The Washington times., 1925-12-23

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lights and other electrical effe
Christmas celebrations will be-
held at all the public schools today
before the children are dismissed.
A special celebration will be held.
at George Washington University
at noon.
The knights Of Columbus will.
give their annual Christmas Tree
Dance tonight at at the knights
OF Columbus Hall.
The employees of the Office Of
Public Buildings and Grounds will
hold their celebration in the audi
forum Of the Interior Building at
7:46 tonight. Lieut. Col. C. o..
Sheriff. will speak.
Friendship House Tea
At Friendship House today the
girls of the sewing clubs will enter.
tain their parents at tea, Dinner
will be served later to the children
and working mothers who lave their
kiddies at the home while thay are
employed. The kindergarten tots
will have q tree Of their own.
Throughout the nights so that ali
Washington may pause occasion
ally to reflect, huge electric star
will shine from the apse of the
National Cathedral, q constant re-.
minder Of the Star Of Bethlehem.
At noon today the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company
will unveil its annual Christmas
tree, resplendent in electric lights
as the entire staff gathers to sing
carols. Officials OF the company
will give short addresses.
The most pretentious program is
planned tomorrow night by the
Community Center Department Of
the Office Of Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Coolidge to Light Tree
This program commences at $40
with the Epiphany chimes playing
Christmas carols. and as the last
notes of the chimes die out the
United States Marine Band will
take up the strains. and at s p. m.
the huge tree planted in Sherman
Square last year will be trans
formed into a Christmas tree OF a
thousand lights as President Cool.
idge pushes the switch.
90. Little Town Of Bethlehem"
win then be sung by the Washing
lowed by instrumental music by
the Marine Band.
The arrangements are under the
direction Of 3 committee headed
py Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy and
including p. G. Graham. president
Or the Board Of Education; Il. G.
Snyder, chairman Of the Community
Center Council; Herbert A. Wagner,
-Of Baltimore. chairman OF the
national committee for Community
Christmas Trees; Congressman
Hamilton Fish. jr., of New York:
Mrs. II. w. Hardy, Mrs. Gabrielle
Pelham, T. Lincoln Townsend, n. I'll.
Ormsbee and Bess Davis Schreiner.
w. r. G. to Broadcast
To those who will be unable to
attend the festivities Station WRC,
the Radio Corporation of America,
will carry the music by radio
Tomorrow night the Central
Union Mission will entertain the
poor boys and girls at Keith
Theater, where presents viii be dis.
tributed by Mrs. Coolidge. Twelve
hundred bags have been prepared
and marked with the names of the
cn1lQfen.
Last night the Bureau of Mines
gave it's sixth annual Christmas
party and the guests Of honor were
ten poor children who were adopted
for the occasion. The singing OF
carols was followed by an address
by DR.. Dorsey A. Lyon, director OF
the bureau.
A Christmas tree party was given
at the Soldiers and Sailors Home,
921 Pennsylvania Ave. s. E., by
the Robley d. Evans post Of the
American Legion. Carols were sung
and presents were distributed.
The Daughters Of Union Veterans
held their annual Christmas cele-
bration last night with more than
200 members present. Presents
brought by members were dis
tributed by Soloman Smith, of Lin.
coin Camp, who played the role
Of Santa. q.
Trce at Embassy
I Tomorrow Christmas will dawn
for the first time in the home of
one Of Washington's diplomatic
families. The Egyptian minister.
through Mrs. Samy, has announced
that the biggest tree which may be
accommodated by the doors will be
brought in and trimmed as never a
tree was trimmed before.
1t is the first tree for the two