The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-22
MUSIC OFCHRISIMAS DAY
Programmes PreParel-by Directors
Of Church Chairs.
Competitions of the creat Masters TO
BE Rendered. in Catholic and Espis-
eopRI northumberland orchestras
10 assist Organs ia Several In
stances, ana Chora~ey Augmented.

In eli the churches OF tie District the
Feast of the Nativity Of Christ VIII be sig
naIized as usual. by especially hne music
In the Catholic and Episcopal churches the
chtir. in most instances. VIII be consider
abIz augmen' ID and the organ supplement-
ed ny other Instruments Full orehestras
viii be in evidence in some of the choir
let's
An examination Of the different pro-
grammes with those Of preceding years
diseloses The fact that the musical stand
ard in the churches of the District is con-
stantiy being advanced, and that the very
best in that line is offered &c the congrega-
tons.
The Encouragement. churches have
announced their musical programmes for
Christmas Day
Catholic.
s Patrick's-Christraas masses viii he al
3. I. 3. and Il O'Clock The o'clock and
the Il O'Clock viii be solemn high masses.
At the o'clock mass the eboir will sing
Goanod's Messe SolennelIe. with full or
ehestra. DIR. Stafford viii be celebrant
and preach. Father Dolan viii be deacon.
and Father Maloney. c. 5. c.. sub-deacon.
At tie II o'clock mass the choir, assisted
by a fun orchestra. VIII sing Beethoven's
Mass in c. Father Maioney, c. s. c., wiD
De oeiebrant- Father Dolan viii be dea-
con and viii preach Father Stafford will
be sub-deaeon. After the last mass there
viii be solemn beuedietion. The following
is the musical programme for the high
aieirai- me md
march from Queen Of Sheba'' GOunod
orchestra and organ; cheTuss "Exuita
Sion. Victor Hammerel; mass Gounod's
St. CeCila: ofIeTtory. "Adeste Fideles,' -
NoEellos after mass, Noel, adam Buck;
march. Coronation J SVeadsen- or
chestral accompaniment throughout At
the II O'Clock mass BeethoVeu's Mass in
c. VIII be sung with orchestra 20. SaIu-
taris,' Dethier; Tantum Ergo. Riga. IN
:. The soloists are-Seprano, Mrs
Blanche II. Rogers; alto, Miss Mamie
Grant: tenor, Mr. Melville He1sey; bass
Mr. Bernard Ryan: solo violin and leader
Of orchestra. Mr. Sol Minister: director Mr.
Armand GumpTecht: ehorus-sopranos.
Mrs. Cain, Miss Mudd. Miss Coombs. Mrs.
TrsanOr, Mrs BOurEeet Miss Wood. Miss
Cullen. Miss Began Miss Norris. Miss
Foulke. Miss Lovetoy, Miss F'ox, Mrs
Baldwin, Miss Linton, Miss Hoffman, and
Miss Menahan; altos, Miss Wilkinson. Miss
koeehling, Miss Smith, Miss EansdaIe,
Miss Merritt sfiss Sorafners Miss Fox.
Miss Ebert, Mrs. Pierce end Miss Koech-
ling; tenors, Mr. Meade. Mr.. Messman,
DR.. AeNamee. and Mr. johnson: BASES.
Mr.. Treanor, MIR. Van Reuth. il; Mr.. Viii
sen; DIR. Kennedy, Mr. Middleton, Mr.
Reed, Mr.. Sabsurin, Nj Thyson. and Mr.
Maboney. New Year the midnight mass
viii be a solemn pontifieal mass. eeIebrat-
ed by Monsignor Martine!E. Father Do
Ian and Mr. Monteran viii be deacons of
the mass Father Burns and Father Ma
loney viii be deacons of honor Dr. Rock
er VIII be archpriest and Will preach:
Father Dougherty. Dr. Stafford. and Mr.
William Shreve. master OF ceremonies The
choir viii sing Councils Messe Solennelle
and viii be assisted by a full orchestra
Entrance TO the church will be BY ticket
St Matthew s-SoIemn High Mass will
be celebrated at IL o'clock. The following
programme will be rendered by the full
choir under the direction OF Miss Glen
nan; kyFie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus.
