Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1926, Page 10

Christmas Music Begins Tonight With Carols at the White House—Special Singing to Precede Midnight Communion Service. LTHOUGH there will be seve! torio Handel's “Messiah” will - carol— celebration this year. Beginning tonight at 9 o'clock be! ral cantatas and the Christmas ora- be repeated next Sunday night; it is the older and much simpler form of choral music—the Christmas chich will dominate all local church programs of Yuletide fore the White House, the Christmas music season will be auspiciously opened, when carols will be sent swinging on the air by 55 members of the choi Congregational. in the open before th r of the President’s church, the First e north portico. The choir, of which Ruby Smith Stahl is director and soprano soloist, will sing in their vest- ments. Other solo parts in the singing will be sustained by Dorothy Wilson Halbach, contralto; W. Madison Taylor, tenor,and John C. Smith, basso. Through the courtesy of the President and Mrs. Coolidge, the general pub- lic also is invited to hear this carolin never sung previously in Washington, old and unfamiliar carols. ng. The numbers will include carols and new arrangements of some of the Later, at 11:30 this evening, many of the leading Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches will have half an ho night communion service, or mass. ur of carol singing preceding the mid- Other novelties in the usual musical Christmassing programs will be a special organ recital Sunday afternoon at All Souls’ Unitarian Church, when works by French composers will be played by Mr. Atwater. At Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church also on Sunday organ and violin music will augment the choral work of the choir. The annual Christmas carol service at the National Cathedral will be held Sunday at 4 p.m., when popular, ancient, foreign and American carols will be sung in a service intended primarily for adults. In the Knights of Columbus hut at Walter Reed Hospital, preceding the midnight mass of the Roman Catholic service tonight, the Kimball Quartet, composed of Fannie Shreve Heartsill, Helen Marie Koontz, Charles Myers and Francis Heartsill, will sing orchestra of six pieces, and accompa Rosewig's “Mass in G,” assisted by an nied at the organ by Mrs. Albert J. Gerrer. Novello's “Adeste Fidelis” and other appropriate numbers also will be sung by the quartet during the service. ‘With the singing of carols in so are that congregations will more gen of the services, a state much to be desired. BAPTIST The choir of Fifth Baptist Church will sing as the morning music Sun- day: “There Were Shepherds,” Vin- cent, with solo by Mrs. Douglas; Christmas hymn, with solo by Miss Price; Mrs. L. H. Windsor will give the offertory solo. In the evening the service will be in the form of a choral program and include selections from ‘“The Coming of the King,” “Oh, Come to My Heart, Lord Jesus,” “Holy Night,” “Hall lujah Chorus” from *“The Messiah,’ and offertory solo, by Grace Richards. Solos in the anthems will be taken by Gladys Price, Mrs. Douglas, MrsAI Rhodes, Messrs. Reamy, Ryan, Simp- son and James. Russel Phipps will play violin solos. Mrs. Carpenter will be at the organ and Dr. A. Simpson will direct. Christmas music at the Takoma Park Baptist Church Sunday will be: Morning service—Anthem, “Behold, I Bring You Good Tidings,” Geibel; so- prano solo, “There Were Shepherds” (John P. Scott), Lucile Hardesty. Eve- ning service—A cantata, “The Prom- ised Child” (R. M. Stults), under di- rection of Bessie N. Wild, with so- prano solo, “O Babe Divine” (Ham- blen), sung by Thelma Mills Rector. The Gospel Music Class, under the direction of the teacher, Isabel Garvin Shelley, will render the Christmas cantata, “The Christmas King,” by Fred Holton, at the Bethany Baptist Church, Sunday evening at 8. The solo parts will be sustained by Mrs. H. L. Skiados, Mary McAnich and Mrs. Shelley, sopranos; Adelaide Boyd and Ruth Clark, altos; J. L. Smith and . N. Brumbaugh, basses, and E. L ‘eber, tenor, with Florence Ring, ac- companist. Christmas music Sunday at Metro- politan Baptist Church, Sixth and A streets northeast, will be: Morning service—Organ prelude, by Miss Ger- trude Smallwood; anthem, “How Beau- tiful Upon the Mountains” (Spinney), by Mrs. George W. Walker and choir; duet, “The Infant Jesus” (Yon), by Mrs. George Walker and Nathan A. Clark; and organ postlude, by Miss Smallwood. Evening service—Organ prelude, by Mies Smallwood; anthem, “Sing, Sing, O Heavens” (Simper), by Evans Brooks and choir; duet, “The Guiding Star” (Bragdon), by Mrs. George W. Walker and Mrs. Gilbert A. Clark; organ offertory, “The Shep- herd's Pipes” (anon.), by Miss Small- wood; soprano solo, ““The Christ Child” (Coombs), by Mrs. George W. Walker; and organ postlude, by Miss Small- wood. The members of the choir are: So- pranos, Mrs. George W. Walker, Mrs. Milton H. Prosperi, Dorothy Gravatte, Dorothea Palmer, Miss Alma Hickox, Elsle Nall, Margaret McKinley and Mrs. Robert Garber; altos, Mrs. Gil- bert A. Clark, Mrs. Daniel C. Shankle, Hattle ‘F. Noell and Meriam Jones; tenors, Dr. W. Bruce Hoofnagle and C. BEvans Brooks; basses, Gilbert A. Clark, R. E. Beale and Nathan A. Clark. Organist—Gertrude Smallwood. Director, Gilbert A. Clark. SWEDENBORGIAN Christmas eve service and chil- dren’s festival at the Church of the Holy City will be held at 5 o'clock this afternoon, The Sunday school will sing the processional hymn, and after the brief vesper service the Christmas tree will be lighted and carols and a Christmas play presented by the children. Mrs. Ralph Barnard, contralto, and Alice Sloan, cellist, will play solos. At the 11 o'clock morning service with holy communion tomorrow, Christmas day, in addition to the festi. val responses and hymns, the choir of 12 volces will sing “O Wonder In- effable,” by Vittoria, and Mrs. Bar. nard will sing Handel's O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion.” Sewall, organist, will play the over- ture to “The Messiah" for prelude and Bach's “Gelobet Seist Du, Jesus Christ,” for postlude. The service Sunday morning will be appropriate to the season. UNITARIAN LSA RANER, violinist; Gretchen Hood, soprano; Charles Trow. bridge Tittman, bass, and Lewis At- water, organist, will give the musical numbers at the Sunday morning serv- ice of All Souls’ Unitarian Church. The program is as follows: Organ, ““Noel sur les Flutes” (D'Aquin); vio- lin, “Nuit Divine" (Pierne), *Noel” (Guilmant); soprano, “A Christmas ong” (Matthews); bass, “Cantique de Noel” (Adam); duet, “The Infant Jesus” (Pietro Yon). At 5 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Atwater will play the following pro- Miss |, many of the churches the indications erally participate in the musical part H. F. T St. Mark’s Lutheran Church the music at the 6:30 service Christ- mas morning, under the direction of Lucy H. Paul, organist and director, will include the following anthems: “‘Sing, O Heavens” (Tours), “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” (Stainer), soprano solo, “The Birthday of a King” (Neldlinger), Laura Hayes; tenor andba ss duet, “Jesu, Bambino” (Yon), E. Harry L. Myers, jr., and Gilbert C. Clark, jr., and tenor solo, “Cantique de Noel,” by Mr. Myers. In addition to the choral music there will be several selections by a trio composed of Russell Phipps, vio- linist; John Auer, cellist, and Lucy H. Paul, organist, including “Silent Night Holy Night,” “To the Evening Star’* (“Tannhauser”), (Wagner), and *‘Sere- nade” (Widor). The personnel of the choir consists of Selma Trede, Laura Hayes, Anne Borjes, sopranos; Catherine Gross, alto; E. Harry L. Myers, tenor, and Gilbert C. Clark, bass. The musical program will be re- peated at the 11 o’'clock service Sun- day morning. The public is cordially invited. At the 6 o'clock service tomorrow morning the choir of Keller Memorial Lutheran Church will render an ar- rangement of the hvmn “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” with solos by Gertrude Wolfe and Warren Seltzer, and the carols “Holy Night,” “The First Noel, God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen” and “We Three Kings.” A quartet composed of De- borah H. Lawson, Stella E. Nelson, Warren Seltzer and Henry M. Foll- mer will sing “Lo, a Rose E'er Bloom- ing” by Praetorius; and Warren Selt- zer, tenor, will sing “The Birthday of a King” by Neidlinger. Sunday morning the anthems, “Sing, Oh, Sing, This Blessed Morn” by Rogers, and “Sing, O Heavens” by Tours will be sung. Deborah H. Law- son, soprano, will sing ‘‘Hallelujah, Christ IsBor n” by Bischoff, and Ira Krider, tenor, will sing, “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht” in German. In the evening the cantata, ‘“The Star of Bethlehem™ by Harker, will be given by the augmented choir with solos by Deborah H. Lawson, Stella E. Nelson, Ira Kreider, Warren Seltzer, Randolph Meyers and Ellis Robey. At the offertory Alice Rine will ren- der a violin solo. The organ numbers include the ‘“‘Pastoral Symphony” and “And the Glory,” from the “Messiah,” by Han- del, and “Prayer and Cradle Song,” ‘Jesu, Bambino,” by Yon; The choir has been under the di- rection of Louis Thompson, with Lil- lian Wines at the organ. Edwin Hughes to ;hy Edwin Hughes, planist, formerly of ‘Washington, will appear in recital in Albany January 6, under the auspices of the Albany Institute of History | | i | | gram of French music on the organ: “Marche of the Magi” (Du Bois), “Petite Pastorale” (Ravel), “Priere a