Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
PEACE ON EARTH
GOOD WILL TO MEN
Commemoration of Savior's
Birth by Local Churches.
SPECIAL MUSIC IN PROGRAM
Trained Choirs Largely Augmented
for the Occasion.
SERVICES TODAY AND TUESDAY
Sunday School Children to Meet
Santa Claus During the
Coming Week.
SPECIAL MUSIC IN PROGRAM
Trained Choirs Largely Augmented
for the Occasion.
SERVICES TODAY AND TUESDAY

Glad Christmas music will be the feature
of the services in almost every Christian
Church today. In many churches both
morning and evening services will be de-
voted to special musical programs. Choirs,
uoloists. auartets and organists have been
preparing for weeks for tie occasion. SO
that the birth of the Savior will be COM
memorated this year with the usual elabo-
tateness of detail
In the Roman Catholic and many OF the
Protestant Episcopal churches of the city
Christmas day will be devoted to religious
eervices at which special musical programs
will be carried out by choirs specially
trained and augmented for the occasion
Another feature Of the seasons celebra-
Hon in the churches will be the many Sun
day school Santa Claus entertainments
which will take place during the week,
usually in the evening. Officers and teach
ers of the Sunday schools have been look
ing forward to the yuletide season with al
most as much pleasure the little ones
and have been working hard to make the
events successful in every particular from
the childrens viewpoint.
The following are among the many pro-
grams of music in the churches both for
today and Tuesday:
Roman Catholic.
St. Aloysius Church-Early mass at 8
o'clock before mass Christmas greeting by
trombone quartet. sounded from portico of
church; during mass this quartet will rem
der Alteration. Holy Night, Silent Night,
Adeste Fidelis and Sancta Maria. The choir
will sing Fixes mass, opus 106, and Novel
los arrangement of Adeste Fidelis. At the
solemn high mass at 10l5. which will be
sung in the presence of the apostolic dele
gate Monsgnor d. Falconio. the following
program will be rendered: Professional in
Producing Adeste Fidelis; Missa Soennelle,
BY Emilio Pizzi; offertory, TUT Stunt Coeli, by
Eflke. During the mass the trombone quar-
tet will render Noel. by Adam; The Lords
Day. Meditation and RecessiOnal, by Wag
ner.
The choir consists of the following: Or
Eanist and director, Mr.. S. ]. Kubel; So
Drano soloist, Mrs. Hattie Meads- Smith:
contralto. Mrs. John Humphrey; tenor. DIR.
W. NJ Kimball: bass, Mr.. A. w. Porter.
Sopranos-Mrs. w. Wilmarth, Mrs. H. Will
Jams. Mrs. III. Hart. Misses Mabel Reeves,
Eugene Gallenne. Mary Wash and Julia
Beifeld. Altos-Misses Marguerite Sweeny,
Mary O'Dea, Regina Baptista and Nellie
ODea. Tenors-Messrs. c. w. Guest Ray
mond Messer and Thomas H. Maxwell
Bassos-Messrs. Arthur N. Gardner. w. h
Parker, Ernest kubel aud G. Cook. from
bone quartet-Messrs Stone, May, Kruger
and Frey, from the Marine Band.
ST Pauls Church-The male chancel
choir at ST. Paurs Catholic Church 18th
and streets, will be formally installed by
an especially authorized service Sunday
evening at 7:30 o'clock, to which the public
VIII be cordially welcome. AT the close of
the service each chorister will be decorated
with a gold cross as a sign of membership.
and the men of the choir viii receive gold
pin in the shape of a cross. but of smaller
design. The choir will. after chanting the
regular Gregorian vesper service, render
some special music suitable to the occasion
The Christmas music at this church will in
clude three especially prepared services: the
FIRST at the early mass. at $40 o'clock
Christmas morning, at which time the follow
ing music Will be rendered by the full choir;
professional Angels From the Realms of
Glory, Smart; Asperges. Gregorian; Introit,
winchester; kyrie Turton; Gloria in Excel
Bis, Turton; Graduate. Winchester; Credo,
Gregorian: Offertory. Winchester; Sanctus,
Gregorlan; Benedictus. Gregorian; Agnus
pc, Iurton; Communion, Winchester;
Adeste Fidelis (Novello arrangement; an
them at end of mass, o Holy Night, Adam
occasional, Infant of Bethlehem, Sullivan.
