Evening star., 1915-12-19

The spirit of the Yuletide is nowhere
more manifest than in the theme OF
| both song and sermon in the churches
today Beginning this morning Christ
mas carols will furnish the leading
motif for the next fortnight. William
| J. Palmer, choir director of the flfth
Baptist Church. has arranged an elab-
crate and unique Christmas program
for his choir of more than forty voices
| and the principal service will be held
this evening at 7:45 o'clock. In addi-
| tion to the choral and organ numbers,
| which will be interspersed with scrip
tural readings, there will be chancel
setting representing the herald angels.
| the shepherds watching their focks,
the wise men, the angelic host, the
starry heavens, the star of the east
and a large painting of the Nativity.
The choir numbers will include organ
prelude. The Manger Cradle;' by Ler-
man; anthems. There Shall Come a
the Lord by Handel; Shine, o Star"
by Geibel; "Stille Nacht," German carol;
"Sanctus." from Bucks Te Deum in G.;
20 Holy Night, by Adam,Buck: Hal
recessional. In a Manger Lowly." by
Lerman, and postlude. 'Marche In c."
by Lefebure-Wely. At this mornings s
service the following musical program
BLESSED Be the Lord" by Wood: solo.
The Newborn King" by LEspoir;
Goria ia in Eaeelsis =; eais BY ba Mozart POST
include Mrs. Pearle Grigsby Windsor.
Mrs. Esther Johnson Robinson. Mrs
BERTHE Dement,, Mrs. Virginia Thomp-
son. Miss Gladys Price, S. Percy
personnel Of the choir is Earl Dement,,
organist: William J. Palmer. director;
sopranos, Mrs. Grigsby, Mrs. Windsor,
Mrs. Clampitt, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Cum
and Mrs. Cochran. Misses IS Brewer. Ell
lett. Porter, Price. Torbert, Dennis.
Goodenough. A Ryan. Purks. Munday.
Jones. Reeves. Elicit. Rednlan and r.
kkaa sl'o Mrs hr Mooney nsomDs4n M9s Mss
ment. Mrs. Tune. Misses Price, Grigsby
and Thompson; tenors, Messrs. Beck.
Brewer. J.. H. Ingram, B. W.; Ingram.
Powell and Popkins; bassos. Messrs- s.
James. A. James. Ryan. Handy, Waple,
Gessford. Richards and Bryant.
At the midnight mass Christmas at
st. Martins Catholic Church the music.
under the direction of Mrs. Mary
eyrne Bowling. will include selections
from Gounod's st Cecilia" and La
Is Haehe.s ,.Missa @ i Pro Pace masses:
fertory. "Adeste Ffdeles.' by Novello:
before the mass. 20 Holy Night by
Adam: GLORY to God" by Dielman,
and after mass Christmas carols. Solos
will be sustained by Mrs. Dorothy
Riker Dunn and Miss Strudley, So
pranos; Mrs. King and Mrs John Sis,
altos; Messrs. Leo Steifel and Connolly,
tenors, and A. C. Murray, bass.
At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors OF the Washington Oratorio So
ciety Monday evening held in the
chapel of the Church of the Covenant
reports were read by the secretary and
treasurer of the society and various
important matters were discussed. Sgd
ney Lloyd Wrightson has consented to
resume his work as musical director Of
the society, it being his intention to
give Mendelssohn's oratorio of est.
Paur' early in the spring. In consent
ing to take up the work again Mr..
Wrightson reserved the right to dis
continue his efforts at any time if the
size OF the chorus did not incr.sase
to what 1t was at the time he con-
Quoted The Messiah" last February
One hundred and fifty voices are needed
magnitude of "st Paul" The first re-
hearsal will be held Monday evening,
January II, as before that time he is
preparing for two performances of
The Messiah" with the evening choir
Of the Church Of the Covenant, to take
place January and 10.
At Trinity Lutheran Church Christ
mas morning the choir, under the di-
will be assisted by Herman Hoffman,
| r. Bochs and e. Wayson, violinists, and
Fritz Mueller. cellist of the United
States Marine Band. in the following
Rockwell; professional. by the choir.
Beside Manger Lowly'; trio, Holy
Night, Silent Night" by DobritZsch; !;
choir. anthem, Break Thou Forth
Earth's Mighty Round" by Kessel;
| occasional, Hail the Christ" by
Mason: organ voluntary, by Reutz.
| The children of the Washington City
| Orphan Asylum will give the cantata,
| "A Continental Christmas Eve" Christ
| Edward Muth. who wrote both words
and music of the cantata-
| The music at Epiphany Church this
Henry McChord. will include the pro-
cessional, Come. Thou Long Expected
Jesus" by Hassler; "Benedicite, by
simper; offertory anthem. "The Night
Jesus Came. the Heavens Adoring.'' .
by Turtle. Evening. organ recital. TAO
O'Clock: Meditation" and Song of
M0urning;;" Mo by Masssne.: Ma prelude to
| ne DSlukc. Dy odlut-DdeHS, ana
t"Berceuse, by Iljinsky. At the even
| ing service. at o'clock: Professional.
Hail to the Lords Anointe,." by Hav-
ergal: "Magnificat,'" by Clare; "Nunc
Dimittis" tGregorian. Tone 81; Of
fertory. anthem. "Hark! Hark, My
Soul" by Shelley. and Dresden Amen"
Christmas morning. II o'clock: Pro-
cessional. "Hark, the Herald Angels
| Sing by Mendelssohn; "Te Deum." by
Selby: "Jubilate," by Tours: introit an
them. There Were Shepherds" by
Neidlinger; 20 Little Town Of Beth
lehem," by Redner; offertory. Sing. o
Heavens" by Tours; .sanctus." by
IGounod; communion, And Now. o
Father. Mindful OF the Love-" by Monk.
and recessional. TT Came Upon the
Midnight Clear" by Willis.
At All Souls Unitarian Church this
morning Lewis Corning Atwater will
be at the organ and Charles T. Tit
man. soloist and precentor, will sing
the following numbers: PRO Pecca-
tis." from the "Stabat Mater of Ros-
stni, and "One Sweetly. 1Olemn
Thought" by Ambrose. The organ