The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-26
SPECIAL SERVICES
IN CHURCHES MARK.
HOPES FOR PEACE
Arms Conference Dele
gates Attend and Hos
pitfalls Celebrate.
MORTGAGE BURNED
Augmented Choirs Provide
Appropriate Musical
Programs.
MORTGAGE BURNED


where wounded veterans of the
world war are patients. Washing
ton yesterday resounded to the call
of Peace on Earth. Good Will
Toward Men,"
Delegates to the arms confer
ence. many Of whom are spending
their first Christmas away from
their native shores, started the day
by attending services, while organ
izations which came into promi-
nence during the war staged cele-
brations at walter Reed. the Ma
val and Mt. Alto hospitals.
Special MASSES Celebrates.
In all the Roman Catholic
churches special masses we're cole
brated at midnight. st. Patrick's
Catholic Church included in its serv-
ice a sanctuary choir which sang
Gregorian chants. At communion
Christmas carols in English were
sung. ST. Augustine's Roman Cath
Ollie Church had a special choir of
forty male voices, which sans
Christmas carols.
Solemn high mass was cel.brat-
ed at the Knights of Columbus
Hut. at Walter Reed Hospital, at
midnight. by Rev. Bernard Nc
Kenna. chaplain. with two assist
ing priests. Mrs. Albert ]. Gerrer,
e. organist. was in charge of the
music. The soioists were: Mrs.
Fannie Shreve. Heartsill. soprano;
Miss Marie Koontz, alto; George
Schimmel. tenor. and Francis
Heartsill. bass. assisted by chorus
of mixed voices and members of
the Department IT interior crches-
ira
The Rev. George Dihenderfer,
pastor of the Luther Place Memo
rial Church, delivered the Christ
mas a><naon at the -mornin8 -ssry-
ices at that church yesterday. At
the services last night Nine. Henri
Coquelet, soprano, sang Christmas
carols
-Glory to God in the Highest"
was the subject Of the morning ser
mon of the Rev. Jason Noble Pierce
at the First Congregational Church.
special music was given by Miss
Helen Gerrer. violinist; Miss Doro-
thy Coates. harpist; Martin Rich
ardson. tenor. and Harry z. Nuel-
Ter. organist-
Prnys for Conference.
DR.. James E Freeman, pastor of
the Epiphany Church, G street near
Fourteenth, preached the Christ
mas sermon at the morning service.
at which he invoked the help of
God upon the conferees at the cnn-
ference
Ulysses G. B. Pierce, minister of
An Souls Church, at Christmas
services in the Knickerbocker The
alter, Eighteenth street and Colun-
bia road northwest, delivered a SER
mon on The Christmas Glory
The mortgage which had recent
~ been lifted from the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. Sixth and A streets
northeast. was burned at services
yesterday by the Rev. ]. Compile
Ball. pastor since 1903.
Rev. Charles Wood, preached tho
Christmas sermon at the Church of
the Covenant, Connecticut avenue
and n street northwest. A choir OF
100 voices sang special music.
, Rev. n. p. Fox. pastor of the Ham
Zine Church, preached on Lights
at the morning services. A Christ
mas cantata was given by the choir
and Miss Edith Athey. organist, last
night.
Morning and evening services
were held at Calvary Baptist
Church. Rev. W. s. Abernethy
preached on The Day that Changed
the world' at the morning serv-
ice. while at the evening service a
cantata, The Story of Christmas
was given.
Goods Gift to MAN,
At the New Thought Temple. 1914
" street northwest. Mrs. Eva. 3.
williams, district president of the
international New Thought Alliance,
gave an address on Gods Gift to
Man" last night
Rev. z. Hez SVEN, conducted
! services at the Centennial. Baptist
Church. Special music was provided
4 by Mrs Ben shreve, soprano. Mrs.
Helen Mcleod Cliff. A A. Potter, w.
s. Lines and John Russell Mason.
A vested choir of men and boys
sang at the morning and evening
services at the Church II the Good
Shepherd. Sixth and streets north
, east.
= MOUNT vernon race MethOd1St
Episcopal Church South. Ninth
\streee and Massachusetts avenue
northwest. had a special Christmas
musical program last night. under
the direction Of R. Deane Sh lite.
A special song service was given
last night by the choir OF the Met
ropolitan A. NJ. z. Church. Church
and NJ streets, between Fifteenth
and sixteenth streets northwest
Lincoln Road Methodist Episc; pal
Church choir prepared q special
program Of Christmas carols and
hymns
The program for the Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church includ-
ed numbers by a quartet under the
direction of George n. Miller. as
sisted by Miss Esteila Thompson.
violinist; Walter Nash. 'ceilist, and
Miss Men Mcmillan. pianiste.
The Hamiine Methodist Episcopal
Church arranged appropriate po-
GsJns at both services yesterday.
with . quartet composed of Mss
Clara Young. Miss Eleanor Kit
trSdge. Clarence Lewis and william
Schumacher. Miss Edith b. Athey,
orgsnist and director. had charge
Of the program at each service.