Evening star., 1901-12-24

1880 win be rendered by the regular church
S enoir, under the direction Of Miss Clara B.
smith; Al the ElosaI OF the mass The
siad New Songe, Grfely, a baritone solo.
VIII be sung by T. A. Murray with full
chorus. 81 The members of the choir quartet
are: Miss Mabef 1satimer. soprano: Miss
Nellie O'Hare, alto: j. A. Finnegan, tenor,
and 7. A. Murray. haaso
An elaborate MUSICAL program has also
peer arranged By Miss Jennie Giennari, the
organist at 81 Matthew's for Christmas day.
The choir Will be augmented and Mrs. Mae
Whitesen Rathfin will sing a soprano solo
at the solemn high mass at IL O'clock.
Christmas carols will be sung at the
Church of the Sacred Heart. situated at the
end OF the 14th areetrcar line. BY permis-
sion of the cardinal the Christmas services
VIII commence by the, celebration of solemn
The music viii be @ Of e the = most Impressive
char .cter and viii consist of the following
numbers:
A cornet solb. the "old Portuguese
Hymn;" Adeste Fideles, supported by organ
and orchestral accompaniment, to be fol-
lowed by Webb's anthem, GLORY to God,
ana professional. Holy Night" by A.
Adam. The mass will be Charles Gounod's S
celebrated Mass of the Sacred Heart"
with Its full orchestral accompaniment. At
the onertery. Diabellfs 'tGaudeamus;" be-
bore the sermon, 'veni Creator a quartet
py cannon and the professional, Adeste
F1deles. Novelties arrangement, all ac-
companied by organ and orchestra.
The solos will be sustained by Mesdames
Rosa Pennybacker and E. Goldsboro God
oard, sopranos; Misses Margaret OBrien
and Sara Whttemore, altos: Messrs. Ed J.
McQuade. tenor; Arthur Giles and l. E.
Cannon. bassos, sustained by a large and
well-dril1ed chorus
The orchestra has been carefully selected
from among the best professionals in the
city. Professor Erik Rath, organist: L. E.
Cannon, director The choir will be as
sisted by the most valuable members Of st.
Stephens choir.
The street railroads will run cars all night
Tor the accommodation of those attending
this service.
At St. Joseph's Church, I'd and C streets
northeast, solemn high mass will be cele-
brated at o'clock and the following mu-
sical numbers will be rendered by the choir:
hymn, With Glory Lit the Midnight Air.
Kyrte from Cimarosa's Military Mass; Of
fertory. soprano solo. o Jesu Redemptor;'
"Adeste Fedelis,' Novello.
Episcopal.
At historic st. Johns program of music
appropriate to the day has been arranged,
consisting Of carols, TIE Deums and anthems.
Holy communion will be celebrated at IL
O'Clock. Miss Anita Cluss will render sew
era1 selections on the harp at the morning
service. The choir will be directed by H. Fl.
Freeman.
The choir of St. Johns P. E. Church,
Georgetown parish, will celebrate the joy
ful day by an elaborate musical program.
including Handel's Pastoral Symphony"
from the Messiah and Cruikshanks Of
fertory anthem. r. L. McAil is organist
and director Of the choir.
Music to be sung at St. Luke's P. z.
Church tomorrow includes a choral cele-
bration Of the holy communion, and Wands
offertory, "Hossanna to the Prince Of
Peace" The choir will be augmented on
this occasion, and J. Arthur Harley will di-
rect It.
The Gloria in Excelsis.' old chant, and
Bachs offertory anthem, There Were
Shepherds Abiding in the Field,' will be
the two principal musical numbers to be
rendered by the choir at st. Michael and
All Angels, 22d street near F northwest.
Fred M. Bryan is the -organist and DR..
Gabriel F. Johnson is the choirmaster. Miss
Mary M. Walk will render several soprano
solos at the morning nseryice.
At st. Thomas Episcopal Church the
choir will be Composed of twenty-feur
voices, and solo quartet under the leader
ship of Mr.. Emanuel A. Varela. The solo
Tough, soprano; Miss Elizabeth A. Stuart,
contralto; Mr.. Horatio Rench, tenor, and
Mr. VIM. D. Hoover, bass.
The program OF music to be rendered in
Grace Episcopal tChurch, 9th and d streets
southwest, tomorrow includes Jackson's TIE
Deum: introit, "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" Office hymn, TT Came Upon the
Glad Mdings" F. Hewitt is the director
and Miss NJ. Virginia English the organist.
An attractive nausic4l program has been
arranged by the choir at st. Matthews
Chapel, NJ and Half streets southeast Miss
Mabel Boswell wfll conduct the choir
At Trinity Church, Sd and c streets north
west, Tours offertUry anthem. Sing Q
Heavens" and Krkpatrick's occasional
hymn from the Birth Of Christ" will be
rendered by full chorus choir. Holy
communion will be celebrated at $50 am.
on Christmas morning, at which time
SWart's communion hymn 60 and Gloria in
Excelsis viii be sung. Another entertain
ing musical program will be rendered at
the II o'clock service. The following choir
will sing Wagners TIE Deum" in d and
Bucks "Gloria Patri' tomorrow morning
at II o'clock. Miss A. B. Fisher. soprano;
Mrs. John Burgess. alto; Harry Stevens.
tenor; George W. F. Rollins, bass. w. E.
Middleton will preside at the organ.
other Denominations.
The Christmas music at the Fourth Pres
byterian Church. 18th and Yale streets. win
be under the direction of Mr.. A. B. Kelly.
The choir consists of Miss Thompson, So
prano; Mrs. W. C. Wells, contralto: Mr.. ].
Noble Hoover, bass; Mr.. w. A. Knots,
tenor.
At the Keller Memorial Lutheran Church,
Maryland avenue and 9th street northeast,
Christmas services will be held tomorrow
morning at o'clock. The music, which
promises to be good, win be directed by w.
O. Little.
Grace Reformed Church, 18th street be-
tween Rhode Island avenue and P street,
will celebrate the Festival with regular di-
vine services at II o'clock am. and a chill
drens service under the auspices OF the
Sunday school at Z o'clock pm.
At the New Church, corner 10th and Cor
coran streets, Christmas vesper service
Will be held this afternoon at o'clock carol
service There will be recitations and a
lighted tree will decorate the chancel dur
ing the singing OF Holy Night This fes-
tival is unique In Washington. Solos will
be sung by Miss Ethel Sigsbee and Miss
Elizabeth Edison. At the Christmas day
service. at II O'Clock. there Will be sung
"And There Were Shepherds' and GLORY
to Cod from the Messiah The quar-
tet choir consist Of Miss Matte Gibson, So
prano; Mrs. Ralph p. Barnard, alto; Mr..
John Rieman, tenor. and Mr.. william
shuster. bass. organist, Miss Maud q.
Sewall.
The Christmas music rendered last Sum
day at the Vermont avenue will be re-
peated next Sunday. There will be spe-
cial service tomorrow morning at the
church for which occasion an entertaining
musical program has been arranged