Notre Dame" (Boellmann), “Pastorale” (Chaminade), “The Little Shepherd” (Debussy), “Christmas Musette” (Mail- 1y) and “French Noels).” program for Midnight Mass at St. Patrick’s Church tonight THE 1. “Adeste Fideles Dominus Dixit d Me e Muterer gingenberger Mass No. 16 A, “Th" Spiendoribas’ . - Mliierer During the communion carols will be sung as follow: Damrosch . Lehmann Englien) b p' . .Candiyn The choir will be accompanied by full orchestra and organ; the quartet, Edna Hillyard Howard, Clelia Fiora: vanti, Roydon J. Dixon, James Nolax organist and director, Jennie Glennar on this occasion Lewis C. Atwater will play. o’ Recessional. s An orchestra playing “Christmas Morn,” Barrett, and a_quartet singing “Holy Night, Silent Night,” Gruber, a quarter of an hour before midnight tonight, will usher in the Christmas celebration at St. Mary's Catholic Church. A solemn high mass, with orchestral accompaniment, will begin with the ringing of the church chimes at midnight. The celebrant will be Rev. Charles J. Trinkhaus; deacon, Rev. Clement J. Jordan, and sub. deacon, Rev. Callistus Rectenwald, ap. Rev. Dom Augustine . B., will preach the ser- mon. The choir, under the direction of Armand J. Gumprecht, organist, will present the following program: “Ky- rie,” Mass No. 1, Gumprecht; “Gloria,” E. Marzo; “Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Del,” from Gounod's St. Cecilia’s Mass: Graduale, “Ad Regem Pastorum,” Gounod; offertory, **Adeste Fideles,” Novello, Communion, “Exulta Sion,” Hammerell; postlude, “0_Holy Night,” Adam-Buck. The members of the choir afe: So- pranos, Nellie Garver, Dorothy T. Smith, Virginia Garver, Mrs. H, Bode and Master John Kiernan; altof Mrs. H. C. Kiernan and Helen Garver: tenors, Raymond Holden and Thomas Davis; bassos, Charles Whalen and Charles Goodchild. There will be low masses at 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. The last low mass will be at midday, 12:10. The children will sing Christmas carols at the 9:15 mass, and the cholr will sing at the 12:10 mass. Beginning at 11:30 o'clock tonight, the choir of St. Paul's Catholic Church, under the direction of Edward P. Donovan, will give a speclal musi- cal program. Carols will be sung during the half hour preceding the mass, which will begin promptly at midnight. These numbers include ‘‘Nazareth,” by Gounod; “O Mira Nox,” by Adam- Biedermann, and the Damrosch ar- rangement of Gruber’s “Silent Night.” Silas’ “Mass in C” will be used, to- gether with the same composer's “Benedicta es tu” at the gradual and Novello’s arrangement of “Adeste Fideles” at the offertory. The reces- sional will be the old French carol, “Angels We Have Heard on High.” At the 11 a.m. mass on Christmas day the choir will sing “Marzo’s Mass in E Flat.” Sunday at 11 a.m. the musical pro- gram of the midnight Christmas serv- ice will be repeated. The choir of St. Aloysius Church, under the leadership of Victor L. Boenau, director and organist, will render the following program at the midnight mass tonight: Processional, “War March of the Priests,” Mendels- sohn; anthem, “O Holy Night,” Adam, sung by Miss Whalen and chorus; “Kyrie Gloria,” Hammerel's mass in honor of Our Lady of Good Counsel: “Veni Creator,” Henry Rowe Shelley; Hammerel; offertorie, ‘‘Adeste Mrs. Hubner and chorus; sanctus, from Missa St. Cecilia, Gounod; “Benedictus Agnus Dei, Hammerel; “Silent Night,” quartet; recessional. The regular quartet, consisting of Agnes Whalen, soprano; ‘Theresa K. Hubner, contralto; Fred Evans, tenor, and Gerald Whalen, basso, will be as- sisted by Florence Sindell, soprano; Hazel Arth, contralto; George Ander- son, tenor, and Alvin Lake, basso. An eight-plece orchestra and organ will accompany the singers. The . following program will be glven at St Peter's Church to- night at the Christmas eve midnight mass, by the mixed choir of 40 voices, under the direction of Christopher Tenley: “Second Mass in G,” (Du- rand): “Gesu Bambin: (Yon); ‘“‘Adeste Fideles,” (Novello Holy Night,” (Adam); “Nazareth,” (Gounod). Before the mass the choir will sing traditional carols, including “The First Noel,” “It Came Upon the Midnight “Silent Night.” There will be organ and orchestra accom- paniment, The solo quartet consists of Elizabeth Stewart, soprano; Rose Guaraldi, contralto; George Cowles, tenor; Romeo Guaraldi, baritone. Music for the midnight mass Christmas eve at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart will include: Before the mass, “Christmas Offertory,” (Grison), “Angels We Have Heard on (thirteenth century-Bieder- man); “Noel,” (Founod); processional, “0 Dies Praeclara,” (Gounod). In- ¥ i ¥ fi i i CHRISTMAS CANTATAS. Sunday night at 8 o'clock. “The Star of Bethlehem,” “Messiah’s Coming,” by Christian Church, Sun “The Promised Child,” by