The times., 1900-12-24
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA,, Dec. 23.--The various
churches in this city, as usual, have ar
ranged elaborate musical programmes for
Christmas day The Catholic, Episcopal,
and Lutheran churches will have the full
choral services sung on that day. The
Baptist Church held their Christmas
music today, and the following was the
programme: Morning service, volun-
tary, 20 Zion That Bringcth," Danks;
chant, THE Lords Prayer" offertory,
duet, GLORY to God on High" Gabriel;
anthem, There Were Sheperds,'' Danks;
hymn. There Is No Name SO Sweet
Bradbury.
Evening services, voluntary, THE
Angel Song" Lyon: doxology; hymn
'Hark Thousand Voices Mason; Gloria
Patria," Schilling; chant. THE Lords
Prayel - ofertory, duet, Songs of
Praise, Hosmer; anthem, Angels Mes
sage" Herbert: hymn, 'All Hail the
Power Holden. Choir, sopranos, Miss
Lucy Graves, Miss Katie Leef, Mrs
Thomas Palleneer, and Mrs. Luther
Fink; altos, Mrs. Thomas Coffin, Mrs
Edward Noils, and Mrs. Daniel Steers;
tenors, Messrs. W. C. Mills and Mahlon
Milstead; bassos. Messrs. Henry Tai
director, Mr.. W. H. Starnell.
The following music will be rendered
on Christmas day at st. Marys Catholic
Church: "Kyrie." Gloria" and "Credo, 3"
Farmer; "sanctus.1 Miilard; "Agnus
Del Mercadantei "Adeste Fidelis, .
Novello. Choir, sopranos, Mrs. Julia
Monroe and Mrs. Nettie Donnelly Brill;
alto, Mrs Mamie Boiling; tenors, Messrs.
w. H. Whitcomb and Leo P. Harlow;
bassos, Messrs. P. F. Downey and Robert
Wenzel; organist and director, Mr..
Joseph NJ. Monroe.
st. Paurs Episcopal Church.-Proces-
sional hymn, No. II, "Hark. the Angels
Sing; "Venite" in A, Schneider; Gloria
nor, Buck; "Jubilate" in E fat, Pengfeld;
introit Hymn No. SO, Shout the Glad
Tidings,'' Brewer; "Kyrie" in A, Elvey;
Gloria Tibi' in D, Emerson; Hymn No
&c, Brightest and Best" Gounod; offer
tory anthem, Sing and Rejoice" Vie
gand; offertory ascription, Praise God,
From Whom All Blessings Flow" Sane
tus'' in F. Tours; communion hymn. and
Gloria in Excelsis,' old chant. Choir:
Misses Caroline Evans, Sara Rathbone,
Janet Fawcett, Luck Brookes; Mrs.
Blanche Berkley, Mrs. DR.. Lindsey, Mrs.
DR.. NJ. W. o'Brien; Messrs. s. Franklin
Field, Agnus MacNeal, George H. Evans.
and Richard Writ, and Mr.. Sherman Fow-
Ter. organist.
Christ Church.-voluntary "And There
We're Shepherds" No. 2, Williams; "Ve-
mite in A, Buck; Gloria Patri," No. l,
Poznanski; No. 2. Morsell; "Te Deum" in
G, Alzamora; "Jubilate" in D, Holden;
Hymn No 5S: Gloria Tibi," No. 70, Jack
son; Hymn No. SO, Shout the Glad It'd
ings," Williams; oifertory, Bethlehem"
Coombs; sentence, Praise God, From
Whom All Blessings Flow" communion
hymn; ''Sanctus," No. SIS, Taylor Hymn
No. 225, Hodges; Gloria in Excelsis,' old
chant. Choir: Sopranos Miss Mai Green
we'll and Mrs. Carroll w. Ashby; altos,
Misses Sara Taylor and Florence Sullivan;
tenor, Mr. Walter E. Birch; basso, Mr..
Charles W. Moore; organist and direct
ress, Mrs. Charles G. Lennon.
Grace Episcopal Church-There will be
two services on Christmas Day. At Z
a. N. festal holy communion will be cele-
brated. The service to be sung is by
B. Tours. holy communion service in F,
with anthem at offertory, "And They
Come with Haste" A. n. c.; Christmas
ascription, by Sir ]. Barnby, while the
hymns at the introit and after the gospel
will be the familiar Christmas hymns,
Nos. 49 and "a. At II a. m, festal morn
ing prayer. with tie Deum' and benedic-
tion in +, by Tours, followed by holy COM
munion with the music same as at the
early festal services Choir: Sopranos,
Miss Lula Rathbone and Mrs John Nc
Cuen; alto, Mrs. Deahl; tenor, Mr.. Charles
j. Deahl; basso Mr.. Frank T. King; or
ganist. Mr.. II. B. Ramey
Lutheran Church-Christmas service, IL
a. M; Christmas celebration at Z p. m.
Special singing: Solo by L. Bohraus,
." Twas Midnight on Judea's Plain" Mu
sic by Miss Florence Recker.
The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Miller,
whose death occurred yesterday. took
place from her late residence, 1403 Prince
Street, this afternoon. The funeral serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. George l..
Hunt. of the First Baptist Church, and
the interment was made in the Bethel
Cemetery
The remains of Mrs. Annie V. Curley,
a former resident of this city, whose
death took place in Washington yester-
day. will be brought here tomorrow
morning for interment.
The city officers will be given a half
holiday tomorrow.
Evangelist c. H. Crittenton, Of the
Florence Crittenton Mission today con-
Quoted evangelistic services at the Rob-
erts Chapel, colored.
The regular meeting of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians was held in st. Marys
Hall this afternoon and considerable
routine business transacted.
The Father Matthew Total Abstinence
Society tonight elected officers for the en-
suing year.