Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-22
Christmas Music.

Christmas Music
Many of the church orgsnists ana
choir directors ia this city are making
An effort to have toe Christmas music 10
the churches this year equal TO that oi
any previous occasion. Choirs have
been prscticing various selections on
their programmes for weeks; number OF
choirs have been considerably enlarged.
Some of the churches have been deco
rated by the ladies Of the congregations.
The chancels are being adorned with
holly. running cedar, mistletoe and other
eyergreens, many beautiful designs hav-
ing been made and hung in several oil the
churches. There will be a Christmas
prelude tomorrow. Nearly ali the Prot
estant denominations will have their
chief celebrations then, but the Catholics
and Episcopalians will reserve their belt
musicsl programmes until Christmas
Day. Many of the programmes will be
repeated from one to three times, 30 that
on the holiday itself, and both before
and after. the story of Christ IN the
maoger will be sung, as this great theme
has been translated into music oy the
greatest masters OF the ages. The fol-
lowing programmes will be rendered IN
addition to those published on Ihursdsy;
Christ Church Professional hymn
No 40, Adesle Fdelis; 30 Come All lie
Faithful" Venile, f. r. Webb; Gloria
PATTI. Romberg; Te Deum. arranged
from Elijah, Dudley Buck. Jabilate, j.
K. Cor6in; hymn No 81, "hark! the
Herald Angels Sing" MeudelseohD;
Gloria Tibi, 3. Reay, hymn IS, Little
Town of Bethlehem" OfIertory, Nszl-
reth. c. Gouuod; Oaertory ascription, :.
B. Wnitney; SanctuP, J. Stainer; hymn
No 225, "Bresd OF the World, }. ). b.
Hodges; Gloria in Excelsis, old chant.
Members of the choir Soprano, Mrs. K.
f. Dawnham; alto, Mrs. NJ. W. O'Brlen;
tenor. Mr.. Kenneth Ogden, bass, Mr..
George II. Evans; organist, Mre. Q: Il.
Lennon; director, Mrs. NJ. W. OBnen.
81. Pauls Church. - Professional
hymn No 49, "Adeste FideliS;"
Venite, Crotch; Gloria Patri, Crotch;
Tie Deum, Shelley; Jubilate, JoT-
dan; InIoit Anthem, hymn No. o.,
"While Shepherds Watched Their Floeks
by Night" Bartlett; Kyrie, Mendelssobn;
GLORIA Tibi, Garrett; hymn No. 50, "lt
Game upon the Midnight Clear, Dykes;
Ofertory Anthem, "SiDg, o Heavens,
Gaul; Onertory Ascription, DOxology;
sanctn., Slainer; hymn No. 2Sl; GLORIA
in Excelsis. old chant; occasional hymn
No. 6S. 20 Little Town of Bethlehem"
Psdner. Choir. Mr.. Sherman b. Fowler,
organist and director; Mr.. s. Frank Field,
assistant director; Mr.. Benjamin Wheat
lev. librarian. SOloisis. - Miss Lucy
Crave, soprano; Mrp. VIM. Woolls,
SOPRANO; Miss Maude Harding, alto; Mr..
Wilbur Maddox, tenor; Mr.. j. Harris
Fanklln. baritone; Mr.. Richard Writ,
bass. Sopranos $500 Misses Ashton,
Brookes, Ballenger, Creighton, Daley,
Graves, Green, GIeenougb, Herbert,
Kersey, McCraw, AlilStead, Picken.
Rchsrdso ,TennesoD, MrP. ROsseD, Mrs.
Woolls and Miss Young. AtO%-Misses
Armstrong, Bryant, Evans, Harding,
Janney, Makely, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. LIND
sey. Mrs. Picken, Mrs. Reid. Tenors. -
Messrs. Burke, Chadwick, Field. HUI
fish. Knox, Mezick, Maddox, Rsmey,
Riltenour. Whestley. BassOs -Messrs.
Btaokes, Bryant, Chalmers, Franklin,
Picken, Stoler, Tenneson, Waller, Writ,
and DR.. Lindsey.
Grace Church--Pr0cessi0u hymn
Nc. SO. Yeuie, chant No. 26, BY Oliver;
Gloria Patri in f, by A. NJ. Shuey
Re Daum in c, by J. q. Rogers; Jubi-
late in A, by II. ?. banks; hymn IL
troit. No. 50; Kyrie, by Tours; Gloria
Tlb, By Garrett hymn No. 1924; Offer
tory, "Jesus, the Son, is Born," by
Phillips; Presentation, by Humfrey
Ssuctus, by Camidge; hymn No. 225, by
Hodges: Gloria in Excelsis in +, By W..
O. Wilkinson; RecessioDal hymn, No.
go. Members of vested choir: Miss
Blanche PnlmaD, orgsnis,, Miss Blanche
Rotchford, soprano and directress;
sopranos: Misses Stella Moore, Irene
Pullman, Florence Long, Daisy Murphy,
Phoebe Dahl, Lotlie Harrison and Mrs.
w. 3. Butler; Mas.ers Louis h. King.
Stuart King, Arthur King, Charles
Starnel, Bryan Pitts, Maurice Simpson,
Clarke Stqrnell, Leslie McCueu, Charles
!. Deahl, it,, and VIM. Ferguson; alto,
Mrs. Chas. J. Deshl; tenors, Messrs'
Chas J. Deabl, Henry Harris aud f.
A. Rsinoh; bsssOs, Messrs. Frank 1.
King, WIN. Wilkinson, Warren Grimes,
Joseph Kelly and Talbot McCuen'