Evening star., 1916-12-25
WARDSOF DISTRICT
ENJOY CHRISTMAS
Festivities, Beginning Early
Today, Prevail at All
Institutions.
PRESENTS AND BIG DINNER

Christmas festivities, beginning as
early Saturday and planned. in at
least one instance. to extend over the
new year. are on in full blast in the
Districts penal. charitable and correc-
, tional institutions tod::
From patients in the Tuberculosis
and Washington Asylum hospitals to
prisoners in the jail. workhouse and
ireformatoIy. care-free boys and girls
in the industrial and training schools,
to the unfortunates who live at the
Home for the Aged and Infirm. at Blue
Plains. the District has endeavored to
provide Yuletide cheer in abundance for
each of its wards, who number i:,to
thousands
That the municipal government ei-
| forts in this direction were not IN vain
was amply demonstrated by early re-
ports received from the various :nsti-
tutions.
| At the Blue Plains home the old folk
are primed for one of the very best
Christrnases they ever have expert
enced w J. Fay has provided big
dinner for today. with all the trim
mings." Roast young pork graces the
menu card, to say nothing of a variety
of homegrown edibles. But the Blue
Plains festivities will not stop here.
Numerous church organizations and So
cieties have made arrangements to call
at the home during the afternoon and
conduct Christmas services. Other so
cieties slated to provide entertain
ment for the $50 members of the home
on other afternoons. and, according to
Mr.. Fay. the general festivities VIII
not end until January ..
Merry at Industrial Home.
Adioininp the reservation occupied
by this institution is the Industrial
Home School for Colored Children,
where much merriment is in progress
today, under the general direction of
Leon l.. Perry, superintendent. The
holiday began with the singing of
Christmas carols al am, this being
followed by the lighting of big
Christmas tree and the distribution of
gifts. A dinner of roast pork, sweet
potatoes. tomatoes. peas, celery, cram
berry sauce and mince pie and milk
social gathering and games in the as
sembly hall tonight. while Christmas
tree exercises to be held in the hall
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. All
parents and friends are requested to
attend.
Inmates of the workhouse at Occo-
guam. Va, are enjoying an unprece-
dented Christmas. contributed Jolntiy
by the municipal authorities and the
Fairfax Monday Evening Club. a new
organization, which is promoting the
civic interests. of that section. big
tree has been erected OIL the work
house reservation not far from the rest
hall, which will be the Scere OF CHRIST
mas services each afternoon this week,
the first exercises having been held
yesterday afternoon t'r.enis AID re'a-
tives of the prisoners have been per
mitted to send them gifts. which VIII
be distributed from the tree. The song
services of the week Will be il charge
of the Sunday schools or various
churches in that section.
Inmates of the workhouse and OF the
female department and reformatory,
the new institution for long-term pris-
oners now being esta blished or an ad-
joining tract. are enjoying an extra
good dinner today. Supt. W. II. Whit
that includes SOUP several kinds of
vegetables, bread. butter and cofee
and peach or apple pie.