Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20
Elaborate Musical Pro.
grams Made Ready
by the City's
Choirs.

sAAS 0Asy
Choirs.
The .soloists will be Miss Doe. soprano;
Mrs. Benham, contralto; Mr.. Battle, ten
or. and Mr.. Moore, bass
PRESBYTERIAN.
First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Donald
c. Macleod, pastor.-The choir, consisting
Of Mrs. l.. A. Roberts. soprano: Miss
Mary B. Finney. contralto: H. r. H.
Helwig. basso; S. F. Compton, tenor, and
with Mrs. George F. Schutt as organist
assisted by Mr.. Szemelenyi. violinist, will
render the following program Of Christ
mas music today: Angels From the
Realms of Glory. Shelley. solo by Mrs.
Roberts; violin obligato, Mr.. Szmelenyi:
Andante. Mendelssohn. violin solo by Mr..
Szemelenyi:, The Song of the Angels,
Soul to Joyful Lays. Schneider, and
Christ is Born. DeMonti. The last four
numbers are quartets with violin obli-
cato arrangement.
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Christmas will be observed today in the
morning with a Christmas sermon and
special music. and in the evening by q
Christmas praise service, conducted by
the choir, composed Of Mrs. w. H. Shir-
Cliff. soprano: Miss Pauline Whitaker,
F. Manthien. tenor, with John P. Law
renee organist and precentor. The pro-
gram will include Harrss' While Shop
herds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Writings Hank, What Mean Those Holy
Voices. Coombs' new cantata, The First
Christmas. with Adistes Fideles, Medels-
shon's Hark. the Herald Angels, and
other Christmas hymns.
Gurley Presbyterian Church-There will
be special Christmas music at the morn
composed of Miss Jessie Hamsberger,
soprano; Miss Ada Powell contralto;
Edmund Jones. tenor, and ]. M. Cooper
bass. will sing Gloria in Excelsis, from
Mozart's Twelfth Mass: Sing, o Heavens,
Frye. and There Were Shepherds. by
Noelsch. Miss Marguerite Allen. the
organist. will render March Of the Magi.
and Hallelujah Chorus, from The Messiah
Fourth Presbyterian Church. Fairmont
and 18th streets.-Christmas music will be
presented today as follows: Morning
Heaven" B. Tours: ofrertory. soprano
solo and quartet. bethlehem" w. w.
Gilchrist. Evening. opening anthem
There Were Shepherds" Morrison; Of
fertory, contralto solo and quartet, Calm
On the Listening Ear" Marston. The
quartet includes Miss BERTHE Thompson.
soprano; Miss Frances Bethune, con-
tralto: E. r. r., Embrey. tenor; Harry H.
Campbell, bass. The organist and director
is A. B. Kelly
Eastern Presbyterian Church.-The quar-
tet choir, composed of Miss Bertha H.
Hansen, soprano: Miss Elaine Sebring,
contralto: George V. Blakeney. tenor:
George II. Miller. bass, accompanied by
Miss Nellie NJ. Sacrey as organist and
Neibel. will sing the following selections
next Sunday: Morning. quartet. 'Hark,
What Mean Those Holy Voices" VIE
gand; soprano solo, with violin obligato
angels From the Realms of Glory"
Shelly, sung by Miss Hansen: quartet. 20
Little Town of Bethlehem" Hawley.
Evening. tenor solo and quartet. And
There Were Shepherds" Schneider. sung
by Mr.. Blakeney and choir: quartet. 1T
Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Scott:
Strain" Hawthorne. sung by Miss Sc
bring: bass solo, with violin obligato.
"Chantique de Noel" Adam, sung by Mr..
Miller: quartet, "The Infant King"
Neidlinger.,
Westminster Memorial Presbyterian
Church.-The choir will give a program Of
music appropriate to the season today and
special Christmas song service next
Sunday. Today the choir will sing Come
and Worship the Lord ny ;. Thomas M mi \.
1.-The Nativity" Haesche. soprano
solo. "Hallelujah. Christ Is Born" by
DR. Rischoff. will be sung by Miss Aleen
Miller, and a baritone solo. "Hallelujah,
Christ Is Born" Neldlinger, by }. For.
ney Donaldson. Mrs. Frank Byram will
play the accompaniment on the organ.
METHODIST.
Grace NJ. f. Church.-Special Christmas
music will be rendered by the chorus choir
today at both morning and evening serv-
ices. Solos will be sung by Mrs. r.
Warren Jones and Mr.. Hartman. Percy
Taylor is organist
Brightwood Park NJ. f. Church.-Christ-
mas music will be given next Sunday.
At the morning service the choir will
sing Bethlehem, by Bartlett; Behold, ]
Bring You Good Tidings, by Geibel. and
Behold Thy King. by Judefind.
At the evening service the musical
program includes. Paradise, Giebel,
Behold, / Bring Good Tidings,
Lynes; offertory sung bv Miss Anna
Louise Miller; Hark. Hark, My Soul, Shell
ly; contralto solos will be sung by Nine.
Frances Wainwright
The quartet composed Of Miss Mabel
Sands soprano; Nine Frances VAIN
wright. alto; Mr.. Edwards. tenor;
Homer Smith, bass. will be assisted by
Miss Anna Louise Miller and Mrs. Frank
Metcalf, Dr. Heinricke and William Vain
wright.
The organist is Miss Nellie Preston.
Director Nine Frances Wainwright.
ST Pauis NJ. E. Church South.-The
musical program for this mornings serv-
ice will be as follows: Organ. voluntary;
hymn, Joy to the World: anthem, While
Shepherds Watched their Flocks by
Night, T. Edwin Solly; Gloria Patri; duet,
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, A. Louise
Drummer: offertory: hymn, Angels from
the Realms of Glory; anthem. The Birth
of Christ. ]. Wesley Hughes: Hymn,
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Metropolitan NJ. e. Church.-Christmas
music will be sung by the choir today as
follows: Ring. o Heavens. Tours: Song Of
the Angels, DRESSER; the New Born King,
Mario; There Were Shepherds Buck;
While All Things Were in Silence, Nc
Farren; 0 Little Town of Bethlehem,
Lutken.
Ryland NJ. Z. Church.--A program of
Christmas music will be rendered by the
choir today and next Sunday,
Next Sunday night there will be an
Evening with the Choir. when the pastor.
Rev. w. w. Barnes. will make a short ad-
dress, and a special program Of music
will be sung. The choir Is composed Of
the following: Organist Miss Mary C..
Brewer: Soprano. Mrs. NJ. L. Odell Mrs
J. Hammond Brewer. Mrs. M. G.. Hazen
Misses Gertrude Magill, Florence Pop1!ns,
Bessie Thomas. Clara Michael, Maud
Donaldson Lena Baker, Jessie Adams:
altos. Mrs. George Stahl. Mrs. H. c. Con-
nelly. Misses Florence Cornwall. Ada
Spence. Ethel Nugent: tenors NJ. H.
Fearno, w. L. Leonard. J. Hammond
Brewer Thomas Hume. John Garner;
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