Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1930, Page 8

=4, Roman Catholic LEMN MASS will be celebrated at 8t. Patrick's Church on Christmas | eve at midnight. ! A program of Christmas carols will ‘be given before the service. The proper of the mass will be sung by men, chant and graduale of Mit-: terer being used. . The ordinary’ will be the mass in gznor of the Sacred Heart, by Ignace | ttere: Muxic under the direction of Jennie Glennan, by the quartet, Mrs. Norwood Cassidy, Clelia Fioravanti, E. Harry | Myers, James Nolan, and chorus of 40 voices, will be included There will be a solemn high mass lt midnight Christmas eve in the Church | of the Immaculate Conception, of which | an the Rev. Francis J. Hurney is pastor. Station WOL will broadcast this ser ce. " Father Hurney will deliver the ser- mon and will also be celebrant. He will be assisted by the Rev. Stanislaus Czyz, deacon, and the Rev Bartholomew Kennedy as subdeacon. ‘The Boys’ Sanctuary Choir will sing carois before the mass, assisted by Fred- erick Nolan as soloist. The Immacu- late Conception Choir, under the direc- tion of Prof. Harry Wheaton Howard, will sing the mass, with Florence ‘Yocum and Kathryn Bowers as soloists and accompanied by a stringed orches- | tra. The whole musical program is under the direction of Prof. Howard. ‘The last mass on Christmas day will be at 12:15 noon. There will be music | &t this mass, and a repetition of the | Christmas carols, | Midnight mass St. James' Catholic Church, Thirty-seventh street and Island avenue, Mount_Rainier, Md., will be celebrated by Rev. R. Cotter | Fitzgerald, assistant pastor. The mass will be preceded by Christmas carols, sung by the full choir chgrus of 25 mixed voices. ‘The program: #The Proper of the Mass" .. A. Edmond Tozer Male Choriis. rie” and “Gloria” ({fom the “First iemn High Mass” of Edusrdo Marzo). redo’ 3 Eduardo Marzo _Eduardo Marzo Georses Bizet ‘Asnes A8 Rox Bernard Geriiar, Communion, “Adeste Fidelcs'. Florence Hager, Anna C. sepl Robecheau and Bernard Gernaray “Ave Maria A ..........Schubert Recessional, Soloists—Florence Hager, Mary Vanne- man, Catherine Green, Celia Klein, Winifred Huck, Dorothea Famosa and Mrs. Joseph W. Robecheau, sopranos; | Gertrude Wedemeler, contralto; Lillian Berry and Mrs. Andrew Shields, altos; Bernard G. Gebhardt, bass; Joseph W. Robecheau and Paul Beckert, tenors. Chorus under the direction of Charles J. organist. Other masses Christmas will be cele- brated by Rev. J. Edward Malloy, pastor, 8 and 10 am. The following music will be given at the Christmas eve midnight mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Six- teenth street and Park road, by the mixed choir under the directon of Mary Louise Sullivan, organist. Beginning at 11:30, there will be a program of Christmas organ music and traditional carols. The chglr;fll fl"\’t}\'{l“l’ “Missa Regina Pacis,” by Yon, w e proper of the mass by Vanden Elsen and the "Adfih Fideles” as the supplementary ffertory. The chork vill sing “Silent Ntht" (Gruber), “Gesu Bambino” (Yon) and other Christmas hymns dur- ing the communion after high mass. ‘The hymns will be re- peated at the 11 o'clock mass on Christ- mas day, whic! hvfllbeaknvmmrol- lowed by benedictior ‘The soloists are Mlbel C. Latimer, lovrlno. Christine L. Levin, contralto; Robert M. O’Inm. tenor, and Joseph P. ©O’Lone, jr., bass. Midnight mass will be celebrated at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Silver Spring, Rev. Thomas Calnan, celebrant. At 11:45 “Silent Night” will be sung by the entire choir, followed by a solo “O Holy Night,” rendered by George Kennedy, accompanied on violin by Mr. Donahay. Mass by Jules Bazil will be rendered under the direction of the | organist, Mary Keane, and solos will be | given by Edith McKay, Nellie Hewitt | and Dorothy Simon, with violin obbli- l'n by Lflllln Barnes and Mr. Dona- | y. After the communion “Adeste | Fidelis” will be sung in solo and duet | by Edith McKay and Marguerite Keane. | ‘The services will close with the sing- ing by Dorothy Simons of “The Song the Angels Sang,” assisted by Mrs. Barnes. violinist, Among those Wwho will. sustain the chorus throughout the services are Mae Cissel, Miss Keane, Louis Alberti, Mr. Reed, Mr. Coughlin; | Off Mr. Kennedy and Joseph Weber. The music at the midnight mass at |- St. Peter’s Church Christmas eve will | be sung by the mixed choir of 35 voices, under the direction of Christopher 8. | ley. The program includes ‘“Missa | Gratia Plena,” by Geremina Fabrizi; “Proper of the Mass.” by Gruber, and during the communion motets by Pales- | | % trina, Yon and Nowieskji. Before the service there will be a program of tra- ditional carols, starting at 11:40 o'clock. ‘The solo quartet of the choir consists of Agnes lan McLaughlin, soprano; Carolyn Manning, contralto; William