Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26
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part In the recent golden jubilee of
Monsignor Patrick Cody, rector of st.
James's Church.
A choir of 100 girls offered the first
mass in st. Columba's Catholic
Church. They sang Boilers Mass in
+. The mass was given at o'clock
in the morning and was the first mass
of the day. At II o'clock there was
solemn high mass. Gounod's 'Messe
Solennelle," composed in honor of st.
Cecilia, was sung.
The choir consisted of a chancel
choir of forty boys and gallery choir
of twenty-five voices. including
quartet consisting of Miss Anna
Toohey, soprano; Miss Jennie Il.
King, contralto: William A. Hunter,
tenor, and Henry l., Newman, basso.
The violin accompanist was George L.
Bumiller. William Edward Ashmall
is organist and choirmaster.
Wiegands Mass in Il was sung at
the first mass in st. Aloysius's Cath
Ollie Church yesterday morning at $3.50
O'Clock Solemn high mass was cee-
brated. A special musical program
was given by the choir assisted by a
quartet composed OF Miss NJ. A. Ma
hon, soprano: Miss Emma Kelly. alto;
David Keefe, tenor. and Charles De-
bold bass. It. p Dunn. who is the
organist, had charge of the program
Won der Heide's Orchestra assisted in
the selections.
Rev. Joseph r. Heffernan. o. p,
rector of ST. Antoninus's Catholic
Church, celebrated mass in that
church yesterday morning at 8 o'clock
He was assisted by deacon and sub
deacon. The sermon was delivered
! by Rev. NJ. J. Foley. o. p. A. quartet,
consisting of Mrs Jessie Marshall, So
prano; Mrs. Howard PASCAL, contral-
to; Emil Zeh, tenor, and Nicholas
lyman, bass, rendered HammeriPs
Mass in A to Our Lady of Good Coun-
sci. There was an orchestral accom-
paniment.
The first mass at st. Bridgets Cath
Ollie Church was celebrated at 5:45
o'clock yesterday morning. The
mass was preceded by the ceremony
of going to the crib for alteration.
The boy choir rendered the "Adeste
Fideles," Novello Masses were sung
at 7, 8 and II o'clock also. A special
children's mass was given at o'clock.
\ The special musical program was
in charge of Eugene Rahm, the or
I ganist and choirmaster.
Solemn high masses were sung in
st. Johns Catholic Church at $40
and 1880 o'clock yesterday morning.
] The musical program during the first
mass was as follows: Professional,
Holy Night" Adams; Kyrie and
Gloria Mass in f. M. Loesch; "Veni
Creator" j. Wiegand; offertory,
"Areste Fideles" Novello; Sanctus
r Benedictus and Agus Del, NJ. Loesch.
: Practically the same musical program
v was given during the other mass.
= At 1890 o'clock last night solemn
vespers were sung.
!, A special Christmas service was
: held yesterday morning in the Swed-
= ish Lutheran Church. The service
= began at II o'clock. Special Christ
: mas music was given and Rev. AL
y fred Ostlund, the pastor, preached an
appropriate sermon for the occasion,
At the IL o'clock service yesterday
morning In the Church of the Re-
d deemer, of which Rev. Henry r. Rose
(, is pastor, the following musical pro-
y gram was given: Prelude, Christ
mas selections, professional, Come
! All Ye Faithful" anthem, Christmas
0 bells;" response. Silent Night" offer
Q tory, Pastoral Symphony solo
II Noel" Mrs. Barney carols, (a) "Goo
IS Bless You Merrie Gentlemen" by
:, quartet, (b) 1.-THE First Novel;" post
S Jude, "Hallelujah chorus"
: The program at the evening SER
|, vice was: Prelude, christmas Of
4 fertorium," professional, Come All
t Ye Faithful" anthem, Sing, o Sing
n this Blessed Day." offertory, allegro
: in e fiat" " Calm as the Night"
Duet Mr. Boyle and Mr.. Gulick;
0 anthem, BELLS Across the Snow;
n postlude Gloria"
g A midnight mass was celebrated in
n ST. Johns Episcopal Church, Wood
side section Christmas Eve. The SER
vice began at 11:45 o'clock and con-
= tlnued until early yesterday morning
o Woodward's Eucharistic Service in L
f was sung. The anthem There Were
r Shepherds Abiding" Vincent, was
s. also rendered.
Z Holy communion was celebrated
o yesterday morning at the IL o'cloch
J. service. There was a special muslca
= program at 1920 o'clock. An appro-
v pirate sermon was also given.
On Sunday night, starting at TAI
/. o'clock, the Sunday school children OF
the church will give Christmas caro-
service in the church.
The Christmas music in the FRS
v Presbyterian Church, In Broad street
last night was from Saint-Saens's
Christmas oratorio. The program wa:
, under the direction of Alexander Rus
: sell, organist and choirmaster. The
: chorus choir of forty voices was heard
assisted by Miss Milford Dilling, harp
n list, and a quartet consisting Of Mrs
: Louise MacMahon, soprano; DR.. M. l.
a i GlCIlnOTD, ItIlOT, ItITy ANtf1ll,
tone and Miss Mary Porter Mitchell
g contralto. The assisting artist was
Q Miss Mae Wright, mezzo- soprano.
n The pupils of the First Presbyterian
8 Church Sunday school will give theii
n annual Christmas entertainment II
Z the church rooms Sunday afternoon a.
2:30 o'clock.
\ The annual Christmas entertainment
of the scholars of the Physical Cultur,
| ~ hn Mat D,,y.3
i will be given Sunday afternoon ant
evening in the National Turn Vereir
r Hall In Bruce street. In the after
: noon an exhibition drill and gym.
: nastic work will be given under the
direction of Director John Metzger
A moving picture program will bt
given and Santa Claus will distribute
gifts.
8 In the evening the girls evening
] classes will unite with the boys eve.
9 ming classes in giving a joint exhi-
I, bition on various apparatus, floor
drills, songs, Rotations, etc. Santa
, will again make his appearance anC
4 give out Christmas gifts. There will
be dancing.
= The pupils of the Physical Cul.
a ture School of the Newark TURF
n Verein gave Christmas enter.
tainment Wednesday afternoon in the
Newark Turn Hall in William street
More than FIVE hundred boys and girls
participated in the exercises. There
was large Christmas tree and the
: children present were given appro-
pirate Christmas gifts
Z The Sunday school children of st
b Johns Church will give their Christ
; mas entertainment Monday night in
t the church rooms. A playlet, entitled
"King Coles Nursery Rhyme Court
! and the Reception of Santa Claus, "
! will be presented. Rehearsals are also
= hnir,rr held for a musical cnmadintfa Ia.