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Episcopal (Continued From Tenth Page.) Christmas day at 11 o'clock: Processional, “Hark. the Herald Angel Sing” Mend “Commu 5 e Crutcl #ymn, “O Little Town of Bethiehem Red Anthems, “Every Valley Shall Se Exalted, “And the Glory of the Lord," trom Messiah’”. .. ‘Angels’ fro Ty Adolf Torovsky is organist and choir- master, Soloists: Beulah Brown, s0- prano; Nancy Williamson, contralto; Gurden Whita'er, tenor; Ambrose Dur- kin, bass; Louis Guzman, flute. The choir at Christ Episcopal Church, 620 G street southeast (Washington Parish), has made elaborate arrange- ments for Christmas music. The sacred cantata, “The Story of Bethlehem” (Willlam R. Spence), will be sung twice. The first date is Christ- mas eve at 11:30 o'clock, followed by “Holy Communion” (Monks); anthem, “Christmas” (Shelby). The second rendition of the cantata will be Sunday evening, December 29, at 8 o'clock. The regular monthly eve- ning with the choir service. Christmas day, 10 am. munlon” (Monks); anthem§ Shine” (Maker). The combined senior and junior choirs will take part in this service, containing about 50 voices. The quartet is as follows: Mae L. Cross, soprano; Hattie M. Herfurth, contralto; Roy K. Easter, baritone; George V. Blakeney, tenor and director. Ellen Richards is organist. “Holy Com- “Arise, At St. Paul's Episcopal ~Church, Twenty-third street near Washington Circle, the .musical program for the midnight choral celebration of the holy communion, starting at 11:30 o'clock Christmas eve, will bz as follows Ogaan prelude played on the chimes “'0 Come All Ye Faith- e Fideles'). , “Shepherds’ Christmas Rels ong . s Gradual hymn, “Adeste Fideles'. “Office of the Holy Communion in LI 3 Offertory anthem, “There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field" ....Vincent ©arol after the benedictios Holy Night™ e ark, the Angels Sing .. Postlude, “Hosannah" . The choral celebration at 11 am. Christmas day will be the same as above except for the following changes Introit anthem, “There Were Shepherds.” Vincent Offertory anthem, “Sing, O Heavens.” erald Mendelssohn ~‘Wachs Maunder Psalm after benediction, “Nunc Dimittis.” Vincent Soloists: Harry M. Forker, bass-bari- tone: Robert A. Jonscher, tenor, and Masters Henry Field and Graham Luck- enbill, sopranos. Samuel A. Leech is organist and choirmaster. Christmas music at Christ Church, Episcopal, Georgetown, will be as fol- lows: Christmas eve, holy communion and sermon, 11:30 p.m. Processional hymn, “O Come, O Come. ent plainsong Adam o iieiesiicnes s, .. Neidlinger It Came Upon’ the Mid- : Willts hem' Eermon Lymn, ilent Night™ .. Gruber night Cf A Benediction hymn, Recessional bymn, “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” Mendelssohn Christmas day, service of morning prayer, sermon and holy communion, 11 am. Processional hymn, “Adeste Fideles. enite” . ... “Now Ts Come Saiv 5 Cuthbert Harris 1'h dst Leave Thy ‘Throne" . i) Matthews First Sunday after Christmas, music of Christmas day repeated. Christmas carols, 7:30 p.m. Second Sunday atfer Christmas, holy communjon and sermon, 11 a.m. Introit anthem, “The Bells Within the Steepies’ v Practorius ©ffertory anti Lord God of Israe Barnby First Sunday after Epiphany, con- firmation and sermon by the Bishop of ‘Washington. “We Mave Been His ‘The choir is a mixed one with 20 voices. Members of the quartet are: Mrs. I. W. Seaton, soprano; Mrs. Ral Robey, contralto; Barrett Fuchs, bari- tone; J. L. Jones, bass, and Rev. E. P. ‘Wroth, tenor. The organist and direc- tor is Mary Minge Wilkins, A. A. G. O. Music for services on Christmas day, at 11 am, at the Church of the As- cension, Episcopal, is announced as fol- lows: Luey Machol #Gomie Unto Him, " {rom' the Ella Mintz, soloist. #Gloria In Exceisis Deo”..Qld English chant “Seven Fold A : ... Stainer “Angeis ~From the Recessional Realms of Glory. 5 Twelfth -Mozart Postlude, Mass” . ‘The chorus has more than 30 voices. Soloists include Lucy MacMorland, Genevieve Gerritz, Flora Brylawski, Leslie Coyle and Gllbert Clark. The program for the candlelight service, Christmas eve at 9:30 g'clock, is as follows: Prelude, “The ‘Messiah” ........_.. Prologue, “Hallelusah, 'Halielujah, ' No Is Christ Born in Bethiehem of Judea™ “Adeste Fidelis, u Apostles creed. Noel”” “Messiah, " Handel o F prayer; aritone 8010, ' tibert Carol (old English), “Cl Entire cho! Carol. “Sleep. Holy Babe’ Lucy MacMorland a d Rest You \ “Good King Wencesias. e Coyle, Glibert Clark and chorus. ©Old " German lullaby, “Slumber Sweetly, ‘Blessed Babe.’ Flora Brylawski and quartet coms posed of Lucy MacMoriand, Gene- Yleve Gerrits, Leslle Coyle,” Gilbert arl n carol, “Silent Night, Holy Mintz and choruy: e Upon the ...Adam Adams iDrkes dnight + Willls ot an Duet,_“Jesyi, Bambino ...Yon Mrs. MacMorlend' anid " Mr. ‘Ciark. Long-meter doxology, "Praise God From om All Blessings Flow." 0. n, “Hark, the Herald This prograrh will be accompanied by organ, violin, trumpets and chimes. * Rev. Thomag Worthingto rector and Mrs. Henry Hunt McKee or- ganist and choir director. At the Church of the Epiphany, Cherrydale, Va., the organist and choir director, Mrs. . N. Davidson, an- mounces that the adult choir will sing, Christmas eve service, 11:30 p.m., De- cember 24: 1s oLy ¥ T ght. Silent Night. Anthem, “The Angels' Son Chorus and soprano_sol “Giloris tn Excelsis’ Aboue Thy Deep wnd Breamless Sleey, The Silent Stars Go By~ O Little Town of Bethle- tune, St. Louis) L. H. Redner The junior choir will sicg Christ- mas morning at 10 o'clock: Holy communion, ocessional, “Adeste Fidelis.” “‘Communion Service in F."” Communion anthem, “Saviour Who Didst m O Sing, This Blessed Old’ Christmas carol “esssesa,Old chant ‘The music for the holy communion service Christmas day will be in charge of the junior choir; organist, Eleanore W. King, and director, Mrs. E. W. King. The Sunday following Christmas the full morning service will be used, with anthems and canticles, in addition to the hymns symbolic of the season. At the Church of the Transfigura- tion, Episcopal, celebration of the holy communion will be held at midnight Christmas eve and 11 a.m., Christmas day, when the music will be as follows: the Midnight Cle s Recessional, hem’ v Night. Silent Nighi tory, "“There Were Shepherds. Myles B. Foster rnd “Hallely- ssiah’....Handel su no” . Yon ‘Noel Languedocien”™ Gulimant Miss Mary Stevens, soprano, and Nelson A. Wilson, baritone, will be the soloists. Miss Charlotte Klein is or- ganist and director. ' Music will be featured at the Christ- mas eve midnight service and at 7:30 and 11 am. Christmas day at All Saints'’ Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase. ‘The music at the midnight service will be: “Hol; off o storal Sympho:: Chorus” fri 04 Fecessional, hymn. 83, At the 11 o'clock service Christmas ®. ¥ flat k); offertory anthem, sha ¥ Was Born” (Cruickshank hymn The solos will be sung by Bertha H, Gottsman, soprano; _Marguerite L. Groomes, alto; C. F. R. Ogilby, tenor, and Robert H. Davidson, baritone. W. H. Taylor is organist and director. ‘There will be a half-hour program of Christmas carols sung by the choir preceding the midnight service Christ- mas eve at St. Alban's Episcopal Church. The carol service will begin at 11 o'clock and the following num- bers will be sung: ‘God Rest You Merry Gentlemend’ : Noel : Saboly (1614-1675) Bas-Querey Carol ow 2 ert Dar) Galbraith ‘The above program will be sung by St. Alban’s choir under the direction of Beatrice Seymour Goodwin, with Allen H. Watson at the organ. There i5 & chorus choir of 30 voices with the following soloists: Beatrice Goodwin, soprano; Marle Koontz, contralto; Granville Leef, tenor; Fred Schaefer, bass. At St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Connecticutt avenue Nog us” the Child Jesus Walked Jes) leep of “The People That ness” . at_midnight on Christmas eve, and at 9:30 and 11 a.m. on Christmas day. At the 11 o'clock service the follow- ing music will be sung by the vested choir: Processional, “Adeste Fideles"; introit, “Fear Not, for Behold I Bring You Glad Tidings,” Maunder; hymn, “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” Radno: offertory anthem, “Sing, O Heavens,” Tour: 1d: “Benedictus Qui 'n| D¢ “QGloria In Excelsis,” “Nunc Dimittis,” recessional, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear,” Willis. At the midnight service the offertory will be “Silent Night,” Gruber. The soloists are Mrs. C. C. McDonnell, Mrs. Willlam H. Beck, G. E. Anderson and E, R. Kidwell. Crucifier, M. Le Roy (lsdofl: organist and director, Donald B. ac The music at the Church of the Transfiguraticn, Episcopal, on Christ- mas eve and Christmas day will be as follows: Organ prelude, pastorale symphony, “Messinh” ... Hayden Offertory ani ‘ere "Shep- herds” .. Miies B Poster Organ postiud Chorus,” Handel The Christmas music will be sung by the senior choir under the direction of Miss Charlotte Klein, organist. Christmas eve Emmanuel Episcopal Church’s mixed choir of 40 voices will visit the shut-ins of the parish and sing carols, after which and preceding midnight there will be a half-hour of carols by invisible singers as a prelude to the communion service. Music by Simper, Gaul and Gounod will be sung under the direction of Wil- liam Scantlebury, choir master. M. E. South CHRISTMAS carol and candle- light service will be given by the vested junior and senior choirs of the Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South Sunday evening at 8 p.m., as- sisted by Margaret Bowie Grant, plan- ist; Jean Westbrook, violinist, and Louis Potter, jr., cellist. The following program has been arranged by Edwin Moore, organist and director of music: Candlelight processional, Come, All Ye htul” n Traditional *....Gruber he Peet of Him" _Handel Austrian (from ““The Me: “Shepherds’ (Arranged Violin. celio, piano and At the Cradl Song" Dickinse organ— Ce “Christmas song’ .Latin (Arrang 3 6d Sheoherds " Watched by Night' .Voris Male quariet "(chime ‘ac i e Bells“Within ‘the Steeples:. Bractorius uhior choir— “Bring a Torch” .01d French Carol “Born 1s He' " French Folk- piane and of Double quartet With junior ech “Angels O'er the Fields". (Arranged by Dc Junior and senior cholrs— “Sing, O Heavens”... . Solo parts will be sung by Roberta Harstin, soprano; Mrs. Ida Fowler Moore, soprano; Anne G. Smith, con- tralto; Mrs. A. D. Pane, contralto; George Goodwin, tenor; B. D. Thoma- son, tenor; P. F. Fox, barilone; W. Cameron Burton, bass, and Charlotte Hammer of the junior choir. The music for the 11 am. service includes: Organ;, “The Shepherds' Piges and the e - Stcherbatchef! Chorale, “/Break ‘Forth, O Beauteou coly Lygnt - .Bach onrol f Your fix;:o:rfi carol - ‘Mansger, Low- T e by Dickison) Organ, “Chorus of Shepherds” ....Lemmens ‘Tomorrow evening the women’s cohir of Marvin Methodist Episcopal Church South, will give the “Adoration,” by F. B. Nevin, a Christmas cantata for female volces. ‘The choir is under the direction of Macon McArtor, organist. Solo parts in the contata will be sus- tained by Leona Wellendorf, M. A. Strack, Thelma Rice and Elizabeth e Elizabeth ew-] King,” and Bancroit | place, Christmas services will be held | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. oS SR SR S S SR SR SR SR SRR SR SRR SR S SR 2 Roman Catholic (Continued From Tenth Page.) ting evidence. The music to be ren- ]dered by the Franciscan choir is as fol- oW WS Divine office: Gregorian chant at 11 p.m. Solmen mass at midnight: Common of the mass “Stella Matutina, Carpevali; proper taken from the Gre gorian with the exception of the offer- tory, “Laetentur Coell,” by Witt-Gun- irg. At holy communion the soul-stir ring motets, “Hodle Christus natus esf (Carl Kempter), and “Domine non sum dignus” (P, Piel, No. 20), will be sung. During the procession and in the Grotto of Bethlehem the choir will sing “Jesu Bambino,” by Pierto Yon, the tradi- tional “Adeste Fideles,” “Silent Night Holy Night,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” ete. Solemn services at 9 am.: Again