Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-24

mas festival will be held on Tuesday, De-
cemoer ", Holy Inocents' day, at pm, In
the church. There will be huge Christ
mas tree. brilliantly lighted and burdened
with all kinds of pretty things contributed
by Santa Claus and his assistants. Santa
Claus himself will be present and will dis
tribute gifts. Five carols will be sung on
this occasion: %, We've Decked the Church
With Ivy; ca. Waken Christian Children;
Co. Silent Night: a., Ring the Bells, the
Christmas Bells: tO, Ring Out the
Bells for Christmas. The mem
bers of the choir are: Sopranos and altos
Robert Bogsis, Willie Boyd. Howard But
terworth, Preston Callum Fritz Fernow.
Holman Fletcher, 1ltyd Geare. Harry GILL;
Wilbur Gill, George Manning. Irvine Sites.
Calender Stiles Alec Tunstall, Clark
Wells, Raymond Whitney; tenors-Messrs.
Leroy Cough, J. A. Hendley, H. Stanley
Hinrichs, Horatio Rench; basses-Messrs.
q. o. Asmussen, Clayton, Charles Harris,
E. l.. Perry; librarian-Spencer Geare; or
ganist-Mrs. Martha 3. Harvey; choirmas-
teri. 1. Geare.
Church of the Ascension.
At the Church Of the Ascension, corner of
18th street and Massachusetts avenue
northwest Rev. John H. Elliott, S. T. D.,
rector; Rev. Thomas w. Cooke, assistant
minister, there will be celebration of the
holy communion at 7:3O IN. The Chapter
of Praise will sing at this service. At IL a. m.
the service will consist of morning prayer,
sermon by the rector and second celebra-
ton OF the holy communion. The music al
parts of the service will be sung by the
vested choir of the parish, consisting of
thirty-nine men and boys, the following
being the program: Professional, hymn
anthem, Sing, o Sing This Blessed Morn.
Henry Leslie; Venite, double chant in d,
DR.. Boyce; Gloria Patri-1, from Jubilate in
b flat, Dr. c. Villiers Stanford; 2 in g,
Henry Wilson; 3. from Magnficat in g. DR..
w. a. c. Cruickshank: TIE Deum and Jubi-
late in fiat, Stanford; Introit hymn,
Calm On the Listening Ear of Night, tune,
st. Agnes, Rev. ]. B. Dykes; Kyrie Eleison
Gerard F. Cobb; hymn. While Shepherds
Watched Their F'locks by Night, tune, st.
Martins William Tausur. Offertory, an
them Titus it'll; Psalm xcviiiS; st. John,
RAJ, The Grace of God That Bringeth Sa.-
walton, Sir Joseph Barnby; long meter DoX-
ology; Sanctus in a, Dr. w. Fl. Walter:
hymn of communion, Bread of the World
In Mercy Broken, DR.. S. B. Hodges; Clio
ria in Excelsis in f. Sir John Stainer recess
sional hymn, Come Hither, Ie Faithful,
tune, Barnby, Sir J. Barnby.
This service will be repeated on the Sun
day after Christmas, December 20, emitting
the holy communion. At evensong on De-
cember % Cruickshanks Magnificat and
Nunc Dimitis will be sung.
The Sunday school festival will be held
in the church on Wednesday. December
p, and the full choir will assist in the mu-
sic at that service.
The personnel of the choir is as follows:
Decami-Basses. Messrs. George f. Terry.
Weaver, Keeling, De Graffenreid and Mill
er; tenors Messrs. James G. Traylor, Stone
and Parry; altos. Warren G. Eynon and
Arthur Pierce; sopranos, Clarence e.
Wright, Newton T. Hammer, Walter X.
Hcrtmuller, James l.. Ford Charles S.
Could Paul v Mitchell, Edwin Smith.
Stanhope o. Crane, Lewis Werden and
John c. Alexander; cantoris-basses,M essrs.
Eolla 2. Currie. Isel, Johnson and Sigour-
ney; tenors, Maj. n. II. Camp and Messrs
Lee Spedden and Lea: altos, Luther b.
C. Alexander. Herman F. Carl, Harold Got
valid, f. E. Cooksey, George l.. Malcolm,
Leo B. Roberts. Luman Allen, Robert ID.
Thompson and Fred. G. Pushaw: librarian.
Mr. Arthur 2. Miller; assistant director,
Mr.. James G. Traylor; organist and choir
master, Mr.. Francis Edawrd Camp.
Trinity.
The service at Trinity Church, corner Sd
and c streets northwest, will be as follows:
Professional, hymn No. 40 Adestes Ffdeles;
Venite, Hutchins; Gloria Patri, No. l. In A,
old manuscript, Anon Gloria Patri. No. :,
in F, old manuscript. Amen; TIE Deum
Iaudamus in G. Alyamora; Jubilate Dec,
in b flat Green; hymn No. 5S, st. LOUIS
Rcdner: Kyrie, No. $40, Hatchins service,
Gloria Tibi, Nos 3S5 and 3SI, Hatchlns
service; hymn No. 80. carol, Willis; Offer
tory anthem Sing, o Heavens. Simper;
Sanctus. Ely service: Gloria in EXcelsis,
old chant: Nunc Dimittis. anonymous re-