Evening star., 1923-12-26

the institution and received presents
from Santa Claus. While at the
height of enjoyment over the gifts,
| they were interrupted by a big tur-
key dinner.
In addition to those small boys and
girls who are cared for daily at the
aid society, several were called In
from homes that could not provide
the type of Christmas that every boy
and girl anticipates.
The society receives its support
from newspaper solicitors who in fact
accept anything srom private resi-
/ dents that can be converted into
money.
Legion Greets Disabled Veterans.
The District of Columbia Depart
| ment, American Legion, assisted ma
| terially in the Christmas joy of dis
abled veterans in the hospitals of
the city, checks having been forward
| ed from special Christmas fund to
| be used in the hospital celebrations
Department Commander McGahan an
| nounced there had been a good re-
| sponSe to requests for contributions
Aside from the local hospitals, others
| receiving remembrances from the
| local department included the naval
! dispensary at the marine headQuar-
! ters. Quantico: the hospital at Oteen,
! n. C., and some hospitals in the west
| especially In California and Arizona
! Sufhcient money is left in the fund
Commander McGahan announced, to
continue relief work considerably
through this week.
! "Christmas Party" Planned.
A community tree and community
! christmas party will be the center
| of attraction Friday night at the
community house at Trinity Church.
headquarters of the Episcopal city
| mission. Gifts were carried by auto
mobiles to various hospitals and
charitable institutions by representa-
! tiVes of the Episcopal churches in
| the city.
Under the auspices of the Episcopal
city mission, services were held yes
| terday at the Jail. in charge of Rev.
I George w. Dow.
A happy Christmas reunion was
sgeneE of ' the Dissbleds Dissfleds Amefiesh 1he1Ssh
Veterans. when a Polish farmer who
( served with the American forces in
/ the war was Joined by his wife and
rated nearly ten years. w. S. Clark.
! representative of the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans was the guest of honor
at the reunion. The man was
mer near Warsaw. celebrating the
| arrival Of a son when the war broke
out, and he was driven away from
his wife and child. Coming to
was blown from his horse by a shell.
and has been under treatment at
Perryville, Md. The mother and
child were found after years of
search and arrived at Ellis Island
! last week.
Masonic Bodies Celebrate.
Christmas services were held by
! the six Communicates of the knights
| Templar at the Masonic Temple yes
terday, with tributes to the fraternity.
| to Christmas, the nation, and the
President. The Christmas ritual was
enacted.
Almas Temple saw that twenty
two truckloads Of Christmas baskets
and presents were lodged in homes
of needy families. More than 300
baskets. each containing 80 pounds
of staple articles Of food, together
with canned goods, fruits, candies
and cakes, composed the cargo of
the trucks. In addition, fourteen
institutions were provided with such
things as would add to the comfort
and happiness of the inmates.
In dispensing Christmas cheer in
this manner Almas Temple followed
out it's custom of several years made
possible by the unselfish work of the
Charity committee. This committee
is composed of Andy Loffler. chair
man; Max Oppenheimer, secretary;
Milton Hofenmaier. Herbert Guggen-
helm, George NJ. Curtis, George w.
Hess, George Pitt, A. ]. Ginelly,
George B. McGinty, George Efferon.
Lawrence Walker and Ed Burk-
holder