in the morning at 9 a.m. an elaborate pro- gram will- mark the Christmas celebra- tion at the Monastery. The common of the mass will be the beautiful composi- tion “Our Lady of Pompeii,” by Marzo; the proper from the Gregorian with the offertory, “Tul Sunt Coeli,” by Bonvin. The selection for holy communion will biel “Christus Natus est Nobis,” by Mel- vil, Compline and solemn benediction at 3:30 p.m.: Following this' service there will be an appropriate program of old Christmas carols and organ selections from the master composers. The gor- geously decorated church will be open to visitors all during the holidays. A huge Christmas tree at the entrance to the Monastery will be illuminated from Christmas eve until January 6. The program for Christmas evg mid- night mass and Christmas morning high mass at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Third and F streets, is as fol- lows Processional, “Silent Night" Glovannl Milicq Proper of the ma: . To: Mass of the “Holy Guerdian Angels”.Gruber Offertary, “'Adeste _Fideles”.........Novello Regina’ Lavezzo Simi, Gilda Bonucelll, Baldo Baiducel. Communion, “O Mira Nox .Adams Recessional, orus Soloists: Giovanni Milice, Gilda Bonu- celll. Prances Mancuso. Regina Lavezzo Simi, Baldo Balducci and Joseph Marcellino. ‘The choir of St. Stephen's Church, Twenty-fifth street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, will sing the mid- night mass Christmas eve when they Th will follow the processional “Jesu Bam- bino,” by Pletro Yon. The mass, “In Honorem St. Luclae.” by Witt; the of- fertory, “Adeste Fidelis,” by Novello; the communion, “O Mira Nox,” by Adams, and the recessional, “Nazareth,” by Gounod, will be sung by Rose Guen, Angelina Ciffo, Nora O'Connor, Willlam Cross and Power Stenton, with the organist and "director, Margaret M. Slattery, ‘The program of music for the mid- night mass, Christmas eve, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which will be broadcast over the National Broadcast- ing Co. chain, is as foliows: Processional, “The Holy Night"” (Dud- ley Buck), organ; introit, “Dominus Dixit ad Me” (Vanden Elsen); “Kyrie"” and “Gloria” (A. Kaim); graduale ““Tecum Principium” (Vanden Elsen); “Credo” (A. Kaim): offertory, “Laeten- tur Coeli” (Vanden Elsen); *“ Fideles,” “Sanctus.” “Benedictus” and “Agnus Dei” (A. Kaim). During communion after the mass the choir will sing Christmas anthems, including “Silent (Gruber), “Gesu Bambino” (Yon), “Noel” (Gou- nod) and “Nazareth” (Gounod). The soloists will be Mabel C. Lati- moer, soprano; Hazel Arth, contralto; Robert M. O'Lone, tenor, and Herman Fakler, baritone. The mixed choir of 40 voices is under the direction of Marie Louise Sullivan, organist. At the 11 o'clock low mass Christmas da_v.];ht choir will repeat the Christmas carols. A mixed choir of 35 voices, under di- rection of the organist, Christopher Tenley, will sing at the midnight solemn high mass Christmas eve at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Beginning at 11:40 o'clock old tradi- tional carols will be sung. The program will include the following: Carols... Mozart Recessional, “The First Noel”...Old English The boys’ choir will sing at the chil- dren’s mass at 9 o'clock Christmas day and the girls' choir will sing carols during the 10 o'clock mass, which will be followed by benediction. The chil- dren’s choirs are under the direction of Sister M. Irenee, In response to many requests from members of the congregation, the mass which was so effectively presented at the Pan-American service Thanksgiving day at St. Patrick's Catholic Church will be repeated at the midnight mass Christmas eve. The singing of Christ- mas carols will precede this service. ‘The program: Introit, “Dominus Dixit Kyrie. ""Missa Brev Vatican chant Benedicius, - Sterea. Hea Agnus Dei, “Missa Brevis Communion, “In Splendoribus. Vatican chant During the communion “O Esca Via- torum, by Enrico Jsaak (1493), and “Panis Angelicus,” by Gasclolim (1600), will be sung. ‘The quartet is composed of Edna . Mitterer Palestrina "Hillyard Howard, Clelia Fioravanti, Roy- den J. Dixon, James Nolan and a cho- rus of 30 voices. The organist and director is Jennie Glennon. Midnight mass at St. James' Catholic Church, Thirty-seventh street and Rhode Island avenue, Mount Rainier, Md., will be celebrated by Rev. J. Ed- ward Malloy, pastor. The mass will be preceded by Christmas carols sung by the full choir chorus of 25 mixed voices. ‘The program: The Proper of the mass. “Kyrie and Gloria,” from . Jieh mass . re “Sanctus Tozer emn Fduardo Marzo Willlam 8. Bailey from Marzo's Bizet “Holy Night” . 4 St Soloists: Mrs. Mary Gerhardt Hagan, contralto; Mrs. Florence Hager, so- prano; Mrs, Marle Vennemann, sopra- no; Bern@rd G. Gerhardt, basso; Josepn W. Robicheau, tenor, and Paul Beckert, tenor. Choir under the direction of Charles J. Famosa, organist. Other masses Christmas will be cele- brated by Rev. R. Cotter Fitzgerald at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Hnited Brethren SUNDAY morning and Christmas eve musical programs at Memorial United Brethren Church are announced as_follows: Sunday morning: Anthem, “Festival Te Deum” (Dudley Buck), and “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Handel), sung by Miss Ruby Grimsley and Mrs. S. B. Daugherty. lesday, 11 p.m.—Opening chorus, “Calm as the Night” (Bohm); pro- cessional “Q Come, All Ye Faith. ful;” anthem, Holy Night” (Adam soprano solo, “The New-Born King” (L'Fspoir), Miss Ruby Grimsley; de- parting chant “Slent Night” (Gruber), deste | The Origin of Christmas Carols (Continued From Tenth Page.) ing of the fruit in Eden was the cause of the descendan® of Eve becoming the mother of Him who was to wipe away that old transgression. In the carol this tradition is strangely attired, but its presence can nevertheless be de- tected. A great Finnish epic, dating from remote antiquity, also presents the same tradition, here calling the fruit a “berry.” In France a similar legend is told of the apple tree. (3) Carols of Nature—Bas-Quercy Carol of the Birds, in which the birds are supposed to have come to Bethlehem to rejoice at the birth of the Savior, and each bird sings its own song in its own way. (4) Carols of Trees.