Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
Christmas Music in the Tenn
piles of the City.
SPECIAL SERVICE PLANS
Midnight Mass to Be Celebrated in
Catholic Churches.
ORCHESTRAS TO AID CHOIRS
An Unusual Feature at the Shrine
of the Sacred Heart in Mount
Pleasant
LooNnG foRADARSA1n

Christmas music Will be heard in the
local churches tomorrow. In addition to
e. the programs published in the Sunday
Star. the following are announced:
st. Mary's Catholic Church.-Solemn
high mass will be sung at midnight with
the Rev. F. A. Wunnenberg, pastor o.
the church. celebrant; the Rev. C. Olert,
deacon, and the Rev. n. Weber of the
Marist College, subdeacon The sermon
VIII be by the Rev. c. Olert. Low mass
will Immediately follow, with masses
throughout the morning at g. $50, I, 7:3o,
$3.50 for the children, 10 and high mass
again at 1890 followed by benediction.
Haydns II will be sung at the last mass
PRECEDING the midnight mass Novelties
arrangement of "Adeste Fidelis' will be
sung; Haydn's XVI will follow; at the
onertory, Date Sonitum Pastores Cost
baritone solo and chorus; at benediction'
Hammas o Salutaris and Rousseau's
Iantum Ergo: after benediction, Laudate
Dominum, Giorza
The choir includes Miss Cecilia V Muir
ply. Miss Lizzie Werres, Miss J. Miller
Mrs. Floyd Maley. Miss Lena Rupert,
MISS cecilia Berger, sopranos; Miss Mar
garet E1chhorn. Mrs. John Moran, Miss
rose Huppert' Miss Theresa Geibel. altos;
Al 3. Fennen, George B-ahler, Lawrence
Mills. tenors: Frank Rebstock AL Schulz
teis' John Redeker. bas sos.
Soldiers Home Chapel-At the o o'clock
mass on Christmas morning the choir will
render Marcos Fifth Mass, includihgs at
me The, ofIertory' Novelties Adeste Fideles. o
Mss MsSE McGrath before mass. The
S seissrss s Sys Misses 9IcGrath, Steele
0 rare an tenton, and Messrs. Clarence
.M sToWn Mar anfSEslph pay The organist is
tchristmas ~ the 81 rine of the Sacred
Heart ChupAl. Mount Pleasant.-The
services tonight will be of an unusual
chHacter. The mass to be sung during
This service was composed for and dedi
gated to this chuTrh BY Mr. Emile Karst.
IoI many yearIhe French consul and a
promo ent eftfzen of St. Louis. Mo. He IS
also astomposer whose works are known
and sung in almost every Catholic church
M this country and in Europe and stands
nrst amfg the composers of Catholic
music of kthe present time. This mass,
purely devotional in character was COM
posed TO follow the lines laid down by
MS holiness. the present pope and as a
substitute for the plain Gregorian chant.
the accompaniment is for organ and
string ORCHESTRA. Mr.. Karst is also violin
list virtucso and composer of violin muse
and has written many concert numbers
that are p1ayed by the greatest living
violinists at their concerts
The program of the music is as fol-
lows:
At II. midnight. Glory to God. organ
and orchestra accompaniment: Kyrie,
Gloria. Credo. Sanctus at Benedictus and
Angus Del (karsD, organ and orchestra.
Before the sermon, Vent Creator alto
solo and chorus (KarsD. At the offertory.
Adeste Ffdelis. Novelties arrangement
and at the close of the mass O. HOLY
Night tAdam). Ali with organ orchestral
accompaniment The soloists are Miss
Mabel c. Latimer. soprano; Miss Mary
e Emily King. alto; Messrs. Frank Mat
thewS and Guida C. Callan, tenors and
Mr.. Bernard +. Ryan, bass All support
ed by large and well-drilled chorus
under the leadership of Mr.. l.. e Gan
non, who has made it a work of love to
produce the. best possible rendition of the
works of his longtime friend. Mr.. Emile
karst. and he thinks he will succeed
For the musicians and the laymen who
Will hear this work great pleasure is in
store for them. The music of the mass
and Veni Creator is not published. This
being their first rendition, the original
manuscripts are used for this occasion
only.
ST Teresas Church. Washington and
Fillmore streets, Anaca0ia.-Three masses
will be celebrated Christmas morning the
first one. at . o'clock. the principal one of
the day, being high mass. Other masses
Will follow at $50 o'clock and at o O'Clock
At the high mass the choir will render a
program OF special music. Before the
mass Diehlman's Christmas hymn will be
rendered. Miss Bernice Knott taking the
solo part. MoZart's Twelfth Mass will be
rendered complete. At the offertory
Adeste Fidelis, arranged by Novello, will
be sung. After the mass Gounods Naza-
reth will be rendered with Mr. Allston
Moore as the solost. The personnel of
the choir follows: Sopranos, Mrs T ].
Moore. Mrs Thomas Leonard Misses
Elizabeth Branson. BerniCe Knott Eva
Brauman. Belle Scott. Regina Scott and
Mary Beers; altos, Misses Carrie Marriott
Addie Wathen. Gertrude Leonard and
Mabel Brauman; tenors. Mr.. j.. Taylor
Branson and Mr.. F. 3. Price; basses
Messrs. J. Werres. Allston Moore John ]
Downey. William Leonard and DIR. Robert
j. Green. Miss Jennie G. BARLEY will be
the organist.
Church of the Holy Comforter.-Christ-
mas song Miss Marie Murphy; Sa-
cred Night, Mrs. Dana Holland; Noel
Adam Buck. Katharine Fitzpatrick Rog-
ers and chorus; proce ssional Sanctuary
Choir; Kyrie. Gloria and Credo Mario:
Adeste Fidelis. congregation; Sanctus
Benedictus and Agnes Del Gounod: re-
cessional, Nazareth. Gounod Sopranos,
Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Hodge,
Mrs Boaz Mrs. Shubert, Miss Thornette,
Miss Groves; altos, Mrs. O'Connor. Mrs.
Holland Mrs. Seibert; tenors. Mr.. Charles
Wright. Mr.. A. Neff: BASES. Mr.. George
O'Connor, Mr. j. p Germuiler. Mr.. Chas.
Mccarthy. Mr.. Joseph Loughran; Miss
Anna c. F. Rogers. director.
st. Johns Episcopal Church. George
town.-The Christmas music will be given
on Christmas day, and the order will be
as follows: Professional him. 81; Yenite,