P. Shanahan, tenor, and Romeo Guar- aldi, baritone. ‘The children’s choir of 60 voices, under the direction of Sister M. Irene, will sing at the 11 o'clock service on Christmas day. Christmas_will ushered in at the Franciscan Monastery with ceremonies similar to vears past. At 11 o'clock the friars will' assemble to chant matins, 'hlch grecvde the solemn high mass at Following the mass an im- lve procession of community mem- s will go to the Grotto of Bethlehem, adjoining the catacombs under the church, where services will be observed 8s in the little town in tine that witnessed Christ's birth. The grotto, an exact replica of the original, contains two beautiful altars, the largest of which | is erected over the spot where “Mary brought forth her first-born s while | the other altar is dedicated to the magi, ‘The manger has been recently enhanced with contrasting marbles of black and gold and Botticino. At the rear of this chapel a large canvas depicts the scene on the Plains of Judea when the shep- herds heard the tidings of great joy sung by angelic choirs. After the mid- night services low masses will follow at the ) Altar of the Nativity, and at 9 * o'clock on Christmas day the second solemn mass will be sung, the Monastery Cholr rendering the proper parts of the mass in ancient Gregorian: common from “Puer Natus Est Nobis” (“A Us"), by Magri; com- munion motets, “Domine Non Sum Di (Pjel), “Resonet in Laudibus” processlonll hymns, *Adeste and “Angels We Have Heard (traditional), “Christus Natus | (Melvil), “Gesu Bambino” (Hetro Yon). afternoon devotions will take mlct 3:30, with compline and solemn tion, at which the beautiful 83 well as an appropriate arrangement of carols, Prof. George H. Wells at the console. The Monastery Church, MAmm throug! again the grea hristmas tree the entnnce to the Monastery will | Anthem, % P 2 USIC for tomorrow's services'at the Church of the Epiphany will be as follows: MORNING AT 11 O'CLOCK. ““Benedcite” ... .Btokowski “Behoid, " the *Days’ Come.” Woodward EVENING AT 8 O'CLOCK. Anthem, “The Night Is Far Spent”..Steane CHRISTMAS EVE AT 10:30 O'CLOCK. Carols on the McKim Memorial Chimes (15 CHRISTMAS EVE AT 11 O'CLOCK. Cantata, “The Christ Child".Charles Hawley CHRISTMAS EVE AT MIDNIGHT. Holy communion (instrumental music only). CHRISTMAS DAY AT 11 AM. Hy mns— O Come, All Ye Paithful" “It Came Upon a Midnight Clea; ;Hark! the Herald Angels Sin | Gommunion service by Lioyd them, “And the Glory of the Lord, the “Messiah” SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AT 11 AM. Christmas music repeated. SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AT 8 P.M. Cantata, “The Christ Child".Charles Hawley Anthem, “‘Hallelujah ~Chorus,” from the “Messiah” ... +..Handel Adolf Torovsky, A. A. G. O., organist and choirmaster; Lucy MacMarland, soprano; Nancy Williamson, contralto; Bert, Bagranoff, tepor; Ambrose Durkin, bass. At the Church of the Transfigura- tion celebration of the holy communion will be held at midnight Christmas eve and 11 am. Christmas day, when the music will be: ““There Were Shepherds Holy Night, Silent, Nieut” ‘Gloria in Excelsis” . “yhs(Pflstfl‘ o D. McK. Williams B)mnhom and ‘Hallelujah rus”’ from t essis . Handel “Jesy Bambino” “Madrigale” Mary Stevens, Soprano, and Nelson Wilson, bass, will be the soloists. Char- lotte Klein is the organist and director. At St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Twen- ty-third street near Washington Circle, the musical program for the midnight chorai celebration of the holy com- munion service, starting at 11:30 o'clock Christmas eve, will be as follows: t Came Upon the Midnight s Willis .. Yon “Gaul Come, All Ye Faith- Christmas ...Reimann 01 aweluk Org prelus “Adoration’" Carols on the chims Processional hymn Tul" ("Adeste Fidelis" Int m(t anthem, Eh!vhtrdl 08" ... Grndull hymi ez of the. Holy Communion m) Major,” b Rev. C. P. Bi ere Were Shepherds 2 _Marks “Let " Ali" Morta] Flesh eep Silence” ......... French folk song Carol after the beendiction, “Silent Night," Choral celebration at 11 mas day will be the same as above, ex- cept for the following changes: Offertory anthem. “Sing, O, Heavens”..Gaul Psalm after benediction, “Nunc mmn incent ‘The solo parts for both urvlces will be sustained by Harry M. Forker, bass- baritone, and Graham Luckenbill and Harold Taylor, soprancs. Samuel A. Leech is organist and choirmaster. program of Christmas music will be g‘l\mn by the choir of the Chapel of the Nativity, Fourteenth and A streets southeast, on Christmas eve and Christ- mas. The program follows: December 24. 