R. Church at 8 p.m. Sunday. choir of 120 voices, Mount Vernon Robert Terry’ iscopal Church, Wednesday “The Christmas King,” by Holton, at Bethany Baptist Church, by Harker, at Keller Memorial Lutheran Church, Sunday at 8 p.m. ‘Wildermere, night at 8 o'clock. at Vermont Avenue M. Stults, 8 o'clock Sunday night, Takoma Park Presbyterian Church. “Coming of the King,” by Buck, at Eckington Presbyterian ORATORIO. “The Messiah,” by Handel, given second performance by the Place Methodist Episcopal Church South (R. Deane Shure, directing), 8 o'clock Sunday night. OPERETTA. A Christmas Revelation,” at Epworth Methodist night, December 29, at 8 o'clock. troit, “Dominus Dixit,"” (Tozer); Kyrie (Haydn Third Mase); Gloria (Gounod's “Solennelle”) Credo (Haydn); “‘Laeten- tur Coell,” (Tozer); offertory motet, “Adeste Fideles,” (Novello); Sanct Benedictus (Gounod); Agnus Dei (Haydn); “In Splendoribus,” (Tozer). During the communion the follow ing carols will be sung: ‘0 Holy Night,” (Adam-Buck); ‘“The Infant (Yon); “Silent Night,” (Gruber- ‘Wilson.) Marie Louise Sullivan, organist, will direct the mixed choir and the solo quartet, composed of Mabel C. Lati- mer, soprano; Anita Gauges Howard, contralto; Robert M. O'Lone, tenor, and William R. Cross, bass. At St. Stephen's Church,Twenty-fifth and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, the midnight mass music tonight will include: Gounod's ““Messe Solennelle,” St. Cecelia; kyrie, soloists, Angelina Ceffo, Salvatore Carter, Power Stan- ton; gloria, soloists, Rose G. Green. Power Stanton and Salvatore Carter; credo, same soloists as in kyrie; sanctus, Aloysius Murphy; benedictus, Angelina Ceffo; agnus dei, Rose Green; offeratory, ‘‘Adeste Fidelis,” Nora O’'Connor, Felix Murphy, M. Helmot, Mary Daly, Rose Green, Aloysius Murphy and Balvatore Carter; com- munion, “O Mira Nox,” Angelina Cefto, Rose Green, Nora O'Connor, with Margaret M. Slattery at the organ and under the direction of the Rev. Vincent Fitzgerald. The Christmas music for midnight mass tonight at_the Church of Our Holy Redeemer, Berwyn, Md., will be: Mass, in honor of St. John the Bap- tist, by J. Turner; “O Holy Night, Adams, arranged by Dudley Buck “‘Adeste Fidelis,” arranged by Vincent Novello; “Silent Night,” quartet, tradi- tional; *Dles Preclara,” Gounod- Blerdiman. Methodist Episcopal SUNDAY evening at 8 o'clock at the Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church a special program of Christ- mas music will be given by the quar: tet gnd chorus choir under the arec- tion of John H. Marville. They will be assisted by Elsa Raner, violinist. The quartet consists of Ethel D. Stickles, soprano; Goldie Dressler Hutchins, aitq; Clarence P. Lewis, tenor, and John H. Marville, bass, with Edith B. Athey, organist. The program is as follows: Organ—Christmas suite, “Birth of Christ,” Malling; (a) “Herds in the Field,” (b) “Three Wise Men,” (c) “Bethlehem'; chorus, ‘“Adeste Fide- 1 Reading-Novello; violin, (a) “Melody,” Gluck-Kreisler, (b) “Song Without Words,” Van Goens, (¢) “‘Meditation,” Cottenet; excerpts from “The Messiah,” Handel; violin, “Ave Maria,” Schubert-Wilhelm; contralto solo, “The Virgin's Lullaby,” Buck; carols, “The First Noel,” traditional, “0Q Holy Night” (tenor solo), Adam, “Sleep Holy Babe,” Candlyn, “A Joy- ful Christmas,” Gavaert, “Silent Night,” traditional. At Waugh Methodist Episcopal Church the Christmas music, Sunday, will be: Morning, organ prelude, “Christmas Pastorale,” Harker; an- them, “Sing, O Heaven,” Tours; so- prano solo, *“The Holy Child,” Martin; anthem, “O Jerusalem, That Bringest Good Tidings,” Prothroe; organ post- lude, “Grand Chorus,” Dubois; eve- ning, organ prelude, Macfarlane; anthem, Deum,” Buck; tenor solo, Town of Bethlehem,” Neidlinger; anthem, “Cantate Domino,” Buck; contralto solo, “The Virgin's Lullaby, Buck; anthem, “Behold, I Bring You Good Tidings,” Churchill; bass solo, “Nazareth,” Gounod; anthem, “Gloria™ from the “Twelfth Mass,” Mozart. The choir—Alta Smith, soprano; Ida Seyboth, contralto; W. S. Blanchard, tenor; A. M. Tabbutt, bass; Grace Peters, organist. The following Christmas music will be given at the Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South, Sunday, under the direction of Herbert F. Aldridge, with Edwin Moore at the organ: Morning, prelude, “The Holy Night,” Buck; anthem, “Song of the Angels,” Dickinson; quartet, “Christ- mas Chorale,” Bucl ostlude, “Christ- mas March,” Merkel; evening, candle light service, assisted by Mr. Albert Reed, pitnist, preludes, “March of the Magi,” Dubols; “Prayer and Cradle Song,” Guilmant; anthems, “Calm on the Listening Ear of Night,” Manney; “Shepherd’s Christmas Song,” Dickin- son; “From Heaven High the Angel: Came,” Dickinson; “Sing, O Heavens,” Te “O Little Tours; “Lo, How a