Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24
CHRISTMAS IN THE
WILMINGTON CHURCHES
Many of Them Will Hold Appro-
pirate Services, Some Starting
at Midnight Tonight.

Christmas day win be more generally
observed in the churches OF Wilmington
this wear than ever before In some
there will he services starting at midnlgh.
tonight, with the ninging oil carols, ~hi'e
number will have services later IN the
dav In some of the Catholic churches
there will ie rnasaer at 5 O'Clock IN the
morning. @.
The celebration of Cbrptrnns at ~
Peters Cathedral VIII begin at 5 a with
a solemn Pontifcal Mas by the h,ghs
Rev Bishop Monaghan. At the CLOCK
mas the girls Of the nohool WI sng
Christmas oaroh. Low nasses nan ~
q m and II a. m The mustcai pro
gram for the 5 o'clock mas rs :,
Professional: "Ecce Saoerdos Magn'H,
Fennari
.sMissa PontificaiH." for three di~suriffu
voices by Perosi
This will tc the firRt time that tins mars
has been rendered in it's entirety m TINS
city
| Ofertory. "Adcste Fideles, Novelio
Soprano solo and chorus.
| Communion: "Cem Batnbino,
BY Petro You
ReoeesionaI 'IIoly Night"
The music will be IN charge of Mr..
Harry x. Walsh, with Miss Mildred
Mason at the organ. >,
At4p m the exercises Of tho day VIII
be brought To close with Solemn ron
tifical Vespers, followed by Bcnediot'on
of the Most Blesscd Sacrament.
The Christmas service at calvary
Fpiscopal Church. Third and Washington
etreets Rev Edmund II Stevens rector,
,ill begin promptly ut one minute after
midnight. The full vested choir
Will bc assisted nv Arthur G Heincl.
Marshall Oliver and Miss Jane
Van SAINT, sololats The following nrruuch
program will be gwen
Organ. hvrnn, Christmas melody,
'isilent Night IuetsT
Professional hymn, Adcste FIdeils,
j, Reading
e;lorin Tlbi. and Gratia Dei Harold King
.4Oh. LATHE Town of Bethlehem.
lst. Louis T. H. Redne1
0nsrts,ry anthem and solo,
"Oh. Holy Night
hdoIphc Arinr
S,,rs,un Corsia Eli Service BOOK
slsuncttia. Meeae SoleHnmne,
81 CecclIa Mass Crrrrnof
Agn,,s Dtl. Mpsse Solemmnc
ST Ceceha tTounos
fsloria IN fxcelas Dsd s.fan
Nunc Drnittis lohanne url'
1T Carre Upon tho Midnight Clear
(CarnI) X = Win
oruar festival March 10 {, r Damare-~
After the srvlce the choir vii rpvlvl
the ancient custom Of old England
/, driving through the streets, visTtIng ~
houses Of aged. and invalid Pensioners
and gngIng thc quaint old ChrBtFrts
carols ( second service ri holy cnrTs
i, rnunlon yiIl te cs-lctHaLed at Z ID ChrIst
mas morning
Chrirtrnas srvvice win he beid At y
Iohnts Fn,gc0r,al Church. Concord aVen8
, and Market street. tomorrow morning, a
/ foIIows TO. holy communion, with
carol a..rylce hy the vested choir; i0~a
holy communion and sermon with th
, choir present at the acrvl0e also 2
, s.rrnon will he Try the rector, Rev, Alheai
) Rlchcy. T7,e offering at both s7T1os
J vii be devoted 70 the Armenian a1a'
!. Far Fast Relief
Al Trinity 2. f. Church the choIr VI
!, ~. IN attendance at the early service 2
! weTl rs At 10 30, and preceding the hot
: communion at 80 q n smne 81 n
most popular Of the Christrnas care
: VII te sung by the choir and the or
gregatlon.
: services vii be held IN WestEninst'
:, Church Pennsylvania avenue and Rod re
: street a.st wear these services were be
:, for the first tIupe IN thus church, and the
wus such interest shown IN them that the
a will be held agsln tins year. They '"
j.. informal in character. consisting
= singing of the fine Christmas HYMNS, u
: reading Of appropriate TEAssagts 81 Il
: gible story. with perhaps IS brref inform
r aidrtzs. The playing Of the ChrEstFl'
q hymns on the chimes as always such y
: to the hundreds IN the whole communal
: who hear them and receive the Chrlstuu
y message through the bells Frequent
= marks Of appreciation are made 70 Ener
= hers and officers of the WestInlnst
! Church of the pleasure received II th
a way