BenediCtts, and Agnus Del from Geunod' 5
Messe Solennelle; graduale, 4'Viderunt
Omnes Fines Terrae." arranged from ST.
las; quartette and chorus: "VeHi Creator. p
Monti. Miss RosaIie HoIherg; offertory,
h6eSte FideieS.'' After mass. 20 Salusa-
ris," Berge, Miss Pear Evans: 'aTanGun
Ergo, FauTe; -Iau6ate DoH1inum' Gre
gor1an- The choir is composed of the fol-
lowing members: Sopranos, Mesdames
Edward Schwartz Edward Fletcher. Wal
ter Wiimarth, Misses Pearl Evans Marie
Young. Margaret and Katie Aylmer. Isa-
bel Sinclair, Katie Mullaly, Helen Martin.
Grace CFanleF, Lulu LaRman Mrs. C1ougfl
Susie McDermott, Mrs Kitty Berry. and
Mrs. Rosa Pennebaker; altos, Misses
Katherine L.tckey, Rosalie HoIberg Annie
Fleming, Catherine Eldred, Frances Bish-
OF, Katherine Barker. and Miss Lambert;
well MiehaeISPeters. Patrick H O'Ferrel
Lawrence Mills, and Mr. Edward
Schwartz; bassos, MeSsrs Charles Good
child, ". Silas Sheetz. Arthur Giles
Henry C. Staham, Clough John Nolan H
Whitney; organist, Miss Jennie Giennan
St. Aloysius'-The following music will
be rendered at St Aloysius' Church on
Christmas Day; The first solemn high
mass Will be celebrated at o'clock in
the morning Before mass, There Were
Shepherds Abiding in the Fields. Dudley
Buck; at the graduate. ..PastoraIe, cor
net and organ; at the offertory .Adeste
Fideles." Novelties arrangement. The
mass sung win be Gounod's ''St Cecilia,
excepting the gloria which Will be taken
from Mozart's Twelfth Mass" After
mass, The Heavens Are Telling Haydn.
At the solemn high mass at II o'clock. ct
which Monsignor Martineiii will be the
celehrant- the following music will be
rendered: Professional. Schiller March -
Meyerbeer: mass Beethoven's in c: at
the graduate. "Adeste Fideles:" at the
offeTtory, Exulta Zion Hammered; re-
cessional, chorus, The Heavens are Tell
ing" Haydn; occasional, march, Scot
son Clark Fhis entire services will be
with fun orchestral and organ accOmDa-
nimert- 1t viii be repeated in its entire
" at the tie Deun" service at the mid
night Jubilee Mass on New Year morn
The personnel of the choir viii be as fol-
lows: Director and organist. S J. Kubel:
officiating organist. Eric Rath: leader of
orchestra; Sol Minister; soloists, Miss Ce-
ella Y Murphy, soprano; Mrs Nfarga-
get Noisn-Martin, alto; T. E. Turpin
tenor; James J. Nolan, bass; members
of chorus, Misses Mary Sweeney, Joseph
Inc Phillips, Cora E. Noyes. Dana Heron
Kate Heron, Jennie Lynch Dena Y
Grasse, Teresa BuehleT, Birdie Bieber
sopranos; Mrs. a. G. Taylor, Misses
Clara Kubsl Mary 0'Dsa. Mrs NJ shea
altos; MessPs. Thomas w Davis. Thona-
as H DooIey, George Lansdale, George
Q. HouleIan, Carl xanten, tenors;
MessFs. Harry Chase, Daniel MiIriek.
John L. Dryer, AIoxsius J. Nef " H
Barnholdt. II Donnelly bassos
St PeJer's-St a. m. solemn nigh
mass viii be celebrated, aud an elabo-
rate programme of music has been pre-
pared for the occasion. The following
VIII be rendered: Prelude. organ seIec-
ton; professional, 20 Holy Night Can
tfque de Koch, soprano solo and chorus.
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