Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
PEACE AND GOOD WILL
The Christmas Story Told in
Sacred Song.
CHURCH PROGRAMS
STANDARD COMPOSITIONS BY THE
LOCAL CHoIRs.
Other Exercises in COMMUNICATION OF
the Anniversary-Savior
Natal Day.
CHURCH PROGRAMS

Christmas in the churches will be marked
by the usual festival of song. Preparations
have been made to render the finest OF the
standard compositions by the best talent
of the city. At services held at different
times during the day in the various houses
of worship hymns carols. anthems and Sc
lections from the noted oratorios and
masses will be sung by the most talented
of local vocalists. assisted by augmented
choirs Besides the music, there will be
other exercises In commemoration of the
Savior's natal day.
The theme peace on earth, good will to
men, never grows old Some of the finest
musical compositions in existence center
around it ard seem to draw their power
and greatness from It, Tomorrow they
will be as inspiring as they have been,
many of them year after year in the past.
Among those denominations that will hold
their musical services Christmas day, the
Catholic and the Episcopal are the most
numerous. The majority of the churches
belonging to other denominations either
held their exercises last Sunday or will
hold them next Sunday. as stated in The
Star last Saturday evening.
Synopsis Of Programs
The following program of music will be
North Capitol and I streets, tomorrow:
Early mass, at O'Clock in the morning:
Before mass, There Were Shepherds. by
Dudley Buck; mass, parts of Gounods st.
Cecilia and Pizzis Missa Solemnis; offer
tory. Adeste F'idelis, Novelties arrange
ment: benedictus interlude, .cornet solo by
Mr.. A. Gallopin.
Solemn high mass. at 1915 o'clock in the
morning.: Before mass descriptive SYM
nbOnC hV IA
cessional. orchestra and organ, march by
Nessler; mass, Hummel in fiat; offertory,
Regina Terrae. Curto; benedictus interlude,
Intermezzo by Pizzi with harp obligato by
Miss Edythe Marmion; occasional. Hosan-
nah, by Paul Wachs.
The choir is composed of the following
persons: Mr.. S. ]. Kube1, director and or
ganst; Mr.. F. Macklin of New York. Or
Mattingly Rogers. soprano; Mrs. Margaret
Nolan Martin, alto; Mr.. John A. Finnegan,
tenor; Mr.. A. w. Porter. bass Chorus
Sopranos. Cora Z. Noyes, Lillian Acker,
higgins. Mary Walsh Anna W. Brannan,
Bessie Sweet. Gertie Gates; altos. Mary E.
Triplett. Mary Lansdale, Nellie O'Dea,
Mary ODea, Margaret Sweeney. Clara
kubel, Mrs A. c. Taylor; tenors. Carl
Xanton, Thomas Fl. maxwell, G. W. Houle-
han. I. w. Davies. Julius Auguste. L.
Steffel BASES, A. N Gardner. w III.
Parker. ]. Duffy, L. Kubel, G. F. Smith d.
Mirick
At st. Matthew's.
At st. Matthews Church Christmas Day
solemn high mass will be celebrated at IL
O'Clock and will be followed by benediction.
The full choir. under the direction of Miss
Glennan. will render the following pro-
gramme: kyrie. Sanctus and Agnus Del
from Haydn's Sixth Mass: the Gloria Credo
and Benedictus. from Haydn's Third Mass;
graduate. Viderunt Omnes, Silas, quartet
(rrao ton
tet; offertory, Adeste Fideles, Novello; at
the close of mass. Nazareth. by Gounod:
0 Salutaris. by Bailey, Mrs La Grange and
Miss Brett: Tantum Ergo. Riga, full
chorus: Laudate Dominum Gregorian: re-
cessional, Praise Ye, by Gounod.
The Christmas music at st. Matthews
VIII be repeated next Sunday morning. In
the afternoon at o'clock vespers will be
celebrated and the following program sung:
Psalms and Magnificent, from Mario, No. /;
offertory. Adeste FideIes. Novello; Alma
Redemptoris, by Mrs. Walter Wilmarth;
o Salutaris. Bailey. by Mrs. L Grange and
Miss Brett; Tantum Ergo. Riga; Laudate
Domnum, Gregorian; occasional Praise
Ye. Gounod.
The chorus includes the following per-
sons: Mrs Caroline La Grange Mrs. Wal
ter Wilmarth, Misses Margaret and Katie
Ayfmer, Miss Anna Manning. Miss Marie
Rousseau, Miss Helena Ruiz, Miss Marie
Young. Miss Barker. Miss Mabel Owen,
Miss Mary Morris. Miss Annie Fleming.
Miss Brett Miss Frances Bishop, Miss Lena
Richardson, Miss Mercedes Ruiz: Messrs.
Michael Peters. P. H. O'Farreil. L. A.
Glider, Martin. Chas Harris, w. Silas
Sheetz, DR.. E. R. Stitt Wilson Young. w.
Jennie Glennan.
Services at st. PauPs.
The music for the 10 o'clock mass at st.
PauPs Catholic Church 18th and v streets
northwest, Christmas day. will be rendered
by the Holy Name Choir of the parish,
composed entirely of young men, under the
leadership of Mr. Lucius f. Randolph. jr. /:
Mr.. Harry Hall, organist. The mass Sc
lected is Wiegands Mass to the Sacred
Heart Of Jesus, for four male voices and
has never been sung before in this city; at
the offertory, Adeste Fideles, tenor solo,
male quartet and chorus, adapted from No
be tenor solo, Night of Nights, Van de
Water; the occasional, o Holy Night, bass
solo. Adam The choir comprises the fol-
lowing singers: First tenor, VIM Hall,
Ernest Atchison. P. H. O'Farrell and l.. +.
Randolph. 1r.: second tenor. John Bishop.
VIM. McWade. John Fosarty and Michael
OBrien: first bass, John b. Burg, Leo
Simonton. John Connell. John Boyle, An
drew Hickey and Vincent Kelley; second,
bass. Joe Dunn, Daniel Hall, Jas. Crown,
John r. Brown. jules Aveeihie and John
Goddard.
At the o'clock mass Christmas morning
In St Stephens Church. Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 18th street. the choir will render
the following program, with full orchestra
accompaniment: Professional, Adeste
Ffdeles. Novello: mass of st. Cecilia, Gou-
nod; offertory, Noel; soprano solo and
chorus. Adams. At IL o'clock Silas' mass
will be sung. followed by benediction of the
blessed sacrament o Salutaris, bass solo,
Wiegand; Tantum Ergo. tenor solo and
chorus. Slas; Laudate Dominum, Gregor-
ian. The members of the quartet are Miss
A. Mae Rogers; Mrs. Virginia Wetzel
Maher. Mr.. Joseph A Battle, Mr.. William
Clabaugh. Miss Eleanor Gillen is the or.
ganist and musical director.