Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
ALL HOMES Open
TO MEN|N SERVICE
Many Households In District
Entertaining Those in Uni
form at Dinner Today.
DIVERSIONS ARE PLANNED

in service.
There is q place at q homo dinner
table for every man in uniform who Is
in the National Capital today. If he is
not happily occupying that place 1t is
only because in the whirlwtnd rush Of
the greatest manifestation Of hospitality
this country has ever seen, the individ-
uals could not be found
In cooperation with tho capital-wide
celebration promoted by Tho Star. the
Y. NJ. c. A. ID today holding open house
at that organizations service club, eth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. TO d.
rect the few who have not received In.
vttations to the homes where . warm
welcome awaits them.
In many homes in the District today
an American nag; has been placed In
the front window. with q white ribbon
knotted to the staff. which 10 . sign
to any lonesome man in uniform that
he will be welcomed in that homo a. Q
returning son.
Throughout the nation other commu-
mites are following the example set
in the National Capital, and have made
the men who wear Uncle Sans uniform
guests of honor In the homes.
Always quick to respond to any aD-
peal that carries heart interest, to
make the stranger within the gates
ington, the homo city Of the nation,
has for years enjoyed an unmatched
reputation for hospitality.
but never. In all the yeafs OF Wel.
coming. has there been such an uni:
welcome by each individual cittseu do
ing his bit enthusiastically, eagerly,
proud that he or she 10 to have q man
in uniform to dine In the homa.
Organizations Arrange .DinnerA
Workers of long years Of sxpsrienes
along civil. patriotic. social lines who
have organised scores Of community
celebrations say today that they never
realized that the hearts Of tho people
could be touched and would respond
as enthusiastically asstheY have to this
Thanksgiving day celebration. It IL a.
stituted himself a committee Of one. to
see that the utmost hoSp1tAliky II
shown to the men who are going for
ward under the coiors.
ington today to which man In unifue2m
have not been invited. Many clnb4 ard
othsr organisations have alrA&Sl -
ners for large numbers AZ seyy1eo man
from IL to 80 to 100 or mora Nogt q
these win be- acaberAt dtnnera JasNase
Of the theaters large reservations h1;te
been made by hosteseeS who aros plA1l.
ing to take thir guests ito thb Shows s
The biggest event OF this KIND IL A&
Keith's Theater where the entire seat-
bought out by MrA Samuel L HUI -3o29
Connecticut avenue, and the tickets
distributed among the soldiers. sailors
and marines.
Scores Of Dancing Parties
Scores of dances have been arranged
by the District war service co1nmissaon
houses to which men In untforna hare
been particularly invited. One ok fths
largest of these is at the New WfllAfd
Hotel .Ls1
Amy soldier. sailor or marine who
himself at tho first place he comes to
where there Is dining. or dancing, mu-
sic, song and the general holiday spirit
Each soldier should feel that he u .
welcome guest anywhere throughout
the people have shown their seal to
make the fighting men happy, a. th1
letters came to the soldier guest editor.
At special Thanksgiving services In
the churches today the presence Of the
men in uniform was marked feature
Hundreds of dinner parties were aar.
ranged SO that the hosts ana hosteseee
might meet their guests at church and
bring them home afterward. @
Star Hunts Soldier Guests.
If there is any soldier. sailor or ma
rine who has not been invited to 4
home dinner and to enjoy the hospital
nj ncvfn ay1fl
wants to find him. The Y. n G A. hao
extended its organization and facilities
in cooperation with this endeaxor.
Any man in Uniform who would like
to spend few hours IN . home or
who would like to eat with the family.
is urged to hand in his name at The
Sign Of the Red Triangle" the T. NJ G.
A. clubhouse for service men. Sth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
The man in uniform must not feel
that he is asking for dinner. There
are many Washington people. who. aA
the last day. have found they will be
able to entertain more at their table
they are eager to md moro soldiers
sailors and marines. To the men in
uniform:
you are cordially invited to partake
Of Washfngton's home hospitality. VIII
you please call at the 7. NJ C. A club
nue.. and get a detail to make some
home happy?" This means whatever
man in uniform reads it. -.
Distribute Theater Tickets.
sTickets for the 5 o'clock performance
IN keith's Theater today. 1900 Of
which have been bought, by Mrs. Sam
uel L. Hill, 2029 Connecticut avenue,
who took over the entire house for the
service men. are being distributed
the District wnr service comppfssion
and through the Y. NJ. c. A. Any SOL
der who does not receive q ticket and
wants one can apply today at tho box
office in Keith.s Theater. where those
not previously given out will be dis
tributed as long as they last.
The wholesale way in which the Ma.
tional Capital has poured out fits hos
pitality has deeply touched the service
men. Lieut.. St Gardens of the Camou-
hage Corps said he had never seen such
3 demonstration of brotherIiness among
men. He said he believed nowhere
save in the National Capital could such
4 demonstration be made. Every man
In his organization had received a
personals invitation. and every man
was loud IN praise of the general
Washingtonians to them
Prominent Men Enlisted.
Every member Of the eeth Engineers
also had received a personal invitation.
life is a director Of q hank in Tampa
Fla, and one Of the most piDminent
young men in that city told u group
of leaders from his state, including the