Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

The cantata, The Incarnation" by
Adam Geibel. which was given with much
success by the choir of Dumbarton Ave-
nue. NJ. e. Church last season. will be re-
peated tomorrow evening. under the di-
rection Of Mr.. William T. Glover The
solos will be sustained by Mss Bessie
Birch. Soprano Mrs. ]. A Hough.on,
contralto; Mr.. Richard 2. Backing. tenor,
and Mr.. John Waters. baritone. Mrs.
Isaac Birch will preside as usual at the
organ. ami the ensemble work Will be
done by a chorus OF forty voices, which
has been under the training OF Mr.. Glover
for some time.
An Evening With the Choir" will be
given tonight instead of the regular seTv-
ice at the Metropolitan Memorial NJ. f.
Church. IA and G streets northwest,
under the direction of Mr.. Dana Hol-
land. Mr.. A. 4. Tasker organist, will play
excerpts from the Sonata Pathetique. by
Beethoven. and The March of the Priests
from alfalfa" Other numbers on the
program will include Angels Ever Bright
and Fair HandeD, Mrs. Dayelle Taylor
WEIGH. soprano: Come Holy Spirit
Dudley Buck, Miss Regina Baptista:
contralto: trio. ''Rend Your Hearts and
not Your Garments (Schneckep, Miss
Estelle Gulick, contralto, Mr.. Al Mosher,
tenor. and Mr.. Dana Holland. bass; quar-
tets, Angel Bands in Strains Sweet
Sounding (Wiegand). LAS Moses Lifted
Up the Serpent" (Costello), and 30 For
a Closer Walk With Cod (Foster. DIR.
Thirkeld of Howard University will give
a short talk on sacred music. Mr.. +. r.
Tasker, who has served as organist at
this church for many years. has resigned
his position and will officiate for the last
time today. Miss Minnie Bailey has been
engaged to play for the first Sunday In
January.
The McKendrie M. e. Church will give
a special musical service this evening. as
sisted by the Apollo Orchestra. instead OF
the regular service. The program VIII
Easter Flower" WorrelD: hymn. Come
Thou Almighty King" anthem. Gently
Lead U.s." arranged from Lucia: Evening
Psalm and Gloria Patri; orchestra. inter
mezzo. "Annetta" Morrison); tenor solo,
Save Us. o Lord Randegger2. Mr. E
Jesus Name: anthem. Gloria in Excel,
sis" (Gounod); orchestra, 'Traumeri
(Schumann); anthem 20 Holy Night
(Adam-Buck): orchestra. Melody In F.
So. diers": organ postlude. The choir !:
under the direction Of Mr. William j
Palmer, with Miss Kate Bowbeer at the
organ, and the leader Of the orchestra Is
Mr.. Albert P. Johnson. At the morning
service today the choir will repeat the
given by them last Sunday.
The program OF Christmas music al
the Westminster Memorial Presbyterian
Church will be given this morning. ane
which will be illustrated with stereopticor
views. In addition to this. Miss Ada
Birch will sing Hail to the King bur
leigh: Mr.. Charles Church will give THE
Christmas message" Hawley): Mr.. Ro
OH
King" (Neidlinger) and Miss Birch and
Mr.. Roderick will sing "Hark! What
| Mean Those Holy Voices" Graben Hoff-
| NAM. At the morning service the choi
will sing 20 Come Let Us Worship
(Haesche) and Mrs. Ormsby will be heart
at the offertory in THE Infant King
| (Neidlinger).
| The Christmas music at Wesley Chape
will be given this morning, and will CON
sist of: Organ voluntary. O Holy Night
(Buck): quartet, Adeste Fidelis (Reading
Novello); quartet, There Were Shepherds
! (Buck): also solo. Der the Hills Of Bethe
hem (Shelley): organ postlude. Halle!uJal
Chorus (HandeD. The quartet consists OF
| Mrs Charles B. Bailey, soprano: Mrs. D
! DIN Leech, contralto: Mr.. Harrington
Barker, tenor. and A. Owen Tenney, bass
Miss Jessie NJ. Young, organist. and Mr.
| Barker. director. At the evening service
the quartet will sing Hank. Hank! Will
|
| Child is Born (MOZart-Brown).
| The following music will be rendered a
the Christmas carol service at All Souls
Church Sunday school this morning at II
o'clock: Waken. Christian Children
(Thayer), 1t Came Upon the Mionig n
Clear (Sears), o Happy Bells Of Christ
mas (Pfueger) Ring. Ye Bells Bailey
On the Mountain Tops. While Shepherd:
Watched Their Flocks by Night. From
Ocean to Ocean (Main) o the Beautiful
Old Story (ZundeD. Rev. Dr. Edward Ev
erett Hale will address the school upol
the meaning of Christmas. Rev. u. &. b
Pierce, pastor Of the church, will alst
make a short address.
4 Christmas musical program will b'
given at Gunton-Temple Presbyterian
| Church at II o'clock today. as follows
Organ prelude, Festival in ID Major l.ie
! big); organ and violin, Alteration
(Thorne); anthem. There Were Shepherd:
| (Westhoff); anthem. 1t is the Blessed
Christmas Morn (Bartlett); offertory