Evening star., 1916-12-12
STUDENTS ARE HOSTS
AT CHRISTMAS PARTY
Girls of Domestic Art and Science
School Entertain "Neighbors
Across the Street"

The girls of the National School of
Domestic Art and Science, on Wisconsin
avenue opposite Massachusetts Avenue
Heights, were hosts last night at a
unique christmas party to the girls and
boys of the Industrial Home School, "our
ne1ghbors across the street." as they ex-
pressed it. They entertained more than
140 of the industrial school children at
what was really a series of three parties,
one at 5 o'clock for the very little folk,
another at o'clock for the larger girls
and another at o'clock for the larger
boys.
AS result. many a girl probably is
speeding away from Washington on a
railroad train today, bound for her home
in the west, east, north or soath, with a
tender little smile of reminiscent pleas
ure, as she recalls the fun she was able
to assist in giving the Industrial school
children; and many a boy, and many a
girl, with no home except the Industrial
Home School, is today treasuring q new
knife, a new doll, a new electric flash
light, a new base bali or present of
another type, firm in the belief that there
is, really, Santa Claus.
Santa Claus Presides.
For there was a Santa Claus, and
there was big tree loaded with gifts.
in one of the big buildings of the do
nestle art and science school on the
Wisconsin avenue hill, all of the build
ings being lighted so that they shone
out from various vantage points for
miles around the city. An immense,
blazing electric star on the top of a
tall fagpole on the campus and other
outdoor preparations around an old
cedar trpe-9 inc
Christmas tree, quivering in the wind
and rain-bore evidence of preparations
that had been made for merry dance
outdoors, but the weather prevented,
and so there were three parties in
doors
No one cared anything about the
weather. however. because the party
had Miss Sunshine" Cover of Phila-
delphia to lead the singing-that is her
name, the domestic school authorities
will tell you, honestly, she hasn't had
any other name than Sunshine" since
she first entered the school-and be-
sides there was Miss Louise Pollock of
Philadelphia, a make e-believe Santa
Claus, only the little folk did not
know she was not real Santa
Claus; and there was Miss Marguerite
Waite of New Jersey to sing, too: and
there was Miss BuZZell to play the
piano; and there was Miss Elizabeth
Sperry of Rock Island, ILL.,. who came
in for the little folk, when the lights
were turned out, carrying candle
and wearing d nightgown over her
dress. to whisper 1T Was the Night
Before Christmas"
Distribution of Presents.
But the most fun came when Santa
Claus called the boys up to the tree
and distributed their presents. Good
Santa jingled the sleigh bells and made
every boy shake hands.
The little girls stood in the Railways
and doorways, and hung in the win
dows, and then every one. boys and
girls together of both schools, walked
the echoes on the Wisconsin avenue
ridge with Phillips Brooks, Little
Town of Bethlehem" and they all
sang Holy Night" together. and then
the industrial school children went
back to the institution and the girls
packed their trunks and were whisked
into town. to go to their homes for
the Christmas holidays.