Evening star., 1924-12-25
THREE TREE FETES
FOR us. EMPLOYEES
Inferior Department Scene
of 3 Programs for Workers
in 40 Buildings.

Elaborate programs for the three
gigantic Christmas entertainments for
the families of the employees in the 20
buildings under Jurisdiction Of Lieut..
Col. Clarence O. Sheriff., U. s. A, Of
ficer in charge Of public buildings and
grounds, to be held December 2e. ~
and % in the Interior Department au-
ditorium, have been announced. The
large number of employees of these
buildings made 1t necessary to have
three separate entertainments.
The first program follows: Band
concert Of the United States Army
Band: dance, by Miss Ella Mckenzie:
old numbers played on the guitar by
Jacob Townsend; popular songs, by
Miss Illene Ralley, accompanied by
Arthur McCreight: address by Col.
Sheriff.: bass solo, by ]. e. S. kinsella;
violin solo. by Orrin Eadie. accom-
panied by Miss Marion Eadie: reading,
by Mrs. Mary Disbrow; 20 minutes of
fun, by the National City Minstrel
Five, composed of Messrs. Stern,
Wise. Marshall, Porterfield and Vow
ell; dance, by Miss Mary Mcintosh,
accompanied by Mrs. Leroy Mcintosh.
and Santa Claus, impersonated by F.
w. Surgey.
The entertainers will be introduced
by James f. Gill. After the regular
program there win be dancing until
midnight.
Second Entertainment.
The second entertainment, to be
held on Saturday night. will comprise
the following program: Band con-
cert, from 1880 until $50; opening g
chorus, America" by the audience /;
invocation, by Rev. G. A. McGlown;
chorus, by the Washington Male Cho-
rus; recitation, by Miss Lucy Beverly:
solo, e. N. Broadnax; piano solo, Miss
NJ. A Washington; quartet, Mrs.
Campbell and company; solo, Miss
Vivian White: saxophone solo, Will
liam Miller: quartet, Mrs. b. Bassen-
berg and company; duet, Mrs. Bowser
and Mrs. Gatewood; trombone solo,
Daniel Doy; address by Maj. o. L. Sol
bert, u. S. A., assistant to Col. Sheriff.:
response. Rev. McGlown; solo, Mrs
Edna Elliott; quartet, by the Har-
mony Quartet.
The regular program. in the presenta-
tion of which Z. v. Carter will intro
by the singing of The Star-Spangled
Banner by the audience.
Those having charge of the enter
tainment are 4. V. Carter, r. Cooper,
Roberta Noten. Bertha Moore, Mar
garet Brown, NJ. l.. Fenwick, Mary
Samuels, Bessie O'Neal, George II.
Parker.s Emma C. Rotan, Walter J.
Bundy, Abraham Rawies, Freddie D.
Brooks. Carrie Syphax. Eudora Curtis.
Program for Third.
The program for the third and last
OF the entertainments. of which The
odore Randolph will be master OF
ceremonies. follows: Band concert,
1880 to $50: opening chorus, Amer
ica," by the audience; invocation, Rev.
T. S. Scott: address, Col. Sheriff.; re-
sponse. Theodore Randolph: singing.
Washington Male Chorus; recitation,
Earnest Peace; solo, Miss Inez Davis;
piano duet, Mrs. Alexander and Mrs.
Boyle; solo, Chester Dodson: saxo-
phone, William Miller; recitation. J.
T. Simmons: solo, Mrs. Ethel Preston;
singing, Washington Male Chorus:
trombone solo, Daniel Doy; solo. Mrs.
Ida Johnson; mixed quartet from the
Ebenezer NJ. e. Church; cornet solo,
Delmar Tate: singing, Washington
Male Quartet. $3.50 =. -
AS in the first entertainment, Santa
Claus will be impersonated for the
distribution OF presents to the chill
dren of the employees. Those who are
in charge OF the arrangements are
Theodore Randolph. J. Townsend, D.
r. Boone, Russell Truss, George Par
ker and w. H. Castor.