Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-29
Nativity.

The only mass of Thanksgiving day
at the Church of the Nativity. Bright
wood. will be held at o'clock. II will
be celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Frank
y. Bischof. At this service the mass
will be low one. and the prayer for
the authorities will be read. after
which the benediction of the blessed
sacrament will be given.
st. Anthony's.
Rev. Thomas n williams, pastor of
st. Anthony's Church. Brookland, will
celebrate the only mass of the day to-
morrow in that church at $40 o'clock.
He will read the prayer for the au-
thorities and give the benediction of
the blessed sacrament at the close.
st. Martins.
Thanksgiving day special low re-
QUEEN mass will be celebrated by Rev.
Eugene Hannah. pastor, in St. Martins
Church at 9 o'clock. He will also preach
the sermon of the occasion. A special
musical program will be furnished by
the choir of the church.
This mass will be offered for the de-
ceased members of the Catholic Relief
and Beneficiary Association.
Immaculate Conception.
Rev. VI. ]. Riordan, pastor of I'm
maculate Conception Church. is to cele-
brate the Thanksgiving mass in that
church tomorrow at o'clock. He will
also preach the sermon of the occasion.
The mass of the occasion will be a
high one and the choir of the church
will furnish a special musical program.
St. Matthew'S.
A solemn high mass will be sung in
st. Matthews Church Thanksgiving
morning at o'clock, with Rev. Father
Cooper of the assistant clergy serving
as the celebrant. There will be no ser
mon, the prayer for the authorities be-
ing read and being followed with the
giving Of the benediction of the blessed
sacrament.
st. Patrick's.
Mgr. NJ. F. Foley. pastor of st. Paurs
Church of Baltimore, is to be the cele-
brant Of the annual pan-American mass
of thanksgiving in st. Patrick's Church
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Revs.
Thomas F. Kenny and James f. Nolan
of Baltimore will be the deacons.
Inc sermon Oh the occasion Will De
delivered by Rt- Rev. Dennis j. O'Con-
nell, Bishop of Richmond, whose chap
lains will be Rev William J. Kerby,
professor of sociology at the Catholic
University, and Very Rev. John F. Fen
Ion, also of the university.
Cardinal Gibbons Will occupy a
throne on the right of the altar and
give the blessing at the close of the
service. The assistant priest TO the
cardinal will be Very Rev. DIR. George
A Dougherty, vice rector of the Cath
ole University. and the chaplains Very
Rev. N. +. Dinneen of st. Charles Col
lege Gainesville. Nd, and Very Rev
Edward A Pace, director of studies at
the Catholic University.
In the sanctuary Will also be Bishop
Corrigan of Baltimore. whose chaplains
Will be Rev. J. J. Murray of Baltimore
and Rev. Paul Griffith, pastor of St
Augustine's Church of this city: Bishop
Shahan, rector of the Catholic Cniver-
sity, who will have as his chaplains
Rev. Francis p. Doory of st. Martins
Church, Baltimore, and Rev. Joseph &.
hallon OF Westminster. Md: Mgr. Will
aiam T. Russell. rector of St Patrick's
Church. and Rev Thomas +. McGuigan,
Rev. James A smyth and Rev. John NJ.
Mcnamara, composing the assistant
clergy stan OF the parish.
The master of ceremonies Of the &C.
cAsion will be Rev. Martin z. Eagan Of
St Patrick's clergy STAFF while his as
ststant will be Leo Madigan.
The following musical program will
be furnished by the sanctuary and
mixed choirs. with organ and full or
chestral accompaniment:
March, Roman, orchestra and organ
fntroit. figured music. by r. NJ Silby.
sanctuary choir: kyrie and Gloria.
Haydns Sixteenth Mass. mixed choir,
graduate, Falsibordone. tuary
choir; Alleluia, Gregorian, sanctuary
choir; Neni Creator. Wareham, sanctu-
AIRY choir; offertory, Haydn's sixteenth,
mixed choir; orertory motel, Hosanna,
Granier. mixed choir. Sanctus. Bene-
dictus. and Agnus Del, Hayun's Six
teenth; communion. Falsibordone, sane
tuary choir: Pan-American March, or
gan and full orchestra
The church will be deliberately deco
rated with American flags intertwined
with the flags Of the Latin American
countries. one flag being placed at each
of the pews and several being inter-
twined about the pillars.