The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

one fire stations IN the city, acco
recreation department.
At 5 80 p. m. Saturday, May
station No. 26 where the Christm
tainment provided. At the same time
the trees in the other fire stations will
be lighted and entertainments started
which will continue throughout next
week. The mayor and his wife will
attempt to visit all the stations dur
ing the evening.
Downtown business firms are help
ing decorate the different trees and
provide Santa Claus costumes.
VIII Sing Carols
Christmas carols Will he sung
throughout the city on Christmas eve,
and on Christmas morning six groups
OF musicians Will 20 through the
streets with trunpets, her;tldirg the
advent of the day. Christmas eve
caToleTs will have a more elaborate
program than usual this year. They
viii visit public institutions.
The park department is srranging.
too, for : big Christmas tree. covered
with cOlored lights and with a large
star on the top. TO be erected IN the
center Of University Park.
Not only VIII there be municipal
Christmas celebrations. but clubs and
organizations are also going to help
Santa Claus hiring joy into the lives
of needy children by providing them
with all sorts of entertainments and
parties for the yuletide.
2,OO9 Are Invited
One Of the feature events will be a
party Christmas morning arranged
by the Elks at the Circle Theater. Spe-
ciaI street cars and automobiles will
bring about 1000 orphans and poor
children TO the big party, where they
will receive gifts of fruit. nuts and
candy from Santa Claus. Another
party will be held Christmas morning
at Keiths for the kiddies by the In
diana Dental College students.
The Salvation Army will distribute
Sunday morning from to u o'clock
at TomlnsOn Hall approximately 500
baskets Of food for needy families.
Arrangements have also been made
for the organization to be host to ap-
proximately 5000 mothers and chill
dren Of the city at a big Christmas
party at TOmlinsOn Hall. The Vol
unteers of America have also made
arrangements for the distribution of
500 baskets of food, Mai. John
O'NeiI announced.
The Moose Lodge members have ar
ranged 10 look after all the needy
families of their order as we'll as
many other families reported to be
destitute In addition. plans have
been arranged for a big Christmas
party at TomInsOn Hall Thursday
night, Dec. Is. Half a ton Of candy
have been ordered for the affair and
gifts will be distributed from a gi-
gantic Christmas tree.
Masons Will Aid
The Masons have arranged TO dis
tribute about 500 baskets through the
Christmas clearing house. The Engle-
wood Hustling Hundred, a civic or
ganization Of the East Side. has
planned to distribute baskets to the
needy in the community. around the
E~glewood Christian Church.
Members of the Optimist Club will
give a dinner and banquet for the or
phans at the Indianapolis Orphans
Home Friday. Dec. %. in the Traver-
tine room at the Hotel Lincoln.
a gift viii be presented to each dis
abled veteran of the World War by
the Service Club. More than $500 will
be spent by members Of the Gyro
Club in presenting baskets of toys.
candy. fruit and food to poor children
Of the city.
Toys and presents of various kinds
will be given to the fifty children at
the Indianapolis Day Nursery. Christ
mas Eve by tn Lions Club members.
Many other organizations are plan
ming Christmas celebrations and the
general spirit seems to be that no
one be forgotten during the Yuletide
season.
ROtarians Plan Parties
Rotarians have not forgotten. Nine
Christmas parties for children have
been planned. Children under the SUI
pervislon Of TIE Juvenile court, in in
situations and hospitals will be enter
tanned. Twenty children in the In
diana School for the Deaf who have
no means to reach their homes for
Christmas, will receive round trip
tickets.
Presents viii be provided by the RO-
tary Club for twenty-five children in
the Robert ". Long Hospital. seventy
in the city hospital, 100 that are wards
of the Public Health Nursing Associa-
ton. twenty-six at Sunnyside, thirty
three at the Detention Home. children
in the F1anner Guild, Colored Welfare
Home, Florence CrittentOn Home, In
diana Girls School at Clermont and
at the Foreigners house.
At the Foreigners house. 206 chill
dren will be entertained Christmas
day. A dinner viii be given at the
Indianapolis Orphans Home Christ
mas day.
Fifty Christmas baskets containing
food. candy and toys will be distribu-
ted to fifty worthy ex-service men by
eleven auxiliary posts Of the American
Legion.
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