Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
Mfthnhtat Eptatnpal

TOMORROW afternoon at o'clock
the choir of the Calvary Methodist
Church, Columbia road northwest near
Fifteenth street, will give the Christmas
portion of the oratorio, Messiah" The
chorus of SO voices, under the direction
of Louis Potter, will be heard in several
choruses not usually heard where a
performance of the whole work neces-
states omissions, including And the
Glory of the Lord And He Shall
Purify" 20 Thou That Tellest," "For
Unto Us a Child Is Born" GLORY to
God in the Highest" with antiphonal
chorus), His Yoke Is Easy" and Hal
lelujah."
A select group CT Washington soloists
will give all solos contained in that
portion-Ruby Potter, soprano; Helen
tenor, and Charles Trowbridge Tit
mann, bass.
Mabel Frost will accompany at the
organ, together with an orchestra Of
select musicians.
The public is cordially invited.
The Christmas services at Waugh
M. E. Church will be ushered in by the
lighting of the tree on the lawn tonight,
which will be lighted each night during
the holidays. On Sunday morning Rev.
Allan r. Poore, the pastor, will preach
on 1.-THE Dayspring From on High" and
in the evening the chorus choir Will
sing carols at 7:30, to be followed by
the Christmas cantata, sung under the
direction of Mr.. Gene Stewart. organtst
and choir director. At o'clock on
Christmas morning the Epworth League
will sing carols at the tree in front CT
e. ata,,-at, 20 ha fOllnvod hu SoryyiPcS
at $50.
A Christmas carol candlelight serv-
ice will be given by the vested junior
and senior choirs of the Epworth M. E..
Church South on Sunday evening, De-
cember 81, under the direction of Edwin
Moore. supervisor Of music. The pro-
gram follows:
Senior choiI...Break Forth; 9 Beau tsso1,s
Heaven" I'm the Silence of the Night and
Ghristmss sG pnnx AGO" and
Shepherds Christmas Song"
Three carols are to be sung by the two
March Of the Maei Kings" are TO be the
of IT The pr % se sSd
silent Night" A male quartet will render
"Jesu Bambino."
Solo parts will be sung by Roberta
Harstin, soprano; Mrs. Ida Fowler
Moore, soprano; Anne G. Smith, con-
tralto; Mrs. A. d. Payne, contralto, and
by members of the male quartet
George Goodwin, tenor; Ben d. Thorn
ason, tenor; Paul F. Fox, baritone, and
w. Cameron, bass.
20 Little Town of Bethlehem" and
Shine, o Wonderful Star" are two of
the selections to be given by the quar-
tet Of the Ryland M. E.. Church on
Christmas morning. Calm in the
Listening Ear of Night" is to be rem
dered by Dr. G. Harris White, baritone.
"Jesu Bambino' Is to be sung by Mrs.
Haywood Brown, soprano The quartet
is composed of Mrs. Berkeley Thomp-
son, Mrs. Milton Odell, Mrs. @. Harris
White and Dr. G. Harris White.
The cantata, 1.-THE Babe Of Bethle-
hem," by Harvey B. Gaul, will be the
principal feature on the program OF
Christmas music at Hamline Methodist
Episcopal Church, Sixteenth street at
Allison. tomorrow. The choir OF IS
voices is under the direction OF John II.
MarviIle, the bass soloist The other
soloists are Ethel Stickles, soprano. and
Mabel Flehr, contralto. Tenor solo
parts will be sung by John Murphy and
Charter Heslep. Edith B. Athey is the
organist. The program for the day fol-
lows:
MORNING SERVICE.
Organ, "Christmas'...... .Foote
Choir. whence Those Sounds v,son
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Choir. angels over the Fields, n,o,,r,or
oEssn. christmas Bells Bells" cior,, Mckinley
fantasy on old carolsl. 49,. Gustav HOIST
organ, 'Jubilate Amen. .............. Kinder
EVENING SERVICE.
IN nnici Jpbl Mo.i;, ADAM Dam
c GOOD News from from Heaven the
Angels Bring. .PaGpn n1eTs
croir@cantsta, THE Babe Of Beth. g.,
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Christmas music in Trinity M. E.
Church, Seward square and Fifth street
southeast, will include the following:
In the morning service at ii o'clock:
Organ. "Pastorale symphony. -. Handel
Sing. o Sing This Blessed Morn. Rogers
Baritone solo, THE Newborn ..
.The Birthday Of king Neidnser
Orean-Postlude OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Faulkes
At the evening service at 8 O'Clock. the
| quartet. assisted by the chorus choir,
| will render the cantata, "The Star OF
Bethlehem" by F. Flaxington Harker,
including the following numbers:
Instrgmentsi introduciiion. darkness and
| light" Prophecy of the coming tbass solol.
Arise, . Jerusalem Chorus with solo
| The advent trio for soprano alto and
tenor: Awake. Awake, Put on tn,
pen The M SSraa2 The
tenor solo,. .'The Angel Gabriel was sent
Art nlsSr S1rs2@ 'GR soio eSold tie
Hsndmaid OF the. Lord" Chorus, And
FEAR Not wff for ReRnid cboTs eslor S0i To-
God in the Highesf' Chorus of shepherds
Itenor and bassl. Let Us Now Go Even
Came with Haste March Of the masi
| dnstrumental interlndel. Herod. and the
born" Trio terror. I. II and bassl, Where
Is he That Is Born, Kipg2" Bsfs solo: Go
aRc a H.S p,ise2 Tenor AZ sS wnsn