The Washington times., 1901-12-22
Elaborate Services to Mark
Christmas Day in Churches.

GnurCneS TINS year WIN "a lteitnE Ol more
intense gratitude and JOY and good will
toward men" than has been the case for
many years In order to observe the day
atty the churches have put their houses of
worship in gala day attire. and the
Christmas services Will lie marked by a
lavish display of flowers and elaborate
musical programmes.
Almost every choir will be augmented
and will be accompanied by full orchss-
tras. Among the Christmas Day pro-
grammes are the following:
CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
81. Pntrici.'s Church.
Masses at s, Z, ., and IL o'clock: Bene-
diction after the II O'Clock mass. The
Rev. DR.. Stafford will celebrate the
O'Clock mass; Rev Fathers Dolan and
Gaynor, deacon and suhdeacon. Father
Dolan will preach at the 5 o'clock mass.
There will be low mass at o'clock. low
mass at 9 o'clock, and solemn high mass
at IL O'Clock.
The II O'Clock mass will be said by the
Rev. Cornelius Dacey, who Was ordained
at st. Mary's Seminary Baltimore. on
Saturday. This viii be his first mass.
DR.. Stafford viii preach sermon Oh the
Priesthood and after the mass the
young priest viii give his blessing.
The choir will be ass stod by fun or
chestra. and will render the following
musical programme:
Five o'clock mass.-Mareh. "Othalia.'
Mendelssohn, orchestra and organ:
'Adeste Fidelis," choir and orchestra:
prelude, "Exulta Sion V. Hammeril,
quartette and chorus; mass. Haytn's No.
2, complete; offertory "Adeste Fidelis.
Novello; postlude, 20 Holy Night, Adam
Buck; march. "Marche Religioso." Bos-
sitter.
The choir will be augmented and have
the assistance of a fun orchestra. with
DIR. Gloetzner at the organ.
Soprano sooist, Mrs. Annie Grant-Fu- |
gift; alto soloist Miss Mamie Grant; ten
or soloist. Mr. Melville Hensey; bass
soloist, MIR Charles Goodchil1 organist,
DIR. Gloetzner; leader OF orchestra. Mr..
Sci Minister; violin principale. Mr.. Her
man Rakemann; director, Mr.. Armand
Gumprecht.
Eleven O'Clock mass-Prelude. Christ
mas Pastorale." Barrett; "Adeste FL
delis,' choir and orchestra; chorus. "Ex-
ulta Sion,'' V. Hammeril; mass. "Messe |
Solennelle" in b, in honor ri the Blessed |
Virgin Mary, Armand GurIprecht; "Veni |
Creator" Gumprecht; ofertory, "Adeste |
Fidelis." Novello; postlude, 20 Holy !
Night, Adam Buck. For Benediction-'0 !
Salutaris" in E fat. Wiegand, baritone /
solo by Mr.. Walter Shannon: "Tantum |
Ergo" in A, F. Riga: postlude, process !
sional, f. Thayer.
st. hugustinc's Church.
An elaborate and unique musical pro-
gramme has been prepared for the mid
nigh; festal mass on Christmas. at st.
Auigustine's. The preparatory choir. COM
posed Of fifty voices will sing group of
Christmas anthems before the mass. The
regular choir Of the church will then sing
Marcos Mass; 'Veni Creator" Wiegand
offertory. "Adeste Fidelis,' Novello. At
il O'Clock Rosewig's Mass viii be sung
FOR the first time in this city by q chorus
of twenty male voices The sOlcs al both
services viii be sustained by the solo
quartette: Mrs NJ. jackson Irving. So
rrano; Mrs. Day Lotion. alto; Mr. y
Jackson tenor, and Mr.. b. Benjamin !
