Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-28


! Tomorrow will be the true Christmas day to
about two thousand little boys and girls who
will be the guests of the Christmas club.
While other children's appetites are cloyed
with cake and bon-bons and fruit, the stomachs
Of many little ones who have no Christmas at
home are in state Of expectant contraction
that will be temporarily relieved by the feasts
which will be spread tomorrow by the Chill
dren's Christmas club. For days past prepa-
rations have been made looking to such dis
tribution of invitations as win be productive of
the greatest good to the greatest number.
Children who lacked warm clothing have been
supplied with suitable raiment, and many
pair of feet that would otherwise have gone
unshod have been comfortably encased, as a
result of the work Of these organizations which
teach practical charity and real Christianity to
those young folks who know nothing by expert
ence of pinching. gripping want.
At the National Rifles Armory.
At IL O'Clock tomorrow the doors of the Ma
tional Rifles armory will be opened to the
800 children who are now the happy possessors
of invitations from the Christmas club of dis
trict 2. They will be seated in the main hall
ON the second floor. and section of the Ma
rine band, by courtesy of Secretary Whitney,
will render selections more popular than class
lcal. AT o'clock the youngsters. headed by
the band. will march down into the armory,
where they will take their places at the six
long tables.
The dinner will consist of a bountiful supply
OF roast turkey, French fried potatoes. apple
butter, bread, rolls, bread pudding, ice-cream
and cakes
Next in importance to the dinner will be the
attendance of Mrs. Cleveland. and her absence
would be regarded by many of the children as
a catastrophe Of as great magnitude as falling
short of the supply of turkey. 1t is, however,
almost certain that Mrs. Cleveland will be pres
ent with her mother. Mrs. Folsom, who is pres
ldent Of the ladies' committee, and there may
be Others in the party.
AFTER THE DINNER.
After the feast is over the youngsters will be
marched upstairs once more and the second
part of the entertainment will commence
There will be comic songs, recitations, and
feats of legerdemain of the most interesting
and laughable character. Every effort has
been made to secure Punch and Judy show
for the occasion, but unless Santa Claus (whose
terrestrial name is E. B. Hay) brings one in his
sled the chances are that the program will
lack the longed-for sqneaky and nasal humor
which is the delight of the Juvenile heart
The concluding portion Of the entertainment
will be no less interesting than any of the pre-
CeulHS parts. MISS MOllle Was. president
the club. will distribute the presents. Each
child will receive suitable gift package of
candy and a Christmas card Then the Young
sters. with their stomachs full, land in some
cases their pockets also) hugging their toys or
articles of apparel tightly to their swelling
bosoms and gripping their Christmas cards and
boxes of sweets, hurry off home as rapidly as
the circumstances will permit.
The following is a complete list of the man.
aging committees in district 2:
Ways and Means-Misses Strong and Corson
Badges and Printing-The Misses Solomons
Strong. Corson, Gussie Wilson, Woodruff,
Casey and Ashford.
Amusements-Mrs Fitzhugh Coyle and Mrs.
Woodruff.
Giits-Mrs. h. B. F. mcfarland and Mrs. r.
W. Allen.
Dinner-Mrs. J. NJ. Wilson. Mrs. F. NJ. Bar
Der, Mrs. Bolton, Miss McCalmont, Mrs. Van
Reypen, Mrs. Peachy and Mrs. Symons.
Clothing-Mrs. T. W. Webster, Mrs. Totem
and Mrs. Perry.
Table No. l will be in charge of Mrs. Wood
hull, Mrs. Symons and Mrs Van Reypen; No.
2, Mrs. Laughton. Mrs Allen and Mrs. Peachy:
No. 3, Mrs. ]. N. Wilson, Mrs. A. H. Wilmer,
Miss Strong; No. 4, Mrs. Totten. Mrs. NJ. Bailey
and Miss Page; No. 5, Mrs. A. r. Hagner. Miss
McCalmont and Miss Mccarthy; No. 8. Mrs. J.
G. Boyd, Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Webster.
The Fast Washington Club.
The seven hundred guests. expected to en-
joy the hospitality and Christmas cheer of the
East Washington club, will assemble at 1
o'clock tomorrow at the Odd Fellows hall. on
Sth street east. Tables will be laid in the hall
SO as to economic the space as much as pos
sible, and half hundred of the little members
of the club, marshaled by detail of public
school teachers. will be present as walters to
minister to the wants of the little guests Al
he hal ia Of sio nil ha
sary to have second table" in order to ac-
commodate all the guests. About35O will be adj
mitted at ! o'clock. When they have feasted
and taken their leave the tables will be reset,
and the other $50 will come in. There will be
turkey in great plenty, and all the
usual ''fxin gs." The turkeys will
be cooked at neighboring bakery.
Mince pie will be added to the bill of fare this
year and each little one will have an orange and
a banana and an allotment of nuts and candies.
At each plate will be placed a new paper bag,
and the guest will be invited to fill this bag
from the supply of good things and take it
home. Commissioner Webb is expected to be
present and Rev. Gilbert F. Williams of Christ
p. E. church, will ask blessing A Christmas
tree will be placed as usual on the stage. and
after the dinner toys and candies will be dis
tributed.
HOW LITTLE ONES WERE INVITED.
The invitations to this dinner have been dis
tributed with much care, SO as to be sure to
reach little ones who would otherwise have nc
Christmas. A committee of ladies' with whom
the police have cO-operated. have made per-
sonai visits to many homes saddened by pow
erty. An effort has been made this year. too
to bring the very little ones in. Owing to the
lack of accommodations at the hall il will be
impossible TO admit to the dinner any of the
members OF the Christmas club or badge-wear-
ers. except those who have been designated as
walters. Through the kindness of Superin-
tendent Eberly, of the Herdic company. and
Mr.. Geo. ". Knox, the managers have at their
disposal four large conveyances, and many Of
the guests will ride in grand style behind four
finland teams to the dinner.
THE COMMITTEES.
The committees in charge are as follows:
Dinner-Mrs. W. C. Dodge, chairman; Mrs.
]. W. Whelpley, Mrs. Frank Aldrich, Mrs.
Thos. ". Smith, Mrs. ID. W. Brown, Mrs. C. G..
Dulin. Mrs. Or. f. A. Adams, Mrs. A. P. Clark,
Mrs. t. F. McCauiey, Mrs. l.. E. F. Spofford
Mrs. T. G. Jones. Mrs. c. A. Hilton. Mrs. E. A.
Hilton, Mrs. J. A. Randall, Mrs. r. w. Tyler,
Mrs. ]. II. Wilkinson, Mrs. ]. W. Babson, Mrs.
E. j. Ripley, Mrs. A. c. Clark, Mrs. J. S. Mof-
fatt, Mrs. ]. B. Davis, Mrs. A. n. Meeher, Miss
Jessie Van Doran, and Mrs Ward Morgan.
Other committees were appointed as follows
Finance-A. T. Stewart, chairman; j. W.
Whelpley, W. c. Dodge, Thos W. Smith. W. A.
Croffntt, W. H. Stoutenburg, H. P. Goodwin
s. H. Walker, Geo. NJ. Oyster, Chas G. Dulin,
Capt r. ". Tyler, DIR. E. A. Adams, Dr. W. P.
C.. Hazen. Frank Pitzer, Frank Aldrich. Jno p
Sousa, Jno. II. O'Donnell, Seymour Tulloch, V.
Edwards, B. F. Leighton, F. o. Maxson, Mr..
Eberly.
Purchasing committee-Mrs. L. E. F. Spot
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