Evening star., 1941-12-20
Gathnltt

ST. ALOYSIUS' CHURCH. At
the midnight mass on Christmas
eve. at which the Rev. Stephen F.
McNamee, S. j., of Georgetown
University, will off1ciate, the musical
program will be as follows:
Professional. Boy choristers Christmas
Proper Of the mass. "oresorian Mods," ,,,
Ordinary Of the mass, Mass in Honor
Of the Sacred Heart Of Jesus" 9ounEodI 9oo.aEsI
Supplementary offertory. "Ecce Nomen
Domini; Emmanuel: Puer Nobis Nascitur
Recessionai. Christmas carols.
String quartet under the direction
of Paul Schwarz. The vocal quartet,
under the direction of Katherine A.
Rupert. organist, is composed OF
Agnes Whelan Mclaughlin, So
prano; Marie Koontz. alto; Major T.
Cousins. tenor; William E. Mat
tingly, bass.
The same quartet will sing the TIE
Deum" and "Miserere" at the special
service on New Year eve.
ST. DOMINIC'S CHURCH, Sixth
and E streets S.W. The choir will
begin its program of Christmas
music with carols at 1880 pm. on
Christmas eve. Solemn high mass
will follow at midnight.
The program preceding the mass
will include: Silent Night" with
specially arranged soprano obbligato;
Angels We Have Heard on High,
With Glory Lit the Midnight Air,
'Jesu Bambino." The Birthday OF
a King" and % Holy Night"
The music for the common OF the
mass will be Gounod's "Messe Solen-
nellie" (St. Cecilia, with Tozer's
arrangement of the Proper" and
"Adeste Fidelis" for the offertory.
SHRINE OF THE SACRED
HEART. Sixteenth street and Park
road NV. At the midnight mass
the mixed choir, under the direction
Of Marie Louise Sullivan, will sing
the following program: Proper of
the Mass" tElsen); Ordinary, Six
teenth Mass" CHaydn; supple
mental offertory. "Adeste Fidelis."
Beginning at 1880. the choir will
render a program Of Christmas
carols, including Noel, Aileluia"
CFinnl: 20 Sing to God" (Gounod
20 Dies Praeclara" tGounod); "Gesu
Bambino" (Yon): 10, How a Rose"
(Praetorius); Silent Night" Cru
Der WILSON,: 20 Holy Night"
adam. and others. The soloists
will be: Estelle Hunt Dean. soprano:
Mary 10 Lawson, contralto: Albert
v. Llufrio, tenor, and j. Eliot Ferry,
bass.
The choir will repeat the program
OF Christmas carols at the low mass
at IL am. on Christmas Day.
ST. MARTINS CHURCH, North
Capital and T streets. There will be
special music for the midnight mass
on Christmas eve, sung by the
mixed choir under the direction OF
Margaret NJ. Gauges, the organist.
The soloists during the service will
include Catherine Kelly and Angela
Picciano, sopranos; Mary Alice King
enhagen. contralto: Thomas Carroll.
Vernon Gibson, tenors, and Edward
Kane and Richard Baardse, bassos.
The following Is the program for
the midnight mass:
Mass in n. Bartholomew
onertory motet. "Adeste Fideies'' Noyello
For a half hour before midnight
mass. the choir will sing Christmas
carols, including:
Silent Night ---Gurber-W Wilson
"ch1istmsss Bypn,, Hy sa,,. .------ Dishlmaa anaa
% Holy Night --- Adams
"Gesu Bambino' Yon
The program Of Christmas carols
will be repeated at the II o'clock
mass on Christmas Day, which will
be low mass followed by benedic-
ton.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH, Fifth and
H streets NV. Rev. Charles J.
Trinkaus, pastor. The musical pro-
gram for the midnight mass, with
orchestra accompaniment. arranged
by A. J. Gumprecht, organist, will
be as follows:
Prelude. Silent Might alto solo. duet
sanctus. Benedictus and AEnus Del:
Mass in e Minor --- Dessert
Proper OF the Mass'' Toser
At the communion. "Jesu Redemptor"
Christmas Morning" --- Barrett
Postlude, 20 Holy Night Adam Buck
The vocal quartet will consist of
Fannie Shreve Heartsill soprano;
Gertrude Misel alto; Jack Buckley,
tenor, and A. A. Moore, bass.
ST. PATRICK's CHURCH. Dur
ing the solemn mass celebrated at
midnight on Christmas eve, the
chorus of IS voices and a vocal
quartet consisting of Marie Cook,
Clelia Fioravanti, Noel Burns and
Lawrence j. Downey. will present
Christmas music assisted by Elena
de Sayn, violinist. Jennie Glennan
is organist and director.
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH, Twen-
ty-f1fth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. The Christmas pro-
gram of the solemn high mass at
midnight Christmas eve will be as
follows: Marcos Mass in F.;
Proper" by Tozer; oftertory,
"Adestes Fideles,' by Novello. The
following Christmas carols will be
sung: 20 Holy Night" Adams;
Birthday of the King" Neidlinger;;
"Gesu Bambino," Yon; Silent
Night" Gruber; Nazareth" Gou-
nod.
Soloists are Angelina Cifio, Mary
DAILY, Nora O'Connor. Joseph Re-
petit. Josephine Soukoup and Albert
Henkel. Margaret M. Slattery is
organist and director.
IMMACULATE CONCEP TION
CHURCH, Eighth and N streets
NV. DR.. John K Cartwright, pas
tor. A solemn high mass will be
celebrated at midnight Christmas
eve, with music by the choristers.
11:3O PM
Organ and harp.
Silent Night" --Gfuoer
~Ao.,,., y,o.,.. Mr. Wood Reading
A0e Full Choir.
Mass, midnight.
"Introit" Gregorlan