Evening star., 1919-04-21
DISTRICT CHILDREN
ROLL EASTER EGGS
Christ Child Society Provides
Gay and RoIIicking Time
for Juveniles.
The United States Marine
Band II to give a concert from
4 to g o'clock today ON the
Ellipse, as part of the Easter
Monday observances.

Washington children. young and old,
rolled Easter eggs at the Sylvan Thea
ter south Of the Monument and at the
National Geological Park today. The
crowds came early to both rolling
grounds. Until this afternoon many
thousands of people were at each
place, rolling eggs, eating them ana
having a good time in general
The ban on the use of eggs as balls
was lifted by the signing of the ar
mistice, and children of the city took
advantage of such lifting today when
they rolled their eggs to and fro on
the sward south of the Washington
Monument, and down the long hills at
the Zoo.
Thousands Are Attracted.
Beginning with the salute to the
flag. the all-day Easter Monday cele-
bration at the Monument grounds.
staged under auspices of the Christ
Child Society. attracted thousands
from all sections of the city. Chill
dren of the various settlement houses
were the special guests of honor.
These little ones were allowed the
special privilege of competing within
a roped-off area at egg rolling, and
recorded by little hands and arms.
The competition was divided into
three age groups, children six to
eight years, eight to ten years and
tition was furious, but there was no
danger of any heavy smashing of
eggs for the Simple reason that the
eggs bowled were made of china
Roll Real Easter Eggs.
Real Easter eggs, and eggs made Of
chocolate, together with bunnies and
chickens-candy-w given as
ners that by the time the awards
competitor from Neighborhood settle
ment house, Friendship and Noel set
Elements was in possession of a gift,
it seemed.
Boy Scouts, under direction of E. D.
Shaw, scout executive, are playing
the role of police at the Monument
grounds today, there being about 300
scouts engaged in this work. Follow
ing the egg rolling, lunch was served
to all that brought their own-and
then followed dancing by the smaller
pupils of the Noyes School
Airplanes Feature Festivities.
This afternoon airplanes from Boil
ing Field were to fly for the edifica-
ton and amusement of the thousands
at the Monument lot. The Marine
Band is to give q program from 4
to 6 o'clock on the Ellipse. There was
distribution of souvenirs from
Christ Child Society booth this after
noon. and at o'clock dancing pupils
of Howard Leslie Holt were to give
an exhibition. The Navy Yard Band
is to play from 4 to o'clock at the
Sylvan Theater.
This evening at o'clock pupils of
Miss Cora Shreve are to give an ex-
hibition of fancy dancing at the Syl-
van Theater, which will be followed
at 7:45 o'clock by the presentation
of the film. Jack and the Beanstalk,"
and slides. The all-day celebration
will end at $50 with the playing of
Home, Sweet Home" by the 63d In
fantry Band. Mrs. w. J. Baxter is in
charge Of the program.
Crowds Besiege Monument.
Great crowds besieged the Washing
ton Monument itself today. in an effort
to get to the top of the shaft and
look down upon the scenes to the
south. Down on the grounds children
continued to roll eggs, and to roll
Themselves down the SlODinR hillOckS.