Evening star., 1922-12-24

wounded veterans in local hospitals
The canteen service will serve
christmas dinner to four wards at
Walter Reed on December 30.
Special Christmas packages Will be
distributed in all the hospitals to-
morrow, and the women Of the COM
fort section, under direction Of Mrs.
Charles Lynch, chairman. will take
fruit and candy to the men at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital and Mount Alto
on Christmas day.
The women's Oversee League. which
is affiliated with the District chapter.
Red Cross, will have a Christmas
party at ST. Elixabeth's on December
Of the District chapter have been pre-
pairing gifts and surprises for the
patients at the Children's Hospital.
which has been adopted by them:
Many of the customs popular IN the
old Yuletide celebration In England
to be given tomorrow afternoon at the
F es street northwest. The building win
be open to the public from 1880 in
the afternoon until . o'clock In the
evening. The program. however, win
invitation is extended to ali girls and
women in the city who are strangers
here.
The program will be given on tho
third floor. A great Yuletide is to be
phasize the cheer Of the occasion.
Many gifts have been received. which
will be placed about the Christmas
tree and distributed between S and
s o'clock in tho afternoon.
Many Of the quaint old Yuletide
legends. as well as Christmas stories,
r,,i11 he ro1afaH ThA afnrfAR will he
told by Mrs. Cornelia warnecke. Miss
Henricks. Miss Myrtle Johns. and
Miss Susanne Montgomery. Mrs Edna
X. Mears will lead in singing Christ
mas carols. Mrs. Mears will also give
violin von ss Mss coss on the
Refreshments will be served from
4 until 8 o'clock. Mrs. Harvey Friend
will preside at the tea table. The en-
tire entertainment il under the d.
rection Of the committee OF which
Mrs. Chester D. Swope is chairman,
Practical Gifts Provided.
The Knights Of Columbus committee
on educational and welfare activities
will carry out q definite program Of
providing Christmas cheer. No less
than 1.5s6.; MANNED. diseased and
will be visited and given Christmas
boxes containing selected comforts to
meet the particular needs of each
individual. They will contain and
aggregate a total of 1.75o almond
bars. $4,000 cigarettes. 1850 tooth
1850 short stories. $500 selected
apples, oranges and tangerines; $40
ivory combs, 325 sterilized shaving
brushes, $50 cakes Of shaving soap,
1880 packages chewing gum. 500
pounds special Christmas candy. $50
knights of Columbus match safes
flled with as many books of Knights
In addition to the hospital service,
the orphaned children will be recipi-
ents OF toys made In the Knights Of
Columbus toy-making school by the
insane patients At st. Eltzabeth's Hos
iatins since last Christmas. at which
time ffty-six cases were sent out to
as many different orphanages. after
the local needs had been taken care
Of. Some went as far as Minnesota
and Louisiana. 80.
Nativity Chapel Services.
Special arrangements for celebra-
ton Of Christmas have been made at
Nativity Chapel, which has been at
tractively decorated for the occasion.
Enoch II. Thompson. The choir, In
charge Of Albert whitmarth, is to
present . special choral service to-
morrow at 1850 and 1880 am. The
parish reception is to be held the
evening Of New Years day in Ma
tivity Hall. '...
Rev. Thomas J. Brown, pastor Of st.
Lukss; Colored Episcopal Church. has
arranged special Christmas services
today at 1870 am. Holy communion
win be celebrated. There II also 20
be q service Christmas morning at
$50 o'clock. q.
The French psasantry always pre-