Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
|SANTA NOT DONE YETI WILLING TO CO BACK
Keeps Right on Attending Castro Says He Would Prove
Christmas Tree Parties His Political Honor.
VISITS SUNDAY SCHOOL S DID NOT FORESEE EVENTS
Brings Cheer Aged and nfm Declines Cse Recent Happen
and Orphans. ings in Venezuela
Hr HAS orurp DIT ACES m IA GIVES GOMEZ
e;f+s un.h.
rbrouob With work nv Of Affairs,
Christmas Dav Living Quietly.
Brings Cheer to Aged and 1ndrm
and Orphans.
HE HAS OTHER PLACES TO GO
Giver of Gifts Unable to Get
Through With Work by
Christmas Day.

| Through With Work by
Christmas Day.
The round Of visits which jolly Santa
| Claus had to make t his year was
not completed on Christmas eve. nor on
| Christmas day. either Nearly every day
this week he has been about the city get
ting in calls which he could not make
earlier.
| He has had many letters and calls to
come to various parts of the city this
week to greet folks young and old. whom
| he passed by in the rush. They have all
seemed just as glad to see him as though
1t were still that proverbial might before
Christmas"
Elks Entertain Orphans.
Following the custom of the Order of
| Elks throughout the entire country. the
Washington Lodge, No. Is, yesterday
afternoon gave its annual entertainment
! to the poor and orphan children of the
CITY in the Elks home, 921 II street north
west.
Snecial cars and buses brought about
| 1000 children to the home at 1 O'clock 1t
was not until after dusk that they re-
turned. rejoicing. to their numerous
homes. The auditorium of the Elk nome
was specially decorated with evergreens
holly and a number of large Christmas
trees On these hung present for every
child.
James A. Dunn, chairman of the COM
| mittee in charge OF the day delverso an
| ing, bishop-elect of the Episcopal do
cese Of Washington, offered prayer He-
| freshments consisting of candy zee
cream and cake, were served the httle
| ones
The complete program follows: Duet.
Edna Wilcox and Minor Ellis; song Anna
Harvey; song, Rose Sambaise; moonlight
song. quartet Helen Behrens. Ethel King,
| Madeline Smthson and Mamie Schuyler;
song and dance, Miss Adrian Shreve;
| due1, Henry Behrens and Irving CaspaIe;
| solo, selection from Robin Hood" MISS
| May Poole; song, Ruby Raymond ana
Peter Becker; duet, Hilda and Robert
| song, Lena Gallon: song, Estelle Murray;
| solo. Peter Becker: solo. Mary Junerman;
| Scotch song and dance Sadie May LApp'
| solo, Irwin Cosgroye; recitation, Mamie
Dunn; selections from the operas; BESSIE
| Seglar and Mabel Benzler; solo, Ihomas
McNulty; punch and judy show
Christmas at Rupert Home.
The joys and good cheer of Yuletide found
| their way into the lives Of the old people
at the Rupert Home, in Anacostia, yes
terday. when a program of entertainment
followed by Christmas dinner was pro-
| vided.
! The celebration began at 3 o'clock in the
| afternoon. The stars were trying TO peep
through the clouds when it closed in the
| evening.
The following program was presented:
| Address of welcome, by Simon Wolf.
president Of the home; piano solo. Ober-
/ ~ PnQSe1l Hill. SOnrQnO
solo by Miss Florence Noack: recitation,
Kemper: tenor solos. "stin Vie Die
asrDe BY l RSn% by John Envy the cppe
soprano solos, Mighty LAX Rose
(Nevin). and MY Dreams (TostD. by
Mrs. D: I. Richmond; violin solo. Cay
alleria Rusticana," by Mark Lansbursh
You and Love d'Hardelob. by Mrs. 3;
If Gilmore; soprano solo, "A Secret
(Scott). by Miss Orley p. Mccarthy;
piano solo by Miss Elizabeth Winston
Herndon Morsell: Rotations by William
A. Kemper; soprano solo by Mrs. Alex.
Brink; contralto solo by Mrs. Blanche
Muir Dalgleish. Mrs. Lulu Facius Davis
| was at the piano.
| Santa at "Miss Prim's."
i Santa at Miss PRINTS" was the Christ
mas cantata given by the children of the
Sunday school of the Sixth Presbyterian
Church in their entert ainment last night.
| The plot dealt with a teacher who sought
to dispel the belief Of her children in
Santa, but who is completely contro-
verted.
santa Claus came into the school after
the cantata and distributed gifts to all,
including one to the pastor, Rev. A. W.
Spooner, suggested to t&e giver of gifts
by the scholars of the school. Those
participating in the entertainment in
cluded Richard Thompson, Miss Rather
inc Desmond, Miss Mildred Hercus, Miss
Ruth spooner. George Meeks, Miss Ella
Murray. Miss Freda Carrick and Miss
F'reda Paine.
Tree for Aged and Infrm.
At the Home for the Aged and Infirm
yesterday Christmas tree and enter
tainment for the inmates were provided.
Short speeches were made by W. F.
GUIDE. vice president of the institution
and Mrs Fl. F. Ramm. matrOn in charge.
Many gifts were sent to the inmates.
The junior and senior classes of the
byterian Church. 18th street and Rhode
Island avenue northwest. had charge OF
the Christmas entertainment Of that
church. The senior class gave a little
sketch called Mrs. Ruggles." following
opening exercises by the primary depart
ment
The complete program follows: Recita-
ton. Mildred Mockabee: song. primary
Gentle Jesus; recitation. 1.-The Christ
mas STAR Percy Niepold song. Christ
Was Once Little Baby three little
girls: recitation. What the Shepherds
Saw" four boys; recitation. Ella Murray;
solo, Silent Night" Mildred Mockabee
recitation. Elizabeth Mockabee: song,
"On Christmas Day primary; recitation.
why Do Bells for Christmas Ring?';
recitation. Elizabeth Hutchinson: solo.
christmas Lullaby Millicent Bailey;
recitation. Elsie Chamberlin.
Taking part In the evening were Misses
Ruth Began. Edith Martin. Florence
Martin. Constance Adams. Eleanora Co.
burn, and Herbert Smith. Lester Mar
tin. Landon Trudgian. Barnett Trud-
gian and Harry Mockabee.
The success Of the entertainment was
due to the efforts of l.. Cabell William
son. superintendent of the Sunday school.
who was assisted by Mrs. Annah Began.
Miss Mabel Bennett and Miss Lanter-
| ,b. hol nto nf he