Rose E'er Bloom- ing,”” Praetorius; quartet, “Three Christmas _Chorales,” Buck; organ offertory, “Cantique de Noel,” Adam postiude, “Chorus of Shepherds,” Lemmens. Wednesday, 8 p.m., the operetta, “A Christmas Revelation,” by Rober Huntington Terry, will be given under the direction of Cameron Burton, Mr. Aldridge and Mr. Moore. The quartet.choir of Foundry M. E. Church will present a program of music Sunday morning including: Organ prelude, “Pastorale,” Handel; anthems, “‘Sing, O Daughter of Zion," Stevenson; “O Holy Night,” by Adam; organ postlude, ““And the Glory of the Lord,” from “The Messiah,” Handel. In the evening, organ prelude, “Gesu Bambino,” by Yon; anthem, "Like Sil- ver Lamps,” Barnby; duet, “Noel,” by Gounod; organ postlude, “Bethlehem,” by Malling. o Those in the ‘cholr are Mary Sher- ier Bowle, soprano; Ritchie McLean, contralto; J. F. M. Bowle, tenor; J. E. S. Kinsella, bass, with Anton Kaspar as director and violinist, and George Wilson at the organ. Christmas music at the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, given under the direction of Lena Sims Sylvester, organist, includes the fol- lowing numbers: By the quartet—"Lo, How a Rose’ (Praetorius), “While by My Sheep” (seventeenth century carol), “O Holy Night” (Adam), “Gesu Bambino” (Yon), “Glory to God” (Pergolesi), “Magnificat,” (Clough-Leighter. Solos from ““The Messiah” (Handel): Tenor, “Comfort Ye,” and “Every Valley;” contralto and soprano, “He all Feed His Flock” and *“Come Unto Him"; bass, “The People That Walked in Darkness.” Traditional carols by the Children's Chol First Noel,” ‘“We Three Kings' Adesta Fideles. Organ numbers—*Bethlehem” (Mall- ing), “Christmas Musette” (Mailly), “Noel” (Dubois), Pastoral Symphony from “The Messiah” (Handel), *‘The Shepherds in the Field” (Malling), “Sit Laus Plena, Sit Sonora” (Best). The members of the quartet are: Marfe C. Deal, soprano; Ruth Kobbe, contralto; George E. Anderson, tenor, and Arthur L. Lambdin, bass. CHRISTIAN ’I‘HE program of Christmas music at the Ninth Street Christian Church Sunday will Morning _service— Choir anthem. “Ring Out Ye Bells” (Henrich); soprano solo, “There Were Shepherds” (Scott), Elsie M. English. Evening service—A program of Christ- mas music by the choir and orchestra of the church, Joseph Harrison, di- rector—Orchestra _selections, march, from ‘“Athalia” (Mendelssohn), over- ture from ‘“Rosemunde” (Schubert), “O Holy Night” (Adam), cornet solo by Willlam Roy Baker; duet from “Norma,” for two clarinets (Bellini), Joseph Romeo and John Sniegoski; choir anthems, “Sound the Harps of Heaven" (Tyler), “Calm on the Listen- ing Ear of Night” (Manney), “Behold, I Bring You Good Tidings” (Geibel), “The Everlasting Light” (Tyler); inci- dental solos in the anthems by Estelle Wild, Elsie M. English and Lurana Vandoren; soprano solo, “In 0Old Judea (Geibel), Mrs. T. R. Pirtle, violin obbligato by Walter I. Siiber. Specfal Christmas music will be ren- dered Sunday at the H Street Chris- tian Church under the direction of Willard S. Haynie. The program is as follows: Morning service—Baritone solo, “The Birthday of a King” (Neidlinger); chorus, “Break Forth Into Joy" (Caleb Simper); male quartet, ‘“Jesus Remembered You' (Babriel). Evening service—Standard Christmas carols sung last Sunday will be repeated; male quartet, “‘Silent ..ight, Holy Night" (Parks). The male quartet is composed of Kenneth Scates, first tenor; Malcolm Scates, second tenor; Willard Haynle, grflt bass, and Frank Cooke, second ass. Special Christmas music by the choir of the Vermont Avenue Chris- tlan Church, W. E. Braithwaite, di- rector, Sunday will be: Morning— Chorus, “Sing, O Heavens” (Tours); anthem, “‘Arise, Arise Shine"” (Schnecker). Evening—Christmas can- tata, ““The Messiah's Coming,” written by Rene Bronner, with music by Henry Wildermere. Mrs. H. C. Grimes is organist; Mrs. B. D. Shreve, soprano; Mrs. F. M. Shore, contralto; Mr, T. P. Russell, tenor, and Mr. R. H. Harmon, bari- tone. TH program of Christmas music “at First Congregational Church (morning_service at Crandail's Metro- politan Theater, Tenth and F' streets, and evening’ service at the Eighth Street Temple, Eighth and H streets) Sunday, comprises several numbers to be given for the first time in Wash- ington. The carol service to be given in the evening will i the carols given at the White House on Christmas eve, some of which are new arrangements of the old familiar carols and will be given a capella The choir is composed of 60 voices and a quartet: Ruby Smith Stahl, so. prano and director; Dorothy Wilson Halbach, contralto; Madison Taylor tenor; and John C. Smith, ba: Charles T. Ferry at the organ. The pr n for morning i them, “O Thou That Telle: Tiding” from “The Messiah del), Mrs. Halbach and choir; anthem “O