Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-24
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and so plump as to fill a storeroom
in the District building. Broken toys
been 'rehabilitated" by working
| force headed by Misses Catherine
Kali. Nina White and Florence l.
Chambers. In addition to the 1000
stockings filled by the playground
| boys and girls enough Christmas re-
membranes have been collected by
the Fairgrounds department to make
at least 200 other homes happy.
VIII Sing Christmas Carols.
street singers will start tonight from
community service headquarters. 14OS
pennsylvania avenue, and from Colum
bia road and 18th street and sing Their
way toward the community centers a,
Wilson, Thomson and Powell schools
There the singers will put on programs
OF Christmas eve singing in cooperation
with Miss Ida kleber, Mrs. A. c. Dris-
coll and Mrs. Edith Hunter of the com
munlty centers of the public schools
King Smith will head one party OF
twenty-five singers. Hollis Edison Da-
venny OF community service will direct
another group. while Ralph Winchester
Hills VIII have charge of a third group.
The wandering story tellers'' are en-
PERTAINING children on street corners and
In various institutions. Stories are be-
ing told at Noel House, the Gospel Mis-
sion, the Founding Home and at
Everygirls' Room" at community serv-
ice headquarters.
On it's big motor truck the schedule
or the travelling theater will be re-
AIMS Infant Asylum at 2:3O and at
the Home for Incurables at $3.50. To-
morrow the players will take a day
off. Friday the theater will visit
Neighborhood House and Friendship
House.
Active at Community Clubs.
Tonight community service will be
in full blast at each club, and many
of its workers will be in other places,
get-homes" who are here for the
holidays. There will be a Christmas
party tonight at "Everygirls' Room"
at 140S Pennsylvania avenue, and a
party and dance at Club No. 8, at 91S
10th street
There will be a Christmas party
for men in uniform at Club No. 5, a
program for the boys at Walter Reed
and open house at Club No. 5, 7th
street and Georgia avenue. for all
colored men, either in or out of the
service.
entertain for 100 men at st. Eliza
beth's. where there will be a Christ
mas dinner and a Christmas tree.
which has been set up in the center
of the tables. There will be open
house at all the community clubs. and
county fair" party. with all kinds of
fun. including dancing. There will
be open house all day at the follow
ing clubs: New York avenue and 18th
street, L street at 18th street south
west; It'll street and Georgia avenue.
for colored men: 1914 Massachusetts,
avenue. 91S 10th street and 14O6
Pennsylvania avenue.
Salvation Army Fills LOCO Baskets.
The Salvation Army has filled 1000
baskets with Christmas dinner ma
terials, and the baskets are to be dis
Army also is to have two Christmas
trees. one for white children and the
other. in charge of Adjt. Roberts, for
colored children. 1t is announced that
the trees each will contain gifts for
500 children. An elaborate entertain
for children and grown-ups at Saliva
ton Army headquarters.
MissiOns to Entertain.
A Christmas tree and entertainment
is to be given at the Gospel Mission
tomorrow afternoon, when at least
500 children will be given stockings
filled with candy, fruit and toys The
stockings have been filled by volun-
teer workers, and the children them
selves are to participate in the dis
tribution and the entertainment.
Christmas observance will begin at
Central Union Mission with a big din
ner at noon tomorrow, which is to be
free to every homeless or hungry man
or woman in the city. At night the
big Christmas tree that has been
placed in the auditorium is to be
button Of gifts to children and a pro-
gram presented under the direction of
Y. w. C. A. girls from Blue Triangle
House. The main floor of the audi
forum is to be reserved for children.
but the galleries will be opeH Tor
grown-ups.
Girl Scouts Santa Continues Tour.
The Girl Scouts Santa Claus con-
tinued his tour Of the city today to
distribute gifts among children who
otherwise would pass a dull holiday
season.
The role of Santa is being played
by Charles Graf of lexington. He
is being accompanied on his automo-
bile trip by half a dozen Girl Scouts.
More tnan twenty-five homes Will Ue
visited today.
Girls of Troop of lexington will
decorate q Christmas tree for the
Central Union Missions Emergency
Home for Children, and also will sing
Christmas carols at homes for the
aged The girls of Troop IS. which
meets at Wilson Normal School. have
bought IS worth of toys and games
for poor children.
Services Mt Y. M. G. A. Huts.
Christmas will be fully observed at
the Y. M c. A. huts OF Walter Reed,
Liberty and Eagle. These huts have
been decorated with holly. evergreens
and laurel picked by oversee war
workers who recently invaded the
"wilds" of nearby Maryland and Nir-
ginia. At Eagle Hut the Blue Tri-
angle Choral organization will give
appropriate selections, together with
a musical entertainment by a jazz
hand musician also will entertain.
Similar programs have been arranged
at the other huts, including the dis
tribution of candy and refreshments.
Tomorrow the huts will hold open
house. The program Will include
singing and refreshments. A Christ
mas breakfast will be served at the
Central Y. NJ c. A. for all secretaries
and occupants Of the dormitorfes. No
special entertainment will be held
during the day.
WORKERS SING CAROLS
At WAR department