Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DINNER AT THE MA
TIoNAL RIFLES ARMoRY-AFTER DINNER
VISIT FROM SANTA cLAUs-THE EAST WASHING
TON AND GEoRoErowS CHRISTMAS CLUBS.
Everything is in readiness for the dinners
which will be given by the different children's
Christmas clubs to the poor children of the
city, and tomorrow afternoon fully 1000
hungry little people will have their appetites
fairly satisfied for once aud their hearts made
glad by presents of toys or more useful arti-
cles. The Christmas club OF district No. has
all its preparations made with the exception OF
the final arrangements of the armory. The
National Rifles armory has been engaged for
the concert OF the Princeton glee club this
evening. so that the ladies of the Christ
mas club will not have chance to
arrange it for the dinner until
tomorrow morning. About 600 cards have
been given to the poor children for this one
dinner alone, and it is needless to say that the
club has received no notes of regret from those
who have been invited to partake of its hospi-
tally. The contract for furnishing the entire
dinner has been given 70 an efficient caterer
and the legal contract he has signed binds him
to furnish all the turkey. cranberry sauce, po-
tatoes apple butter, rolls. bread pudding, ice
cream and cake that the little ones are able to
dispose of. big red apple and an orange
will be placed beside each plate.
IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR DINNER
ice cream and cake will be served to more than
80 other children who cannot be aecommo-
dated on account of the limited size Of the
building. Dinner will begin promptly at two
o'clock, but as fast as the children arrive they
will be welcomed in the large hall down stairs
and rs soon as everything is ready they will be
marshaled into line and marched upstairs
There six long tables will be loaded down with
good things, and as soon as the Rev. DR.. Doug
lass OF St. Johns church has pronounced a
short blessing the invitation will be given to
begin and for awhile the forty little walters in
their white aprons and caps will be kept more
than busy in attending to the wants of the
little ones at the tables.
THE WATERS,
who are all members of the club and who have
been chosen by lot. are as follows: Girls-Anna
Hughes, Flora Finley, Alice Lerch. Ethel Tib-
belts, Florence Tibbetts, Lidia Dorian, Mollie
Leo Ada Duke, Mary Shinn, Marie Epping,
Georgia Lightfoot, Mary Ditterer Rachael
Sanders. Mary Barnacio. Cora McKeever, Helen
Soule, Fidele Clark, Guile Johnson, Rachael
Soule, Anna Tibbetts, Violet Wild, Rose Need,
Julia Post, Clara Donovan, Leila Walker, May
Holtzman, Ethel Patterson, Alice Rochester,
Jessie Hopkins, Blanche Hodges BERTHE Keller,
May Martin, Stella Minor. Edith Nilsson, Ell
mer Lane, Rachel Sewell Kate Tindall, Nellie
Cook, Mabel Jirdinston, Marie Jirdinston,
Lucille Colby. Lena Stokes. BERTHE Hodges.
Boys-C. L. Hull, T. s. Clark, F. CT. Calvert.
elias. Hewston, Joseph Tyssowsky. Cotton May
nard Howard Barker and Howard Wilson.
AFTER DISSER-sANTA CLAUS.
When dinner is over the children will adjourn
to the main hall, where they will be entertained
by various Christmas festivities. First will
come Punch and Judy, whose troubles and adj
ventures have pleased SO many children at past
Christmas dinners. Then Old Santa Claus will
Il,
receive II present. These have all been
wrapped in large paper parcels, so that it will
not be clear what it is and each will be marked
for large girl" "a small boy" and SO on as
the case may be. Mr.. L. b. Hay, who has
always acted as the children's saint for the day,
will be unable to act his usual part. tomorrow.
The entertainments will all be over some time
before dark in order that the children may have
no trouble IN returning to their homes. AS
they leave they will march out one by one and
little Miss Fuller, the president of the club, will
present each child with small gift and Miss
Ruth Harlan will give each one box OF candy
and Christmas card.
THE EAST WASHINGTON CHRISTMAS CLUB
will give its annual dinner to the poor children
of that part of the city at Odd Fellows hall,
Navy Yard, tomorrow afternoon at l o'clock.
The final meeting of the club was held last
night and arrangements completed to enter
tam $50 children. The District Commissioners
Ha'c prOihlseu W De present. lue IOlOWlnS
contributions were reported: Mr.. ]. W. Whelp-
ley, IS; MIR. Geo. Francis Dawson, So Commits
sioner l.. G. Hine, So; Mrs. Chas. G. Dulin,
80; Mr.. Henry Tinker, 81; Miss BERTHE Gold,
-; Mrs. Schott, 81; Miss Grace Dagger, SO
cents; Mrs. c. ID. Willard. box Of toys; Rich,
three boxes hats and two boxes shoes; n. H.
Bowman. two pounds coffee; Chris West, meat;
j. c. Baum. % loaves of bread; ]. C. Crown,
one turkey; Mrs. E. Wagner. Is gallons milk;
j. II. O'Donnell, 10 pounds coffee; Miss Boyden,
two Gbrls tr1n fr1p nd aly..c frf,p Mro
Johnson, Mrs. hopkins, three; Mrs. DIR. Beres-
ford. Mrs. j. ID. King. Mrs. Strong, Mrs. C.. NJ.
Clarke, Mrs. Amzis Smith, Mrs. F. G. James,
two; Mrs. DR.. Mckim, Mrs. I. G.. DeMoll. Mrs.
A. j. DeMoll and Mrs. Miller. Each child will
receive gift of u box Of candy and doll or
toy.
THE GEORGETOWN CHRISTMAS CLUB,
Of which Mr.. Vim. A. Hedrick is president,
will give its annual dinner to the children of
that district tomorrow afternoon. All arrange
ments will be completed for the dinner at the
final meeting Of the officers of the club at the
Curtis school building this evening