Holy Night” (Adam), M ayle and choir; quartet, “The Infant Jesu: (Pletro Yon), Mr. Smith and quarte anthem, “Glory to God in the Highest (St. Cecelia), Stehle. In the evening the following carols will be given: “All Knew He Was There,” arr. by Turner- Maley; “The First Noel,” tradition: “‘Shepherd’s Christmas Song™ (Au trian), arr. by C. Dickinson; “The Babe in Bethlehem's Manger Laid,” tradi- tional; “The Holy Mother Sings,’ arr. v; God Rest You, Merry "* tradition; “To Us Is Born " Praetorius; quartet, carol, “In Bethlehem's Manger Low] (14th century), arr. by C. Dickinson; ““‘Come All Ye Shepherds” (Bohemian), arr. by Riedel; “Angels We Have Heard on High" (French), traditional; the Russian Children,” arr. Gaul; “Bells of Christmas, Plerce. An Good (Han At Epiphany Church at 11 o'clock tonight music will include: Proces- sional Hymn No. 79, Willis; Carols, “Good Christian Men, Rejoice,” tra- ditional; “What Child Is This,” tra- ditional; hepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep,” Besancon; carol, Three Kings of Orient Are,” Hopkins; ‘“Angels We Have Heard On High,” 13th centur: organ, ‘Jesu Bam- bino,” Ion; anthems, “O Holy Night," Adam; “There Were Shepherds,” N linger; “O Little Town of Bethlehem, Neidlinger; ‘““The Manger Cradle,” Neidlinger; organ; “Marche Triom- phale,” Karg-Elert; carols, “God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen,” traditional; “Good King Wenceslas,” traditional; “The First Noel,” traditional; “Silent Night,” Gruber. Holy communion will be celebrated at midnight with instrumental music. Christmas day at 11 o'clock the mu- sic will be: Processional Hymn 72, ‘Wade; anthem (from “The Messiah™), “And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all fish shall see it to- gether; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it,” Handel; “Communion Service in E Flat,” Cruickshank; Ser- mon Hymn 78, Redner; offertory anthem (from “The Messiah”) “Halle- lujah! for the - Lord- God omni- potent relgneth. The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever. King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, Hallelujah"; presentation, Doxology, Bourgeois; Communion Hymn, 339; French folk lnnnz; Recessional Hymn 349, Gaunt- ett. Sunday at 11 a.m. the music in- cludes Processional Hymn 73, Men- delssoh: ‘Venite” and “Gloria Patri,” 18, Turl “Te Deum in B Flat,” Wil- lam; “Benedictus in D Minor,” Blum- enschelin; Sermon Hymon 76, Wain- wright; offertory anthem, Maker, ““Arise, Shine, for Light Is Done.” The chimes-organ recital at 7:40 o'clock will be followed by evensong at 8 o'clock, when the music will be: Pro- cessional Hymn 73, Mendelssohn; “Gloria Patrl,” 263, Spohr; ‘“Nunc Dimittls,” 258, Clemens; Sermon Hymn 79, Willis; offertory anthem, Neidlinger, “There Were Shepherds Abiding in_the Field”; presentation, Doxology, Bourgeols; Orison Hymon 84, Dykes; Recessional Hymn 80, Smart. At the Church of the Ascension midnight celebration at 11:30 to- night includes: Processional, “Wake for Night is Flying,” Thorne; “O Lit- tle Town of Bethlehem,” Redner; in- troit, “We Have Seen His Star,” Clare; “Kyrie , Gloria and Laus Christe,” Harned; hymn, “Adeste Fideles,” Reading; offertory, ‘*“There Were Shepherds” and “Glory to God in the Highest,” from ‘“Messiah,” presenta- tion, Harned; communion office, Har- ned; “Nunc Dimittis,” Barnby; reces- slonal, “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” Mendelssohn. The morning celebration tomorrow at 11 o'clock will be: Processional, “O Come, All Ye Faithful, Reading; of- fertory,” “Sing, O Heave! communion office, Harned; “'Sing, Sing_This Blessed Morn,” Roper; “Nunc Dimittis,” Nevin. The Christmas music will be repeat- ed at 11 am. and 7:30 p.m. services Sunday. ‘The soloists will be: Sopranos, Mamie Rouse and Irene Hoehl; con- tralto, Jessie Masters; tenor, Eugene Dahl; bass, G. Zepp. Organist and choir director, Albert W. Harned. At Grace Church tonight at 11:30 o'clock the music will be: Processional hymn, No. 49; “Communion Service,” (Continued on Eleventh Page.) lude several of | ~with | Special Festivals for Washington Children—Events in the Churches Christmas Morning—*The Other Wise Man” Sunday Night. ANY adult choirs will sing Christmas carols beginning at the serv- ices just before midnight tonight, but the children, to whom Christmas primarily belongs, will have their innings at special festival programs a capella work of a fine adult choir music so inspiring and exquisite as the voices of little children. tomorrow and Sunday. Beautiful as the is, there is no vocal or instrumental The carol is the ideal medium for their voices, and all children like to sing, especially to sing Christmas carols. Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary’s Church there will be a special caro! service for the little folk. At the Church of the Holy City, early as this afternoon at 5 o'clock, children will have their festival of caroling. Tonight at 7:30 o'clock, out in Chevy Chase, the Sunday school children of All ints’ Church will sing their carols and have their tree. Many grown-ups as well as children might be interested in the story of how the most famous of all the carols and one of the most simple and beautiful of melodies came to be written, and when it was first sung. The carol is “Si ile Nacht, Heilige Nacht” (“Silent Night, Holy Night”), which for many years was generally attributed to Josef Haydn. How- ever, it was Franz Gruber, born in Hochburg, Austria, November 25, 1787 nearly a century and a half ago—who wrote this appealing melody—a song which seems destined to have eternal life. Mr. Gruber was the son of a poor linen weaver and received his education in a seminary. Later he became a school teacher and organist. In 1808 he accepted a position as organist in Arnsdorf, near the fascinating little town of Salzburg, which he held for 22 years. Berndorf, where he remained five years. In 1830 he went to In 1835 he finally settled in Hallein, to spend the rest of his life there, teaching and playing the organ until his death in 1863. “Holy Night” was written at the suggestion of his friend, Josef Mohr, the poet of church in Oberndorf. Both of them sang it for the first time on Christm. the song, who was the vicar of the as eve in 1818, with the choir and guitar accompaniment, in the parish hall of the little church of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf, to the recorded delight of the assembled congregation. many, England and America. Soon after it became popular in Ger- It seems fitting to mention in this column that Bess Schreiner’s ar- rangement of Dr. Van Dyke's lovely legend, “The Other Wise Man,” be given three nights in succession, is cordiafl‘vNinviled to attend. Margaret Sikes at 8:15— Maria.” I PRESBYTERL I T the Church of the Covenant Sun- day evening a special Christmas musical program will be rendered. Be- ginning at 7 p.m. and continuing until 8, the evening cholr, Claude Robeson, director; Harvey Murry, organist; Mrs. Howard Blandy, pianist; will ren- der Christmas solos and carols. ‘The solos will be: “O Holy Night" (Adam), Mr. Townsend; “The Virgin's Lullaby” (Buck), Miss Harriman; “The Birthday of a King" (Neidlinger), Miss Scherger. At 8 o'clock the service proper be- gins. The program follows: Anthems— “Sing, Oh, Sing This Blessed Morn,” Bullard; “In Excelsis Gloria,” War- ren; 'or Unto Us a Son Is Given” (“Messiah”), Handel; “‘Hallelujah Chorus” (“Messiah”), Handel; base solo, “Away in a Manger” (Hope), Mr. Moore. The public is cordially invited. At the Westminster Church Me- morial morning service Sunday the choir will sing. “Gesu Bambino,” by Yon, with baritone solo by Paul Tol- son. ‘“Bethlehem,"” an old folk song of Glatz, arranged by Clarence Dickin- son, will be sung by Ina Holtzscheiter, soprano; Mrs. N. D. Miller, contralto: Stanley Depue, tenor, and Ernest Kahlert, baritone. Miriam Hilton will sing “The Holy Child,” by Easthope Martin. The evening service will consist prineipally of carols sung by the Sab- bath school, supplemented by Miss Holtzscheiter singing “Cantique de Noel,” with accompaniment by Evelyn Scott on the violin and Calvin Caral, cellist. Miss Scott will play as a solo the intermezzo from “Thais” and Mr. Caral will play an arrangement of he Song to the Evening Star,” from ‘Tannhauser.” At the Georgetown Presbyterian Church Sunday the music will be: Morning—"“Ave Marie,” sixteenth cen- tury (Arcadelt); “Alleluja’” (Mozart), Mrs. Morrow; “O Holy Night"” (Ada: Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Morrow; Came Upon a Midnight Clear” (Speaks), Mrs. Wilson; postlude, “Chorus of the Shepherds” (Lemmens). Evening — “Largo” (Handel), trio: “Jesu Bambino” (Yon), Mrs. Morrow and trio; hymn, “Joy to the World"; “Adoration” (Borowsky), Mrs. Mino- vich; “Love Divine” (Stainer), Mrs. ‘Wilson and Mrs. Johnso! offering, “Farewell to Cullochan” (Kreisler), trio; “Andante Cantabile”” (Tschaikow- sky), Miss Duncan; “Halleluja” (Hum- mel), Mrs. Wilson and trio; hymn, ‘O Come All Ye Fuithful”; postlude, “Hallelujah Chorus” (Handel). Mrs. Walter K. Wilson, soprano; Kathryn Hill Rawls, organist, will be assisted by Doris Atkinson Morrow, soprano; Mrs. R. D. Johnson, sopran Mabel Duncan, cellist; Isaac Mino- vich, violinist. ‘The cholr of Sherwood Presbyterian Church will give a Christmas musical service Sunday at 8 p.m. ‘The program will be: Anthem, “Christmas,” by Shelly; duet, “The Angel of Light” (Coombs), Aurela Beck, alto; H. P. Firestone, tenor; agner’s will beginning Sunday night. The public will play an organ prelude “Ode to the Evening Star” and Schubert’s “Ave H. male chorus, “We Have Seen His Star,” by Simper: anthem, *While herds Watched Their Flocks by by Smart; piano solo, “Melo- (M. Moszkowski), W. Earl Masincup; duet, “The Little Old Manger,” (Wilson), Alice E. Web- ster, soprano; W. H. Mansincup, bari- tone; male quartet, “Glory to God in the Highest,” (Stebbins), Messrs. Foss, Firestone, Masincup, Donnell: anthem, “Christ Is Born,” (Avery), Mrs. James P. Benfer. pianist; H. P. Firestone, tenor and director. Special Christmas music will given by the choir of the Sixth Pr:: byterian Church at both services Sun- day. In the morning the program will be: Prelude, “Fantasia_on Two Christmas Carols” (West), Helen T. Murray, organist: anthem, “The Shep- herds’ Story” (Dickinson), solos by Kathefine Wright, soprano; Howard Moore, baritone; postlude, “Hosannah” (Falkes), Mrs. Murray. At the evening service: Organ pre- lude, “Christmas Meditation,” Falkes; anthem, “Salvation Comes Today" (Borch), solo by Jean Ramsay, con- tralt; rols, “Child Jesus Came to Eart ‘Christ Is Born" (James), the cholr; postlude, ‘“Jubilate Amen,” Kinder. “The Shepherds’ Story,” sung at the morning service, will be recalled by those who heard the famous Day- ton Westminster Choir on its recent visit to this city, as being an out- standing number on its program. The Christmas service of the Cen- tral Presbyterian Church will be held Sunday morning and the music will be: 10:50 o'clock, organ prelude, “Christmas Hymns and Carols,” ar- ranged; anthems by the quartet, “The Earth Lay Wrapt,” Sheldon, “Angels from the Realms of Glory,” Rossini- Marshall; organ postlude, ‘‘Hallelujah Chorus,” from “The Messiah,” Handel. The quartet is composed of Juanita Froehlich, soprano; Bernice Shepherd, contralto; Earl Carbauh, tenor and di- rector, and Arza Campbell, bass. John Russell Mason is the organist. There will be special Christmas music at the Gunton-Temple Presby- terian Church under the direction of John George Klein, with Mrs. Klein at the organ and Florence Sindell as spe- cial soloist. The anthems to be ren- dered at the 11 o'clock service are as follows: ““Angels’ Song,” Lorenz: 1- lent Night, Holy Night,” Gruber; “There Were Shepherds,” Wiiton; “‘Christmas Song* Gounod, a duet for stoprano and tenor, will be sung by Mrs. Sindell and Mr. Klein. A varled program will be given at the twilight service beginning at 4:30, by Mrs. Sindell, soprano; Mr. Klein, tenor, Mrs. Klein, organist, with cellist and violinist. 5 The volunteer choir of the Ecking. ton Presbyterian Church will celebrate its first birthday Sunday, when the Christmas music will include: A. Organ, “Gesu Bambino,” Yon; anthem, “Gesu Bambino,” Yon:; anthem, “Arise, Shine!”, Maker; offertory, so- prano and alto duet, “The Angelic Choir,” Margaret ‘arrothers and Vesta Pollock; organ, “Christmas Post. lude,” Best. .—The choir will sing Dudley Buck’s “Coming of the King." The soloists are—Margaret Joyce, Vesta Pollock, Daniel Morgan and Eliott Button. The organist and choir director is Katherine Swann Fowler. At the Fourth Presbyterian Church May Apple, contralto, and W. F. Santlemann, violinist, of the Marine Band Orchestra, will assist Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler, soprano, and Mrs. Chester Adair, organist, with the fol- lowing program Sunday evening: “Ro- mance in G” (Beethoven), Mr. Santel- mann; “The Angels’ Song" (Stickles), Mrs. Wheeler; “Ave Marie” (Schubert). Mr. Santelmann; “Christmas Song.” a composition of the organist, Mrs. Adaire, Miss Apple: duet, “O Holy Night” (Adam), M ‘Wheeler and Miss Apple; violin obbligato, Mr. San- telmann; postlude, “Hallelulia Chorus” (Handel), Mrs. Adair. Christmas music at Washington Heights Church, Kalorama road and Columbia road, Sunday, will be: A.M. Organ prelude, “A Christmas Carol (Lorenz); tenor solo, “Plains of Peace, Charles E. Meyers; contralto solo, “O Babe Divine” (Hamblen), Edith White; soprano_solo, ““There Were Shepherds’ {Scott), Edith Schilling; duet, “Advent” (Rubinstein), Mrs. Schilling, Mrs. White; organ recessional, Adeste (Ashford). P.M.—organ pre- ‘Am Christbaum” (Oesten); so- prano solo, “Nazareth” (Gounod), Mrs. Schilling; contralto solo, “O Holy Night" (Adam), Mrs. White; duet, “Silent Night" (Gruber), Mrs. Schilling, Mrs, White; organ recessional, “Herald Angels” (Wilson). The organ- ist is Mrs. J. Harry Cunningham. Music Soroity Program. Mu Phi Epsilon National Hon- orary Musical Sorority presented an interesting program at Mount Alto last Monday evening. Kach of the following soloists was accorded an en- thusiastic reception: Wood, soprano; Frances Bogert, tralto; Rebecca Easterbrook, pianist, and Virginia Cureton, violinist. Lois Stuntz measured up, usual, to the demands of @ good accompanist.