—In England the holly and the ivy hold the chief place among these carols, The use of these plants as decorations at Christmas time probably comes down to us from some ancient form of nature worship. (5) Carols of Spring—The music which we use. to “Good King Wences- las” was that originally wedded to a very old Spring carol, first printed in Sweden in 1582, written in Latin, In the British Museum is preserved an old English carol of Springtime, of the thirteenth century, “Summer is i-cumen-in,” which is the very earliest specimen of what is known as a round. It 1s supposed to have been written in 1226 at the Abbey of Reading by John of Fornsete. It is & round for four equal voices, with & drone-bass in two parts underneath, and is perfect as s musical composition. The melody is bright and flowing, and the “parts” of the round come in quite modern fash- fon. Early Carols to Virgin, (6) Lullables and Cradle Songs— There are many outpourings of beau- tiful carols to the Virgin and Child, hte earlier ones used in the churches wherein were set up the creches, or in the mystery plays. One very lovely one of the fifteenth century is to be found in the British Museum in & small volume written by Friar John Brackley of Norwich, in the reign of Richard II “I Saw a Sweet and Seemly Sight.” The one most familiar to us is lush, My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber,” harmon- ized by Bach, a lullaby not to, but of, the Mother and Child. (7) Carols of Childhood of Christ— le best known of the many in this class has come down from the fifteenth century and is called “The Holy Well,” telling of Jesus playing with his littie companions. Another is called “The Carnal and the Crane,” and is an imag- inary conversation between a carnal (crow) and a crane, very long and in- cluding all sorts of legendary tales, (8) Numeral Carols—A quaint form in which numbers are made to rhyme with words. A very well known one is called ‘The Seven Joys of Mary,” in which the curious words go through the numbers up to seven. (9) The Wassails—These are the oldest form of English carols, and de- rive their names from a toast meaning ‘good health,” and really being feasting carols, Bands of minstrels wandered from one castle of the Anglo-Norman nobility to another, making sweet music for the gratification of the guests, and certain of a ready welcome on so festive an occasion as the celebration of the Christmas feast. Our “God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen” is an example of this class. Carols About. Shepherds. (10) Carols of Angels and Shepherds —Of all the recorded events of the first Christmas, none, perhaps, appeal more strongly to the imagination than the appearance of the angels to the shep- herds, and the scene in the stable at Bethlehem. Sometimes really beautiful in language, often rough in their homely presentation, one can, nevertheless, per- celve how earnestly the rustics entered into the performance and enjoyment of these carols and mystery plays of the Middle Ages. In one of the Coventry plays there is a two-verse carol of “The Three Jolly Shepherds” which the characters, acting as shepherds, sing— Ass T rode out this enders night, Of three jolly shepherds 1 ight, And il about, their fold a star shoue bright; ey terly terlow: terly terlow: he shepherds thelr pipes can blow. Down from heaven, from heaven so high, Of angels there came s great compan With mirth and joy and great solemn! They sang terly teriow They sang terly terlo 80 merrily the shepherds their pipes can blow. This has recently been harmonized and was published in the H. W. Gray Christmas Quarterly for 1925. Many quaint legends and curious stories of the various presents which the shep- herds brought to the Christ-child are contained in the old mystery plays. In the York Mysteries (about 1350) one, shepherd offers & brooch, with a little tin bell attached, another two cob-nuts on a ribbon, while the third brought a horn spoon, big enough to hold 40 peas. Again in one of the Coventry Mysterles, the first shepherd offers his oaten pipe “wherein he has found much pleasure,’ the second offers his hat and the thfl"d gives his “myttens” to keep the Child's hands warm. In the Townley Plays the three shepherds bring & bob of cherries, & bird and a ball. (12) Carols of Welcome to Christ- mas.—Naturally, as carols came to be sung in the home and as the Yuletide was & season of feasting and happi- ness, many of the carols belonging to this class’ were a most extraordinary mixture of religion and conviviality, as the following from “Poor Robin's Al- manack” for 1700: Now that the time has come whereln Our Savior Christ was born. The larder's full of beef and pork, The garmers filled with corn. (13) Carols of Farewell to Christmas. —“These are for the most part songs to lament the passing of feasting and merrymaking, and are quite doleful lit- tle ditties. After this everybody went back to work, “to follow the plough all the year after,” as one of the carols of this class pathetically says, until the time should come to begin all over again. Baptist THE program of Christmas music at Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and H streets northwest, tomorrow will be: 10:05 am.