Evening star., 1924-12-24

has been carefully arranged. In case
Of bad weather it will be held in
Peck Memorial Chapel. which faces
the park.
For Monday night the Georgetown
Civic Association (colored) has ar
ranged a similar program starting at
8 O'clock And on New Year eve a
repetition of the Christmas eve pro-
gram will be given at s o'clock by
and for all the residents of George
town and their friends.
Seasons Program by Woman's Clubs.
The clubs of the Young Business
and Professional Women's Depart
ment of the Y. w. c. a. are carrying
out the following Christmas seasons
program
The Alethia Club will assist in deco
rating the Christmas tree at the
Emergency Hospital; the All Around
Club is dressing dolls and preparing
scrapbooks for the Gallinger Hospi-
tai; the Amicitia Club will provide
Christmas tree and entertainment for
the children of the Gospel Mission:
the Indoor-Outdoor Club is contribut-
ing toward playground equipment at
the Mary Blinn Center, 300 G street:
the Premiere Club is providing Christ
mas stockings filled With toys and
fruit for the children at the Central
Union Mission: the Tuesday Evening
Club is making its annual contribu-
tion of $40 to Friendship House; the
Wohels Club is preparing scrapbooks
and toys for the Founding Home; the
Tip Top Club is giving basket OF
food to be distributed through the
Associated Charities, and the A. NJ.
Club will present the children at the
Emergency Hospital with dolls.
Program Presented.
A musical and dramatic program
was presented today by the high
school and intermediate pupils of the
Sidwelrs Friends School in the
Friends meeting house auditorium,
1871 / street Thomas w. Sidwell.
principal of the, school, announced
that the students had sold s196.60
worth of Red Cross seals during the
past fortnight.
The play, entitled THE Enchanted
Christmas Tree" by Percy Wilde, was
produced under the direction of the
head of the department of english,
Miss Althea Rickert. and included the
following cast: William Acker. Alex
ander MacNutt, Lucille Trice, Frances
Lehman, William Martin. William
Lagg, Alexander Knight and Wilson
Wing. Mark Sullivan. David Dennis,
Harry Hull, Lucy Watkins, Albert
Madeir Robert Michelet, Mary Eliz-
abeth Acker. Martha Harris, Isabella
Hart, Sidney Lyman. Sara Smell,
Robert Duff. Dorothy Duff, Margaret
Eckels. Elizabeth Langenbeck. Paulin
Schaub, Helen Hoskinson and Ida
Goodloe.
The children of employees of the
New Willard Hotel are being enter
tanned at two Christmas parties at
that hotel this afternoon, by Frank
8. Hight, the managing director. One
for those of white employees was held
in the small ball room, while another
for the children Of colored employees
took place in the Fairfax room, just
off the main corridor. In the center
of each room was a large gaily dec
grated Christmas tree on which were
bags of toys, candy, fruit and nuts
for each little guest, these being
distributed by "Bill' Hinkley, as
sistant steward. Orchestras in both
rooms furnished the music for the
occasion. In addition, several teach
ers from local Fairgrounds lead the
children in games during the after
noon. More than 300 children were
present.
The Lewis Hotel Training School
distributed 40 scrap books and a
quantity of dolls to the children of
the Florence Crittenton Home and
other institutions. In addition the
employees purchased 100 toys for dis
tribution also. The school has erect
ed a Christmas tree under which the
gifts were grouped.