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Music appropriate to Christmas will
4 be rendered at All Souls Unitarian
Church this morning at the II o'clock
service. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons. soprano
will assist. and will sing the aria from
Bach's "Pentacost Cantata." "My Heart
Ever Faithful" and "Come Unto Him.
from THE Messiah" Charles T. Tit
mann. the regular soloist. will sing q
fifteenth century Christmas lullaby by
ID. Corner and the traditional Christ
mas song. Silent Night. Holy Night
Lewis Corning Atwater at the organ
will play as prelude. "Pastorale," 10y
Liadow. and March of the Magi," by
Dubois: as offertory some well known
'Noels" and as postlude. "Adeste FL
deles.''
Herbert Aldridge has been engaged
as tenor soloist of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. the other members
of the quartet being Mrs. Louis A. Pot
ter. jr.. soprano; Miss Florence Stef-
fens. contralto. and John Walker. bass
and director This evening at 1880
o'clock the quartet will sing the can
tata. Holy Night" by Brewer.
At Gunton Temple Church, Presby-
terian, the music this morning. under
the direction of Mr.. Klein. with Mrs.
Klein at the organ. will be as follows:
3rgan rom hs fsna .o1oa 20
! Holy Night, by Adam; reeitative.
Comfort Ye," and air, Every Valley"
from The Messiah" Mr.. Klein: organ
postlude, by Hackett. At the evening
choir will render the cantata. Beth
| lehem," by d. W. Mclean, and will be
assisted by Miss Marguerite OToole.
! harpist: Herman Hoffman, violinist: and
James S. Hicks. basso. Those taking
solo parts will be Mrs. Edward Ander-
son. Miss Ruth Money. Miss Nina
Clafin, sopranos; J. P. Redeker and Mr..
Hicks. bassos. and Miss Margaret King
| will be at the organ and Mrs. Klein at
the piano.
The Students Club of the Washing
ton College OF Music gave a special
cital hall of the college. to which in
vitations were issued to all students of
the institution and their friends. Com
mann. Leschetizky. Dancla. Brahms:
Liszt. de Beriot, Litolff, Puccini and
Chopin were rendered by Edward Stitt-
Roderick and Miss Dunlap. Miss Au-
! Charles Runse. Miss Gertrude Becker.
Miss Mary Thompson. Miss Efie Drex-
illus. Harry Waller. Miss Kathryn
Bouck, Miss Alma Thomas. George
Miss kathleen Long. Henry Christiani
and Mitchell Bliss. The accompanists
were Miss Isabel Primm. Miss Isabel
Gladding, George Thompson and c.
ChriStlanI.
Mrs. Huron Lawson has just returned
from trip south. during which she gave
recitalS.
Edward Donovan. for several years
organist and choirmaster of the Church
of the Holy Comforter. was in charge
OF the music at st. Johns Church. For
est Glen. at the Christmas midnight
mass. The choir sang Gounod's Mass
in c. .'Adeste Fdelis." by Novello and
at the close several Christmas carols.
Among the Washington singers assist
ing in the music were Mrs. w. Ander-
son. Misses Bertha Betz. Ida Bowers.
Clancy. Rose Holmes and Messrs. Ed
ward Carroll and j. B. Ecklon.
Miss Helen Rogers Smith. soprano,
gathering at the Women's Christian
Temperance Association Home. when
she sang The Ninety and Nine" by
Campion. and When i Hear That Sweet
Story of DID," by West.
At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon the double quartet, composed
OF Mrs. Gawler. Mrs. Downs. Miss Har-
per. Mrs. Fuller. Messrs Backing.
Blanchard. Humphrey and Gorback,
will be assisted by Miss Mabel Rob-
erts. Miss Mccoy. Leroy Glider and NJ.
W. Hellwig. and will preent, under the
direction of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson.
Gounod's 'St. Cecilia Mass. The other
Grand Choeur in c. by Salome, by
Harvey Murray: hymn. "Hark, the Her
aid Angels Sing" by Mendelssohn; Of
fertory solo. Rejoice Greatly. o
Daughter of Zion.' from The Messiah"
Mrs. Gawler; anthem. Sing and Re-
March" from Judas Maccab beus," by
Haendel. The evening choir of 100
voices. supplemented by a double quar-
tet composed of Mrs. Gawler. Mrs.
Downs. Miss Harper. Miss Mccoy, Mr..
Blanchard. Nr. Kruger. Mr. Gorback
and Mr.. Heliwig, will give the twenty
fourth special musical service this
evening The program will incldde an
anthem. For Unto Us a Child is Born
from .'rhe Messiah; bass solo. recita-
tive. Thus Saith the Lord" and aria.
But Whom May Abide from THE
ly He Hath Borne Our Griefs." from
The Messiah: hymn, "Hark, the Her
aid Angels Sing" by Mendelssohn; Of
fertory anthem. WORTHY Is the Lamb
That Was Slain" from THE Messiah:
anthem. "Hallelujah Chorus" from
The Messiah; "Seven-Fold Amen by
Stainer. and organ postlude. Then
Round About the Starry Throne by
Haendel.
Club. at it's December meeting, gave
program at the studio of Mrs. Bucher
and Miss Williams. Piano numbers
were rendered by Miss Alice Moran
Miss Alma Meyer. Miss Terrell, the
Misses Wheeley; violin solos by Helena
V. Williams; vocal solos by Mrs. Ida
Rapp, Miss Minnie Wheeler. F. c. Tate,
Miss Moran and Mrs. Grace Howell
Williams.
Miss Elizabeth Winston. daughter of
M. and Mrs. George F. Winston of
Madison Hall Seminary. returned dur
where she was entertained by her cous-
ms. Mrs. s. F. Flower and Mrs. w. c.
poillon. During her stay she was
heard in some informal recitals and
completed arrangements for some con-
cert work in the near future At the
conclusion of her stay she was guest
at the home of Judge Robert S. Loyett
of Long Island.
At the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church today the music at both
services VIII be given by the Mount
Pieasant chorus and quartet, under
direction of DR.. William r. Buchanan,
with Claude Robson at the organ Al
the evening service both solos and
choruses will be from Haenders Mes
siah. and Mrs. Horace Dulin, violinist,
VIII assist in the program. The num-
bers follow: Morning-Or prelude.
Christmas Musette." by Mailly: cho-
! ruses. Holy Night. Silent Night" ar
ranged by Damrosch: three Christmas
carols, What Child Is This" (old Eng
llsh)' Come All Ye Shepherds" (old
Bohenian). Jesus. Gently Rest" by