The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24


and Sunday in many OF the churches OF
Washington, where special services will
be held on either on 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 Petworth NJ. Il. 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 OF
singing on their way to church on festi-
val occasions. Before the service
group of musicians will gather In the
church berry and sing a program OF
carols.
In several of the Catholic churches
elaborate preparations have been made
for midnight masses to greet the be-
ginning OF the great holiday. Services
Will be held In all the churches or the
Catholic faith tomorrow. In the EPisco-
pal churches services will be held in
special musical programs have been pre-
pared. Programs of the musical por-
ton of the services SO far received In
Clude:
At st. Patrlck's Church an immense
musical program will be furnished by
choirs with an orchestra OF stringed In
struments. The sanctuary choir, d.
rected by II. Mills Silby, Will sing the
responses of the mass, and the choir or
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 VIII be as
| follows:
Introitus (Gregorian,) sanctuary choir f:
Kyri and Gloria (HaYdn's 1sD, mixed
choir; Graduate (Falsibordone), sanctu-
airy choir; "Alleleuia" (Gregorian).
! sanctuary choir; "Veni Creator (Men-
! delssohnl. sanctuary choir; Crelo, ex
Mlssa Papae Marcelli Palestrina),
sanctuary choir; Offertorium> Gre
gorian). sanctuary choir; Offertory Mo-
| tct, "Adeste Fideles (NoVello), both choirs
and orchestra; Sanctus, Benedictus and
Agnus pei Haydn y, mixed choir
choir: Recessional. ! Holy Night
| (Adam), mixer choir.
The Christmas carols will be repeated
| during evening prayers, which are re-
cited at o'clock p. m. every day.
The choirs Of Holy Name Church. un.
der the direction OF Miss Anna I>-NIe
have prepared special musical programs
for the various services on Christina;
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, vii
sing the "Missa Pro Pace" (LaHache)
with Giorza's "Sanctus and Benedic
tus;" the offertory will be "Adeste FL
dcles' (Novello}. Immediately preced-
ing the mass the choir will sing EN-
ulta Sion" tHammereD. and at the clos'
of the service, Holy Night tAdam)
The members of the senior choir az
Misses Colliere, Knocke, Myers. Ryan
Mrs. Arbello, Mrs. George Burns, AM
Messrs. Duncan. Berries, Irvinl, Howell
Spates. Marks, Cunningham, Grant, ant
McCallum.
The junior choir. also directed by Mis-
Doyle, and accompanied by Miss MARI
gram during the 1880 O'Clock mass: Pre-
ceding the service. with Glory Lit
(pielmanl; Miss Irene REAGAN: opening
chorus, Songs of the Ages" CGeibeD
soloist. Miss Elsie Leckert; offertory
"Oh. Come Ali Ye Faithful (NoveDoJ
Miss Rose Clark and Mrs. Bernard Car
lin; chorus. ,''Jov. TO the WoEld' HIan
deb; "Bethlehem's Lullaby" (Mascagni)
Miss Myrtle Dove. At the benedictiol
OF the blessed sacrament. which vii
conclude the service, the 70 Salutaris
, will be sung by Miss Rose Clark. an,
the 'Tantum Ergo" (LaHachen 4
blessed Bells OF Christmastide" (Gei
. beD. Soloists of the Junior choir ar
Misses Rose Clark. L. Reagan, e: Leck
ert. NJ. Dove, r. Kelly. v; Steele tan an
ing, and Bernard Carlin.
, At the Immaculate Conception Churc
: masses will be sung at midnight and !
O'Clock. Before mass SILENT Night.
|
Mario; "Credo." "Sanctus," Howard
''Agnus Del" Mario. At the offertory
"Adeste Fideles." After mas Song G
: the Ages Meredith. The followin
Howard. organist: Bennett Gitting
= Joseph Enright, George Glorius, Charlie
Susan, Richard Mcmahon, James NC
l Anally, Nicholas Dominick, jaime
5 Ryan, Lawrence Campbell, Bern. Gle
, rus, Tarbell Steuatt, James McDor
a John Bowles, William Horstkamp, Lei
ter Horstkamp, Anthony Sheehan. VIII
: lam BTeen. Ed. Deltufo, John GhaghaI
p Paul Palmer, Joseph Grimes, Franc
NNDonnell, John McConaty. John Co
= liTSs, John Mcdonnell, Edward Sheehy.
The Shrine OF the Sacred Heart, Fou
teenth and Park road: Midnight mass
: Prelude, Xmas Morn" Barrett; mas
e "Adeste FidcIes," Novello; communio
"Exulta Sion V. Hammered pos
: lude, 30. Holy Night" Adam 5uc
a The choir includes: soprano, Miss NJ
bel Latimer: alto, Mrs. Edith.
: White;' tenor. Howard Cook; has
, William Madigan, and, orgnnist and d
> rector, Armand ]. Gumprecht.
st. Peters Catholic Church-His
II mass will be celebrated at midnight
d Rt Rev Mgr. j. NJ. O'Brien. tt
! choir under the direction of Mrs. HIATT
u Ritchie Prescott and Miss Catheril
= McKenna, organist will provide Il
=, following musical program: Before Il
e mass-"And There We're Shepherds
" BoeX; Mozart's twelfth mass will
" sung; "Veni Creator" [quarteh. RIOS
g wig; offertory 80, Mira NoX," Ada
g At the communion-"Adeste ICideles
- Novello. After the mass-"Glory
l. God" Deillman.
:, The choir is composed of the foIo'
y ing sopranos. Misses Ryan, McCormac
is Cotter, Gebhart, Hughes, Mesdam
Tabler and Prescott; altos. Mrs. Jam
Golden and Miss Ketchcm; tenol
Mcssrs. Ailleo and Gates; l3ass'
e Messrs. Tabler, Connors, Awkward, a
% Dorsey.
8. The sacred cantata, bethlehem"
J. VI. Maunder and e. Cuthhort NuT
m will be sung by the choir of st. Ms
4 garet's Episcopal Church SUNDAY {
" ening under the direction of A.
" I,1dridga The snlOists Of the che