Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-24
THE JOYOUS CHRISTMAS.
Will be Celebrated Tomorrow
in the Churches Elaborate
Decorations and Beau
tiful Music by the
Church Choirs.
GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR EVENT.
The Mysterious Packages will
be an Open Secret Tomorrow
A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.

event OF Christmas the day OF merry
making and of giving and receiving
gifts. Everybody loves Christmas, the
day of Christ nativity There has been
a mystery about the packages at home
which will be made an open secret to-
morrow. Bundles and packages have
been hurrying through the mails and ex-
press TO loved ones far away for the
greatest festival Of the yeof Christmas
Beautiful musical programs have
been prepared in the churches where
services are held on Christmas day.
The choirs have been rehearsing and
the "glad tidings'' will ring out in
sweet melody on the anniversary of the
Saviour of man who proclaimed :
Peace on Earth; Good Will to Men. =
The festival Of Christmas will be
celebrated with more than the usual
pomp and solemnity on Friday at st.
Mary's Church. The doors of the
edifice will be open at o'clock a. IN. /,
to admit the faithful parishioners and
public. At 4.30 a. m. the first solemn
High Mass will begin by the Rev.
Celebrant, assisted by Deacon and Sub
Deacon, also by a large corps of altar
bows. There will be an appropriate
sermon delivered at this Mass.
The music and choir will be under
the able direction of Prof. Charles A.
Zimmerman. The following will be
the progam of music:
ST. MARY's CHURCH.
Hymn, "Jesus lie, - duet for soprano
and alto and chorus; Kyrie from Mass
in "F," (chorus), by Protheroe
Gloria in Excelsis Dec. (chorus), by
Protheroe; Veni Creator, (baritone
solo), by Chiminade; Credo, from
Mass in Of" (solo and chorus), by
Protheroe; Offertory, 'Pastores, Z"
(solo and chorus), by Wiegand; Sane
tus, (soprano solo and trio fer soprano,
alto and bass), by Protheroe; Bene-
dictus, from Mass in "F," by Proth-
eroe Communion, "Adeste Fidelis, =
with bell accompaniment) by No
vello; Agnus Die, from mass in ''F, >
by Protheroe; Hymn, Recessional.
GLORY to God on High" with OF
chestra accompaniment), Mercadante.
Solemn vespers and Benediction at
7.30 d. m. Domino, by Est; Diixt
Dominus, by Est; Beatus Vir, by Est
Laudate Pueri, by Handel Laudate
Dominum, by Wichtel; Grand Magni-
feat, by Mozart; Hymn, ''Adeste
Fidelis, with bell accompaniment },
by Novello; Benediction, 80 Salu.
taris Hostia," Z" (duet for soprano and
bass, with violin Cello Obligato), by
Braham; Tantum Ergo, (full chorus) ,
by Goeb; Hymn, Holy God we Praise
Thy Name.
Low masses will follow the first
Mass until 10 O'Clock. The Children &
Mass begins at O'Clock, during which
service the children will render with
their well known devotional voices
some beautiful new Christmas carols.
The second Solemn High Mass will
begin at 10 O'Clock. The celebrant
will be assisted by deacon and sub
deacon. There will be sermon also
at this Mass proper to the feast.
Solemn vespers will be sung by full
choir at 7.30 O'Clock in the evening.
st. Mary's Church will certainly
show it is Christmastide. 1t will be
handsomely decorated with garlands
of greens and holly. The new and
handsome crib will be an unusual
feature, not alone for its artistic
beauty, but this beauty will be en-.
hanced by electrical illuminations.
The whole sanctuary will present Q
flood of light, from the hundreds OF
tapers, and gas and beautiful anC
ornate display of electricity.
The services for the Christmas holi
day season at st. Anne's Church will
be as follows: Thursday, Christmas
eve. Evening Prayer at 7.30; Friday
Christmas Day, Holy Communion a.
z a. M; Morning Prayer, sermon
and second celebration Of the Holy
Communion at III O'Clock; Saturday
st. Stpehens' Day, Holy Communion
at 10 a. m. Evening Prayer at
O'Clock; Sunday, ST. Johns Day
HOLY Communion at a. M, Morning
Prayer and Sermon at IL O'Clock
Evening Prayer in the church at 4.3t
O'Clock and in the chapel at 7.3(
O'Clock, Sunday School at p. m.
Monday, Holy Innocents' Day, Holy
Communion at 10 a. m, Evening
PRAYER at $780, the children
Christmas carol service and Sunday
School festival. Thursday, New
Years eve, service at IL. 40 p. m
Friday, Circumcision, Holy Coinmun-
ion at 10 q. m. and at 10 q. m, Even
ing Prayer at O'Clock.
The music at the Christmas eve ser
vice, which is traditional in St
Anne's Church, will be sung by st
Cecilia's Guild The Guild will als,
sing at Z a. m. on Christmas day anC
at ii. 40 D. m. New Years eve. The
vested choir Of men and boys vii
sing at the ii O'Clock service Christ
mas day, at the Sunday services anC
ats 80 p. m. ON Monday.
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH.
Professor Otto K. Stops, organis
and choirmaster of st. Anne's P. E
| Church, mas arranged the following
programme of Christmas music:
Professional Hymn 40. Reading
venite, A fiat, Anon; Gloria Patr
in @, Buck; TIE Deum in B fat, Kinl
Hall; Jubilate in A, Hadley; Introit
Hymn AZ; Kyrie Elieson, Fartay
Gloria Tibi, Anon; Hymn 81; An
them, 1.-The Heavens, Declare Ih
Glory Of Cod Custance; Sanctou
A. Field; Gloria in Excelsis, Oh
| Chant: Nunc Dimintis, Gregorian
Recessional Hymn, $40.
ST. MARTINS CHURCH
Voices = Soprano, Misses Dais