Evening star., 1924-12-20
EPISCOPAL.

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"A mas carols will be broadcast
from the Bethlehem Chapel OF Wash
ington Cathedral at o'clock tomor-
row, by the Cathedral choir Of men
and boys. Since the Bethlehem
Chapel tells exclusively the story OF
the Nativity in stone and stained
glass, the cathedral has always made
much of the Christmas carol program
each year.
Tomorrow's program will include
ancient and modern carols by Amer
lean and European authors. Rev.
William l. De Vries, the chancellor
of the cathedral, will conduct the
services and introduce each carol
with interesting comment.
The program follows: LOT How a
Rose" Gold German carol. English
words by NJ. r. Butler, music by
Michael Praetorius), shepherds and
Shepherdesses" Can eighteenth CEN
tury French caroD, Good King
Wenceslas" Ga traditional English
caroD, ain Natali Domini" (words by
Albert Mitchell, music by w. G..
Ross), The Virgin and Child"
(words old English, music by Frank
c. Butcher), "A Bright Star Shining
(words by Van Tassel Sutphen, music
by ]. Sebastian Matthews).
At the Chapel OF the Epiphany, 18th
and streets southwest, Christmas
eve service will include r. carol serv-
ice, 1870 p.m.-Organ prelude.
March of the Magr' Du Bois);
"Adeste Fidelis" (Reading); carols.
THE First Noel" I'VE Three Kings"
God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen;
Holy Night, Peaceful Night; What
Child is This? "Lo, How Rose:
"O'er the Cradle of q King" Choral
Eucharist, midnight-Introit, 'Te
Deum in r Minor" CBuck); offertory,
I'm the Beginning" (Andrews): an
them. Jesus, Word Of God Incar-
nate" (Gounod); organ postlude,
"Hallelujah Chorus" (HandeN.
Charles Il. Googins is organist and
choirmaster.
At Christ Church, Alexandria, Va,
tomorrow's music will be: Morning
service-Organ prelude, Overture"
from The Messiah" (HandeD; TIE
Deum in a" (Fay); alto solo and
chorus, 20 Thou That Tellest Good
TidIngs to Zion" from THE Messiah"
(HandeD; organ postlude, "Postlude
on Lift Up Your Heads" (Guilmant.
Evening service-Organ prelude,
Noel: Une Vierge Pucelle" (Nicolas
LIE Begue) soprano and alto duet,
! He Shall Feed His Flock" and Come
Unto Him" from THE Messiah" CHan-
deD; anthem, THE Splendors Of Thy
Glory, Lord (Woodward; organ
postlude on 20 Sanctissima" (select-
ed.
Katharine Seelye Wallace, director
and organist; Janet r. Pickett, So
prano; Olive Travers Houghton, alto;
Harry Maycock, tenor; Wilfred Gill
bert, bass, will present the program.
The celebration of the Yuletide
season at st. Paurs Church, Rock
Creek Parish, Will include three spe-
cial services tomorrow, with special
music and decorations of the church.
The first service, at S:45 am, Will
be the holy communion, followed by
a second celebration of the holy COM
munion, morning prayer and sermon
by the rector, Rev. Joseph Fletcher
at IL am.
The music will be under the direc-
tion OF II. II. Freeman, organtst and
choirmaster. The choir will sing the
usual Christmas hymns and chants,
together with "Te Deum in B Flat
Major" (Willan), "Jubilate Dec in @
Major" (Borgwald). service of the
holy communion in the key Of "A Flat
Major" (Gustance), introit anthem,
In Bethlehem's Manger Lowly," ira
ditionai sixteenth century (arranged by
Clarence Dickinson): offertory an
them, silent Night" Especial ar
rangement for solo and chorus by
West).
The solo parts will be sung by Ma
bel Foote Whitman, soprano; ;. Eliza
beth Kerr, contralto; Herbert Aldrich,
tenor, and Horace A. Lake, bass.
The festival Christmas carol serv-
ice by the Sunday school Will be held
a week from Monday, at 1880 pm.
The new Christmas cantata, '"rhe
Light of the World" by T. Frederick
H. CandIyn, will have its first pres
entation IN Washington by the choir
of st. Paurs Church on Sunday fol-
lowing Christmas day, December %,
at pm, at which time the public Is
cordially invited. The organ accom-
paniments on this occasion Will be
augmented by the National String
Quartet, consisting of Henri Sokolov,
first violin; Max Pugatsky, second
violin; Samuel Feldman, viola, and
Dore Walten, violoncello.
At st. Adams, Mount st. Alban, the
Christmas eve service and holy COM
munion, 1880 pm, will have as mu-
sic: Professional. 81; introit. 5S: an
them, There Were Shepherds" (Vin-
cent?; communion hymn, silent
Night; kneeling hymn, 54; recess
sional, 81.
At the II O'Clock, Christmas morn
ing, morning prayer and holy COM
munion, the music will be: Process
lev Buck); "Te Deum," in e fiat
| Dudley Buck); "Jubilate" Dudley
Buck); introit, 5s; sermon hymn, 81;
communion hymn, 225; occasional,
| 324.
The choir director is Beatrice Sey-
mour Goodwin.
At ST. Marks Church, Third and A
streets southeast, Christmas eve, 1850
o'clock, the music will be: Process
sional, when Christ Was Born"
Drown; introit, 80 Little Town of
Bethlehem" (Redner); communion
hymn, Here, o My Lord" Dearle);
kneeling hymn, "Silent Night" (Gru-
ber); holy communion (Cruick-
shanks); recessional, 'Hark, The
Herald Angels Sing" (Mendelssohn).
Christmas day. IL a-m.-Proces-
sional, 20 Come. All Ye Faithful"
Herald Angels Sing" (Mendelssohn);
! holy communion (Eyre): anthem,
! Nazareth" (Gounod); occasional, "An-
gels From the Realms of Glory"
A choir of "a boys and 1S men,
| Theophilus H. Smoot, baritone solo
| ist Samuel Wood, organist and di-
rector, will present the music.
At Christ Church, CT street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets
southeast, midnight eucharist, a
carol service by invisible choir, will
be given at 1880 pm. Christmas eve,
including: silent Night, Holy Night"
"Hark. the Herald Angels Sing"
| while Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks by Night" 40 Little Town
of Rethlehem": holy communion, 12