Evening star., 1922-12-24
YULET|DE SPIRIT
PERvADES CITY ON
!. EVE OF CHRISTMAS
Streets Thronged With Late
Shoppers-HoIiday Program
Will Start Today.

Downtown streets took on carnival
appearance last night. when ''eler-
enth hour" shoppers besieged the
stores that rema aimed open. hurrying
from place to place amid a general
gayety that reminded OF nothing so
much as inauguration.
Last minute scenes were enacted at
avenue F street. eth and 9Th streets
and any place else where any one had
anything TO sell that looked at all
like Christmas present.
Union station and the Washington
city post Office both presented the
appearance of human beehives. the
holiday traffic in both human beings
last night.
Postal Esnpleyes Busy.
While scores of y. rsons entered and
came out of the terminal. mail trains
continued to arrive with their loads
Of parcels. The latter We're swiftly
borne into the post Office and sorted
to trucks. all ready for delivery today
Postmaster Chance and his assist
ants stayed on the scene until late
hour last night, while hundreds of
men on the post Office night shift la :
bored through the wee small hours
to make sure that all the people of
the National Capital would get every
parcel that it is humanity possible to
deliver. Parcel post will be delivered
all day today. and all day tomorrow.
while there will be one delivery of
letter mail tomorrow
Walter Reed Hospital and other in
stitutions are making every prepara-
ton for the greatest Yuletide festivi-
ties in their existence
President Sends Gree tfng~.
Look at this Christmas dinner
menu to be handed the Walter Reed
patients at the main mess tomorrow
Bouillon. celery hearts. olives. mixed
sweet pickles. roast turkey. sage
dressing, giblet gravy. cranberry
sauce. mashed potatoes. buttered peas,
caulifiower au gratin. Waldorf salad.
ice cream. cakes. mince pie. cheese
and crackers. assorted fruits. mixed
candies. raisins. nuts and coffee
President Harding's Christmas
greeting to the patients will be con-
veyed at the dinner. Writing to Miss
Wales Of the institution. the Presi-
dent said
'T will appreciate it IL you will con-
vey to the patients in the hospital my
holiday greetings for the year 1922.
hope the season may be marked by
every opportunity of happiness and
satisfaction which may come to them
and by multiplied testimonies of the
continuing gratitude of the nation
they have served SO well"
Christmas carols will be sung in
the wards this morning and through
out the day there viii be a round of
activities. with open house at the Y.
NJ c. A..and Knights of Columbus
huts. There will be midnight mass
at the latter place.
Christmas day will see entertain
ments at the various huts. including
the Red Cross House. The festivities
will be continued more or less all
week
Trinity Community Plans.
Activities at Trinity Community
House are to be increased in volume
and intensity during the Christmas
holidays. On Christmas morning at
IL o'clock 500 of the community chill
dren are to be the guests of Harry
Crandall and Mrs. Harriet Locker at
Crandalrs Theater, where a program
Of movies, eats and presents will be
the order Of the day.
Perhaps one of the most interesting
Of the activities will occur on Christ
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