Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-24
CIR ISTMAS MUSIC MARKS
& COMMENCING OF YULETIDE
Celebration at Walter Reed Hospital
Arouses Interest Among Soldier Patients.
...Churches Will Have Special Programs.

szRaith the stroke of midnight to-
nigkt the joyful strains of the
"Adsste FTdeles" and merry Christmas
eaf5ls will again herald the ami
-yersary of the coming of the Babe
of bethlehem. and for the next
fsrfpight both secular and religious
functions will repeat the old. old
story of the Christ Child. In no por-
ripn of the community has the oc-
cdsion aroused keener anticipations
than at walter Reed Hospital. where
an elaborate celebration has been
arranged for the military mass to
take place at midnight tonight.
preceding the service a quartet of
department Band will play the
..Adeste Fideles" in the open air. and
iItmediately before the mass Miss
Marguerite Gateiy will sing Holy
Night" ,(Adams). The choir. which is
id charge of Mrs. Albert J. derrer
With Mrs. Gertrude Lyons directing
add Victor Boeileau, erganist of CAL
vary, Methodist Church, presiding at
the organ. Among the soloists Will
jajmin J. Austin. Peter Rydzynski and
George Schimmel, tenors. and Russell
burroughs and Francis Heartsill.
basses. The Novello arrangement of
'.Adeste Fideles" will be sung at the
offertory and the organ accompani-
Daeut will be supplemented during
the entiresservice by the Interior De-
PERTINENT Band, directed, by Walter
CT Wilmarth. Among the members
OF the chorus will be Ella Buckley,
Mary Gallagher. Rose Holmes, Rita
Ryan, Mrs. Donnelly, Frances Handi-
bde, George Cullen. James Brown.
samuel Phillips and William Carroll
AT Bethlehem Chapel, Washington
Cathedral, the vested choir OF men
and boys. under direction Of Edgar
munion Service" tonight at 1880
o'cl<Sk- Christmas morning at II
c16ek the musical portions of the
service will include the anthems. 20
Little Town of Bethlehem" .(Neid-
KI5s west Som apd se ommSnio on se an
ices(Lioyd.) Sunday morning the
choir will sing at the II o'clock serv-
jeAAAsBefore the Heavens" tHoratio
PaEker) and at O'Clock in the after
no6H wifi give a program of Christ
na1yss carols, ancient and modern.
American and foreign.
- the Church of The Epiphany the
vested Junior. choir. directed by
Ado1ph Torowsky, organist; will sing
the Christmas carols, hymns and COM
m1faing. At the II O'Clock service
fhnxeguiar choir of thirty voices and
tho solo quartet, consisting of Mrs.
H4xh Brown, Glenn Norma Shelley,
G<btke Anderson and Ambrose Darkin.
w4Erender the music of morning
prayer and communion service and the
anthem, Sing, o Heavens" (Tours)
Sunday morning the Christmas music
wa be repeated and in the evening
atS2:30- o'clock . program of tradi.
shk~,nsuaa organ recital. The choir
anthem in the evening will be 20
Ljt1ie Town of Bethlehem" (Neid-
liIlker). with Mrs. Brown sustaining
thu obligato solo and Mr.. Torowsky at
tho organ.
Il 1880 am. tomorrow morning the
ch3ir of the Church Of the Ascension.
u5tler direction Of George r. Bayfiss,
wM render a musical program. which
WI be repeated Sunday.
Hhe morning and communion service
wiQ be sung by q choir of forty
voices. the soloists being Mrs. Will
lin c. Cof3ett. soprano; Miss u.
L&tise Wood, contralto: George r.
Efliss. tenor. and I. e. Murray. bass.
he numbers include: FESTIVAL Te
E@hm" (Buck). "IubilaAe" (Tours),
anthem, Sing. o Heavens1 (Shelley).
at4 Communion Service" (Tours).
4becial Christmas music at Christ
Church. Washington parish. will be
riftdered by the choir Of thirty voices
afX viii include. 'venite" (Wood-
Md. '-re Deum" fSmart), Com
mthion Service" (Cruickshanks), Of
f(tfory, Sing. o Heavens (Tours).
tina solo parts will be sustained by
HSSe l. Cross, soprano; Hattie II. Her
f612h, contralto; Arthur l. Simpson.
tetbr: Harry I. Clarkson, baritone and
dffSctor. Miss Ellen, Richards win be
auNhe organ.
Shnday next the Christmas music
va be repeated at the morning serv-
icz@ Preceding the evening prayer
there will be congregational singing.
and the double quartet will sing
..Maxnificat" and '.Nunc Dimittis"
fBarnby) and offertory. There We're
Shepherds (Vincent).