Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
MANY GET HOLIDAY
Christmas Observance Means
Respite From Work.
SCHOOLS CLOSE THURSDAY
Special Entertainment Programs to
Be Given by Pupils.
CLERKS GET TWO-DAY REST
Departments, Stores and Congress
sional Library Not to Be Open
on Christmas Day.
SCHOOLS CLOSE THURSDAY
CLERKS GET TWO-DAY REST

Observance Of Christmas in the
schools. lodges, churches. and the va
rious institutions OF the District will
begin this year several days before
December 20. The schools close
Thursday. December 81, and in many
OF the grade schools special programs
VIII be given by the pupils on the aft
ernoon OF the closing day. The yaca
ton lasts until Tuesday. January 2. A
few OF the institutions will hold their
Christmas entertainments next Satur-
day evening. while others will hold
their special programs December q
AS is the custom, the stores of the CITY
VIII generally observe the day, being
closed all day Monday, December %.
A number OF the lodges will give spe-
cial programs of Christmas music. with
siIt distribution as the particular
point Of attractiveness for the children
OF members; while others. which make
practice of distributing Christmas
baskets OF food or clothing, will follow
their usual custom this year
Clerks in all the departments this
year Will have but one day off-Christ-
mas day. Last year, as December %
1edl on Sunday, Saturday lf-holiday
was granted. This half-holiday will
be omitted this year. and the depart
ments Will close at the usual hour, 80
pm. next Saturday.
Congressional Library Closes.
All divisions of the Congressional Lii
brary. including the copyright division,
will be closed all day on Christmas. as
we'll as Sunday. December "a EN-
ployes Of the library who can be spared
Will he al Gofr
cember %. Others will work until
closing time. 4 80 Saturday afternoon
The municipal building will not be
open on Christmas day
The National Museum will be closed
all day on Christmas, although the
usual Sunday hours will be observed on
December "a
Al the Industrial Home School, in Ten
leytown. a special Christmas program
has been arranged for Saturday evening,
Of the home will participate in a cantata
entitled The Real Santa Claus" In ad-
dition to this, there Will be a program
of music. including solos and choruses
by the children, drills and other exer-
ciSes.
Dinners in Baskets.
The Salvation Army will distribute
800 Christmas dinners in baskets, on
Christmas day. These baskets are usual
~ distributed Christmas eve, but owing
20 the fact that Christmas falls on Mon
day this year the distribution will take
place that day, from to 9 clock in the
morning. Christmas eve a special pro-
gram Of appropriate music and addresses
will be given. in which Maj George w.
ings. Ensign Rudolph Goellner and Capt.
and Mrs. Stanley Barnes will take part.
Special music will be rendered Christmas
night by the Welsh Quartet, which has
sung several times recently at army head
quarters. On the Tuesday or Friday fol-
lowing Christmas the army will give a
Christmas tree for 800 poor children, the
exact date to be announced later.
Members Of local tents of the knights
of the Maccabees will distribute Christ
mas gifts to the children Of deceased
members Of the order. Plans have not
been perfected, but the local tents will
distribute the Yuletide remembrances
either Christmas eve or Christmas day.
In cases where the children of deceased
members have removed to other parts Of
the country the gifts will be sent to them
in their new homes.