Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08
.EASTERTIDE SERVICES
IN BUTTE CHURCHES
THE SACRED EDFICEs WERE BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED FOR
THE OCCASION AND SPLENDID MUSICAL PRO-
GRAMMES RENDERED.

Jupiter Pluvius might have opened his
weather tank on Olympus and sent snow,
hail and rain down upon the town yes
terday. and old gray beard Aeolus might
have turned his fercest blasts loose
without any checks upon their exhibition
of strength but the ladies of Butte w>uld
have worn their Easter bonnets just the
same. They We're bought to be worn
on Easter, and they would have been
worn on Easter, even if the unpropitious
elements had decreed the wages of wear
ing to be demolition.
All the churches We're appropriately
decorated with bright flowers and the
music sung was on that glad, eXultant
order apropos of the change from the
Lenten season to Eastertide. The SER
vices were generally most impressive in
character.
A sURPLICED CHOIR.
The event of the day, SO to speak, was
the successful inauguration of surpliced
choir singing at ST. Johns Episcopal
church, in consequence of which not
vacant seat was seen at the church, and
even standing room was at a premium,
while many We're unable to obtain in
gress. The musical service was under
the direction of Vernon Edward Matlack,
himself officiating as organist. who came
from Chicago six weeks ago with the
sole intention Of taking charge of the
vested choir Of St. Johns.
From the singing of the professional
to the occasional the congregation show
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novation, and after services Rev. Mr..
Blackiston and Choirmaster Matack
We're overwhelmed with congratulations
OH the showing made by the choir on the
occasion Of it's first appearance. 1t is
proposed to give special musical services
on Sunday evenings once each month in
addition to the regular Sunday morning
services.
The members of the choir are as fol-
lows: George Meyers. Alfredo Smith,
Andrew Davis. Erwin Evans. Frank
Storm, Willie Edwards, Dollie Trainer,
Robert Vain, Edna CLOVIS Lille Ed
wards, Lille Shelby, Emma Charles.
Grace Meyers. Miss Steinborn. Mrs
Smith. Olive Hall, Miss Bailey, Miss
Price, Helen Martin, Ruth Sultzer Mrs
Main. Arthur Mcdonald, DR.. Gattan MI
H. z. Siderfin, Howard Jones, Norman
Darch, Katherine Weston. Harry Hoff-
man, Howard Tilton. Charles Bolsn, Ruth
Faxson. WILDER Hoffman, Elsie Jones,
Myra Desseau. Emma Brooks, Hattie
Noyes, Cora Featherly. Mrs. w. c. Slider
fin, Mrs. Price, Grace Noyes, Miss Myrtle
Jones, Miss Graves, Mrs. Fulton. Mrs
nierks, Mrs. Donaldson, Miss Edna Ritter,
Mrs. Maxwell, A. NJ. Kitto, Phil Wilson,
Mr.. Street, w. c. Siderfin. Dr. Donald
son, Lew Atkins, Mr.. Mills and Mr..
Chenoweth.
AT ST. PATRICK's.
ST. Patrick's has always been noted
for the size of it's audiences, but it is
safe to say that the II o'clock Easter
services drew as large crowd as was
ever seen inside the four walls of the
eapacious sacred edifice. The seats were
all occupied the aisles crowded with ad-
ditional chairs and the side walls and
rear of the church darkened by the mass
OF humanity that preferred to stand
rather than to miss the services, while
he who came late was unable even to
secure entrance into the building
The floral decorations We're a profusion
of Easter lilies, American beauty roses
and carnations. typifying life, vigor and
purity, fit symbols of the power Of the
Christ whose resurrection was beina
celebra ted.
Rev. Father DeSiere, celebrant of the
mass, was assisted by Rev. Fathers Har.
rington, English, Gamer of Salt Lake
and McGlynn, who officiated as master 81
ceremonies. The altar boys We're robed
in purest white.
change has taken place in the Fer
sonnet of ST. Patrick's choir, but Mrs
Rooney the leader and director; Mrs
1enatius Donnely, soprano; Mr.. Argall
tenor, and Mrs. Rogers, basso, all re-
main. The mass sung was Gounod's
Sacred Heart" and est. Cecilia
Rev. Father Gamer of Salt Lake
preached an eloquent sermon appropri
ate to the day, taking as his text tn;
18th chapter Of the gospel, according tt
st. Mark. The services We're concluded
by the singing of the occasional, O
"Halleluiah Chorus" of Handel.
Next Sunday at the II o'clock servic
the Easter musical programme will b
repeated, with the exception that MOI
arts Gloria" will be substituted. Be
fore many days pass ST. Patrick's hope
to have a new pipe organ, which will b
the finest In the northwest.
SACRED HEART SERVICES.
The board structure which does TEN
pOrary service in Rev. Father Callahan
new parish presented a barren exterio
yesterday, but the interior formed a seen
of beauty and impressiveness. The flu
Easter service was rendered in all it
magnif1cence. There We're six masses /