The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
MUSIC IN CHURCHES
WILL Be ELABORATE
Special Programs to Be
Given By Choirs and
Soloists.


Religious observance Of Christmas will
begin at midnight with the celebration
OF solemn nigh mass IN Catholic
churches, and will continue with serv-
Ices tomorrow morning. afternoon. and
night.
The services tonight viii be the sol
e1nn yet jubilant greetings Of the Cath
Ole Church to the holiday. and in The
same churches they viii be followed BY
appropriate services tomorrow.
The mass tonight viii be the priucfpsI
SlElstInas observance at St Peters
Catnolc Church. AZ Second and {
nlcnle viii direct the choir, and Miss
EQIth Gallant, as usual viii be organ
The program includes 20 Holy Night"
% DC sung before the mass Mozart :
IWeiIth Mass, violin solo at the Grad
uale Dy Dominica StanascI, --Eeni, Gre
atoF, a cOnJTalUO SOLO. by Miss Regina
bapusIas the OnertOTium. Jesu. Re
ceEnPtor OmnIupns' at the mass. "Ades-
Ies Fl0eles. and. after the mass. GOu-
moo Nazareth, sung BY the choir.
solemn nigh mass AT 81 AIMS. Ten
eytown. win be celebrated at midnight,
and VIII De followed BY bene1iCLfon Of
the Blessed Sacrament The pastor, the
Kew Thomas G. SnyLh. VIII be the cele-
brant and VIII preach the sermon
The music VIII be under the direction
OF George Herbert Wells. ocganist and
master. and viii include GOuuOd' s
81 Cecilia mass, Novelties -.Adeste, III
dsJss," Adams % Holy Night" Him
n.ei's 20 SalutaTis HOstia," and the
GT2gOTlaE 'TanIUm ETEO-" The proper
OF The mass VIII also pe sung The
sci vices ia the church tomorrow viii be
low mass at {. s, and II o'clock in the
morning
Mass at Library
The congregation OF the new Church
OF the Blessed Sacrament. at Chevy
Chase, VIII attend solemn high mass at
: public library, where the service
viii be said By the Rev. John C. Smyth.
c. S. P, Of St Thomas College Catho-
lie University. There viii be benedic-
zion OF the Blessed Sacrament
Norman Esputa viii be organist and
a choir consisting OF Mrs harvey Dyer,
Miss Adelaide heistcr, DIT. Ryan Dever-
cuN, Judge William H DeLaCy, and An
drew J. Cummings VIII sing the Christ
mas music-
4 fun sanctuary choir OF forty men
and boys viii sing The music Tor the
Christmas services at 81. Pauls Cath
Oils Church at Fifteenth and streets
northwest. under the direction OF En-
nest T. Winchester
Solemn high mass viii be said at 6
o'clock and II o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. and the music viii include solo
reno itiou OF "Adeste E1deleSs by Mas
ter William Crevekings a mass ID honor
OF the Most Blessed Sacrament b. VIC
TOr p aTlnneTGls auG lNe EIfibeL u tiie
Mass 10 q musical setting By tie OF
ganist OF the church.
Services at st Johns Episcopal
Church tomorrow viii be holy CON-
nunion at 7-3G o'clock and morning
prayer, holy communion anc sermon az
Il o'clock in the morning, and evening
PRAYER at As O'Clock in the afternoon
The services viii be conducted by the
rector, the Rev Dr. Roland Cotton
smith, and the assistant rector the
Rev. Slater Dunlap The choir viii
sing splendid programs. g string quar-
tet being the accompaniment ~ the II
O clock service The Christmas festival
OF the sunday school viii take piece al
40 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
Church OF Ascension
The choir Of the Church OF the Asceu-
son. at Twelfth street and MsssachU-
setts avenue northwest, will sing special
urorrams at the morning service and AZ
The evening service at 5 O'Clock, when
music by Barnby and Nevin VIII De
sung A violin and organ recital BY
Anton Kaspar and Miss Frances c HaT-
risou will preceds the evening service,
beginning at 7:s5 O'Clock At the chill
drsu-s veSpeT service. at 4-l5 o'clock
the hymns will be sung oy the children
At St Thomas Church, Eighteenth
street near Dupont circle. Of which the
Rev Dr. G. Ernest Smith Is rector, the
choir, under l. 3. Aidrich. orgsnist.
and w c. LOCKER, director, viii sing
Christmas music at two services, the
morning prayer at Il O'Clock and the