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ger. Adeste Fideles. Novello, Messrs
Burns, Dougherty, Smith. Schell, AL
oysius Sheehan and Charles Reagan
Sanctus, Agnus Del. Benedictus. Rhein,
berger: recessional hymn. Blesseo
Babe. o Child Divine, Ashley.
| The same program was given at the
solemn high mass at IL O'CLOCK ana
will be repeated Sunday.
Masses were said every half f-hour
from o'clock until II o'clock IN the
upper and lower church. The mass q!
9 O'Clock was a Missa Cantata. and
sung by the junior choir, assisted py
a string orchestra.
| The program was: Holy Night,
Adam. soioist. Miss Desiree Fennell;
Gloria. Waltman: Credo, Waltnnon: Onsr-
tory. Adeste Fideles. quartet, Novello:
Sauctus, Waltman; Benedictus. Mass OF
st. Cecilia. Gounod, solo and chorus: Ag-
nus Del, Waltman; recessional, once IN
David's Royal City, old carol.
At the solemn high mass at II O'Clock
the officers of the mass were: Cele~
brant, Rev. ]. Charles Mullaly. s. j.;
deacon, Rev. John A; Mulligan. s J.:
assistants to the archbishop. Rev. Eu-
gene De L. Mcdonnell. s. j.; Rev. Hec-
tor l. Papi, S. J. Sermon, Rev. Francis
Byrne. S. ]. Solemn benediction
Immediately after this mass; Q salu-
Ergo. male quartet; Laudate Dominum,
harmonized chant.
st. Anthony's.
The Christmas services in St. An
thongs Church, Brookland. consisted Of
solemn high mass at midnight. ser
mon was delivered by the pastor. Rev.
Thomas D. Williams. Masses were also
celebrated at Z, 1880. s. 9 and 10. The
9 o'clock mass was for the children.
Complying with the wish of Pope
Plus Y that only male voices render
the solemn music of the church, the
surpliced sanctuary choir OF st. An
thongs Church, composed of twenty
responses at the solemn high mass at
10 o'clock and will sing at the vesper
service. They are under the direction
of Prof. George Herbert Wells.
Rev. Thomas D. Williams. the rector,
had the choir organized a year ago in
order to carry out the wishes of the
late Pope. Following is the member
ship of the choir:
Lewis Bond. Leo Bond. Bernard Con-
nelly. Raymond Connolly. Ralph Con-
nelly. Joseph Cation, Mark Bean, Fran
els Burton, Dudley Bowling. David
John Horstkamp, William Higden.
Godfrey Muckelbauer, Leo Moran.
George McNalIy. Roland McNally. Rich
ard Price. Francis Price, Francis Ryan,
Leo Stock and Herbert Wallace. Ed
ward Jones is organist.
The program of music for the mid
night mass was: Professional. 20 Holy
Night" Adams: mass. Gounod's ITO the
Sacred Heart: offertory. "Adeste
Fideles." Novello: communion. violin
World" Brackett. The incidental solos
were sung by Mrs. McAleer, Misses
Seller and Carnell. sopranos: Mrs. Lana
han. Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Galbraith.
altos; Mr.. Tansil, tenor, and Mr.. Stock,
baritone. Miss Bowling was organist
and Mr.. Stock director.
St. Mary's.
There were midnight services in St.
Mary's Church, 5th street between G
and H streets northwest. At 1850 an
augmented choir sang "stille Nacht.
Heilige Nacht." At 12 o'clock the SOL
emn high mass began. Rev. J. R. Roth.
the pastor, was celebrant: Rev. L. L.
riks. subdeacon- The sermon was on
The Birth of the Savior, the Prince
of Peace" Holy communion was given
at the midnight service.
The choir with accompaniment under
the direction of Prof S. J. kuebel rem
merers Exulta Sion at the offertory,
Novelties Adeste F'ideles at the COM
munion and Adams o Holy Night as
recessional.
7:3o. 8. $50. 9:15 (the children's mass,
when they sang the Christmas hymns)
and 10 am. A second solemn high
mass at 1890 am. was followed by
The children are to have their Christ
mas entertainment and treat Tuesday
and Wednesday,, at pm.
Franciscan Monastery.
For an hour before midnight there
was chanting of the Divine Office by the
Franciscan community at the monas-
terry in Brookland. AS the bells tolled
the midnight hour solemn high mass
was begun by the superior, Rev. God
frey Schilling. There was a process
sion around the church to the grotto Of
Bethlehem, where two low masses were
celebrated.
There was a very large attendance
had been made with the street railway
company to keep the cars running un-
til after am.
Dominican Monastery.
There was solemn high mass and
Lauds at the Dominican monastery,
AIS Michigan avenue northeast, at mid
night and a solemn high mass at 9
am. The prior, Rev. Augustin WAL
dron, celebrated both masses. At the
midnight mass the deacon was Rev
Michael Gallagher and the subdeacon
Rev. Hugh Welsh. At the o'clock
service the deacon was Rev. Urban Gull
and the subdeacon Rev. Reginald Cain.
Brother Benedict played the organ
and the chanting was by the commu-
nifty choir.
Sacred Heart.
Ihe music program at the midnight
mass in the Sacred Heart Church. 18th
street and Park road, of which Rev. P.
c. Gavan Is pastor. was az follows:
Prelude, Xmas Morning, Bartlett: o
Holy Night. Dudley Buck, Adam; mass,
Haydn's Imperial Mass, complete; after
mass. Exulta Sion, V. Hammered; violin
solo. Alteration, Borcwski: soprano So
loist, Miss Mabel Latimers alto soloist,
Mrs Edith A White: tenor soloist. Luz
cius Randolph; bass soloist, William
Madigan; violin soloist, Miss Louise
Rochon: organist and director, Armand
Gumprecht.
st. Peters.
AT St. Peters Catholic Church, I'd and
c streets southeast, solemn high mass
was celebrated at midnight by Mgr.
OBrien, assisted by Rev. James A.
ho,