Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-27
YULE TREE TOURING
CAPITAL on TRUCK
Visiting Various Sections and
Distributing Christmas
Candy to Children.
SPORTS LISTED SATURDAY

! for the big municipal Christmas tree
erected on the Capitol plaza by the
War Camp Community Service. The
program of events arranged by this
service, in cooperation with other
welfare organizations, is to cover a
| week altogether and will end next
| Tuesday. New Year eve, but tonight
was left vacant for a possible post
ponemenr of some previous ceremony
due to bad weather.
Tomorrow will be Government
Recreation League night" around the
big cedar, which, together with its
illumination, was provided for by The
Star. There will be athletic sports,
such as tug-of-war, wrestling, OBJ
stacle, sack and other races, sword
dances and other dances and games
of various sorts. The Boy Scout Band
will furnish the music.
Yule Tree Touring City.
The second and smaller tree,
mounted on a truck, is out TINS AFTER
noon visiting various sections OF the
city for the benefit of the youngsters
whose parents find it Impossible 70
take them to the big central ever
green.
this confectionery is being distributed
among bows and girls, who highly ap-
preciate such treat for the reason
that they seldom get it and also sell
dom see tree as big, even. as this
one is.
When Maj. Pullman issued the per
init to Miss Sylvia B. Golden OF the
w. C. c. s., in charge of and largely
responsible for this feature. he said:
you can do anything you want 70
with this permit in hand, except set
a house on fire." The tree started d.
until late in the afternoon. It's route
is as follows:
start at Sd street and Maryland ave-
nue. southeast, through Pennsylvania
avenue southeast to 18th street north
east, to K street. and from X 10 4tn
street through Goth. and then south
on Goth to F street, east on r street,
back to Pennsylvania avenue, SCUM
on l4th street to G, east on u TO AZ,
south on Az to the arsenal.
Postponed Festivities Held.
The elaborate and artistic festivities
planned originally for Christmas eve
in connection with the first lllumlna-
ton OF the pl6 pA<lAh -
were postponed on account OF Tues-
days chilly downpour. were success
fully held late yesterday afternoon
The series of tableaux representing
the Nativity, given by young people
from st. Patrick's Roman Cathollc
church, we're Of particular beauty ana
effectiveness.
An impressive effect on the audi
ence gathered in the plaza was ap-
narent when the Virgin Mary, accom-
panied by Joseph, slowly mounted the
snowy-white Capitol steps and oent
over the manger on the portico, mary
face being beautifully illumlned by,
and the two figures standing out
strikingly against. the soft light tnat
came upward and outward from the
lowly cradle of the Son or Coo.
Next came the Magi, bearing gl1ts
to the newborn King. During all tnis
period the large chorus, under dlrec-
ton of Prof. Otto Simon and Hamlln
E. Cogswell, softly sang Holy Nlsht.
Next appeared angels IN moving ropes;
some of them with trumpetS placed
to lips and others swelling the chorus
Elves and Sprites Frolic.
Scarcely less effective. although in
elves and sprites acted out by pupils
of Mrs Glenna Smith Tinnin.
These wee people. in costume OF
scarlet and green, literally tumbled
down the big white steps TO perform
their dance. which ended with the cir
cling Of the tree and the lighting OF
its many incandescent bulbs. Fin
ally came the Christmas carols by
the children of the city's Fairgrounds
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, director OF
Fairgrounds, being in charge of this
contribution to the program. A chill.
ing wind swept the plaza and kept
down to moderate proportions eroWo
have been a great one. But no de-
tail of the festivities was omitted or
The final tree ceremony is announced
for New Year eve. when, to the music
~ hie military bands, including the
Marine Band, the people of Washing.
ton can, for the first time in loca
history, join in merry street dancing
on the smooth asphalt.