Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-24

admired. The Epworth league of this
church will distribute about 100 bas-
kets of food to the needy families
today.
Last night a fairy cantata was given
by the children of the Emmanuel Pres
byterian church Sunday school at the
Womans club house, with Little
Louise Wells as the fairy queen. Fol-
lowing the custom of this school that
1t is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive, the children have taken gifts
and next week will entertain several
hundred orphans with a Christmas
party, including presents and refresh
ments, the little Sunday school pupils
acting as the hosts and hostesses for
the party.
Next Monday evening the children
Of the Central Presbyterian church
will be given a Christmas entertain
ment in the church. Each class will
bring special gifts, costumed to repre-
sent the gifts. The Korean mission or
this church held its festivities last
evening. and next Tuesday evening
the japanese Presbyterian church at
920 West Tenth street will hold a
Christmas entertainment.
Children Celebrate
The children of the First Congrega-
tional church enjoyed their Christmas
festivities last Tuesday afternoon and
evening and Wednesday afternoon.
The special Christmas music will be
repeated at this church Sunday even
ing, including the cantata.
The Sunday school of the Boyle
Heights Methodist church will hold
its Christmas celebration and program
this evening in the church.
The Methodist mission on East Fifth
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baskets of food, together with about
200 garments of clothing. The distri-
button of the clothing has been made
all during the week. The usual mis-
sion services will be held Saturday
evening.
Father Norbert o. S. B.. OF Monte
bello will assist in hearing confessions
at the Holy Cross church this after
noon and evening. Father Fahey,
pastor of the church, will preach at
the 5 o'clock mass and Father Cawley
will preach at the 1890 o'clock mass.
Benediction will be given following
the last mass. and there will be no
evening service.
Services in Catholic Churches
Following the annual custom early
masses will be celebrated in the Cath
olic churches Christmas morning. the
first service in each parish to be held
at } o'clock The first masses will be
solemn high masses in the larger
churches. and elaborate musical pro-
grams have been arranged by the diff
ferent choirs for these services.
At the Cathedral of st. Nibiana Rt.
Rev. Mgr Harnett will celebrate the
solemn mass at o'clock, assisted by
Father Donlcavy as deacon, Father
Brady as subdeacon and Father Kirk
as master of ceremonies. Monsignor
Harnett will preach a short sermon
and extend Christmas greetings. Fol-
lowing this service low masses will be
celebrated each half hour until $3.50
O'Clock. The last mass will be cele-
brated at 10:30 o'clock. which will be
a solemn pontiflcal mass celebrated
by Bishop Conaty. Monsignor Har-
nett will act a assistant priest at this
mass, and Fathers Brady and Schmidt
will be deacons of honor, while Faith
ers Donleavy and McManus will be
deacon and subdeacon of the mass,
respectively. In the evening solemn
pontihcal vespers will be celebrated, at
which Bishop Conaty will preach the
sermon.
The > o'clock mass at st. Joseph's
church will be a solemn mass, fol-
lowed by low masses each half hour
until 1890 o'clock, when the second
solemn mass will be celebrated. Solemn
vespers will be celebrated in the even
ing. Father Julius of Santa Barbara
Is assisting at this church during the
holidays.
At st. Patrick's. st. Mary's, the Sacred
Heart, Our Lady Of Loretto and the
Holy Cross churches the first masses
will be at o'clock.
Quartet Mass
Frank Colby, organst and director Of
the choir of the Cathedral of st. Vi
biana, has not only arranged an elab-
crate program for the different services
but has written a quartet mass which
will be sung at the o'clock service.
At the pontifcal mass at 1890 O'Clock
Gounod's mass will be sung. The SOLO
lists will be Miss Katherine Cook, Miss
Lillian Scanlon, James Fox and Clay
Groves. At the vesper service the
GregoriaI psalms and vesper hymns will
be sung by quartet and choir. At the
Sunday evening vesper service the boys
choir Of the cathedral school will fur
nish the music.
At the Holy Cross church the masses
Christmas morning will be at 5, 6, Z, 8,
0 and 10:30 o'clock. The first and last
masses will be solemn high masses. At
the s o'clock mass the Sodality of the
Children of Mary will render the music.
The Sunday school children will sing
HYMNS at the o'clock service. A pro-
gram of new ecclesiastical music has
been arranged for the last mass, which
will be sung by the entire choir Father
Fahey, the pastor, has arranged the
program and will lead the music. Carl
Sager is organist. Following is the
program:
PROFESSIONAL "See Amid the Winter
Snow (Father Faber); 'Introit" (Ca-
poceD "Graduale,"- "Offertory" and
Communion" Falkenstein); "Kyrie, p"
Gloria "Sanctus," Agnes Del
QNretschmer); "Credo' CGregorian),
boy choir of twenty voices; "Adeste FL
deies" (Novelo), solos by the Misses
Fahey, O'Toole, Knapper and McClean.
At Plaza Church
At the historic old Plaza church elab-
crate preparations are being made for
the Christmas observance. Father Ca
balleria will preach at the o'clock
mass, and at o'clock the children of
the ST. Cecilia choir will render the
music under the direction of Mrs. Ida
Sanchez This choir will be composed
of the following: Miss Consuelo Cas-
tillo, Adela Sanchez, Etna Arellano,
Maria EsposotO, Luisa Felix and Flora
and Madalena BallerterO.
At the II o'clock mass the regular
choir will sing the mass under the
direction of w. B. Clark, with Mrs. A.
Larieux at the organ. The solos will
be as follows: "Credo En- Uuuna," Miss
Marie Ordoque; "Et Incarnatus Est"
Miss Josie Chavez; "Qui Tolls Peccati,"
John Bessolo; "Benedictus," Mrs. w.
e. Clarke: "Sanctus," Miss Josie Solon;
"Agnus Del" soprano and alto duet,
Miss lola Olivas and Miss Alosia Olivas;
"Novellos Adeste Fideles" will be sung
for offertory by quartet composed OF
Miss Lille Mcmahon, Miss May Nc