Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-31

WATCH MEETINGS TONIGHT
CLOSE OF CENTURY TO BE DULY
CELEBRATED.
Rare Programs of Music in Many of
the Local Churches-Other
Features.

A number OF watch night services have
been arranged for, to be held in the church
es of this city tonight. At st. Andrews
P. E. Church, 14th and Corcoran streets,
the vested choir will render Dudley Bucks
latest production. The Song of the Night
The singing will begin at n:3o O'CLOCK
sharp. A minute or two before IL O'CLOCK
there will be luli in the music to allow
for silent prayer, after which Gloria IN
Excelss will be sung. The choir Will be
assisted by Miss Beatrice Seymour Good
win of St. Paul's Church.
A closing century union service Will be
held in Luther Place Memorial Church this
evening from 10 to II o'clock. The uniting
churches are the North Presbyterian, the
Vermont Avenue Christian, Twelfth Street
Methodist Protestant Reformed zion
Lutheran, ST. Paurs Lutheran, First Bap-
fist, and the Luther Place Memorial At
the Keller Memorial Lutheran Churcn
watch night services will be held from IL
to II o'clock.
The services at Metropolitan NJ E.
Church will begin at O'Clock ana con-
Miss Jennie Smith, national railroad evan
gelist of the w. c. T. u, will conduct spe-
cial services Mrs. Moffatt Of California
will render several solos.
ception an orchestra will assist the cholr
in rendering the program prepared tor inc
midnight mass. The altar and churcn nave
been profusely decorated. Haydn's impe,
rial mass will be sung by the quartet and
full choir of thirty-five voices, undsr the
direction of Mrs. Clara Baker smith. As
the bells ring midnight MISS Maoe! La ~.
mer will sing Rassni's 20 Salutarls. Inc
entire program is an elaborate ana eAtenei'e
ore.
Under the POpe's Direction.
The closing of the nineteenth and the be-
ginning of the twentieth century Will be
aprropriately observed this evening at
TRINITY Church. in accordance with the d.
rection of the pope of Rome. A solemn hish
mass will be celebrated commencing at
midnight, the same as held last year. Prof.
iting by the experience OIL one ST h,,
ago, admission to seats VIII DC
card only, the pewholders pelns s Wen
the preference though the tickets issued
are not good after :45 pm. Between ina,
time and midnight the peWs VIII De tnl C
open to the general public. Rev: John CoIl,
Way formerly vice rector OF GeorgetoMn
University will deliver the sermon Tor tne
occasion A special program OF music VIII
be rendered under the direction OF froi:
George Wells, the organist and dlrectoT Oh
the choir This will most likely be the iast
time for many years that the mldnlent
mass will be celebrated.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Takoma
Presbyterian Church will give sociai ms
evening in the Sunday school room OF the
church. in connection with the watch serv-
ices At the same time money ana DOCKS
will be received to enlarge the SUNDAY
school library. AT IL o'clock the soclai az
fair will adjourn to the main auditorium
! where the closing hours of the century VIII
be spent in divine services.
New Year eve services will be held in
| Epiphany Church tonight from IL to II
| o'clock The rector Rev. Dr. McKim, will
| deliver an address. The public is invited.
The usual vigils will be held tonig.-- In
| New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
| DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor. The service
begins at II o'clock and closes promptly at
| midnight
A watch service viii be held at the Cen
| trail Union Mission tonight, beginning at
| 7:3O clock and continuing until 12:0o. To-
| morrow the mission will provide free dim
| ner for several hundred homeless and un-
| fortunate men and women. The dinner
| will be served in the chapel on Louisiana
! avenue between the hours of l and clock
| tomorrow afternoon. The reception to the
| general public will be held in the board
| room from noon until pm
| A special memorial service will be held in
| st. Pauls Church, Washington Circle to-
| night at o'clock, the choir being assisted
| by an orchestra.
| Watch night services will be held in Ham
! line M. E. Church, beginning at 10 o'clock.
| A short sermon will be delivered by Rev.
Lucen Clark, presiding elder followed by
the sacrament Of the Lords supper.
Discussion by Senate of the Republic.
! Tonight at Westminster Church Memo
| rial, 7th street southwest, an interesting
| program will be rendered. The boys Of the
Senate Of the Republic will debate and dis
cuss novel bills at o'clock, followed by an
address by DR.. Bittenger on Personal
| "reminiscences of Fifteen United States
Presidents" The watch night services will
| begin at II o'clock
The first mass in the new century will
be sung at st. Peters Church directly
after midnight tonight. The music will be
| OF high order and has been carefully
prepared by the choir of the church, un-
| der the direction Of Mr.. Lucius F. Ran
| dolph, jr., and Miss Anna r. Kearon, or
| gan1st Half an hour before midnight will
| begin service Of sacred music as a fare
well to the dying century. and will include
| "Oh, Holy Night" soprano solo and cho-
rus, Buck-Adam; ''The Holy City, tenor
solo, Adam; Ave Maria" alto solo, Luigi
| quartet, f. G. Illsley, and several organ
selections. AT midnight the priests and al
tar boys will approach the altar and the
celebrated by Rev. Father O'Brien, with
| Fathers Mcclure and Sullivan.
Midnight mass will be celebrated at St.
Teresa's Church. Anacostia. tonight the
| The indications are that it will be very
! largely attended. The regular choir will
render musical program.
Watchnight services will be conducted to-
night at the Anacostia Methodist Church,
Rev. Charles o. Isaac, pastor, beginning at
| 8 o'clock. Part of the services will be the
reception of probationers into the church
membership. Short addresses will be made.
the themes relating to the closing year,
| the incoming year and the new century
The Christian Endeavor Society of Mt,
Vernon Church and McKendree Epworth
League will hold a union watch night SER
vice tonight at o'clock.
Renew Their Pledges.
The members Of the order of Sons OF JON
adab will in their council rooms tonight
follow their time-honored custom of holding
watch-night services. The early part OF
the night will be spent with closed doors
At midnight the membership will as
semble around the affairs and renew the
pledge, which, on initiation. each took fol
life, and sing the Doxology. After this
some of the councils will open their doors
partake of banquets and enjoy musical and
literary entertainments till morning.
Pioneer Council, No. 1, will meet at It's
hail. 623 Louisiana avenue and have as
guests Hope Council, No. /. Centennial