Evening star., 1922-12-31
K. Of c. T0GREET /:
ORPHANS At PARTY
Annual Christmas Tree Fes-
tNities Planned for This
Afternoon.
EGuEsTs TO NUMBER 1000
Exercises at Knights Home to In
clude Presentation Of Gifts,
| Comedies and Singing.
GUESTS TO NUMBER 1000

The annual Christmas tree party
for. the orphans of Washington un-
der the auspices Of the Knighta OF
Columbus will take place this afte1-
noon at the K. of c. Homo at Z:so
o'clock. More than 400 orphans Will
be in attendance as guests OF the
knights.
Invitations have been extended ito
st. Roses Technical School, 81.
AIMS, st. Joseph's. St Vincents'
Christ Child Society, Episcopal Home
Jewish Foster Home. Gospel Mission
Sunshine Home. st. Mary's. Piscata-
way, Nd; st. Dominic's. Providence
Day Nursery, Urseline Sisters Day
Nursery, st. Peters. st. >Aloysius
Church, Bruen Homo. Holy Trinity
Church and Holy Name Church. II
is expected all orphans. regardless or
creed Affiliations. will respond 10 tne
invitation.
Useful presents will be distributed
TO the orphan children who attend
with their guardians. Toys can9ies.
nuts and fruits will be distributea. a
vaudeville entertainment mas Deeh
arranged. Charles w. Darr Is chair
man Of the entertainment committee.
Comedies and community Singing VIII
be a feature.
Outline OF Program.
The program will be as follows:
March by the Knights or Coiumous
-Band. under the direction OF ~
Schacfer; Juvenile numbers from the
Columbia School of Expression, the
Lyorr Quartet and the Knights OF Co
lmmbus Clown Band. There Will De
punch and Judy show under the ol-
rection of J. L. Reh. An ADDRESS OF
welcome will be extended by Charies
w. Darr and a short addIess VIII pc
delivered nv Commissioner James f.
oyster, who will be the guest Oh
One of the largest trees in the city
has been set up in the main hA9 OF
the X. of c. Home and santa Ciaas aus
presents. He will be assisted by CAPT.
oyster. Carl H. BraatZ will act as
Santa Claus this afternoon. -
The affair is the ninth Of Its kind.
The general committee Is heaoeo oy
Benjamin +. Crifasi, deputy ssano
knight of Carroll Council. He Is as
sisted bv Charles ". Darr, master. OF
RI. fourth degree, knights of Colum:
bus: Michael D. Schaefer. faithful
navigator of the fourth degree; James
A. Sullivan of Washington Council
John Burns or hedne SouHS1l, d dhAe ?
T.sRyan of Carroll Council, Edward
Tucker of Potomac Council ana
Thomas X Gallaher Of Spa1ding
Council John J. Lynch Is general
secretary for. the committee.
Orphans Party Committee.
The committee on the party Tor
the orphans numbers more than sew
entv-flve Prominent members Of the
order in this city. Mrs. Alice BicK
sler. grand regent of the Daughters
of Isabella, is chairman Of the com
mjttee of lad es assisting IN the
work. The Daughters Of Isabella are
taking a most active interest IN tae
work and have been given en9lIe
charge of the features that wni 80
10 make up the evenings eneertaan-
ment and gift-giving.
Chartered street cars ana auiomU' o
biles will take the children 70 the n
of C. Home and return.
Invitations have been extenoeo
Mgr. c. F.. Thomas of st. Patrick :
church ard to the Commissioners OF
the District of Columbia to be pres
ent. . a.,
stitut,ons the following homes wli! no!
be able to have their children at.eho
the party this afternoon: Washington
civ Orphan Asylum, House OF the
Good Shepherd and the Baptist ao.e.
Candies and toys will be sent 70 THESE
homes Saturday.