The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-09
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS
TREE WORKERS MEET
Church Choirs OF City VIII Participate
in Event, Which Will Take
Place Sunday Evening.
AVERT VANDALISM THIS YEAR
Tree VIII BE Guardeti-Committe
Named Yesterday and Work OF
Filling Stockings and Preparing APP
propriatc Program VIII BE Pushed.

Plans were inaugurated and chair
men of committees appointed yester-
day afternoon at o'clock in the
office of John Stewart Bryan for the
annual community Christmas tree.
The tree will be placed. as usual. on
the old Ford lot. across from the City
Hall. where 1t has always stood. The
held on Christmas Eve at o'clock.
Due to the fact that it falls on Sunday
this year. the program will be of a
slightly different nature. In place of
the folk-dancing. the chorus will be
enlarged by the addition of maturer
voices. All of the church choirs in
the city and the very best singers will
be invited to cooperate with the usual
childrens choir.
Committees Named.
The meeting yesterday was of a
strictly business nature, and chairmen
of the committees were appointed as
follows:
General chairman, Alec F. Ryland.
Of the First National Bank: music,
Walter c. Mercer. tree. John T. Will
son: electrifying, Leroy Spaight; trim
ming. Mrs. w. A Burrows; purchas-
ing. Mrs. George Guvernator: finance.
D, W. Durett; safety, Robert Lecky:
delivery OF stockings Charles l..
Weaver. head of Boy Scouts in Rich
mond; automobiles. Mrs. J. j. Phil
lips: filling stockings. Mrs. Frank NJ
Reade.
Program com mittee-John Stewart
Bryan, chairman; John r. Wilson.
John Hirschberg Miss owen. Miss
Vera Ramos. Walter Mercer. T. Jones,
physical director III the public schools.
b w. G. Owens acted as secretary for
the meeting.
Vandalism Last Year.
Mrs. Burrows told OF the vandalism
committed last year. After two days
work to trim the tree, II was stripped
of It's ornaments by young men. She
urged that it be guarded this season.
II policemen are not detailed to watch
it. Mrs. Burrows has permission to
employ, watchmen.
The Boy Scouts were highly compIi-
mented for their valuable services last
year, and they will be called on this
year to distribute the stockings and
keep order during the celebration
No definite steps were taken as to
the question of platform for the
choir. but platform and seats must
be secured.
1t was decided to give Thursday
evening, Decem Der IS. te the colored
people OF Richmond for their cele-
bration, Mrs. Bowser, chairman of
the Mothers Club Of the colored
schools, was complimented on her
good work last year, and she will be
invited to attend the next meeting of
the community Christmas free COM
mittee.
Balance In Treasury.
The sum OF Sl7203 is in the treas
ury from last year, which is a splen-
did nucleus for the good work Over
5000 stockings were reported distrib-
uted last year and two barrels. 500
stockings and barrel OF oranges were
given the Salvation Army
DR. J. A. c, Chambers permission
will be obtained to have the princi-
pals OF the schools TO assist in solicit
ing names of needy children
II YOU know Of any needy children,
or If you wish to contribute to the
pleasure and comfort of those chill
dren. write Mrs. Frank NJ Reade, 2001
West Grace Street, or phone Boule-
ward 1850. Written statements are
preferred.
Present at yesterdays meeting
were: Mesdames F. NJ. Reade. yir-
ginia Joh1on, George Guvernator.
Lewis s. Mayo, j. D. Craig. Jr.. / B.
Bowen. j. J, Phillips. George Brown
ing, " A. Bouseman. Miss Pickahe.
Messrs Weaver. Owens and Wilson.