11:30—Processional, “Hark, the Herald Ancels Sine”. communion hymn. Qe of ~Bethiehem'; carol, ient Night ™ Pecessional hyma, -1t Came Upon a Midnight Clear.” December 25, 10:30—Processional. gome " All_ ¥e Faitntul’. sermon b Little of lenem” H¥ma, “Angél From the Realms of Glors. On Christmas eve the men's quartet Bl composed of Robert Pohimarn, David Raal, Howard Samsel and Earl Saund- ers. “The Birthday of a King,” the of- fertory solo for the Christmas service, 18 to be rendered by Adelaide Boyd. Christmas eve at 9 o'clock the choir of the Church of the Ascension, Twelfth street and Massachusetts ave- nue northwest, augmented with a l;l_'g: chorus, will sing the oratorio, Messiah,” by Handel. Soloists will be Netta Craig, Ella | Mintz, Mary Glessner and Blanghs Ra- | mon, sopranos; Dorothy Sinnott and Ruth Halstead, contraltos; Leslie Coyle, | tenor; Roy Sabean and Gilbert Clark, bassos; Willa Semple, organist for the choruses; Clara Moran, pianist; Eliza- beth Bernheimer, violinist; Louise Bern- heimer, cellist, and Mrs. Henry Hunt McKee, director and organist for the soloists. . CHRISTMAS DAY, 10 AM. Processional hymn, “Adeste Fidelis nth £ the Glory of the vt Handel vk “tne Heraid Anecis. Bisi Mendelssohn Oftertory antherr. “Sing. O Heavens,” Tours At presentation the Longmeter Doxology. Bursum Corde and Sanctus” (tenor s0lo With chorus). from “Mass to 8t Cecelia"". Gounod “Benedictus et Agnu: i ... Tours Alto_solo, * lrom The Handel Tours b Stainer in' ‘Rosal Davids ‘Gauntlett ‘Gloria in Excelsis’ “Seven-fold Amen" Regessional hymn, Lutheran Christmas_ music at Luther Place Memorial Church tomorrow morning | will mclude Preluds Choir. siah™) Schubert He "Snall Feed' His Fiock” (Mon, Handel | .Handel .. Bennett Mrs. Marian Carle. “Come Unto Him’ “God Is a smnat Organ oftertory, Pastoral Choir, “Hallelujah Chords" . !mm Symphony." andel (“Messiah"™), Hand On Christmas morning at 7 o'clock | the program will be: Prelude, “Be Not Afraid” Choir, (Eitjah). M ing. O Heaver € of the Auxels | Orean ofierry Postlude, M3, Cinrence Hemmerriess. J. Walter Humphrey is basso and di- rector, Marian Carle contralto, B. F. amnrt soprano and Raymond D. Pillius nor. ‘The chorus choir of Zion Lutheren Church will give the Christmas cantata, “The Morning Star,” by Camp, at the evening service tomorrow at 8 o'clock, with a candlelight processional. ‘The solos will bé sustained by Savona Griest, soprano and directer; Pred Smith, contralto; Fred Schickler and Henry Bagelman, tenors, and Mr. Bal- thus, bass, and Irwin Steele at the or- gan. ‘The Christmas spirit will pervade all services at Albright Memorial Evangel- ical Church for the next 10 days. To- morrow at 11 o'clock both choirs will sing Christmas anthems and the min- ister, Rev. George E. Schnabel, w\ll h the third lermon in the series on postles Creed. The subject wfll be—~"H¢ Was Conceived By the Holy Ghost and Born of the Virgin Mary.” At 5 pm. a Whne Gifts Pageant, Bells,” will be presented Ly The regular Christmas vaper service will be held Christmas 5 p. lighted from Christmas eve until 6, every evening. improvement in the cata- combs is the placing of a magnificent imported aitar in the Puruwry Chapel. altar u of rare Bcl‘h‘l:. e n:“}'j A !lfy Mlll!l ’ r) Preceding this service th “children’s choir will carol while the mn:renllun gathers, The Christmas music will be . in | choir, | oraun, chnno(lln J. P-muonhrry-nd iss Mildred Brown, assisted by both the children and adult choir. mhm‘n oned at the THE EVENING STAR,: i - Methodist Episcopal MORROW afternoon at 4 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 50 voices, under the direction of Louis Potter, will be heard in several choruses mot usuclly heard where | performance of the whole work neces- sitates omissions, including “And the Glory of the Lord,” “And He Shall Purify,” “O 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 of Washington soloists will give all solos contained in_that portion—Ruby Potter, soprano; Helen Turley, contralto; L. Lavoy Annis, tenor, and Charles Trowbridge Titt- mann, bass. unbel Prost will accompany at the orfm, together with an orchestra of lect 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 F. Poore, the pastor, will preach on “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, organist and choir director. At 6 o'clock on Christmas morning the Epworth League | will sing carols at the tree in front cf | thecc’l'awch to be followed by services t 6:30. 