Evening journal., 1922-12-20
CHRISTMAS JOY
in WILMINGTON
Greatest Celebration Ever
Witnessed Now in
Progress
WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL JANUARY 2

The greatest Christmas ceIebra.
tion Wilmington has ever witnessed
began today and will continue until
January Q
At o'clock tomorrow the third
annual children's Christmas carol
service will he held in front OF the
Public building by the pupils of
the Grammar schools. Miss Ruth
Storms. supervisor of music in the
public schools will direct Five
thousand children are expected to
participate.
At o'clock tomorrow evening
there will be a community party at
Hagley Community House.
Friday and Saturday will be de-
voted to neighbOrhood outdoor
Christmas tree festivities. These will
be held on Is different Fairgrounds.
! Next Sunday these carols will be
sung at the city Christmas tree IN
front OF the Public Building and in
hospitals and other public institu-
( tions. Arrangements are in charge
of william p. White, community
sing leader.
A feasure OF this carol service will
be the presentation 10 the city OF
I a beautiful electrically-light sign
/ which will flash forth the legend;
/ Peace on Earth, Good VIII to Men
from the front OF the building. This
symbol will be the gift of the chill
/ dren of Wilmington to the city.
/ Like the star. the sign will become
municipal property for use in future
celebrations.
On Monday evening the city's Off
cial Santa will distribute gifts TO the
moor children of the city. The usual
tree will be erected in the assembly
hall OF the city building.
The music commission, through
Mr. White has invited the eoopera-
ton in the service of the pastors OF
the city's churches, and has received
favorable responses.
on next Tuesday, there VIII ne
r,avpround parties throu ghout the
citt which will enable the boys anu
girls TO bring out and enjoy theH
gifts from Santa Claus.
on Wednesday, December ~ ana
on Thursday, December 2S' at two
in the afternoon the Drama League
~ Wilmington will present its Christ
mas play in the Playhouse. The
NAV Is entitled while the Christ
mas Candle Burns and the com
mittee in charge is composed oil 4
Adeiin ]. Pennington. Richard Reese
and Miss Ethel Wilson.
The Wilmington Community Ser
vice. the Municipal Music Commis-
sion. the Drama League and the
neighborhood associations through
ont the city are aligned this year in
solid formation for an enthusiastic
presentation Of the true Christmas
spirit
The following neighborhood as !
sociatlons will hold Christmas tree
outdoor celebrations next Friday
night:
CLAYTON. Coyne, Madison. Wood
lawn. Tatnall, Washington Heights.
Pine, South Side. Eighth Street
Park. Union Park Gardens and
Kirkwood.
The Pine and Madison Associa-
tions will have elaborate programs
inside their buildings. The programs
will consist of plays pautomImes,
recitations and carol singing.
Tomorrow the Hagley Commun- !
ity Association will have ITS program
inside Hagley House, as well as carol
singing around its Christmas tree.
on next Saturday there will be a
about the tree on the
Delamore playground, and on next
Tuesday about the tree on the 3
Spruce playground. !
The leading barber shop Of the ]
city will be closed all day Christmas {
and New Years Day but will remain
open until 10 p m. on the previous i
superintendent OF Police Black, G
now that he has been authorized to g
proceed with arrangements for the {
Christmas tree and treat to the poor c
children Of the city, is rushing pre- {
parations.
Arrangements have been made to
care for zoo children, who will as
semble in the courtyard not earlier
than $50 o'clock Monday. Christ
mas morning. The treat will start at
10 o'clock, the children marching
into the police assembly room and
after receiving their gifts. leaving e
by the Tenth street entrance. n
Music will be furnished by the C.
Robinson band, and the public is ?
invited to witness the delight pic I
tured on the faces Of the unfor- l.
tunate children of the city when
they are loaded down with delic-
acies. seldom seen in their homes
which the police are enabled to
hand them through the generosity
Of the city's official Santa Claus
A larger tree was procured this
morning and is now being wired A.,
for the electric lights. The 700 bags
are being made by the inmates of
he Girls Industrial School, as their
part of the contribution TO the poor
Of the city.