Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-16
NOTED SOLO|STs
At THE CHURCHES
Elaborate Musical Programs Are
Arranged for Christmas
Services in This City.

Many elaborate musical programs for
the festal Christmas Day services next
Sunday are being rehearsed by tho
choristers and ~soloists of the down.
town churches.
At the Third Presbyterian Church
Choirmaster and organist ]. Henry
Huntington, who is closing his twenty
second year as musical director, Is
arranging an exceptional Yuletide pro-
gram, and the assisting soloists will be
Miss Lydia D. Koehler, soprano; Mrs.
H. G.. Connell, contraito; Charles B.
Morse, tenor, and Millard Rouhaud,
bass.
At st. Luke's Methodist Episcopal
Church, Clinton avenue and Murray
streets, the music will be rendered I'M
der the direction of George H. Down
ing, and the solo parts will be In
terpreted by Miss Marie A. Craig, So
rano; Mrs. Nina Wilson Thomas, of
Glen Ridge, contralto; Ernest A.
Burkhardt, tenor, and Mr.. Downing,
baritone. Miss Lucy j. Stephens will
offioiate as organist.
The Yuletide musical program to be
given at the Church of he Redeemer
will also be attractively impressive and
be directed by William R. Williams,
the c~hoirnaster and tenor.
The soloists will include Mrs. George
j. Ktrwan, the noted soprano; Mrs.
Irma M. Konkle, contralto; Clarence
w. williams, baritone, and Mrs. K.
Martin, organist.
Equally inspiring will be the Christ
mastide musical program to be pre-
at the North Reformed Church,
at Broad and Bridge streets. The pro-
gram is being arranged by Lucien G.
Chaffln, organist and choirmaster. The
anthem and oratorto numbers will be
given by Mrs. Elisabeth Dodge Derby
and Mrs. w. Barnette Smith, sopranos;
Miss q. Eleanor Patterson, altoi How
ard v. Pascal. tenor, and w. Barnette
Smith, bass. The Yuletide sermon
will be delivered by Rev. DR.. James
NJ. Farrar, Of Brooklyn. Rev. Lucas
13oeve, the assistant pastor, will alse
take part in the special services.
At the Second Presbyterian Church.
at Washington and James streets, the
musical program will be in charge Of
Chorister William w. Bross. The as
soloists will comprise Miss
Helen Browe, soprano; Miss Bessie 7.
Yoiokmann, of Orange, c~ontralto; Paul
Handel, tenor. and Carl Morris, basso.
Mr.. Bross will preside at the organ.
The pastor, Rev. Pleasant Hunter, will
fill the pulpit In the morning, and in
the afternoon the assistant divine,
Rev. Frank Milman, will preside at
the Sabbath school exercises held in
the chapel.
At the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church, at Summer venue and Kearny
street, Frank A. Sterling, the musical
director, is preparing a program of ex-
ceptional merit. The solo renditions of
the anthem and choral numbers will be
given by Mrs. Edith Ten Brock Krick,
soprano; Mrs. j. Ten Eyck, contralto;
Samuel J. Shoemaker, baritone, and
William Sillbereyson, organist. Rev.
DR.. George G.. Vogel, the pastor, will
fill the pulpit at both services. and will
speak on the lessons Of the Christmas
tide.
At the Central Presbyterian Church,
at Clinton and Belmont avenues, the
musical features win be given under
the direction IF Professor Edwin Owen,
and Granville Commoss, who is closing
his ninth year as organist, will officiate
as a-ccompanist.
A quartet choir will assist in the rem
ditions. As it will be the first Christ
mas Sabbath services at which the
pastor, Rev. DR.. George Walton King.
has OBLIGATED in at the local church, he
having come here from Dayton, O., on
last New Years Day, he will endeavor
to make the event a most memorable
one.
An impressive yuletide program will
also feature the services held in Grace
Episcopal Church, at Broad and Wal
nut streets, next Sunday.
The vested choir and chorus under
the direction of Charles c. Corwin, or
ganist and choirmaster, will render the
special professional, offertory and re-
cessional anthems. The rector, Rev.
Elliot White, will offlciate at the serv-
ices.
The program at the South Baptist
Church, in East Kinney street, will be
given under the direction Of Miss Eve
lyn Widmer, the chorister, and the as
sociate s~olofsts will be MISS Ficrenoe
Runyon, H. X. weis and DR.. f. M.
Crane. A. M. Kisltng will offioiate as
organist.