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 21, under the direction of Edwin Moore, supervisor of music. The pro- gram follows Benior che Heavenly Li Heaven.” i the Siience of the NiEht” Ago” Christmas Song Three carols are to be sung by the two choirs together. -Cantiatie, de Noel’ and 'O the Mgy Ringh’ are to be the afhrwrlfls The processional selec- ns will be "0 Come AIl ¥e Faithiul| and ‘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 and 3t and “ghephards’ by members of the male quartet— | George Goodwin, tenor; Ben D. Thom- ason, tenor; Paul F. Fox, baritone, and W. Cameron, bass. “O Little ‘Town of Bethlechem” 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. alm in the Listening Ear of Night” is to be ren- 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. Miltom Odell, Mrs. G. Harris White and Dr. G. Harris White. ‘The cantata, | hem,” by Harvey B. Gaul, principal feature on the program Christmas music at Hamline Method!st Episcopal Church, Sixteenth street at Allison, tomorrow. The choir of 45 voices is under the direction of John H Marville, the bass soloist. The other will be the 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 | el | organist. The program for the day fol- | lows: uonnmo SERVICE. Organ, “Christm; . Choir. “Whence Those somm Byniphonious” . (First time in “Ankels Over th ‘Christmas RBell: “Christmas Dav on old carols ‘Jubilate Amen'. EVENING SERVICE. n Dulei Jubilo" b “Cantique &' Noel © “Good News from Hi Angels Bring’ one ""“""’I t 'rh Babe of Beth- a, The Bal inghiarvey Gaul +v...Foote . Kitson O v Holst .Kinder Christmas music in Trinity M. E. Church, Seward square and Pifth strezst southeast, will include the following: In the morning service at 11 o'clock: rean, “Pastorale Symphony .Handel i This Blessed Mori “The New-boru , .. L'Espoir of Netatinver Organ_ Fosihude 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: “Holy Night”. ental introdviéiion. Prophecy of the comi .0 Jerusalem " ry to Chorug of shephards Let Us Now Go Fven Tenor solo, “And Thev March of ‘the magt rod and the When f’i- it “The Babe of Bethle- | ¢ of | & “Rogers | Solo. e LR % S 2. g Cantatas, @ratorios, Pageants “The Messiah” (Handel), Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, 4 p.m. tomorrow. “The Messlah" (Handel), Church of the Ascension, Christmas "The Chnst Child” (Hawley), Universalist National Memorial Church, 4:30 p.m. tomorrow. “The Christ Child" (Hawley), Eldbrooke Methodist Episcopal Church, tomorrow. “Star of Bethlehem” Church, 8 p.m. tomorrow. “The Heavenly Story” (Geibel), 8 p.m. tomorrow. (Harker), Trinity Methodist Episcopal Chevy Chase Baptist Church, “The Babe of Bethlehem” (Gaul), Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, 8 p.m. tomorrow. “Coming of the King” tomorrow evening. (Buck), National Baptist Church “The Christ Child” (Hawley), Church of the Epiphany, 11 p.m. Christmas eve. “Prince of Peace,” night. Church of the Brethren, 8 p.m. tomorrow “The Story of Bethlehem” (Spence), Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, tomorrow evening. “The Morning Star” (Camp), Zion Lutheran Church, 8 p.m. tomorrow. “The Wondrous Light” (Stultz), tomorrow. Kendall Baptist Church, 8 p.m. “Light of the World” (Nolte), Lincoln Road Methodist Episcopal Church, at 8 p.m. Also white Christmas service. “Holy Night” (Brewer), Foundry Methodist Church, evening of December 28. Christmas Pageant, National City Chrigtian Church, 8 p.m. tomorrow. the Highest." "R ine Giory haessian, Hindel ‘The quartet is composed of Mrl. R. H. Orbison, soprano; Helen Neumeyer | Perry, contralto; Guy B. Skinner, tenor, director; Albert W. Perry, baritone. Emma Louiss Thompson is the or- ganist, ‘The vested chorus of the Mount Ver- non Place M. E. Church South will sing a program of Christmas classics on Sunday night, beginning at 8 o'clock, called “Carols of the Centuries.” These | carois were compiled and edited by | Deane Shure, chorus, and will include one from each century beginning with the twelfth and concluding with the twentieth. ‘The soloists will be Esther Cloyd, so- prano; Mathilde W. Kolb, contralto; John L. Mitchell, tenor and Arthur M. ‘Tabbutt, bass. Edith Gottways will be at the organ and Dr. W. A. Shelton presiding. Dr. Shelton will give an illustrated lecture on Christmas in Pal- e,!nn]: following the singing of the carols. jorsan, Special Christmas music will be given by the organist, John Wilson, and the chofr, under the direction of Walter P. Studiford, at the Brightwood Park M. E. Church tomorrow. ¢ MORNING. (Aria trom CElab. Anthem, “And the Angels Said Unto 12&?&: Postlude, “And_the Glory of the Lord" Chorus from “The Messiah™).Mendelssohn EVENING. A The Vi Lullaby ™ ez P Dudley Buek | Postiude, 1 ceata’ -\ orereses . Boelimann | .orning service tomorrow thrn hoir of the Eldbrooke M. E.| Cuaren, “Wisconsin® avenue River road, under the direction of Clara Young Brown, will sing the cantata ‘The Christ Child,” by Hawley. The ortun| numbers by Margaret D. Davis are as | follows: arch of the Magi Kings" (Dubois), “Hallelujah Chorus” (Han- | del), “Psallite, Omnes Angeli” (Best) | and “Adeste Fidelis” (Whiting). A Bible drama will be presented at | cinson | L€ evening service, under the direction J..McKinley | of Mrs. 8. Carroll Coale. | At Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, | Seward Square and Fifth street south- | east, Dr. Dan L. Ennis, minister, the | quartet and chorus choir of 25 voices will present tomorrow at 8 p.m. a Christ- mas cantata, entitled “The Star of Bethlehem,” by F. Flaxington Harker. It will consist of the following num- | bers: Ingtrumental introduction, rise. O Jerusalem.” epare Ye the Wa: f the Lor¢ wake. Awake. Put o Ti ow Heautitul Upon the Mountains.’ he ‘Angel Gabriel Was Sent Froi 4l Thou That Are Highly Pavored: Aflllg ll;,: Hllldlllllsfl id There Wer i0tus, lory 1o G Shotus " lory e God ! B\‘:n e Bethte- , 6."“And They Came With H ental interiude, ““The Mi Whep Jesus Was Born. wmre s 108 Tt 1s Borar” nd Search Diligently.” 'y Had Heard the K| REfory'ts Sod 1nthe Hiren At the 11 am. service the quartet will o | present: Anthem, lo. *“T! Ao, “Darkness; and | ‘Sing, O Bing This Blessed Morn,” the Birtheny ot 3 it "*ivedinger The minister will speak on “The Un- speakable Gift.” On Christmas morning the young people of the church will sing carols around the community, returning to flu church for a candlelight service at 6:30 am. At Lincoln Road Methodist urch, Lincoln -road and U the pastor, Rev. the conductor of thz\c ! Chase Methodist Episcopal Pranklin Atkinson, will deliver a ser- mon, “The Great Redeemer,’ at the 11 o’clock services tomorrow morning. ‘The musical numbers for the service will-include: “A Song In the Night" +.Lorenz unior Ci Anthem, (from ““The Birth of Chris +-Wool Senior Chorus Choir. ‘The Young People’s Choir, during the ler | evening services, 3 o'clock, will sing the | cantata “Light of the World,” by Nolte. There will alsc be “a white Christmas | service.” A candilight service will be held hristmas morning at 6:30 o'clock, Which the three choirs will partieipate. Christmas music in the Methodist Church {omorrow morning will include the following selections: Gounod-Bach Walts” (irom "“The Creation”). Orl-n postlude, ~Hallelujah Chori “The Messiah’" On Sunday evening, December 28, the quartet choir will render the sacred cantata “O Holy Night," by Brewer. The members of the quartet choir are: Mrs. Mary Sherier Bowie, soprano; Miss Adessa Ehrhart, contralto; Horatio Rench, tenor; J. E. S. Kinsella, bass, and, are under the direction of Anton Kaspar. Mrs. Mabel Linton Wil- liams is the organist for the church. ‘The Wecodside Methodist Episcopal Church, 8814 Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, Md., announces its Christmas program as follows: ‘Tomorrow—Morning worship at 11, At this service Dr. Arthur Jackson, pro- fessor at American University, will preach. Church school at 9:45 am. High s7chool and Senior Epworth Leagues at pm. At the evening service at 8 p.m. the Dramatic Club of the church presents “Why the Chimes Rang," a Christmas pley in one act, under the direction of Mrs. Walter B. Crossan. ‘Tuesday evening, December 23, at 7:30 pm. A program is being prepared by the children of the church school. Christmas eve the young folks of the church. will meet at the ¢hurch at mid- night and go through the community singing the Christmas carols. Eunaay evening, Décember 28, at 8 ., the chorus chotr, under the direc- non of Harlan Randall, will give the cantata “Immanuel.” December 31, New Year eve, there will be a watch night service Social hour from 9 to 11, and communion service from 11 to.12. Special Christmas music at the Chevy 1 Church, of which Mrs. W. E. Braithwaite is direc- tor and Mrs. Elmer Hall organist, will include: MORNING. Mixed uartet, .0 Holy Night.. Adams-Buck Mixed @ ere Were Shepherds” Mixed quartet, “Silent Night” Solo quartet as follows: . Braithwaite, soprano and director; Mrs. M. Rea Shafer, alto; E. L. Simpson, tenor; L. E. Troth, baritone. @hurely of the Reethren On Sunday, December 21, at 8 p.m., the choir of the Washington City Church of the Brethren will render the sacred cantata, “Prince of Peace.” Prof. Nevin Pisher of Peabody Con- servatory will be the leading tenor solo- ist, Monroe Gilbert of Westminster, Md., will lead the bass. The choir will have as their alto soloist Evelyn Broth- ers and as soprano solist Jeanette of the church rally day and ven by the va- ‘The morning service will consist of joint Christmas Foundry | g by t ‘(olmnl win'be Graves, so) WASHINGTON, -'D. C.,. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1930. Christmas fllflumr and Seruires in the (!Ihurrhvz of Music at the Universalist National Memorial Church tomorrow, led by the National Capital Choir, Albert W. Har- ned, organist and chcirmaster, will include the following: % 11 O'CLOCK. Organ prelude, overture to “The Messiah e Processional. “Adeste Pideles”. Anthems ~There Were Shephéfd to God in the Highest (“The Messi Irene Koehl, soprano. “Draw Nich, 'O Morning Star”) Christmas V5, Stevenson e Dahl, Te “Hark, the Herald Angels” Mendelssohn Organ postiude, “For Unto Us a Born” (“Messiah”) 4:30 O'CLOCK. peHaEler's cantata, “The Christ Child.” will ational Capital Chair. The Irgne Koenl and Alicegene pranos;: PFessie Masters, contraito; Eugene Dani, tenor, and Lynn Gilichrest, baritone. Recessioal, Christian SPECIAL Christmas music at National City Christian Church, Thomas Circle, W. E. Braithwaite, director, will be as follows: MORNING. O Heavens” o, “Reloice Greatiy, 'O mu.hm (from “The Messiah"). ... Handel EVENING. A Christmas pageant will be given under the direction of Helen Turley, %ohr:’t‘nlw soloist and director of Chapel r. Anthem, “Sing, Soprano_ sl of Zion" CHRISTMAS DAY, 11 AM. ‘The annual Christmas service, given | under the auspices of the Federation of Churches, will be held in the new Na- tional City Christian Church, at Thomas Circle. The music for this occasion will be: Chorus, “For Unto Us a (from “The Messiah”). Contralto solo. “O Woi Christmas carol) .. W. E. Braithwaite, director; Mrs. H. C. Grimes, organist; Mrs. B. D. Shreve, soprano; Mrs. Helen Turley, contralto; W. E. Braithwaite, tenor, and W. G. Sindell, basso. Tomorrow's program, 11 am., at Columbia Heights Christian Church, Park road west of Fourteenth street, will be: Organ of the Magt Lira to the 'Chirist H. B. Smith, Mgfl- Tucker, Bung by Mrs. “Tillitson, Ben, Aumn and Maj. 'hoi; ‘ame Upon the Midnight Ciear.” GPean Dostiude— Marche Relisieuse.” Guiimant Baptiat THE program of Christmas music at Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and H streets northwest, tomorrow will in- clude the following: MORNING—10:50. Organ prelude, “Pastorale’ iGuiimant Quartet, “Glofy to God in the Highest, Baritone solo, “O Holy Nigh (Mr, Eden.) am| wilkle ‘Shepherds Waiched EVENING—7:45. | offertory, “Jesu Bam| Chorus, * Organ, recital oel Cherublim’ Sonig" horus Tor women's voices oy ee ol Christmas arols of ‘the chimes. The quartet is composed of Erna Em- brey, soprano; Cleo S. Parks, contralto; William F. Raymond, tenor; Fred Eden, baritone. ‘Thomas Moss is organist and director, Bonnhmk! " Lester ‘The vested choir of the Takoma Park Baptist Church will sing the following anthems: “There Were Shepherds” (Nevin) and “Sing, O Heavens” (Tours), at the morning service tomorrow. At the evening service carols will be sung in connection with a lecture on “The Other Wise Man.” The personnel of the choir is as fol- lows: Sopranos, Mrs. W. 8. Allison, Mrs. Hugh McKinney, Winifred Royle, Eliza- beth Haugh; Mrs. F. W. Bell; altos, Mrs. Charles G. Royle, Mrs. V. M. Giffen, Mrs. Charles W. Flora; tenors, Paul Garrett, EQwin Heintz, S. P. Alexander, Roy Whitman; bassos, E. T. Boyles, Ma- rion Reynolds, R. W. Collison. Isabel P. Middlekaufl is organist and director. “A Glorious High Throne” will be the subject of the sermon by Dr. Samuel Judson Porter at the First Baptist Church tomorrow morning. Special music at this service will be the prelude, “Christmas Pastorale,” by Borst fertory anthem, “Sing, O Heavens,” by ‘Tours, and postlude, “Christmas Of- fertoire,” by Grison. The subject of the evening sermon will be “A Ring on the Hand.” The special music at this service will con- sist of the prelude, “The Shepherds’ Adieu,” by Brooks; offertory anthem, “O Holy Night,” by Adam, and postlude, “Adoralion,” by Higgs. No prayer meeting will be held at the church mext Thursday evening on account of the fact that it would come on Christmas day. The special Christmas am of the B. Y. P.'U. meeting at 6:45 tomor- row night will include a mun. tableau, “When the CI I Preahyterian l THE New York Avenue Presbyterian | (GHRIS Church will observe the Christmas season tomorrow in its services both morning and evening. In the program of Christmas musie, the quartet will be assisted by a stringed trio consist- ing of first violin, De Costa; second violin, Reginald 8. Kassebaume and cello, Fritz Mueller, At the 11 o'clock service Dr. Sizoo's subject will be “A Needed Christmas.” At the evening service there will also be a program of special Christmas music. The subject for the evening lfi xermnn to be delivered by Dr. Sizoo Wi be “Bethlehem Reveals God.” On Tuesday evening, December 23, the older departments of the Church Bible School will present two panto- mimes. One is an adaptation of “Why Chimes Ring” and the other, “Fhe Toy Shop.” At this time the members of these departmern will bring gifts wrapped ih white be distributed among the poor and needy. Mr. Stewart “Smith and Miss Marjorie Webster constitute the committee In charge of the pantomimes, and Miss Kitty Morris is chairman of the White Christmas Committee. The light bearers, beginners and pri- mary departments will hold _their Christmas party at the church on ‘Wednesday, December 24, from 2:30 to 4 o'clock. An interesting candlelight service of carols and readings has been arranged by Rev. Irving Ketchum and the