The Washington times., 1919-12-23
CHILDREN Enjoy
! YULET|DE PARTY
Rotary Club Disperses Xmas
Spirit and Presents to 1000
at Keith's Theater.

dies 3. Hanford. veteran OF the
ees..spearean w. stage, forgot his lines
Judge. y. Keith's Theater yesterday
- .,eoon. though his career has
~ him to memorixe parts run
MT thn,o thousands of words.
h !, I'd, whose parts run more to
tragel was made mp nearer in the
role Of Falstaff or Bluff King Hal.
lie wore the red suit and white
beard of Santa Claus. His audience
consisted of several hundred waits
from District orphan asyiums, the
first contingent of 1000 70 be guests
Of the theater and the Rotary Club, of
which Roland S. Robbins, manager Of
the house, Is president
Faitefs In Prologue.
Thought of the meaning OF one aft
efroon Of real luxury and merriment
70 children who faced sadness much
Of their lives, caused him to falter
in the prologue written for the occa-
sion. He soon recovered, however,
and the children a few moments later
followed the good saint and a process
sion Of old English Christmas char
acters to the, lounge, where they were
served from a huge Christmas tree.
Other Rotarians who shared in the
pleasant work Of preparing the party
were c. Fred Cook. Ed Graham. w. A.
Leetch, John Brawner. Charles Speich.
bishop" Warner, Arthur Finigan,
Charles Semmes, -Gil" Grosvenor.
VIII Hoge. George Sacks. Oliver
George, Henry Castens, Will Ham.
Frank Weller. Charlie O'Neill. Ar
thur Zamp, Bill McReynolds, George
whitwell. Ralph Lee, Dana Lincoln.
Joseph Berberich, John Mclaughlin,
- nj
dale, Arthur May, DOC" Casteel, John
Newbold and Gardiner Johnson.
Ushers OF the theater worked over
time for nearly a week doing up the
huge packages OF sweets and toys
which were given to each child
There win be similar parties at the
theater this afternoon and tomorrow.
Portable Entertainment.
The Community Service travelling
theater started yesterday on q sched
ule OF three entertainments a day for
the benefit Of poor children Yester-
day the attractive stage on wheels
stopped in Shott's alley. at Noel
House and at St yincenta Todays
route includes the Home for Children,
s:3o p. m: Children's Hospital. $3.50;
FoundlinE's Home, 4:15.
Children OF colored schools were
ktvou An l10t night In
Liberty Hut Pennsylvania avenue
and Seventh street. in charge of Miss
Josephine Wormley. director Of Inu-
SIC In the colored schools.
There viii be . Christmas party
tonight at the gymnasium of Com
munity Club No. 3, s1S Tenth street
northwest. In charge Of Miss Ruth
Jane Bauske.
Ctrc.s STINT Party.
d Tomorrow night. at the same place,
there will be . circus stunt" party
for girls away from home, Open
house Is held every night at Every
Girls club room, 140S Pennsylvania
avenue.
At Community Club No. s q Christ
mas party will be held tomorrow
Night for men In uniform.
\ party for colored men, both in
and out Of uniform. will be held at
Georgia Avenue Community Center
tomorrow night
Washington Council, knights Of
Columbus, will hold Christmas
party at the hall, sos z street north
west, tonight. The Rev. Peter Gilday,
of the Catholic University, will be the
principal speaker.
Local No 2. OF the Plate Printers
Union. Bureau OF Engraving and
T'rinting, has voted to double its
monthly fruit and nut fund for Christ
mas for the wounded soldiers in WAL
ter Reed Hospital, st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital, and Naval Hospital.