The Washington times., 1915-12-28
K|DD|ES ONCE MORE
SEE SAN IA CLAUS
Gather At National Theater For
Electric Railway and Power
Companies Annual Festival.

Nearly 1000 children gathered at
the National Theater early this after
noon and celebrated Christmas all
over again, the occasion being the fif-
teenth annual Christmas festival
and Electric and Potomac Electric
Power Companies for the children Of
the employees.
The feature VI tho entertainment
and character dances, rrod cod under
tho direction Of Cora =. Sl.rCve. in
which fifty Of the company children
participated. in addition TO number
also included vaudeville sketches
from some OF the local theatcrs
which were presented rndrr the di-
rection OF A. Julian Brylawskl OF the
Cosmos >Leater.
When the various "stunts' wer"
over and some - III" smaller hCys
were pulling their -. perpetrators
to leaving. wonderful thing hap
rened, For. despite the fact that It
was fully thre" days after Christmas,
and each child thought he was far
away in the land "f snow. VIII" should
ONE bouncing in IN III" !raa2 but
old SANITY" hln.,els. list loaded dnwn
NTH toys anil nuts and candy and all
sorts Of thincs that only SANITY in"N :
how to provide, And, although, the
big theater was packed to capacity.
not one Of tho litllc ones Lad been
one Of the little ones had been forgot
ten by good old man and when thoV
filed out in long procession half
hour later. each clung fondly to soms
top and with one hand claspcd bag OF
nuts and candy in the other.
Directors Of the two companies and
several invited guests were present. and
President Clarence P. King made a
brief address.
Mr.. King said:
"Todav IS our chihrcn's dav and
represent them. This is the house Of
y enrescntatives-repre the nom"
ffe of tic Washington PuilwaN AID
Potomac Electric Power corranies' en-
rloyes. The children bid ne tell YOU
thai they have heard a lot atout harl
times. trouble, aches. and pains. etc.,,
daring The past year. but that they do
not mind litt!o things such as collie.
n'e.sules. mumps. " hoopirc couah. chil-
flairs. StCne bruises. anl ave here to-
dsv in the full vicor of life, filcd with
tho Christmas Fnirit They Iel"2&ted
Mas Shreve to mako n special trip for
Neither Goose \t hrst she Coul6 not be
l,efsuaded to come, rs ii was hcr nus.eSt
tlnnc of thr year. but when Miss Srrev"
explained that it was onr ffteenth
christmas entertainment. Mother Coos
Immediately consented. an is here with
hs. lkese children are not regulated
hv the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion or the Public l'ti'ities Comm tsSion.
rut their mothers and regulated we'll
as the bright eyes, rosy Cnceks. and
smiling faces here testify.
They want all Of YOU grown-up people
to have good time. but particularly
request me to caution YOU not to be
TOO boisterous, and not to get the
fidgets.
Now let MS have fun!
The children were provided with car
tickets to and from the thcater and a
number OF special cars were used to
convey them.
The chairmen OF the various commit
tees in charge Of the entertainment
were as follows: +. j. Mersheimor. en-
tertainment; c. y. Mangan. printing
:. !. FOLSOM. deCoratiGn: NJ NJ Mer-
rill, purchasing: S. c. Kimball. recep-
tion: }. T: Moffett, distribution OF toys
W, S. Ballenger trees.