Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-24
COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
TAKES PLACE TONIGHT
Giant Cedar Tree Has Been Placed
on Ford Lot Opposite
City Hall.
LARGE CHOIR TO SING CAROLS
John Marshall High School Cadets
VIII Make First Public Appear
ance I'm March to Tree, Where Boy
Scouts Will BE on Guard.

With ideal weather promised and the
stage set in an appropriate manner. II
great gathering OF Richmond people
is expected at i o'clock this evening
when the third annual Community
Christmas Tree exercises occur around
the beautifully decorated cedar on the
Ford lot opposite the city Hall.
Promptly upon the stroke OF the
cock. the first carol will ring out and
for half an hour the audience will be
entertained with music and folk dane
II 4. and Il tablcau carried out by the
city school children.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Hcad", chairman of
the Empty Stocking Club. announced
last night that there were stockings
III plenty for both whit" and colorcd
children. At the John Marshall High
School there is Il great pile of stock
ings for the children who would not
have been remembered but for the
work OF the Ecapty Stocking Club and
the generosity OF those who gave.
HANDSOME CEDAR TREE
Is ALREADY IN PLACE
The tree is located upon the Ford lot.
on the corner Of Eleventh and Broad
Streets, just east OF the City Hall. 1t
stands near the sidewalk and the large
OF the lower side. though. near the
center of tn" lot. there is "A large
stand erected for kcssnichs Band. In
line with the tree and the City Hall is
tie large stand for the folk dancing
and tab!eau. while against the walls
IN the back of the lot Il larg. stand
has been erected to accommodate a
thousand or more singers
Walter {. Mercer, musical director
OF the public schools OF Richmond, who
las charge of tho musical program for
the evening, announced last night that
he I,f, snf
that there would be "A number of
Christmas carols. a tableau The Birth
OF the savior" and folk dancing lie
stated that the carols would alternate
with the other events upon the pro-
gram and that the whole would last
about thirty minutes.
The cadet corps 81 the John Marshall
High School will march for the nrst
time in public in the parade The ca
diets Will start at Second and Broad
streets and proceed down RroaG Street
TO the Christmas tree. about $50 stu
dents arc expected TO be In line
HOY SCOUTS WILL. GUARD
SPACE ABOUT TREE:
The Boy Scouts will police the
grounds during the exercises. showing
the crowds where to stand and assist
Ing in every way possible in making
the program Il success. The Scouts
have already roped off space about
the tree ana stands ana Will patrol this
space while the exercises are in prog
ross.
To the Boy Scouts also has been as.
signed the task Of distributing the
stockings and many citizens have loan
cd their automobiles for this purpose
As yet, however. the Scouts are not
sufficiently supplied with cars. The
stockings are to be delivered today
and anyone who will furnish IA motor
car can notify Mrs. j. H. Capcrs Jr,
chairman OF the automobile committee.
Her home is in the Hanover Apart
n.en;s.
The Christmas tree is fine specimen
thirty or forty feet in height
Upon a rod. ten feet higher than the
topmtst branch is 4 large. clcctrically-
lighted star. The City Electrical De-
partmcnt decorated the tree
ARGE CHURts TO
RENDER CHRISTMAS CAROLS
That there Will he a large choir was
the announcement made last night by
Mr.. Mercer. Already many have asked
Tor tickets Of ddmttancc to the choir
stand. and there is Il probability that
more will desire TO take part in the
singing than can bc accomin odat.d
Members OF church choirs or any others
whr sin" are asked TO take their place
oil the stand and assist.
Chairman John r. Wilson and Treas
urer ID. w. Durrctt announced that the
public has responded literally to the
call and should he congratulated for
its libcrality. In cas-" there are any
others who desire TO help the fund
they may send the contribution to D.
W. Durrctt. at the American National