Evening star., 1900-12-22
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Glad Music Will Greet the Recurrence
of the Anniversary.
SERVICES IN VARIOUS CHURCHES
Programs Arranged for Tomorrow
and the Festival Itself.
EATU RES OF NJ ANY

Nineteen hundred years ago the plaintive
wall of newborn babe broke the stiffness
of the star-lit night al Bethlehem. The
voice thus feehIy raised from that humble
manger was destined to be the greatest
that ever fashioned words and was to
enunciate the code of morals that was to
govern millions and millions to come and
to eventually find all humankind enjoying
the benefcence OF It's Omnipotent wisdom.
With each recurring anniversary of that
tremendous event the civilization that was
ushered into being coincidentally with the
Savior of mankind gives itself up to glad
observances and devotes itself to holy and
to happy commemoration. The birth at
Bethlehem has been the theme to inspire
the grandest music that ever gushed from
founts of genius and so on Christmas day
the services in connection with the cee-
bratiOn are significant for their beauty and
magnificence in a harmonious and melod
Gus sense.
In the apostolic churches the day itself
Is awaited for the observance of the event
1t commentaries, but in most of the de-
nominational churches the Sunday preced-
ing Christmas day is made significant in
this regard.
In Catholic Churches.
In the Roman Catholic churches the same
magnificent musical celebrations OF Christ
mas that always characterzes this branch
of the Christian church will be rendered
Tuesday. There will be early masses at all
the churches and solemn high masses at IL
o'clock. At the Immaculate Conception
Church there will be duet for tenor and
bass. sung by Mr.. II. O.. Cook and Mr. r.
A. Murray, with a cornet obligato by Mr..
E. T. Winters. AT the close of the mass
there will be a soprano solo by Miss Mabel
lAatimer and bass solo by Mr.. Murray:
At benedction Verdi's 80 Salutars'' will
be sung by Miss Anna Grant.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated at
the Church of the Holy Name at 1920 m.
Christmas day. Solos will be carried by
Mrs. Morgan d. Lewis. soprano: Miss May
sic Bergman, alto. Mr. Jas. II. Duncan,
tenor. and Mr.. James A. Duffy. bass. The
supporting chorus will be very strong and
effective. High mass Will be celebrated at
Church, Tenleytown. The tenor. Mr.. How
ard O. Cock, will sing Gounod's Noel and
at the close of the mass there will be solos
by the soprano. Miss Anne L. Grant and
the alto, Miss Nellie OHare.
The musical services arranged for the
masses at ST Augustine's Church at 5
o'clock and II o'clock. respectively, Christ
mas day are in keeping with the high-class
distinction always observed here. Tne
powerful choir will be supported by full
orchestra. Soprano solos will be sustained
by Mines. Irving and Thorn and Misses Ben
jamin and Thomas.
DCminic's Church at 5 and II O'Clock am
Christmas day. At the latter hour Haydn's
imperial mass will he sung by the choir OF
seven sopranos, five altos. six tenors ana
iiy. basSos.
The Christmas program at st. Patrcks 8
Church calls for masses at > and IL am,
respectively. and the music will be notable.
At II o'clock Beethovens mass in &C. viii!
be rendered by d powerful choir augmented
by an orchestra. The solos will be carried
by Mrs. Blanche Mattingiy Roger. soprano;
Miss Mamie Grant alto; Mr.. Melville Hen
sey tenor. and Mr.. Bernard Ryan. bass.
The violin solost and leader of the or
chestra will be Mr.. Sol Minister. The
chorus will consist of about forty voices.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated al
St Mary's Church at 3 O'clock and 1890
o'clock Christmas morning. Haydns mars
No 3 will be sung at the latter hour and
will be followed by the benediction of the
blessed sacrament. The soloists will be
Mrs. Kitty Thompson-Berry, Miss Mar
garet Eichhorn. alto: Mr.. Aloysius S. Fen
nell tenor. and MIR. Frank A. Rebstock,
bass.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated at
ST Matthew's Church at IL O'Clock Tues
day. and at its conclusion benedcti0n viii
be given. The powerful choir. under the
direction of Mr.. Glennan. Will have the as
sistance of Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry,
Mrs Pennebaker and Mr.. John Moan.
Monsignor MartinelI will be the cele-
brant of high mass at ST. Aloysius Church
at II o'clock Christmas day. The musical
program of unusual beauty has been ar
ranged, including Beethoyen's mass in Z,
Me1 erbeers Schiller march and Haydn $
The Heavens are Telling" The entire
service will be of full orchestral and organ
accompaniment. The so.oists Will be MISS
Cecilia Murphy. soprano: Miss Margaret
Ncian-M Martin, alto; Mr.. T. Il. Turpir
tenor, and Mr.. Jas. J. Moan, bass.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated at
) am. and . am. Christmas day at 81
Peters Church, I'd and c streets southeast
and elaborate musical programs have been
prepared for both AT the o'clock service
a choir Of male voices attached to st
Peters Holy Name Society will render La
Hache's mass to St. Theresa.
In the Episcopal Churches.
There will be festival services at St
Marks Pro-Cathedral Christmas day at