basso. assisted by the second quartetto
Miss J. Benjamin, soprano: Miss Carrie
johnson. alta; Messrs William Smith and
Y. Duvai, teBors; Messrs. Ed. Hubbard
and Thomas Palmer, lassos. BenedictiOB
after II o'clock. 20 Saiutaris," Franz:
"Tantum Ergo" Mario The personnel Of
the choir is as follows: Nine. J. Esputa
DAILY. director; Miss Nulaly organist:
Mrs. NJ. Irving, Mrs. q. Smith Thorn Miss
Julia Benjamin Mrs Day Swan Miss An
ME Thomas, Mrs. Tndi Wilson. Mrs John
son Inloes, Mrs. L. PrGther, Mss NJ
Simms. Mrs. S. B. Green Miss Sarah
Burns. Miss Young Miss b Young, Miss
NJ. Sprigg and Mrs Ida Ball, sopranos:
Messrs. b. Benjamin. John Parker. Ed
Hubbard, VIII johnson, and Thomas Pal
mer. baasos; Mrs. Day Lotion, Miss Car
rie johnson, Miss Regina TAYLOR Mrs
Lewis Bowman Mrs. y. BrOughton. Miss
Clara Wheeler, Miss L. Colbert Miss L.
MeiryEcather. Mrs. Fanny T. Smith, and
Miss Cora Nixon. altos; Messrs. X. Jack
son, W. Smith. V. Duval. G. NJ Chase.
Bernard Middleton, and william Smith,
tencrs
Immaculate Conception Church.
Immaculate Conception Church-The
early mass on Christmas Day will be
sung by choir OF boys under the direc-
tion Of Harry Wheaton Howard, who has
written mass especially for the occa-
sion. The church choir, under the able
direction OF the leader, Mrs. Clara Baker
Smith, will sing the solemn high mass at
1880 a. m. at which time the programme
"Adeste Fidelis" H. W Howard: /
"Kyrie" and Gloria In EXcelsis Deo"
Haydn Sixteenth Mass ''Neai Creator"
duet, Rubinstein Miss Mabel Latimer. /
Miss Blanche Young; -Crcdo,' Haydn's !
Sixteenth Mass; ofertory, "Adeste FL
OtllHs -NoAtllus HopIduo hOios uutts tfl0.
and chorus, -Sanctus ct BCnedictus. 4" !
Haydn's Sixteenth Mass; -Agnus Del u
Dona Nobis Pacem." Haydn: at close OF .
mass, THE Glad New Song Greely. bar
itone solo. Mr.. T. A. Murray. full chorus;
at benediction 20 Salutaris" Verdi Miss I
Mabel Latimer; "Tantum Ergo" Mnlard,
tenor solo, Mr. John A. Finnegan: Il au-
date Dominum," Weiss. :E z fiat: the
quartette consists OF Miss Mabel Latimer,
soprano; Miss Nellie O'Hare, alto; Mr.. !
John A. Finnegan, tenor; Mr.. T. A. Muir I
ray bass; members Of the choir: Mrs.
James Brown. Mrs. A. w. Brink, Mrs May
Jordan Mrs. Z. s. Pumphrey Miss Jessie :
Walling, Miss Carrie McGill, Miss Louie /
Crogell, Miss Mamie Mangan. Mrs J. A. !
Finncgan, Miss Elsie Litters, MIS- Clara (
y. Smith, altos Miss Blanche Young
Mrs. Joseph Bryre. Mrs. Mary King /
Clark. Mrs. Kate Rupert, Miss May King, !
Miss May Neiligan: tenors, r. Clinton !
Ballinger, James Forsyth. George T. Man !
gan, Joseph +. Knight Raymond Dunni !
gan; bassos, Edward HILL Charles b. i
Mellon. A. Zappone. William DeLacy. JOS
eph Sullivan. Dave Dunnigan. Mrs. Sui .
livan. Director and leader, Mrs. Clara !
Baker Smith; organist. Harry w. Howard. !
II. Mary's Church. !
The first solemn high mass on Christ
mas nsy viii be celebrated at a. IN. by +,
the Rev. Father Charles Warren Currier,
deacon; the Rev. Father Joseph HID. c. {
s. 6. r.. subdezccn: the Rev. Father |
Philip Mast, s. NJ During this mass the {
following music will be rendered I
"Adeste Fidelis." Noyello; Mass In Hon
or OF Our Lady Of Good Counsel, Ham
merl; at the graduate. "Adeste Fide!is.
Novello; oiIertory. Date sOnltum Pas r