Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21
HOLIDAY PROGRAM
SHOWS UP Strong.
Big Week for Children Be-
gins Tomorrow, With Fun
as Leading Feature.

Now on your toes, children. for the
big week of Christmas fun starts to-
morrow! Look sharp for the travel
Ing theater of Community Service
and the wandering story-tellers In
costume who will surely como to your
neighborhood to tell you wonderful
stories.
Hundreds Of Christmas trees are
Service as the prologue to the big
Christmas program which will be In
augurated in Washington tomorrow
night. The trees are being placed
6 6y Director G; H: English En- .,ot 81
community clubs and at the seven
district distribution points of the
Associated Charities in cooperation
with w. 8. Unord. -.
In this program" said Director
touched upon the activities for the
community clubs we maintain. There
are about 10000 girls from out OF
| town now working for the govern
ment. and we aim to help a lot OF
them spend merry Christmas and
happy New Year"
Features OF the Program. !
First for the Christmas week program
night at Liberty Hut for the coiored
children Of the District. Miss
Josephine E. wormley, director Of
music in the colored public schools.
mas arranged special music. and there
Will be a Christmas tree.
Tuesday the travelling theater of
Community Service will start on its
rounds giving performances in many
parts OF the city. for the children.
IN wednesday night, which is Christ.
r mas eve; there will be q carnival at
northwest. There will be open house
at every community club, and q spe.
| cha! program will be put on. every
| night at the headquarters Of COM
munity Service. 1903 Pennsylvania
| avenue, both in the boys reception
room and in "everygirls' ROOM" which
has Just been opened by a dozen
| church and women's organizations Of
the District.
At Keith's Theater there will be
| the children in the lounge. This
\ pageant will show how the children
OF the various races have marked the
Christmas season.
Presentation Of s0The Messiah.
| "The Messiah" will be given a week
| from tomorrow night December 2s).
IN the Central High School by the
Motet Choral Society. The director
| will be Otto 7. Simon. The concert,
is being given by Community Servi &c
and the Community Center depart
ment Of the public schools. On De-
cember 30. at the same place. the Ma
tional Community Chorus will sing
| Christmas carols and there will be
Christmas tree. The plans for this
program are being made by Isabelle
| Geddes Smith of the community crn-
tiers Of the public schools.
| After Christmas there will be four
! matinees at the Community Service
Theater, 918 10th street. for the chill
dren of the Fairgrounds Of the DIS.
trict. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, whose
office is in the District building. viii
have the tickets for these performs
| ances. the first Of which will be on
| December 81. at 4:15 pm.
Throughout the holidays (ten days.
| there will be wandering story-tellers
| in costume. who will have wonderful
| things to tell the kiddies wherever
| English urges that communities ask
for dates as to when the story-tellers
are to appear in certain neighbor-
hoods.
Regarded Among BIGGEST Phases.
One of the biggest phases Of the
Christmas program Is the plan being
| made for entertainment in the hos-
pitfalls and institutions OF Washington.
Up to last night engagements had
been made for some sort Of entertain
ment at the following places: City -T,i-
herculosis Hospital. Methodist Home
for Aged People. Florence Crittentcn
Home. Washington Home for thesI
curab1es. Bruen Home. Sunshine Home
for Women. Baptist Home for Chill
dren, Aged Women's Home. Jewish
Foster Home, Hebrew Home for the
ineton City Orphan Asylum, John
Dickson Memorial Home. Childrenfs
Hospital and Anacostia Home for
Children.