Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
PRESBYTERIAN

Tomorrow evening at the Church of
the Covenant a special Christmas must
cal program will be rendered by the
evening choir 600 voices, Claude
Robson. director; Harvey Murray,
organist; Mrs. Howard Blandy,
pianist, and the solo quartet, COM
posed of Marion Dyer Wilson. So
prano; Thelma Smith, contralto: Ross
Farrar. tenor, and Herman Fakler,
bass. assisted by Elsa Raner, violin
list.
Beginning at Z o'clock and lasting
until s o'clock, old carols and solos
of the church will be sung by the
choir and soloists. Children are espe-
cially invited to this service and they
may leave at o'clock, when the
regular service begins.
The program follows: Organ solo
March of the Magi King" Du Bois):
anthems-"For Unto Us a Child Is
Born" c'Messiah'D HandeD; I'm Ex-
celsis Gloria" (old French); Sing, O
Sing This Blessed Morn c"The Holy
Infant'1 BullardD, and "Hallelujah
Chorus" C'Messiah') HandeD; violin
solo = "Berceuse' Qauser), Miss
Raner: bass solo-"Calm on the
List ming Ear of Night" Harkerl.
The doors of the church viii open
at $50 o'clock. The public is invited.
The Christmas music at Eastern
Presbyterian Church tomorrow will
be as follows:
Morning-P Prelude. christmas
Offertory" Jules Grisonl: anthem,
The Newborn King CLYDE VIII
lard: soprano solo. There Were
Shepherds" (Olley Speaks): quartet,
The Infant King" CNeidlinger); post
lude. christmas Postlude" Gaw-
rence)
In the evening the choir will assist
the Sunday school in celebrating the
White Gift Christmas" The quar-
tet is composed of Viola Schippert
KInge, soprano: Florence Coakley.
contralto: Harry kimball, tenor, and
Edward Miller, bass, assisted by a
volunteer chorus. Nellie NJ. Sacrey
is organist and director.
Tomorrow morning the choir of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, composed
of d. kirkwood. II. Fish, Mr. Battle,
G. Miller, S. Briesen, NJ. Power NJ.
Burton. r. Nicholson, NJ. Shoemaker
NJ Mitchell. NJ Butler, Z. Callan, d.
Bakefelt, l.. Thompson, NJ. Somer-
Vile, w. Thompson, r Coombs, A
Schatz. ]. Mitchell and r. Battle, will
give THE First Christmas" Barnby)
with incidental solos by members OF
the quartet-Evelyn Beasiey, So
prano; Jean Ramsey, contralto; Wal
ter Aylor, tenor, and Howard Moore,
baritone. In the evening they will
sing Dudley Bucks arrangement of
20 Holy Night" (Adam). Mr.. Aylor
and Mr.. Moore will sing ''Silent Night
Holy Night" tHaydn), and Helen T.
Murray will preside at the organ at
both services.
Christmas services at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Will have as music:
Morning-Prelude violin. harp and
organ), LIE Sommeil L'Enfant Jesu"
Busser): anthem, 20 Zion That Tell
est" Buck); harp solo. silent Night.
, Holy Night" Carr. Brousius); offertory
THE Christ Child" (Coombs): post
Jude violin, harp and organ. March
of the Caravan Of the Magi" (Maun-
der).
Evening (harp and organ.
Largo" HandeD; anthem. There
We're Shepherds" BucD; alto solo,
solo. Silent Night, Holy Night" arr.
Brosius); offertory, ''Christmas"
Shelley; postlude violin, harp and
organ), Grand March" from THE
queen of Sheba" (Gounod).
The quartet is composed Of So
prano, Helen c. Howison; alto, Char
lotte Hartman; tenor, George A.
Myers, and bass, Arthur c. Gorbach.
Harpist, Edythe Marmion Brosius;
violinist. Reginald Kassabaum; organ
list and director, William r. Hamill.
At Gunton-Temple Memorial Pres
| bytertan Church tomorrow morning
| the vested choir, with Florence Sin
| dell, soprano. and John Klein. tenor,
as soloists, will unite with the Sunday
school in giving a Christmas pageant
| in the form of white gift" service.
They will sing the anthems, Won
derful Story" by Wilson, with So
prano obligato. and Adams 20
Holy Night" Mr.. Klein sustaining
| the solo parts.
At the afternoon service, 4:30
O'Clock, Mrs. Sindell, Fred East and
Mr.. Klein will be assisted by men,
| bers of the choir selected to form a
| double quartet, and Mr.. Auer. celloist.
| The double quartet will sing And
There Were Shepherds" by Wilson,