Evening star., 1920-12-24
NATIONAL CAPITAL
OBSERVES 3-DAY
YULET|DE HOLIDAY
Congress Adjourns, Federal
Offices Close and Other
Activities Cease.
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
SUPREME EVERYWHERE
Chuches, Hospitals and Relief Or
carnations Spread Tidings
of Happiness.

6dAAAdtiOuS opIcdQ AluIAkS
of Happiness.
While tomorrow is Christmas. as
every man, woman and child in wash
! ington knows, the people Of the Ma
| tional Capital this week end are cele.
brating a three day Yuletide holiday.
Government departments closed theil
doors at l o'clock today. thus allow
ing government workers to cease
their labors until Monday morning
Congress adjourned yesterday, while
the school children Of Washington
, already are on ten-day holiday.
The city today settled down to en-
joyment of Christmas eve, determined
to make tomorrow as CHEEKY q Christ
mas. in the best traditions of Charles
Dickens, as this good old city ever
knew.
From the White House to the hum
blest home of the city, the spirit OF
Christmas will reign. Organizations
phans and poorer children Of the city
have not missed remembrances Of the
day, and more of this work will be
done tomorrow.
One Mail Delivery.
There will be one delivery of letter
mail tomorrow, but parcel post pack
ages win be delivered all day, and
stations throughout the city, includ-
ing the central station at 18th and H
streets, will be closed Christmas day.
The main city post Office will be open
as usual on holidays.
Mercantile establishments of the
city Will close up tight at 8 O'Clock
tonight, and remain closed all day
Christmas.
The Public Library closed it's doors
at 1890 o'clock today. and will re-
main closed Christmas day and Sun
day.
Christmas will be observed quietly
at the White House tomorrow. The
President will follow his usual rou-
tine, and there will be no Christmas
tree.
Christmas observances will be held
In the various churches Of the city to-
morrow morning.
Forest Service Party.
/ The annual Christmas party Of the
forest service was held at The service
headQparters. $50 F street. at noon TO-
day. There .wes a tree With tr5m-
lnings' and toys Tor children Of the etn-
pl0yeSs
At the District wori.house. reforrpa-
tory and 3afl there win be Chffstmas
trees and a special dinner At each
place. At the worshOnse there viii be
q minstrel show, at the. refofmAtOFy .
motion picture show and at the Jail
Myer Band. Afransements for these
csiebrations have been made by Charles
c. Foster, general superintendent
Christmas carOlers Of tho Community
Service. aboard lighted trucks bearing
Christmas trees. win spread Christmas
the city tonight Christmas festivities
win be held at the Community Service
building, 918 10Th street. tonight and
tomorrow night
Hospital Makes Merry.
Christmas preparations on a lavish
scale are underway today at Public
Health Service Hospital, No. 30, gen.
orally known az Mount Alto Hospital
where 13l soldier patients are quar-
tered.
Trees are being trimmed for every
are being strung through the corri-
doris and along the stairways and
packages Of Christmas edfbles. are
being prepared for each patient
A stock of fruit. candies and to-
bacco. donated by the Junior Red
American Legion and the Womans'
Auxiliary of the American Legion,
filed an entire room today, and Miss
Katherine r. Billott. director of Red
Cross medical social work. and sew
eral assistants were kept busy as
which will be distributed from the
trees tonight. The preparations in
cluded the trimming OF Individual
table trees for the patients who will
be confined to their beds Christmas.
1t was stated that the contributions
to the hospital Santa Claus sack were
so extensive that there would be a
surplus quantity of the edibles for
distribution among the families of this
soldiers who live in Washington. En-
tertainments and diversions of a wide
character have been planned for the
patients for every day and evening
of the holiday period
Walter Reed In Gay Mood.
Soldier patients at the Walter Reed
Hospital this afternoon began a two.
day EAEistmas celebration. which will
embrace two Christmas tree parties
tonight: special turkey supper in
the wards this evening; greai
Christmas dinner at 1880 O'Clock to.
morrow, and entertainments tomor.
row afternoon and night under the
auspices of the Red Cross.
Patients at St Elizabeth's Hospita
will be- given merry Christmas
there will be motion picture and Other
entertainments for the men tomor.
row.
| "Open house is to be the order o,
| the day at 16 jackson place, head
quarters of the District Chapter o.
| the Red Cross. tomorrow. All service
or former service men will find wei
! come there.
| The Y. w. c. A. will hold a candl,
festival at S:45 O'Clock this evening
at 1888 F street. Tomorrow will b,
| opened with a Christmas breakfas
| around the open fire and the day will
be spent quietly with a recreation
party in the evening.
| Various missions of the city will
serve special Christmas dinners t,
their needy tomorrow, and see to 1
that families that need assistanc,
in the way of a real Christmas din
| ner and toys for the little ones ar
not forgotten.
-FOUR MURDERERS WILL
SHARE CHRISTMAS DINNER
Four condemned men at the Distric c
Jail, all of whom may pay the pen
atty on the gallows for first degre
murder before another Christina
he their last Christmas dinner. AT
unknown friend has sent them a cak,
and the Jail authorities will permi
them to assemble in one cell and ca
lit. The prisoners are John McHenry
sentenced to be hanged March
Charles Price, colored. sentenced {,
die April 8: Ziang Wan, sentenced I,