choir at Peck Memorial Chapel for tomorrow night, Antiphonal singing and readings from various parts of the building will be rendered. Anita Powell will render the soprano solo parts. Mr. Griffith Evans will conduct the chorus choir from a concealed part of the building. Miss Lorena B. Adamson will have charge of the m.sv.rumemal music. The service begins at 7:45 p. ‘The motning service W 11 o'clock will be appropriaie to_the Christmas time. “Their Star and Our Star” is the topic Mr. Ketchum has chosen for his morning sermon. There will be special music by the choir, Tomorrow morning at Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Dr. J. Hillman Hollister, the pastor, will preach the Christmas sermon on “God’s Gift.” Special music by members of the choir will include an anthem, “Sing, O Heavens,” with incidental solo by Mrs, Marshall C. Gut! ; “O Come to My Heart, Lord Jesus,” with incidental solo by Robert H. Hnrmun and “‘Shepherd's Christmas Song,” with incidental solo by Mrs. Marshall C. Guthrie, The church school Christmas service Will be held at the church Sunday after- noon at 4:30 o'clock. A Christmas mystery pageant, “The Throne of David,” will be presented by the Young Peoplea Dramatic Club, directed b Mrs. R. L. Sanford. The pageant based on the first Christmas. Between scenes carols will be sung by the various departments of the church school. The cast of characters includes: Lamech, a plous Israelite, Paul Bowker; Gideon, his son, Leon Davis; three shepherds, Alton Sanford, Cymhh Biggs, Ernest Stout; Uriel, Marjorie McCall; Azazel, Leora Santord; Prophecy, Elizabeth Waters; Rome, Paul Kirby; War, Austin Davis; Wealth, Rebecca Fouts; Wisdom, Helen' Bittinger; Joseph, Pelham Wal- ton; Mary, Ruth Denton. The Sunday night service at the Central Union Mission will be conduct- ed by this church at 8 o'clock. Mr, Wilbur La Roe, jr., will give the address and members of the choir will furnish the music. The Central Union Mission is located at 613 C street northwest. At the Covenant-First Pres| Church will be Christmas music, Sun- day morning, under the direction of George H. Wilson, organist, assisted by the Covenant choir, consisting of Helen Howison, soprano; Richie McLean, con- tral Charles W. Smith, tenor, and John C. Smith, bass, will begin’ with the Christmas carols of “A Babe Lies in the Cradle,” “Silent Night, Holy Night,” and “The First Noel,” followed by anthem “Gesu Bambino, . “Sing, O Heavens,” by Tours; “O Holy lude, ' “Hallelujah” Handel, The vested quartet a lnd chorus of the Fastern Presbyterian Church, under the direction of Chll'les W. Guest, will \rendar the following Christmas amiusic: MORNING. O Heavens' The Christ CHild." P voury (With violin obblisato. Siaved by Areome oe.) Quartet, “The First Chtistmas Morn,” Ernest Newton EVENING. . The shoir will sing “Harki Those Holy Voices’ (R. ults), -n:‘wu assist the Sunday School to celebrate Even Unto Bethlehem,” & white gift service for Christmas. The quartet is composed of Doroth: Reddish, soprano; Sue Hess, contrllto] De Vaise Mann, tenor; W. D. Shaver bass; with Nellie M. s;ercy. organist. Christmas music at Eckington Pres- byterian Church, North Clnml street, corner of Florida avenue, will include the following: (the Messiah), | Anthem. “Sing Soprano solo, 1AM Ghristmas Offertorium," “Christmi Prelude, Prelude, Lemmens Offertory, Anthem, Postlude, * “Adoration’ ‘O Holy Night’ ‘Grand Chorus 8 P.M. Prelude, “Grand Offertoire de Anthem, “FPeace Upon Earin” Ladies' ‘quartet, “There Were SI Qmertory, Distant Chime Anthem, 'O Holy Nigl Bostinde, ~Marcia Funtust The quartet is composed of Helen M. Flynn, soprano; Vesta Pollock, alto; Daniel Morgan, tenor, and E. J. Tarr, bass; assisted by Marian Bates, Anna Kimball, Ruth Nickles, Janet Bates. Ruth F. Kimball is the organist and director. A program of Christmas musie will be given by the quartet of the Metro- politan Church on_ Sunday, December 21, The program follows: 1AM What Mean Those Hply -Neidlinger “Q’ Litile “Town’ of ‘Beikichem.” Galbraith “No Candle Was There Nor Lehmann .Adam Foster .Johnson Anthem, “Hark, Voices” Anthem, Contralto solo Anthem, 0 HoiyNight 8:45 P.M. “Bethichem, Ephrata” . .. .Lowden (A Christmas story for Teader and quartet, assisted by male quartet, com- osed of Harold Snyder. P. yder. Thest E. Weaver, Ir.: Oscar Kuldell and olher artists, rendering tableaux of the “Birth of Christ.”) ‘The presentation is under the direc- of Elsie H. Weaver, choir director. ‘The choir of Gvntnnd‘rmule Presby- terian Church, corner Sixteenth and Newton streets northwest, assisted by lh! male guartet, under the direction of John G. Klein, with Mrs. Klcin at the organ, will render the following pro- gram at the 11 o'clock service tomor- row: Organ pr Male quas "The Shepherd's_Story’ son Inciderital solplsts. Miss