The Washington times., 1915-12-24

Tho glad tidings of Christmas, trans
lated into music as they have been done
for centuries, will ring out tomorrow
and Sunday in many of the churches of
| Washington, where special services will
be held on either or both days. The
coming of Christmas on the day before
the regular church services has led to
the adoption of elaborate musical pro-
grams for the Sunday observance in
many churches, while in others the
special service will be held on Christ
mas Day.
Unique in the history of church musi-
cal services will be that of the congre-
cation of the retworth NJ. +. Church
| at the dawn Of Christmas morning
when all the members have been asked
! to come to a o'clock service, singing
: carols in the streets as they come. This
/ is regarded as somewhat a revival OF
! the custom of the Pilgrim Fathers. who
are said to have been in the habit or
singing on their way to church on fcsti-
val occasions. Before the service a
| group of musicians will gather in the
| church berry and sing a program OIL
! CarOls.
In several Of the Catholic churches
| elaborate preparations have been made
| Tor midnight masses to greet the be-
ginning OF the great holiday: Services
| will be held in all the churches OF the
catholic faith tomorrow. In the Eplsco-
! pal churches services will be held IN
the morning, and for some of these
| special musical programs have been pre-
| pared. Programs of the musical por-
tion, of the services so far received In
| Clude:
At st. PatriCk's Church an immense
musical program will be furnished by
choirs with an orchestra of stringcd in
struments. The sanctuary choir. d.
rccted by Il. Mills Silby, will sing. the
| responses of the mass. and the Choir oil
mixed voices. led by Miss Jennie Glen
nan. will sing Haydn's first mass. Dur
| ing the communion of the people the
choirs will alternate in singing Christ
mas carols. The program will be as
follows:
Introitus (Gregorian.) canctuary choir:
kyri and Gloria Uiaydns 1sD, mixed
choir; Graduate CFalsibordone), sanctu-
ary choir; "Alleleuia' Gregorlan,, Gre, |Man
delssohn). sanctuary choir: Crelo eX
Missa Papac MarCcni PalestrinaD.
sanctuary choir; Offcrtorium> Gre
Sorian, sanctuary choir; Offertory Mo-
tot. "Adeste Fideles tNovcllo). both choirs
and orchestra: Sanctus, Bcncdictus and
Agnus Del UIaydn y, mixed choir;
Communion (Gregorianl, sanctuary
choir Reccssional. , Holy Night
tAdam). mixer choir.
The Christmas carols will be repeated
cited at o'clock p m. every day.
The choirs of Holy Name Church. un-
der the direction OF Miss Anna I>->Ie
have prepared special musical programs
for the various services on Christmas
Day. At the solemn high mass at mid
night, which will be celebrated by Rev
Andrew Carey. the senior choir. accom-
panied by Mrs. Charles Hughes, viii
sing the "Missa Pro Pace" LaIIacheD J.
with Giorza' s 'Sanctus and Benedic'
tus;" the ofertory will be "Adeste Fl
l"lCS' INOVello.. Immediately pressed
ing tn" mass the choir will sing EN-.
' ulta Sion HiammereD, and at the close
of the service, Holy Night" CAdam)
arrangement by Buck.
The members of the senior choir AZ
Misses tolli"rc, knoCke. Myers. Ryan
Mrs. Arbello, Mrs. George Burns. anC
/, Mcssrs. duncan. Berries, lrvint Howell
Spates, Marks. Cunningham Grant, an'
t McCallum.
The Junior choir, also directed by Mis-!
Doyle, and accompanied by Miss Mari'
, r. Melting will sing the following pro
Ceding the service. with Glory Lit
lni"'man). Miss Irene Reagan: opening
chorus, Songs of the Ages (GeibeD
c soloist. Miss, Elsie Leckert; orcrtory
$ Miss Rose Clark and Mrs. Bernard Car
lin; chorus, 10y. 20 th" Morld' llan
deb; 'Bcthlehcm's Lullaby" tMascagnD
r Miss Myrtle Dove. vt the benedictio,
o Of the blessed sacrament. which vii
I conclude the service, the 20 Salutaris'
!, will be sung by Miss Rose Clark. AM
: Chorus, "'i The iT,' closing IN hymn m viii b
: blessed Bells OF Christmastidc" (Gei
: b"D. Soloists of the junior choir ar
Misses Rose Clark. 1, Reagan, +; Leck
l, Messrs Thomas Carroll. William wild
il ing, and Bernard Carin.
y At the Immaculate Conception Churcl
! h, niyh
O'Clock. Before mass silent Night
MSrzo: MST%G crSGdo, MGt'$ "sanctus a1n" Howard Sfr
"Agnus Del" Marco. At the offertory
c "Adeste Fidecs." After mas. Song O
g the Ages Meredith. The followin
: boys compose the choir. with II. "
u Howard organist: Bennett Citing:
= Joseph Enright, George Glorius. Charlie
, Sussan, Richard Mcmahon, James Mic
q Analy. Nicholas Dominick, jaime
s Ryan. Lawrence Campbell, Bern. Gle
rus, Tarbel Steuart James McDon
II nell Lawrence Bowles. William Ryal
a John BOwles, William Horstkamp, Les
ter Horstkamp, Anthony Sheehan. vii
q Paul Palmer, Joseph Grimes. 'Franct
, lNDonnel. John McConaty. John Co
l. lirNS, John Mcdonnell. Edward Sheehy.
tecnth and Park road: Midnight mass
; Prelude. "%mas Morn" Barrct:: mas
' IIaydn's No. l6. Comnlete. offertor,
le "Adestc Fidcles," Novello; communion
"Exulta Sion V. Hammered pos
3 Iude 20. Holy Night" Adam T3uc
a The choir includes: soprano, Miss NJ;
bel Latimer alto, Mrs. Edith
S. White: tenor. Howard Cook; has
c William Madigar, and. orgnnist and d
- rector, Armand ] Gumprecht.
l. St Peters Catholic Church-Hie
n mass will be celebrated at midnight ,
Id Rt. Rev. Mgr. J. NJ. O'Brien tt
i choir under the direction of Mrs. HIATT
III Ritchic Prescott and Miss Catheril
s. McKenna, orRanist. will provide Il
following musical program: Before II
he mass-"And There Were Shepherds
w BocN Mozart's twelfth mass will
" sung; "Ven, Creator" quartet. Ros
lg wig; orertory. 30. Mira Nox," Adar
sc At the Communion-"Adeste Fideles
VI Novcllo. Afrer the mass-"Glory
d. Cod" DCilman.
!. The choir Is composed of the folloN
~ ing sopranos. Misses Ryan, McCormac c
lis Cottcr. Gebhart. Hughes, MCsdam
Tabler and prescott; altos; Mrs. Jam
Golden aud Miss Ketchcm tenor
Nj ssrs. Aillico and Gates: liassC
ce Messrs. Table,, Connors. Awkward, al
~ Dorsey.
Is. The sacred Cantata, "Bethlehem.
j. II. Maunder and T.. Cuthhort Nur
n L, 1, ,.l..N Nj a