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= charge Of the exercises included
= Congressman Hamilton Fish, jr.,
George D. Pratt, F. M. Feiker, e.
c. Snyder, T. Lincoln Townsend,
Paul Wooton,' Samuel Hibben, Mrs.
L. w. Hardy and Robert Lawrence.
Hear Xmas Hymns.
After the singing OF carols, the
President and Mrs. Coolidge led
; the way to the north portico Of the
White House, where the vested
choir of the First Congregational
Church sang Christmas hymns.
r One of the selections was Christ
mas Bells written by the Rev
erend DR.. Jason Noble Pierce, pas
tor of the church, and dedicated to
Mrs. Coolidge.
!. Solos were given by Miss Ruby
Smith Stahl, Goldie ID. Hutchins,
Hilbert D. Krater and John II.
Marville, bass. Charles T. Ferry
a. was accompanist, and the chorus
was assisted by a bugle and flute
corps Of the Marine Band.
Many Go to Late Mass.
:. The crowds that fingered down.
town, despite the forbidding
weather, to hear the carols and
join in the revelry,' either. went
home after the singing, possibly to
:, trim the Tree of Trees, or remained
! in central Washington to attend
midnight mass.
!. The service at the shrine of the
Sacred Heart was broadcast through
station WCAP. The aisles and
. sanctuary of st. Patrick's Church
were packed with Worshipers.
q Many journeyed out to Brookland
q for the impressive service at the
3 Franciscan monastery. The Church
2 of the Nativity celebrated its TWEEN
ty-first Christmas Eve anniversary.
st. Gabriel's Church drew Petworth
to its doors.
The Christmas program at the
! First Congregational Church today,
2 beginning at II o'clock, was COM
Federation of Churches. The Rev.
= DR.. Charles Wood, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant, preached
the sermon.
) "Star Of Bethlehem"
:. The Sunday school of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
y held special program at $3.50
: o'clock last night. Holy communion
r. was held at st. >Alban's Episcopal
Church at 11:30 o'clock. High above
. the National Cathedral burned the
{" Star of Bethlehem. visible from
= practically every part of the city.
Christmas carols were sung In
> Cleveland Park and English village
by fifty Girl Scouts from the troop
Of the Cleveland Park Congrega-
tional Church, under the direction
{ OF Miss Nan Service and Miss Lily
Jane Axton.
Hundreds gathered around the
Georgetown community tree in the
triangle at Twenty eight street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
where choir of 200 from the Peck
Memorial Chapel sang carols, start
ing from the home Of Albert Mus
= grave, Twenty-ninth and N streets
Z northwest. The singers were ac-
companied by a brass band.
Police Entertain.
The police department threw open
the doors Of it's station houses to
! children OF the various neighbor.
hoods ~for Christmas parties last
night. The squad room at police
! headquarters for once aid not house
the grim activity of the man-hunt-
! ers. More than 400 children from
the vicinity came to the party, and
] each one received a big bag full of
presents.
] Detective Sergeant "Biff" Phillips
/ was costumed as Santa Claus, and
! Detective Sergeant James Spring.
man clowned for the kids. Ma or
Daniel Sullivan, Inspector Clifford
\ L. Grant and the entire force of
detective were the hosts. AT one
corner of the room a great tree
stood, loaded with shining ornaments
1 and tinsel. Ralph Gannon's Caro-
linians supplied the music. Dance
Z numbers were given by Ruth,
Eleanor and Virginia ludlow and
Z by Gladys Jet.
The distribution of more than
Z 300 Christmas baskets is being COM
pleted today by the Central Union
Z Mission. Free dinner will be given
: to all who apply at the now home
\ OF the institution, 622 Louisiana
: avenue northwest. Arrangements
& were made for brief religious serv-
Z ices by Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
! Ramsay
: John S. Bennett, director of the
mission, said that plentiful supplies
! OF clothing for men and women
/ were on hand, and would be fur
nished to all who requested them.
( The Gospel Mission will provide a
( dinner for the poor today. The Sal.
walton Army, through the distribu-
ton Of $50 baskets, provided Christ.
mas meals for just that many needy
families. -
Guests Of "SaIIies."
Hundreds of colored children will
be guests Of the "Sallies" in the
Broadway Theater. Seventh street
near p street northwest, today. Din.
ner will be served to men in the
Industrial Home, and at 1880 o'clock
/ tonight 1000 white children are to
be give ntoys and candy in the
I Army's auditorium, 606 e street
northwest.
Party at AnacOstia.
A party for the youngsters OF
Z 1aaaacostia began at 8 o'clock today
at the Naval Air Station. The men
at the station raised a $500 fund
for the entertainment of about 100
: children, the party to continue well
into the afternoon.
Officers and enlisted men We'd In
! serving the boys and girls. They
2 called for the "kids" in trucks and
: brought them to the flying field fol-
q big dinner. after Which Santa
! Claus arrived in a 81 plane with
. load Of toys and candy. Lieu