Evening star., 1924-12-23
TARDY SNOW DUE
HERE LATE TODAY
White Christmas Confidently
Predicted, With Colder
Weather Tomorrow.

Snow, beginning late this afternoon
or tonight and continuing probably
tomorrow, is scheduled to blanket
Washington with it's first Christmas
snow in years, according to a special
Yuletide forecast announced at the
Weather Bureau today.
Though procrastinating somewhat,
nothing can stop the steady march
over the mountains of the sonwstorm
now swirling through the Northwest
and West, Forecaster Mitchell be-
lieves. and Christmas eve should find
the National Capital well covered
with glistening flakes.
To make sure that sleds and
goloshes will be in order Christmas
day, Boreas will throttle the slowly
rising mecury column in its tracks to-
morrow night and Thursday, pushing
1t steadily downward again by many
degrees.
White Christmas Likely.
In other words. those who have been
crying for a white Christmas, here
and elsewhere, are going to get It,
barring an unusual whim of fate.
The snowfall will overspread most of
the country, especially in the middle
and northern regions, from the
Rockies to the Atlantic. 1t may wind
up with rain or sleet.
The cold snap which froZe the Lin
coin Memorial rejecting pool, Rock
Creek and other nearby skating rinks
| to a safe thickness, suffered re-
lapse today, as the meteorological
disturbances which heralded the first
snow furries appeared on the
weather horizon. The low mark of
| 15 degrees above zero, set early to-
| day, will be followed tonight by a
/ low mark about 10 degrees higher,
| it is predicted, and the temperature
will not reach much lower levels un-
| til the cold wave hits again tonor-
row night.
| skaters Enjoy Pastime.
With the official opening Of the
! rejecting pool to ice skaters the
| smooth surface of this basin soon be-
/ gan to fill with boys and girls and
| grown-ups, and impromptu parties
| also were staged on other frozen
bodies of water about the city and
| in nearby Maryland and Virginia. The
Potomac River was frozen virtually
from shore to shore this morning &
in the vicinity of Georgetown, but
/ no skaters were observed venturing
| on the dangerous surface.
The charitable institutions and a
! number Of the churches of the city
have joined forces to provide warmth
and nourishment for the homeless
during the present cold wave.
/ The Central Union Mission. the
! Gospel Mission and the Municipal
Lodging House ali reported today
that during the past few days their
quarters have been visited by more
than the usual number of unemployed
men, seeking a nights lodging.
Other Accommodations Filled.
John S. Bennett, superintendent of the
Central Union Mission, said his organi.
cation housed about $50 men last night
! at 432 Tenth street. The missions new
structure at 613 c street is not entirely
finished, but the mems portion of the
building Is ready for occupancy, and Mr.
Bennett said that 1000 more men could
| be provided for there if necessary
The Gospel Mission on John Marshal
place was crowded last night, and the
Municipal Lodging House took care oi
| 45, most Of whom We're transients II
search Of employment.
The churches that have offered to CO.
operate with the Central Union AIssior
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