Evening star., 1921-12-18
!. v. c. A. READY
FOR OPEN HOUSE"
Administration Building Will
Welcome Non-Members
December 26.

Monday, December 26, is the date
set for the annual open house" held
! by the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation of the District and appre-
ciatively attended by numbers Of
lonely women and girls. who are un-
able to return to their homes for
Christmas. On that day the admin
| istration building, 1893 F street
| northwest. Is to be thrown open to
non-members and members alike
from $3.50 until 10 pm. Tea and other
i refreshments will be served during
the evening.
This open house." arranged for the
date in question because of the fact
| that Christmas day falls on Sun
day. is but one of a series of features
:ither fnaugurated or repeated by the
local "Y W." Besides all the regular
activities there are special services
and special parties scheduled all
through the holidays, so that there
will be something to do and some
hing doing" every day until New
Year eve, when a big dance will end
The special program.
changing Of Green" Service.
The season will open tomorrow
| evening. at o'clock with a service
called THE Hanging of the Green, a
custom practised for centuries in
England. in decorating the churches
at Christmas tide. Its origin is proba-
bly, much older than British civiliza-
| ion itself. Huge stacks Of holly, mis-
| LletOe, fir and cedar will be piled III
, corner of the lobby. and everybody
| will have part in distributing the
| green's and decorating the building.
! There will also be favorite Christ
mas carols sung by the Y. w. c. a:
! ilee Club. a splendid chorus OF
i twenty-five voices. Miss Alice Hutch
ms Drake. who conducts the weekly
'Booklovers hour" will tell the story
| the nativity.
! Tuesday the clubs of business wom-
| N and young employed girls are CIV
| ng their Christmas party. at the r
/ street building.
| Woodward & Lothrop are rendering
banquet and Christmas party De-
ccmber %. at which the junior girls
mployed by the firm will be guests
! Of honor. The affair Is to be held in
| the street building OF the associa-
| ton.
vesper services will be held Christ
J mas day at 4:3O o'clock. The Christ
mas story will be the theme, and carols
| ill be sung.
Children to share Fun.
| The children come in for their share
Of fun on the evening Of December IS.
| when all the youngsters in the neigh-
| borhood Of the E street branch, GA
J street northwest, are invited to an
entertainment called Big Sisters
| Dream presented by the honor girl
corps of the Girl Reserves. grade
school organization. On the next
evening at o'clock the young en-
| ployed girls Of the Girl Reserves with
| present Birds Christmas Carol" at
| the street building.
The holiday season is to end with
a dance at the Blue Triangle Recrea-
| tion Center. goth and streets north
west. This is to be the first Of a Sc
ries of dances that the association
hopes to carry out during the winter.
An opportunity for definite Chris
mas help is offered to the public by
the placing of a big barrel in the
lobby of the headquarters building.
1t is to be filled for the mountaineer
children Of West. Virginia. Cloths
food. toys or anything that will de-
light the hearts of little children may
be dropped into the tinsel-draped re-
ceptacle.