Al the 10 O'Clock mass the same service
VIII be rendered with the exception of the
1ntrot, Graduate, Offertory and Com
munion. which will be sung to a new setting
by DIR. Tozer. The anthem at the end of the
mass WI De Gounod's Nazareth. AS the
use OF an orchestra in church service is
strictly forbidden by the pope in his recent
Motu Proprio.'' there Wi. be no in
struments other than the organ. The
n
dered Sunday night December 30 at
1880. at which time 1t is expected his excel
lency the apostolic delegate. will be pres
emit The personnel of the choir is as fol-
lows: Organist and choirmaster, Ernest T.
Winchester; associate organist, Harry Hall;
librarian. James T. Atkinson: assistant H.
orarians. Masters Seton Darr, John
Rhoades; sopranos Masters Seton Darr
Rhoades, Stillwell. Delaney. May, Lynch,
Roberts. Batch. Hurney, Reed. Bsrtle'
hihg' Myers, Giddens. Kelly, King; altos,
Masters Easton. Carroll Barry. Roach, Hail.
Bridget: Jenors. Messrs Alden, Bowling
Petty. Roach. Hall. Bartle. Atkinson. Reed
Fogarty; bassos. Messrs. Hopkins. Connel
Dunn, Hall, Carol. Ryder, Schultz. Hall.
OConner. Fenwick.
ST. Teresa's Church. Washington and Fill
more streets. Anacostia-High mass, the
principal service of the day. will be cele-
brated Christmas morning at o'clock. Rev
Charles NJ. Bart, the pastor will be the
celebrant. Low masses will follow at q
o'clc['i and at 1890 o'clock AT the high
mas the following musical program will
tus and Agnus Del, from e. Silas' Mass in
c: BEN dictus. Gounod's Messe solonelle
offertory, Adeste FidelIs, arranged by "
Novello. Before the mass Dielman's Christ
man hymn. With Glory Lit the Midnigh,
Air. with soprano solo and chorus will be
sung: after mass Gounod's Nazareth bari.
tone solo and full chorus. The following
will compose the choir for the ccasion: So.
Knott. Regina Scott. Eva Brauman Mary
Beers and Mrs T. j. Moore: altos. Misses
Addie Wathen. Carrie Marriott and Mabe
Brauman: tenors Messrs. F. NJ. Price j
Taylor Branson Simeon Harrison and L
Gates: bassos. Messrs. Charles Werres AL
lston Moore. Vincent Osterman and Johr
J. Downey. Mr. ]. Taylor Branson, violin
fst will assist the choir in the Christmas
hymns and the offertory. DR.. Robert j
Green will direct the choir. Miss Jennie
Il. BARLEY Will be the accompanist.
st. Peters Church. I'd and streets
southeast-Solemn high mass at O'Clock
am. The choir. under the direction of Miss
Hattie NJ. Richie and Miss Catharine Nc
Kenna, organist. will render the follow
ing pregnant: Before the mass, o, HOLY
Night (Wiegand). Mozart's Twelfth Mass
AT the graduate, violin solo by Mr.. Dominica
Stanasci Veni Creator. contralto solo, Mrs
James II. Golden: offertorium, Jesu Re-
demptor Omnium tGiorga). At the com.
munion. Adeste Fidels (Novello). After the
mass. Glory to God Dieman). The mem.
bers of the choir are: Sopranos, Mrs John
Baptlsta, Mrs. Charles SWEET, Misses Ryan
Mccormick. Price Hayden. Meads Brown
Thoenette and Fairfax. Altos. Mrs. James
Golden. Misses Martin. Hufrio and Mrs
Benner. Tenors. Messrs Sharpe. Colder
and Price Bases. Messrs. McGhrr. Rad
eliffe. Graham. Aiken. Smith and Dorsey.