Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22
PLAN CHRISTMAS
OVER in FRANCE
Tinsled Trees With Presents TO
Be Distributed Among
the Children.
SOLDIERS ALSO REMEMBERED
Will Give People Sample of How
United States Spreads
Good Cheer.
SOLDIERS ALSO REMEMBERED
Lns nssncIatcdp res.

NV AssDc!atct prehH
PARIS. December 2I-An American
hristinas FOR American soldiers and
Tor French children is the ;,rca, Yule-
u ,iae project OF ne American eMpedi-
Mems Christian Association Thou
sands OF tinscled trees decl.ed with
PRESENTS have been distributed In resi-
Fences Tor the day, thousands OF red
'ahta claus costumes with accompany
ing white whiskers nave been provided
and thousands OF Christmas entertain-
inen,s have been pre- pared for presen-
laiion on Christmas Eve In the Ret
Triangle huts-"bs home over there"
;, The Americans have shown the
french what they can do in the way
"i hShting and now will present their
peculiar ideas in the way of celebrat-
bT,b ,ds da ay Of "Fiyersai sod viii The
5.cccmber when there were less than
10000 American soldiers in France.
ana these mostly busted training for
me great Knockout which they dcliv-
c,reh to ILifitarism this summer, The
noys IN KHAKI and the ~ WORKERS
ne American Christmas idea to the
French This year the 100000 Amer
,csns here VIII import Americas Yule-
sacred soil OF France. whore the pco-
pie have learned to expect the Yanks
'o1o everything on The grand. scale,
par;s-the Christmas for the Anerl.
can boys. SO far from their own IRE
SIDES. and the gift day for the young
observation of their beloved Noel
10 each OF the 2.o0o.o 600 sold .crs in
me American cNpedi;ionary force the
y NJ. c. 4. viii present . Christmas
box containing two hars Or chocolate.
d package OF cream candy. two pack
ages OF cigarettes and n tin of TO,
"acco In addition each tnun Will re-
cciNc Christmas card
1900 ".' HlTS TO SPREAD
GOOD CHEER CHRISTMAS
inc Fed Triangle organization has
'ainncnts In the ~" huts. 1900 in
number. rs we'll as in The i.5co Toyers
nh S"ldat maintained with the French
army. y comedy sketch written cx-
France. has been In the course OF
sccret rehearsal! 70: weeks. ana viii
he given the greatest premier In the
Mrical h:story-hund-eds of FIRST
nights simultaneously on the night of
the 18th. with hundreds III original
taS,s The entertainment department
81 me Y. NJ g. \. sen, out the dramatic
coaches. WHO rehearscd the soldier
actors in their parts ana furnished the
necessary costumes and make-up.
inns same entcrsa ig,ticnt department.
also arranged to Put Oh as many nro-
tessional vaudeville ana dr:,uiaric
shows In as many hut. as the eighty
nine professional companies OF actors
at It's command could give on Christ
mas Eve and Christm3s Day aud Night.
~ using the fast-travcling motor
transport OF the '"Y.." these actors.
angles entertainment department and
Americas over There Thca,er I,a1ru.
wiz DC able to give from four TO six
s'oMs IN II day. bringing JOY 10 thou.
'nnds of men in uniform
amateur talent. however will be m.
miinaiaE OF the festivals entertain
mtm' working on the theory that
young men enjoy most the eniar,,i,,
ment which they &c; up themselves ~
a secretaries have arranged an
Inited minstrel shows. ut which plenty
.. '1Sai hits and encore verses taking
o. me members OF particular units viii
cunt heavily in smashing the ..blacE
nccties back beyond their IHndeniurr
SANTA CLAUS WILL ALSO -
PAY VISITS re HtrrS
mes tree. Where rhe hui has electr;,.
nshting, the greenery viii lie iIlum-
,nntea with little varicolored mean.
santa Claus will make his initial how
IN France His first appearances. FOR
lmn iIm,i'' Z. ola sain, q England o:.d
FRANCE; although lie VIII he a Gxture
from this year on II the present ar.
rangements for his debut count for,
During the long. hot summer months
while the Germans were being forced
back from Paris; and the big Bertha
mis-, missN ,,n s wsre dropning around, pa
Santa Claus costumes at the Paris
HEADQUARTERS OF the Y. NJ c. A As
u result there are thousands of these
IN readiness to be worn in the Christ
mas festivities.
After the distributions to the sol.
dicrs at The huts the duly selected i'm
personaior OF Santa viii fare forth
OH Christmas day to,carry the fighters
gifts to the children of France I'ovs-
had been provided in abundance on
the theory that the boys in khaki un.
:ble TO celebrate with their own famI-
lies, would find happiness in bright
ening the lives of these little ones of
another land. 80
Soldier choruses. drilled by song di-
rectors. Will sing carols in the camps
early Christmas morning. Special re-
iigious services will follow in the nuts
with tho chapiains OF every denomina
ton invited 20 preside Approprjatc
addresses VIII he delivered in English
and French The day OF good will and
gifts will react, rs climax al night
when dance viii be held in each hui
the woman cantecn workers dancinc
With as many soldiers as they can nv
changing partners every time the
music changes.
The celebration i'm Paris Will be- The
same as at any point. on Il I,lagnjfied
scale. with the many American women
war workers 10 make the dances more
home like, with a special revue nj thc
American Theatcr and an athletic con
ties. under "Y' direction at the Painis
dc Glaze.