The Washington herald., 1907-12-24

association building 10 greet the arrival
OF 1905 Entertainment will be provided
BY Edwin Callow, well-known reader and
monologist. and the association mandolin
club VIII furnish music.
At u.3O o'clock President Wilbur p.
Thirkield. Of Howard University, viii de
liver an address on the opportunities for
Improvement.
With the German Societies
The washington Saengerbund, the
Arion. the Gsrmania Gesangverein, &he
Columbia Turnerein, the Columbia
Gesangverein. and the United German
Societies viii observe Christmas after the
style OF the Fatherland, with Christmas
trees and the many accessories.
a special feature OF the Turnverein cele-
bration VIII be the presentation Of a
diploma in recognition OF the fifty years
membership Of Turner Sauer in the
Turnerschaft
VIII Remember the Poor.
Amid the usual Christmas rejoicing
Washington will remember the poor.
to whom Christmas cheer cannot come,
except through the hand OF charity
The st Vincent de Paul Society has
long made a practice OF distributing
free dinners 10 the poor. and this Gus
tom will be observed this year. There
are upward OF twenty conferences of
this society in the District. Each confer
ence has a committee. 10 which is intrust-
ed the task Of finding out worthy poor
10 whom the dinners shall be sent. The
benevoIence Of this society knows no
color or creed
The usual Christmas custom will be
observed at the washington Asylum, both
at the workhouse and the almshoUse.
Big dinners VIII be served. consisting Of
the Gelicacies Of the season. and these
wards OF the city will be duly and abun-
dainty fed under the direction OF Supt.
Znkham.
There viii be only the usual dinner at
the District Jail. with possibly turkey 10
remind the inmates Of the passing Of the
Cay
Mails and Express Crowded.
The mails are choked with thousands
OF packages containing gifts sent 10
Washingtonlans in this way. The car
ricrs bow beneath the weight OF their
bGrdens. extra men have been put on,
and sun the delivery Of mail is delayed
because there is so much OF Il.
Express delivery is similarly cIogged by
the coming to the city OF thousands Of
packages. big and Htsle-
Railroads and steamboat lines are
crammed and packed with Christmas
/ travellers carrying packages. and the
freight yards all have their quota OF
business made unduly heavy on account
/ of Christmas.
At the District Building.
| Christmas comes just the same in the
old District building as it comes else
where, but it begins little earlier in the
structure on Louisiana avenue. This year
the building viii be empty after p o'clock
to-day. and Will not resound again with
the hum Of industry until Thursday
morning.
The Commissioners expect. for the most
part, 10 spend the vacation quietly. Com
missioner Macfarland Will be al home
most of the day. Commissioners West
and Morrow will probably also spend a
/ quiet Christmas. but will play a little
/ golf Commissioner Morrow will have as
his guest over Christmas Miss May But
/ Ter. of COrtlandt, n. y. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Malcolm Buchanan, OF Trenton. The two
! ladies are sisters of Mrs. Morrow
/ Among the other officials in the District
/ building. Or. Tindall, secretary to the
/ board, Will spend his Christmas at home;
/ Waldo Hibbs. secretary 10 Commissioner
/ Macfarland. will also be at home; Ralph
! Pratt, secretary to Commissioner West,
Will spend Christmas Day with relatives
| near Wheaton nd.
At the Local Clubs.
There viii be social features at the Met
ropolitan, the Army and Navy, and other
clubs of the city Christmas Day and
| night
Mass Sung for John T. Wagner.
The funeral Of John T. Wagner. FOR