Bartz, Mr. ‘Dixon and Mr. Organ postlude, “Hailelujah Chorus”. Handel ‘The personnel of the male quartet is as follows: Roydon Dixon and John G. Klein, tenors: Willard S. Lines and William W. b ‘There wilf be special mit Park Pregbyterian Church, bo Sunday; The morning progra Organ, ¥relude on Christmas Hy ProcessidBal, “Angels Fair," otr. ir] #3esu BAmbIN ;’}’or the Crib 't Takoma services, Ducgdigson ] Night " by Adlm. and the organ post-. lfiflafihingtnn 'num music will be rendered tomorrow at the morning and eve- ning services of First Congregational Chureh, Tenth and G streets northe west, by the vested chorus chelr of 60 voices, directed by Ruby Smith Stahl, soprano, and assisted by Dorothy Wile son Halbach, contralto; Francesco Della Lana, tenor; O. Ridgeway Taylor, bass, and Paul De Long Gable at the organ., The following selections will e vy “Christmas Mare P.M. Organ prelude— 1 Symphony” from the “Mes- Organ postiude, * Anthem O Holy Night" “All Knew He Was Thel Anu':m “Though Poor Be Anthem: “How Par Is It to Bethiehem? he Holly and the he People That Walkein " in” DARk Organ postiiide, ‘The Young People’s Forum of Ply- mouth Congregational Church, Seven- teenth and P streets northwest, will offer a program of Christmas music Sunday evening, December ‘The program includes candlelight proces- £lon and dramatic reading, “The Other Wise Man,” by Mr. Thomas E. Bowie. A special program of Christmas music will be given tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at the Mount Pleasant Congrega- tional Church by the Mount Hul-.nt Chorus and solo quartet composed Elsie Schulze, soprano; Mary Apple, Qun- tralto; Willlam P. Shannahan, tenor, and Herman Fakler, bass, under the direction of Norton M. Little, with Claude Robeson at the organ. The pro- gram will be as follows lude, “Pastors D Minor ..Guilmant Bass solo. <The Ne Rines” Beginning at 4:30 o'clock chorus will give its annual carol service. From 4:30 until 5 o'clock the chorus will present a varied m of carols. During the regular service, which begins at 5 oclnck, the tolln'ln‘ program of music will be given. ; s Fide Donlnlln golo, e Vire Organ postiude. Christmas Swedenhorgian ‘TMAS music at the Church of the Holy City, Sixteenth and Cor= coran streets northwest, will include the following: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 321. “O_Thou That Telles! M Contralto solo, Mrs.”Raiph' €. and chorus.) wtnm:m DECEMBER 24, uv-l, 'mn cnau. Y Chiaren’s. Christmas e cmusruu. DECEMBER 25. Morning service st 11 followed by the holy - communion. chants, re- sponses and hymns. Anthem, “The herds" Healy Willan essiah.” Roger Shep Organ_prelude. Overture to Postlude, “Gloria in Excelsis Sopranos, Mrs. William Biggs, Mrs. James Holloway, Mrs. E. Edson, Mrs. R. K. Sewall; altos, Mrs. R. C. Wilson, Mrs. E.'L. Smith; tenor, R. B. Wooden; ,'J. C. Stevens and E. L. Sechrist; organist, Maud G. Sewall. Hnitarian HE music at the 11 o'clock Sunday morning service at All Souls’ Church (Unitarian), Sixteenth and Harvard streets, will be furnished by Flora McGill Keefer, mezzo-contralto; Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass; Elsa Raner, violin: Richard Im'leber' cello, and Lewis Atwater, the numbers will be: ey S Bass solo with obbligato, Shepherds' Tt w"g’ o oc Diet with 3 tening Earnon IngiEmental “AleReits Bhsioratenst At 5 o'clock in the afternoon Lewll Atwater, organist, will be assisted in a half-hour program of Christmas music by Flora McG!ll Keefer, mezzo-contralto. Mrs. Keefer will sing “An Old Sacred (1649), by Corner, and “Stille Nacht,” by Gruber. Mr, Atwater will play numbers by Du Bofs, Heh‘o Yon and Debussy. “The Story of Bethlehem,” by Spent will be sung. C. Wilfred Smith 'I.ll guest soloist. The other soloists Mrs. S. N. Fairchild, soprano; Mrs, Al-. bert Volkmer, contralto; F. H. Town. send, tenor, and Frank E. Skinner, bass, Mrs. Dudley C. Jackson is organist and directors=« The evening program is: Organ, Fantasia on “Joy to the World,"” Organ, “Christmgs Eve' Cantafa, “The Stury of L P e fiem,” Spence Christmas = music for Washington Heights Presbyterian Ch\n‘nh.‘sr John C. Palmer, pastor, will be as follows: Sunday, Decembfl 21, 1930, solo; *esu ng:m Duet, “Christm wii Solo, “Night of Nighits Organ postlude, “Hei Organ prelude, Solo, “Virgin's Lul Christmas carols. ‘Mrs. Reed. M Solo. “Birthday of & Rare- Ar. yera. Organ postlude, alse’ M3 Hatrs cunmn TENE The cholr of the Fourth Pnsbymhn Church, under the direction of Neweoa T. Hamme ‘with Mrs, Chester Adair at the organ, vlnmdnuu:ul- lnvdnl nlecuom at the morning serve nmmm A'nk'nlnl Shoras. ‘Tenor Sanibine?. An hem, Anthem; "E'.‘;rlnlln‘ M the evening service: Baeh ey 'hfiflu" Crdior 1| Anthem, <0 Little “Eowa ol o B . n | Anthem, “O Holy NIEt"....v....or:» AdAD: | mwmummwmwnm Jard and Grace Miller Agnes