Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
PRESBYTERIAN.
Washington Heights.

This morning the pastor. Rev. Dr.
John C. Palmer, will preach on The
Advent Message" There will be q spe-
cial program Of Christmas music oy
the organ. violin and auarte. na WIN Ro IN
There also will be special music at the
evening service, with Adolph Werner
assisting. At 6 o'clock. oe1ore tne
evening service, the young Peopie u
the church will give supper to sol
diers. The Sunday school will hold its
Christmas celebration Tuesday evening.
Garden Memorial.
There will be special music both this
morning and this evening under the
direction of E. T. Davis. chorister; IN
the morning there will be speciai tx
ercises by the Sunday school; the pro-
gram is "a White Christmas In the
evening there will be a special sermon
by Rev. William B. Waller. u. y.
Western.
At the services this morning Miss
Klein will preside at the organ ana
play Cantique de Noel, by Aoain, anu
March Jubilate. by Battman. The SOLO
will be The Birthday of KING. by
Neidlinger. sung by Miss Virginia ROD
inson. The sermon will be by me pas
tor, Rev. J. H. Durham. "Chr1stmas-
This Year" Evening service. Theme;
by Mozart: Andante, by Guilmant. and
selected solo by Miss Robinson; ser ;,
mon, The Inasmuch Christmas story.
West Street.
There will be Christmas services TINS
morning at IL and this evening at f:3o,
with sermons by the pastor, Kew. ";
James T. Marshall The full choir will
render special Christmas music both
m morning and evening.
First.
At the special Christmas services at
s o'clock this evening THE Story OF the
Nativity" will be told by the pastor,
DR.. John Britain Clark. and sung by
Mrs. Duncan L. Richmond and the choir,
tralto; Jan CARRIER. violinist; with Mrs
Schutt at the organ. After the prelude
the singing of ancient Christmas carols
will be heard in the distance, followed
by the professional, Adeste Fideiis.
After the prayer Mr.. CARRIER will play
Wiegenled-Sch -Elman. The Story
of the Nativity. Other numbers on the
program will be contributed by DR.. L.
A. Sadler. w. r. Power. Mrs. Milton
White, Mrs. Richmond and chorus.
New York Avenue.
The Christmas music will be the fol-
lowing numbers: Markets Christmas
Pastorale, Vests See Amid the Win
ter's SHOWS. Coombs' Bethlehem,
Haydn's Silent Night. Handlers Hallelu-
Shelley's The Christmas Song, Rel
necke's When the Christ Was Born.
Adams O Holy Night; Harris Now Is
Come Salvation and Merkefs Christmas
March The choir win have the addi-
ton of Anton Kaspar, violinist.
Gurley Memorial.
Special Christmas services will be
held today at II am. and s pm. Rev.
Bernard Braskamp. pastor. will speak
in the morning on THE Gift of Cod"
and in the evening on The Message Of
Christmas" There will be Christmas
music. by Mrs Ethel Holtzclaw Gaw1er.
Mr. William Braithwaite and double
quartet Mrs. Gaw1er's solos win in
clude- There's a Song in the Air. by
Speakes, and Star Of the East, by
Coombs On Wednesday evening there
for the Sunday school and congregation,
consisting of White Gifts for the King.
lexington.
Special Christmas music will be given
by the choir. Harry G. kimbal1, organ
list and director. At the morning serv-
ice there will be the anthem, Peace
Upon Earth, by Geibel, and Mrs. Robert
Davis will sing Christmas Lullaby, by
Dudley Buck. In the evening the can
tata, The Star of Bethlehem, by Adams.
will be rendered. Members of the choir
are: Mrs. Robert Davis, Miss Bertha
Linton, Miss Marie Cisco. Miss Alice
Nickles, f. L. Springer. James l.. Bates,
Conner Lewis, Mrs. Frank A. Moffett,
Miss Anna Bowdin. Mrs. S. H. Carter,
Miss Grace Roberts, Robert Thomas
and Frank A. Moffett.
Gunton Temple.
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held. beginning at 1890 am. and close
at 1880. Christmas hymns viii be
sung. Rev. d. c. Brown will preach the
sermon, and gifts will be brought to the
dren. The festival of the Sunday school
will be held in the church Friday even
ing at 1880 o'clock.
Wallace Memorial.
There will be special Christmas serv-
ices this morning at IL o'clock, at which
Rev. c. l.. Mckee of Washington, Pa.
Christmas music will be rendered. AT
4 o'clock this afternoon there will be
a white gift" service by the Sunday
school. Following exercises by the chill
dren. DR.. Dowie of the Billy" Sunday
party will speak.
Northminster.
InlS morning at ~ o CLOCK the children
of the Sunday school will hold exercises
entitled "A White Gift Christmas"
There will be tree to which gifts.
wrapped in white paper. will be
brought. the donors to have the priyi-
iege of designating to what charity the
gift shall go. There will be special
music and speaking. AT II o'clock the
pastor, Rev George A. Bower, will
preach on THE Fullness of the Times"
This evening the services are to be in
charge of adult members of the Sunday
school. with a program entitled Gifts
for the King.
Fourth.
Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, the pastor. will
preach this morning on The Angel of
His Faith" There will be a special
musical program. with Miss Marion Nc
Coy, soloist, and Miss Mabel Dill at the
organ. This evening there will be exer
cises and a white gift" OFFERING nv
children of the Sunday school. FRIDAY
evening the regular Christmas enter,
tainment by the Sunday school win he
given.
Eastern.
The Sunday school is to have charea
of a white Christmas" service this
evening, beginning at $50 O'Clock. Civ
ing will be the theme-giyine Of salr
and of possessions. The story of Cbrist
mas viii be enacted by the children an5
there Will be special musical program
Church of the Covenant.
Rev. DIR. Charles Wood, the pastor
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