waller,
rector. there win be holy communion at
am. Sunday school, 9:15 am; morning
service and sermon, II am, and the first
quarterly service of praise, pm. The
mixed vested choir of forty voices, a male
quartet and soioists. will render the fol-
lowing service of praise at night: Process
sional. o Come All Ye Faithful Reading:
Magnlticat and Nunc Dimitts, Wesley in
+; quartet,Lead. Kindly Light Dykes: solo,
AS Pants the Heart, Spohr; chorus. Halle
iuJah chorus; quartet, Holy Voices, Wilson:
solo. The people That Walk in Darkness:
anthem, Nearer. My God, to Thee, choir:
occasional, Herald Angels. Mendelssohn
Grace p. E. Church.
AT Grace P. E. Church, 32d street north
west. Rev. w. K. Boecock, pastor, there
Will be morning prayer, sermon and holy
communion at II o'clock. The music will
be as follows: Professional hymn, 40; We
mite, J. Robinson; re Deum. Rogers; Jubi-
late. r. Woodward: hymn 50: kyrie Elei-
son, Griffiths: Gloria Tibi, Anon hymn 81:
doxology, Old Hundred: offertory, Holy
Offerings, Rich and Rare, Redhead: Sane
tGs, Taylor: hymn 90: Gloria in EXcelsis
Zeuner: occasional hymn, 81. The choir is
composed of the following: Sopranos, Miss
Bause. Mrs Huber. Mrs. Schutt, Miss Lulu
Grimes, Miss Laura Benton, Miss Annie
Madison and Miss Neva Norton: contral-
tos Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Jouy; tenors
Messrs Alfred Pearson and Mr.. Samuel
Sparshott; BASES, Mr. William McShea,
Mr. Chas. Schutt, Mr.. John Cherry and
Mr. Harmon; organist Richard S. Balinger
st. Adams.
nc
nahl, rector, there will be regular full
Christmas services at II o'clock. The choir
consists of: Sopranos, Miss Mamie Snyder,
Mrs. Compton: altos, Mrs. Edward Brooks
Miss Lena Weaver; tenors, Mr.. Frank Mid
dleton. Mr.. Bradt; BASES, Mr.. Charles
Weaver. Mr.. David Weaver. The choir
will be supported by a full chorus of boys
from the Home Industrial School. Mrs.
Middleton, organist.
metropolitan Presbyterian Church.
At the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church,
corner Of 4th and B streets southeast a
special choir. consisting of Mr.. Frank C.
Roach, tenor; Mrs. Francis J. Woodman,
soprano; Mrs. Frank c. Roach, alto; DR..
F. ]. Woodman basso; Miss NJ. Alton
Bailey, organist, will, at the morning serv-
ice tomorrow, render the following music:
Christmas Anthem. by Underhill; Gloria in
Excelsis, Holden; Praise the Lord, banks;
We Praise Ihee, - COD, festival, Dudley
Buck; o!fertory, Christmas. by H. r. Shell
ley. DR.. F.. j. Woodman; Blessed is He
That Cometh, Danks In the evening there
will be special music by the quartet, in
Guiding a solo. Fear Not Ye, o Israel, Dud-
ley Buck, by Mr.. Frank c. Roach.
Services Tonight.
The Lutheran Church OF West Washing
ton will hold Christmas services tonight at
Z o'clock. The exercises will be in charge
of the Sunday school. The opening service
will consist of responsory reading, collect
and Gloria Patria. Then will follow twelve
Christmas carols, interspersed with Scrip
ture readings and Rotations. The services
will close with the hymn Antioch, sung by
the congregation.
First Reformed Church.
Christian service at the First Reformed
Church, corner of 9th and N streets north
west, will be held tome rrow morning at
IL am. Rev. G. Facius Is the pastor The
following music will be rendered. Anthems,
And There Were Shepherds" and Christ
is Born by Gabriel" and contralto solo.
Bethlehem. by Paul A. Rodney. Quartet,
Miss Bertha Caron. soprano; Miss Sophia
Fritsch, contralto; Mr.. J. Harry Davis.
tenor, and Mr.. w. W. Potbury, bass, as