— Organ_ preiude of Christmas hym Chorus, “Glory Now to Thee Be Gi Quartet, “How Beautiful Upon Mountains” ................R. Chorus, “‘Behold, ‘1" ‘Biink Tidings” Festal postlud 7:48 pm. organ reciiai (a) Fantasia on Christmas carols. (b) “Jesu Bambino” pm— “Noel,” & Christmas oratorio by Saint-Saens, presented by the choir and the following oloists: Soprano. Blanche Kerr; mezzo- soprano, Myrtle Barnes: contraltg, Cleo 8. baritone. Fred organist and director. Faulkes ..Yon Christmas music tomorrow at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth and A streets northeast, will include: Morning service — Organ prelude, “Hallelujah Chorus” (Handel), by Mrs. Gertrude S. Mockbee; anthem, “There Were Shepherds” (Vincent); anthem, “There Were in the Same Country” (Lansing); anthem, “Angels From the Realms of Glory” (Decevee); organ of- fertory, “The Shepherds” (Salome); duet, “Christmas” (Shelley), by Mrs. John G. Clary and Mrs. Gilbert A. Clark, and organ postlude, “Christmas” (Bridge). Evening service —Organ prelude, “Shepherd’'s Pipes” (Harris), by Mrs. Gertrude S. Mockbee; anthem. “And There Were Shepherds” (Willlams); duet, “The Infant Jesus” (Yon), by Mrs. John G. Clary and Nathan A. Clark; organ offertory, “Bethlehem™ (Malling); duet, “The Guiding Star” (Bragdon), by Mrs. Gilbert A. Clark and Dr. Sterling Bockoven, and organ postlude, “Christmas March” (Merkel). ‘The members of the choir are: So- pranos—Mrs. John G. Clary, Mrs. Mil- ton H. Prosperi, Mrs, Margaret Dunk- ley, Margaret Jones, Gertrude Payne, Mrs. ‘T. Elmore Austin, Mrs, Oscar M. Embrey and Mrs. Nathan A. Clark; al- tos—Mrs. Gilbert A. Clark, Mrs. Daniel C. Shankle, Hattie Noell and Jeanette Kardell; tenors—Dr. Sterling Bockoven, Dr. W. Bruce Hoofnagle and Will E. Ivie; basses—Gilbert A. Clark, R. E. Beale, Nathan A. Clark, Harry Mock- bee and Grant W. Van Demark; organ- ist, Mrs. Gertrude S. Mockbee; director, Gilbert A. Clark. Christmas music Sunday at West Washington Baptist Church, Thirty- first and N streets northwest, with Mrs, Emory H. Bogley as organist and Mrs. Gladys I. Sanders as choir director, will include: 1 A elude. “Andante “Silent Night'" oy to_the W ‘e Deum' Hymn. “Hark! the Hi Postlude, March from 8 P.M. Organ prelude, “Evening Song. Holy Night”.... ;- Adas With Gladness ‘Men ‘of Old. rd Woo Organ ! W. Barglel Anthem, .Gruber ot SRR RS ), “‘Swedis e .3 Sodermann At Takoma Baptist Church the fol- lowing Christmas musical program will be given: Sunday at 11 AM. » , hatds" Anthem, “Song of the Shepherds Choir: Mrs. Isabel P. Middlekauff, organ- i ey *Epencer. Vinairred B v*Spencer. Win : e O, McRhnie, Mrs, Frank W. Bell, Elizabeth Elu?h altes, ;}Bylc.l’l(ré. VC M. Ozfl!;l:" Mr; Sk asses, E. T. Boylen, Dr. . _Owen Pennev. Cantata Sunday evening, December 20. “The Star of Bethlenem'..Carrie B. Adsms Following is the musical program of Bethany Baptist Church, Second and Rhode Island avenue northwest, to be sung Sunday: Morning service—Orga anthems by choir, offertory solo, Holy Night,” by Mrs. Norris; organ postlude. Evening service—Organ prelude, two anthems by choir, two songs by the Bethany Male Quartet, offertory_solo, ‘The Birth of Christ,” by Mrs. H. B. Buford; organ tiude. The personnel of the choir is as fol- lows: Sopranos—Mrs, Norris, Mrs. Bar- ringer, Mrs. Vaughn, Mrs. Buford, Mrs. n prelude, two eorge and Mrs, Perry: altos—Mrs. gowre'n, Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Newkirk; tenors—Mr. Weber, Mr. Perry and Mrs. Carder; basses—Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Allen, Mr. Vaughn and Mr. Bowen. The male quartet is composed of Mr. Weber and Mr, Perry, tenors, and Mr. Allen and Mr. Shepherd, basses. The choir is under direction of Galt W. Bowen, The organist is Florence Cock- erille. The following Christmas music has been prepared for the morning service at Petworth Baptist Church: i ‘Organ prelude, “Christmas Pastorale, by Harker; anthem, “Star of the Ori- ent,” by Shelley; anthem, “And There Were Shepherds,” by Williams: an- the) “Angels from the Realms of y,” by Decevee, Wwith postlude, “Christmas March.” The quartet consists of the follow- ing: Soprano, Nina Norman; alto, Helen Tucker; tenor, Harold King, and bass, Ira Meyer. Amy Norton will be added for this Sunday. For the evening a Christmas pageant entitled “The White Christmas” has been prepared, based on the visit of the wise men. The quartet has been aug- mented for this occasion by a chorus choir of mixed voices. The gifts from the different organi- zations of the school and church will be in money and given to the new home for the Baptist children, now being built at Bethesda, Md. Musical services for tomorrow at the First Baptist Church, Sixteenth and O streets northwest, will be as follows: 'MORNING, 11 O'CLOCK. Prelude, “Fantasy on Christmas Carols," Pleruin™ . EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK. Prelude. “Christmas Musette” Anthem, “All My Heart This Soices Postlude, The quartet consists of the following: Mrs. Erna’ Embrey. soprano. Mrs. Helen Lanc fer. coniraitc; ‘Eugene SWygert, tenor, and Charles Moore, bass. ‘The choir of the National Baptist Memorial Church, Sixteenth street and Columbia road, will sing the following Christmas music tomorrow: Postlude, . Tours “Sing O_Heavens" Duane oad, " Parker “Shepherds Watch Their Flock™.......Nevin EVENING CAROL SERVICE. Old English carol Mackinnon “Sleeps Jude: Mackinnon “Joyously Peal, Ye Chirisimas’ Bells, | N Inez 3 Herbert Tidriage, ten- or, ‘and Henry Megnuson. bass. Mrs. Emily G. Dickinson, who is director of the Schubert Choral Club, is the organist and choir director. The program of music to be sung at the Highlands Baptist Church, Four- teenth and Jefferson streets northwest, Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock serv- ice will include “Sanctus,” by Gounod, and “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” by John Prindle Scott, by the choir. The regular quartet, composed of Mrs. J. E. Booth, Miss Emma Guschewsky, C. Evans Brooks and J. E. Booth, will be augmented by four voices. The guest singers will be Mrs. Mildred Besore, Miss Rubye L. Booth, Marlin Smith and ‘Ward Smith. In addition to the choir numbers, Mrs, Besore will sing “O Holy Night,” by Adams, and the four ladies will sing a four-part arrangement of “Away in a Manger,” by Carl Muller. Mrs, Bella B. Thompson, director of the cholr, will be accompanist. At_the evening service at 8 o'clock the Joseph H. Daniel Glee Club of Mc- Kinley h School will sing Christmas carols under the direction of Mrs. ‘Thompson. This will be the fifth con- secutive ar the Glee Club has sung carols at this church, and it is a ice that is always looked forward to with pleasure. . Pastor ((; Give Christmas Message. A Christmas message will be pre- sented by the pastor, Rev. A. F. Elmes, at the People’s Congregational Church tomorrow at 11 o'clock, the theme being “Gifts for & King.” At the young peo- e's service, at 6:30 pm., a CI tmas -t nged. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1929, 11 Wmmmfi Little Tomn of Bethlehem, How Still We Ser Thee Lie! Methodiat Eptacopal BOTH the senior choir of 40 voices and the junior choir of 30 volces will participate In the musical pro- gram to be given at the Calvary Meth- odist Episcopal Church, on Columbia road near Fifteenth street northwest, lnn Sunday morning. The program fol- hymn, “Joy or) ‘There Shall a Star from Jacob ith” (from the unfinished ors- torio, “Christus') Mendelssohn Carol, “Sleep, My Littie Jesus''. .Gelbel Junior Choir. Bohemfan carol, “The Angels Bhepherds” .. ors ory and the Traditional ‘Both' Choirs. n offertory, “Jesu Bambino ...Yon postlude, “Christmas March,” Lemens There will be an afternoon vesper service at 4 o'clock, at which time the Christmas portion (Part 1) of Handel's oratorlo, “Messiah,” will be given by the chorus choir, augmented to 50 voices, accompanted by organ and or- chestra. Soloists will be Mrs. Ruby Potter, soprano; Mrs, Helen Turley, contralto; John B. Switzer, tenor; H. Blaine Cornwell, bass-baritone, with Mrs. Emily Dickinson, organist at the Natfonal Baptist Memorial, sustaining the organ accompaniments. At the evening service there will be a_ Christmas pageant under direction of Miss Bess Miles, “The Way of Peace,” with incidental organ and vocal music. All music is under the direction of Louis Pitter, regular organist and director of choir at this church. ‘Tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at the Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, Sixteenth street at Allison, the chorus choir of 60 voices, under the direction of John H. Marville, with Edith B. Athey at the organ, will give the following program of Christmas music: Organ prelude Chor. ‘Goo aven the Angels o o giEachelbel Kin Dulet' Jubtlo' 2 Angels’ O'er the Fitidi ‘An Italtan cnrmm!;l’c.‘rgf-""" Organ, “Canzon” A Beginning at 7:30 p.m., preceding the pageant to be given at the evening service, Miss Athey will play: Sute—"Birth of Christ" a. "Shepherds in the b “The Wise Men.' <. “Bethlehem.” ...Malling Christmas music for Trinity Meth- odist Episcopal Church 1s given in the following program: Guy B. Skinner s director: Emma Louise Thompson, organist: s0lo quartet: Ina Holtz- iter, # prano; Helen E. Neumayer, con. Albert W Perry, baritone. Guy B. tenor. 'Vested choir of 35 volces and vested junlor choir of 35 voices. MORNING, 11 O'CLOCK. Organ prelude, ““The Shepherds in the eld” M Quartet, “¥Sin| 8 Morn? ... i Bolo, “Tne Newborn Kine' Try. ““The First Noel”. i Jundor Cholr. Organ postlude, “Allegro Maestro".. EVENING. 8 O'CLOCK. "Holy NIght” .......... ittle Town of Bethi Offertory duet. “O Holy Night" Adam Miss Neumayer s . Yon o Hénrick Neidlinger Chorus chotr, ing Ear ¢ + RoR of Night . Organ postlude, The cholr of Ryland Methodist Episcopal Church will give & program of Christmas music at the 11 a.m. service tomorrow. The program: Mixed quartet, esu Bambin Soprano solo, *“The Birthds King % E M3 Hayward ‘Brown Quartet, “Still is the Night in Bethle- hem" . . Bpence Contralto solo. 'O Holy Night' .Adam Miss Anna Rosinski. Members of the quartet are Mrs. Berkeley Thompson, alto; Fred Yount. tenor; G. Harris White, baritone, and Mrs, Milton Odell, soprano and_choir director. Mrs. G. H. White is organist. The Hamline Methodist Episcopal announces the following, musical serv- ices for tomcrrow: MORNING, 11 O'CLOCK. Organ prelude, “Andante Be!rn)ghmut" bat-Fonsan Processional hymn . o, hthem. “And the Giofy of ‘the Lord” T e . Handel atr, “Pastorale “Thus Sal o y ‘ot ‘s ..... Neidlinger Sinl Recessional hymn . Organ postiude. ‘Christm: EVENING, 7: Organ_recital— . TMareh of the Mag b. “Christmas Sicily’ Introl Hymn Anthem, 'O Tho! ings in Zion"” (“'Messiah”) Offertory, “Carols” .. Soprano solo, the in 4 M- llest GOO« - ot Taller ..Handel “The Tncreasing Light” ‘Author. Mr. George Jordan racters as they appear: A sweetheart, s, & mother. children, stretcher bear- siah™) . Pantomime, Ch pare ers, a soldier, Organ postiude, ' ‘The Gospel Music Class, under the direction of the teacher, Mrs. Isabel Garvin Shelley, will give the Christmas cantata “Star of the East” (Fearls) Sunday evening at the Bradbury Heights Methodist Episcopal Church, Bradbury Heights. ‘The soloists will be C. H. Soran, A. B. Keefer, J. B. Cross, tenors; Ade- laide Boyd, Mrs. Ruth Clark, altos; Mrs. H. L. Sklados, Mrs. Mary Green and Mrs. Shelley, sopranos, and John L. Smith, bass. The Washington Ladies’ Quartet will sing the Women's Chorus. Daniel Clark is the organist and Christine Jacksor Christmas music at Foundry Meth- odist Episcopal Church for Sunday is as follows: 'MORNING. Organ prelude, “Shepherd’ Anthem, *sm.ro Heavens’ EVENING. Organ prelude, “Silent Night Anthem, “Liké Silver Lamps" Anthem, “The Infant King' Organ postlude. ““Christmas Marc ‘The choir is composed of Mrs. Mary Sherier Bowie, soprano: Miss Adessa Ehrhart, contralto; Horatio Rench, tenor, and J. E. 8. Kinsella, bass. An- ton Kaspar, director and violinist. Mrs. Mabel Linton Williams, organist. ‘The_choir of the Brookland Meth- odist Episcopal Church will wear new vestments on Sunday, the occasion of the reopening of the church after being redecorated and beautified. Special music . intludes “O Give Thanks Unto the Lord” (Mooler) and Shelley's setting of “Angels From the Realms of Glory,” by the choir. Thelma Mills Rector, soprano, will sing “It Came Upon & Midnight Clear” (Flaxington Harker). A Yrogmn of Christmas organ music will be played by Mary Garnett Lewis, organist and cgolr director, at both morning and evening services, including Handel's “Hallelujah Chorus” from the “Mes- siah” and “The March of the Magi (Harker). A cantata, “The