Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-17
CHURCHES FILLED
FOR PALM SUNDAY
Cold and Cloudy Weather Not
Sufficient to Keep Wor-
shippers at Home.
PROGRAMS OF SERVICES
TO BE HELD HOLY WEEK
Special Music and Sermons Arranged
for Many of Capitals Houses
of Worship.


Large audiences We're present yesterday
at services in washington churches. Very
few on the streets were without the little
rosettes or crosses or other shapes into
which the palms which were distributed
in many Of the churches could be cut
and twisted.
Though the day was cold and a times
cloudy. the weather did moi seem to de-
ter the crowds from turning out. The
sunshine of the morning turned to semi
darkness at noon. and the clouds hung
heavy over the city several hours Later
in the day the sun came out but for only
a short time.
Beginning with the services in the
morning, when annual combinations were
held at many of the churches, the wor-
ship continued at various intervals
throughout the day. Bishop Harding. at
II O'Clock. conducted confirmation serv-
ice and delivered a sermon at st. Mar
garets Church. At 8 o'clock at night
he performed similar duties at the Church
pointments for st. Pauls Church We'd
nesday at pm. and Emmanuel Church.
Anacostia. Friday at pm.
''Gethsemane to Golgotha.'
'Gethsemane to Golgotha" was pre-
sented for the rst time in this country
at st. Margaret's Episcopal Church at the
evening services. The soloists, Mrs. Helen
Donohue De Yo, Soprano; Melville d.
Hensey. tenor: Arthur Deibert, baritone.
and Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, basso,
were assisted by specially trained choir.
1t was given under the direction of AL
fred G. Eldridge, organist and choir
master of st. Margaret's.
The choirs Of Holy Name Church. under
the direction of Miss Anna Doyle, pre-
pared special music for the services yes
terday, and for the several services of
the week.
Marie r. Melting, sang at o'clock mass
yesterday. The principal solos were: 1.-THE
Palms, by Miss Edna Strudley, and
THE Holy City" by Miss Marie Wool
nough
At the 1880 o'clock service the senior
choir. accompanied by Mrs. Charles
Hughes. sang Leonard's Mass. with 'Je-
rusalem." Gounod, by Miss Colliere. at
the .offertory. 1.-THE Palms" was sung
after mass by Al Handiboe
At tenebrae Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings the singing will he by
the male choir, directed by James Dun
can. The sermon Thursday evening will
be on THE Blessed Sacrament" and Fri
day evening The. CruclflXlOn.
Easter Sunday the senior choir will sing
Marcos Second Mass, with the Regina
CoeH at the offertory, and in the evening
the male choir, directed by Mr.. Duncan,
will sing Stern's Vespers. AS usual. the
junior choir will sing at the O'Clock
mass Easter, the offertory being the Re
gina Coeli, and a principal solo. 'Resur-
rexit Sicut Dixit,' words by Miss Melting.
adapted to Mendelssohn's Spring Song,
by Miss Marie Woolnough.
Services for Holy Week
At Epiphany Church, holy week and
Easter servises will be:
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday anu
Thursday-Short services at noon for
busy people from 1870 to 1885.
Passion services the same days at 4:45
pm.
Maundy Thursday-Holy communion at
II 80 am. and 7:3O pm.
Good Friday-Service and sermon at
1870 am. Three hours devotion, II to 3
pm. conducted by the rector.
Easter eve, service at 4.45 pm, with
holy baptism.
Easter day-Holy communion, 80 and
II am: full Easter service at II am
childrens festival service at pm. and
evening prayer and sermon at o'clock.
The Good Friday and Easter services at
Ascension Church will be:
Good Friday-Morning prayer and ante
communion 7:3O o'clock: morning prayer,
ante-communion and sermon 10 o'clock;
three hours service, II to 3 pm; evening
prayer and sermon, 3 O'Clock.
Easter eve-Evening prayer and holy
baptism, 4:3O.
and am: morning prayer. holy COM
munion and sermon. IL o'clock; Sunday
school festival 4::sO pm. evening prayer
and sermon. 8 O'clock
At New York Avenue Church, begin
ming tonight, there will be services on
successive evenings eliminating Thurs
day with a celebration of the institution
OF the Lords supper. DIR. Radcliffe will
speak at each service.
Metropolitan Church Program.
Holy week will be observed at the Met
ropolitan Memorial Church, Rev. DR..
James Shera Montgomery. minister, as
follows:
This evening, 1.-The Day of Authority. y
the cursing of the fig tree and the cleans
ing of the temple.
Tuesday evening, The Day of Contro-
versy," the challenge of Christ's author
ity and the three warning parallels.
Wednesday evening, In Gethsemane."
Thursday evening, the administration
of holy communion and brief address
on The Highest Mission
Good Friday. at II o'clock, THE Say
ngs on the Cross" At 43O pm, "The
Burial" Devotional services at o'clock.
Subject. 1.-The Dead Christ
Thursday evening at the First Congre-
gational Church the choir will sing the
sacred cantata, "Crucitixion." and Fri
day at 8 pm. DR.. Woodrow will preach
the sermon at the Good Friday service Of
the church.
Rev George F. Dudley, rector of St
Stephens Church, Columbia Heights, will
conduct daily services in his church, be-
ginning this morning at O'Clock. On
Wednesday the litany will be followed by
Of the Cathedral of st. John the Divine
will give sacred recital this evening at
Is o'clock, assisted by Henry Purcell
Veazie.
Rev Charles T.. Buck will conduct holy
week services in Rock Creek Church
daily this week at 1890 am.
Rev. DIR. Frederick e. Howden will
celebrate holy communion at st. Johns
Church, Georgetown, at 10 o'clock every
day.
Priest to Be Ordained.
St. Adams Church and its several mis-
cises. beginning this morning at 9 o'clock
Bishop Harding will officiate there
Thursday at IL am, when he will ordain
to the priesthood Rev. ]. H. Garner.
He will be assisted by Rev. Canon De
Vries. Rev. Canon Richard p. Williams.
Rev. Fl. A. Griffith, Rev. Edward Douse
and Rev. c. p Stauffer. The sermon
will be delivered by Rev. DR.. G. c. F.
Bratenahl
Visiting clersymen will conduct serv-