Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24

year, more than 5000 persons attend
Ell the singing at the White House
IN addition, many more sat III their
automobiles around the grounds and
heard the caroling from q distance.
Several of the numbers mentioned will
be SOLO selections or rendered by a
quartet composed of Ruby Smith
Stahl, Goldie d. Hutchins, w. Madi-
son Taylor and John H. Marville
Charles I. Ferry will be at the piano
In the meantime tiny hearts will
he throbbing with uncomfortable ey.
cItement. Struggled between warm.
white sheets; tiny eyes Will be trying
IN vain to keep closed for fear st.
Nicholas might arrive, find their own.
ers wide awake and take all of his
toys back to Toyland. But one thing
is sure. little coaxing win be needed
tonight to persuade the children 70
hurry off to bed. They will want to
make this one night just as short as
possible.
Mrs. Coolidge Busy.
Probably no person in Washington
mas been buster with Christmas &C
INVITES than Mrs. Coolidge. Yesterday
she spent an hour at Children's Hos
pltal, laughing and talking with the
tots that are confined there and being
a real mother to them. Many she
squeezed. in her arms, called them
nickname, and when two sobbed she
kissed away their tears. The tears
were caused by an array Of camera
men whose serious looking apparatus
frightened Joseph thinner, 3 years
old. and Nicholas Red Brown, whom
Mrs. Coolidge called Red" the min
ute she saw him.
Mrs. Coolidge. accompanied from
the White House only by a Secret
Service man, was met at the hospital
by the superintendent, Miss Matte
Gibson, and members of the women s
board of governors, including Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke, president of the
board; Mrs Thomas B. Sweeney, Mrs.
Walter S. Hutchins, Mrs. G. C. Glover,
Mrs. Mary Roberts Rhinehart and
Miss Frances Mckee. Mrs. Coolidge
greeted all of the children, and today
they will be given toys by two differ
ent organizations. This evening the
nurses will have their annual Christ
mas party.
Tomorrow needy families will re-
ceive $3.50 worth of food from the
Lions Club; Deputy Chief Sullivan
of the Fire Department will send
barrel Of apples and 20 pounds of
candy to the children of st. Joseph s
Orphan Home; children of the Vir-
ginia avenue Fairgrounds, Virginia
avenue and Eleventh street south
east, will have an entertainment this
afternoon, and many similar events
have been or will be held aside from
the main celebrations.
Salvation Army Baskets.
The Salvation Army will have it's
annual distribution Of food, clothing
and toys from 606 E street north
west, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Baskets will be given to 700 needy
families. Mrs. Coolidge will be pres
ent to assist in handing out the
baskets. Rev. DR.. Joseph Sizoo of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church will offer prayers and the
Navy Band will furnish music To
morrow the Salvation Army will dis
tribute toys from 606 E street. In
the evening 900 colored children will
receive toys from the Army at the
Broadway Theater.
With Congress already in adjourn
ment until after New Year, the wheels
of Government began slowing down
early today for an almost complete
holiday stop of three days. Although
the shutdown does not become eff