Christ Child,” will be presented at the 11 o'clock service Sunday morning at the Eldbrooke Methodist Episcopal Church, Wisconsin avenue and River road, by the chorus choir under the direction of Clara Y‘oggl Brown, with Margaret D. Davis at_the crgan. The fzmvwlng members of the choir will sing the various solo parts: Mrs, 8. Carroll Coale, Mrs. Walter Cottrell, Mrs, Walter Bogley, Mr¥. Aubrey Bog- ley, Mrs. Willlam Thompson, Vernal R. Brown, William Thompson, Aubrey flley, ‘Walter Bogley and Edward B. At the 8 o'clock service a drama ser- mon by the Rev. 8. Carroll Coale, called Modern Wise Man,” with a cast chosen from the Young People’s Society, will be given. This service, with setting, will be held in the social 1. The music for this service will be the anthem “There Were Shepherds” (Gaul) arid a soprano solo, ;Je!u Bambino” (Yon), sung by Mrs. rown, At Lincoln Road Methodist Episcopal Church, Lincoln road and U street northeast, the pastor, Rev. Walter Franklin Atkinson, at 11 a. m. will con~ tinue his series of sermons on Christ- ology. his theme being “Jesus Through the Eyes of a Scientific Man.” The musical numbers for the morn- ing service include: Organ prelude, “Tdylie”. Baritone s0lo, “The Her Charles Culligan. Sing. © Sing This Blessed Benior °G o sl “Christmas Merch' At 8 pm. the senior choir will sing the beautiful cantata, “The Light Eter- by Petrie. Soloists: Miss Phebe Miss Ardis Atkinson, soprano; Walter F. Atkinson, Miss Mae Stevens, contralto; Frank Beck, tenor; Jarvis Cissel, Charles Culligan, bass. Director, Mrs. Walter F. Atkinson. Or- ganist, Miss Margaret Morgan, The program follows: Merkel the Grest Redeemer.” horus, “It Bpeaks to' the jod Hath Given & n Chorug. “While Shepherds Watched..: .oI¥i0 for soprano, tenor and batitone, “Btar of Bethlehem. Bass #olo, “The Dewning." Boprano solo, and quarte Give Salvation o solo and ehorus, “He Came to “Born in a #to, “The Megsage. 3 All the Wor no solo, “Angel Voices. Final chorus,’ “Lead Us, Eternal Light.” ‘The quartet choir of the Cheyy Chase Methodist Episcopal Church will be heard _tomo:Tow morning in the fol-| lowing program “‘Arise, Shine" ““There Were Bhephe) Mrs. W. E. Braithwaite, soprano solo- ist and director; Mrs. E. L. Hall, pian- ist; Mrs. Rae Shafer, alto; E. L. Simp~ son, tenor, and L. E. Troth, baritone. Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, Connecticut avenue and Jocelyn street, is conducting at this Christmas season services especially designed to promote the Christmas spirit. At the 11 o'clock service, Sunday morning, the pastor will preach on the subject, “God's Am- bassador.” The chorus choir will fur- nish special Christmas anthems. In the evening at 7 o'clock the young people of the church will present the impressive Christmas play, “Why the Chimes Rang.” The Sunday School will be Eruent in & body and par- ticipate by singing carols and by pre- senting their service, “White Gifts to the King.” At the close of this service all will gather on the lawn and sing carcls informally around the elec- trically-lighted Christmas tree. Before sunrise Christmas morning | the Wesley choristers will sing carols throughout the community. Sharply at 6 a.m. the story of the “Star and Shep- herds” will be presented in living pic- tures in the church auditorfum. The candie-lighted auditorium and the mys- tery of the dawn will create once again the atmosphere of the first Christmas moruing. Special Christmas music will be ren- dered by the Imperial Male Quartet at the Metropolitan Memorial M. Church at both services tomorrow. ic:he program for the morning serv- ““Jesu Redemptor” “The Chrigtma, “Silent’ Night, Holy At night there will be an evening of Christmas music at which time the quartet sings: We Have Seen Tie “Goa Res FeMBn Eoniieme ““The Hol * Slen s Nighir o e 1\We Three Kings of Orient Are,” Angels From the Realms of Glor Traditional McKinney Traditional tional Smart Hnitartan T the 11 o'clock service at All Souls' Church, Unitarian, the music will be given by Flora McGill Keefer, mezzo-contralto; Charles Trowbridge Tittman, bass; Elsa Raner, violin: Rich- ard Lorleberg, cello, and Lewis Atwater, organist. The program will include: Contralto solo with obbligato, *“Cantique de Noel' . . _Adam n ey “Kiesretto Pasto In thé afternoon at 5 o'clock Mr. Atwater will present a program of Christmas music. He will be assisted by Mrs. Keefer, who will sing “Stille Nacht,” by Gruber, and “An Old Christ- mas Lullaby,” by Corner. Swedenhorgian 'HRISTMAS music at the Church of the Holy City, Sixteenth and Cor- coran streets northwest, will be: Tomor- row—choir anthem, “O Thou That Tellest” (Messiah), alto solo by Mrs. Ralph C. Wilson. ‘Tuesday, 5 p.m.—Christmas festival with Sunday School pageant directed by Mrs. Horace W. Brig; carols and recitations. Solo by Mrs. Ralph P. Barnard. Christmas morning at 11 o'clock.— Morning service with holy communion. “O Come, All Ye Faithful” festival re- sponses and chants. Choir anthem: “O Wonder Ineffable” (Vittoria). Organ prelude, “Overture to Messiah” “Gelober seist Du, Jesu Christ” ( Maud G. Sewall is organist and di rector. Hnited Preshyterian WWALLACE Memorial United Presby- terian Church announces the fol- lowing program of Christmas music for tomorrow morning and afternoon: PTe3% The Three Wise Men of the East.” Maliing (b) “March of the Magi Kings"...Dubois Anthems— ““There Were Shepherds™ Vineent “8ing, O Heavens'...... . Tours Offertory, Sunset 'ai’ Bethiehe cey Postlude,’ *“The Hallelujah Chorus'* ‘Handel The quartet is composed of Mr: Archer L. Haycock, soprano and dire tor; Mrs. George E. McCann, contralto; Norman A. Stant, tenor, and William E. Mattingly, bass. Miss Effie A. Colla~ more is the. organist. ‘There will be no evening service, but there will be a pageant at 4:30, at which time the quartet and organist will participate. . New Bethel Baptist Church. At New Bethel Baptist Church, Ninth and S streets, tomorrow Rev. William D. Jarvis will preach at 11 a.m. on “The ‘Wonderful Child Jesus.” Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; C. E. meeting, 6:30 p.m. At 8 pm. the subject of the sermon is “The Prince of Feace.” Eve | FPreshytertan At the Church of the Covenant, tomorrow morning the Christmas music by the Covenant Quartet will be: C4Rl%abe Lis 1n & Cradie” “'A Babe Lies In a Cradle” (from the collectiop, ‘““The Sacred Night') fenna (1649) e Angels Come’ h, Eighth Century Tletre AR Adolphe Adam 0" "Leave e e O Holy Night" . Solo for” soprano, Those Holy Voices” ‘The Covenant Quartet is composed of the following: Soprano, Miss Helen Howison; contralto, Miss Richie Mc- Lean; tenor, Robert C. Ferguson, and bass, John Chandler Smith.’ The or- ganist and director is George H. Wilson. Christmas music_at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, to be sung tomorrow, will be as follows: MORNING, 11 O'CLOCK. 'Joy to the World Lemare h Morrison fTertory, Yon “There's Hi Solo, " Bpeak: Postiude. Randel Handel EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK. ‘The combined adult and girls' choirs, & combined chorus of 55 voices, will sing H. A. Matthews' cantata, “The Story of Christmas,” accompanied by Helen Williams, planist; Ruth Hayes, violinist, and Mrs. D. C. Jackson, or- ganist and director. Mrs. Frank Rice, soprano; Mrs. Albert Volkmer, con- tralto; F. H. Townsend, tenor, and F. E. Skinner, bass are soloists. ‘The program: Prelude on themes from the cantata. Processional, “Angels Fair We Heard on Higk" i Old_carol i, Harker “The Prophecy." “The Vision of the Shepherds. Part 3—"The Quest of the Mgl " Part &—"The Fulfillment of the Propheey.” Postlude on themes from the cantata. Music for the 11 o'clock service to- morrow of Georgetown Presbyterian Church is announced as follows: “Sheph Carals ‘Bux(e:vuli’ ent; s‘y\ . ““The Bells Within the Stee; “In® Bethienem's ‘Manger” Lowiit o o8 b Hymn, “Joy to the World" Dickinson Upon the Mid Postlude, “March of the Magi" Sadie E. Gibson, soprano; Mary Bell Beckham, contralto; Paul Cullar, tenor; J. Paul Kelley, bass, and Kathryn Hill Rawls, organist. Christmas music to be heard tomor~ Tow at Eckington Presbyterian Church, North Capitol street and Florida ave- nue, is as follows: MORNING, 11 O'CLOCK. Congregatio Come, Al Anther 'O Holy Night"... Solo, “O Little Town of Bet !J!;n *F" Beot E. J. Tarr. Roots Offertory, violin solo. “Ave Maria".Gounod MI“}P“‘E‘ Kimbi fon, “Hark, the Herald Angels n Bethlehem's Manger Lowly" Dickinson ‘Festival March”.... .......Byre EVENING, 8 O CLO! “Christmas’ Offertorium': ... Lerman “Joy to the World How & Rose E'e Bloom- ra; Postlude, Prelude, Congregation. Ant] Geibel Stuitz Soprano, Mrs. Helen Markham Flynn; alto, Vesta Pollock; tenor, Daniel Morgan, and bass, E. J. Tarr, They are assisted by Marian Bates, Anna Kimball, Ruth Nickles, Harry Thompson and William Jardine. Organist and choir director, Ruth Kimball. The chair of the Sixth Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth and Kennedy streets, under the direction of Muriel Day, organist, will sing at the 11 o'clock serv- ice tomorrow, the following program: sty 5 X “Blumber Sons of the Tatant erins: Congen The solo will be given by Glady: Marks, soprano. - A At the vesper service at 5 o'clock Charles Trowbridge Tittman, bass, will be guest soloist. The choir will sing the carols. Mrs. Day will play a 15-minute recital preceding this service. A carol service will be given Christ- mas eve at 11:30. The soloists will prano; Cecil Sales, diford, tenor, and Gretta Wainright Ludwig, contralto, will sing Shelley’s “Christmas” at the 11 o'clock Sunday service of the Second Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Va. Miss Ludwig is the possessor of & rich voice, and is heard frequently in radio recitals. She is a former pupil of Susanne Oldberg and Colin Clarke White of this city A special program of church music will be given by the Chevy Chase Pres- byterian Church Choir at the regular 11 o'clock service tomorrow. The fol- lowing musical selections will be given: Mozart i ir) . oy ¥ e Incidental solo, Mrs. Marsnail G, %’m},"‘r’df" soprano. Offertory solo. 'O Holy Night".. (Mrs. H. L. Shrader.) Anthem, “There Were Bhepherds”....Foster Incidental solos. Mrs. Myra Marks, so- prano; Alexander H. Galt, baritone. Dr. J. Hillman Hollister, the pastor, 1 have for the theme of his Christ- mias sermon “The Gift of God.” The Christmas carol service will take place at 4:30 o'clock. There will be & candlelight service with a nativity scene in tableau, in which every department in the church school wiil have some share, A special Christmas offering will be taken for the support of two orphans in the Near East which the school sup- ports. It will be presented by repre- sentatives of each department as white gifts for the Christ Child. ‘The following is the program: Organ prelude. Invocation. Prologue. Choir (junior department), the Midnight Clear™” Tt oS ithe rocession of (lights, “A Realms of Glory.” Fsla s ey SO magYSsTe from all 1ands, and . TRt Little T ymn. le, Town of Bet Natlvity Scene. “Maty Snd Jovcpl Christmas carols—Beginners, “Away in s Mang primary, ~ “Holy ~Night, = Silent Night Choir (junior), “Wha pe o.ie tnree Wiss men, e Anree Rites of .Adams 1fts of chu rphans. e . “'The First Noel." . 'O Come, All Ye Faith- ssiona, “Pollow ihe Gleam.” Dr. Stanley B. Fracker, chairman of the committee on young people’s ‘work, will sponsor a Christmas home-coming for the college students of the congre- gation in the evening at 6 o'clock at the church house. A simple supper will be served, followed by an informal re- union of college students home for the holidays and all those young people who live at home and attend institue tions in or near Washington. The Senior Christlan Endeavor will have a “tacky party” at the church house Friday evening, December 27, at 8 o'clock. All of the high-school stu= dents of the church‘and congregation have been invited. A program made up of a variety of compositions, including a number of those less frequently heard, is planned (C*ntiiued on Twelfth Page.)