Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
PRESIDENT TO Join
IN CAROL SINGING
White House Family to "Tune
In" Tomorrow Night-Tree
Lighted at 6 Pm.

President and Mrs. Coolidge prob
ably will be a part of the vast radio
audience which will join in the Nation
wide chorus of Yuletide carols to be
sung this Christmas eve through the
medium Of far-fiung broadcast sta
tions.
1t was indicated at the White
House today that the presidential
family is looking forward with inter-
est to this unusual musical event, and
it is predicted that the White House
radio set, in common with countless
others throughout the country, will
be tuned in tomorrow night on the
radio choir which will lead the sing
ing.
The radio feature, being sponsored
by The Star and other prominent
American newspapers, will begin at
1890 pm. 1t will follow a community
carol concert at the north portico
of the White House. starting at 8
o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge and
their house guests are expected to
take part also in the earlier observ-
ance.
Linked with New York.
WRC, local station of the Radio
Corporation of America, will be linked
with WEAF in New York City for
the carol program. which will be sung
from the studio of the latter station.
DIR. S. Parkes Cadman, noted
clergyman, already known to radio
fans" will be in charge of the OBJ
servance. DIR. Harry Rowe Shelley,
organist, composer and choirmaster,
will be the musical director. The
musical Accompaniment, which will
guide the invisible choir" Of listen
ers-in will be furnished by the quartet
and 50-voice choir of DIR. Cadman'S
church in Brooklyn.
The church singers will open the
program with the "Halleujah
Chorus from 1.-THE Messiah" DIR.
Cadman will then make an introduc-
tory address, inviting all within
reach of the radio to join in the old
fashioned carols to follow.
| With these preliminaries over, the
radio audience will forsake it's passive
status to become an active partici-
pant in the most pretentious Christ
mas eve celebration in history.
Will Give Copies of Songs.
| In order that every one may join in
| the singing, The Star will furnish free
with it's regular edition, tomorrow a
booklet containing the words and
music of the complete program of
carols to be sung that night. These
selections include such old favoriteS
as 1T Came Upon the Midnight
Clear" and silent Night" which will
be the closing number.
| Chimes will ring out in accompani
ment to the inspiring tune Of the final
song, bringing the observance to q
close at the hour of midnight.
Washington's formal celebration OF
Christmas eve will be ushered in with
colorful ceremonies at the community
tree in Sherman Park, south of the
Treasury. At 6 o'clock President
Coolidge will push a button that will
turn on the brilliant festoons of light
draped around the living spruce. Sen
ator Arthur Capper of Kansas will
preside. The Marine Band will play
The carol Sing" within the White
House grounds will be led by the choil
of the First Congregational Church
which Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge attend
The public is invited to join in the
demonstration.
Georgetown Celebration.
Carol singing will mark a numbe,
of scattered Yuletide celebrations
scheduled this season. Georgetown
citizens will gather around an elec
trically lighted tree in Montrose
Park at 1880 o'clock tonight and lif1
their voices in song. The Sixteenth
Street Heights Citizens Association
will cooperate with the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Northminster Pres
byterian Church in arranging a caro-
service tomorrow night at z o'clock
at the church. A tree on the lawr
of the church grounds will be the
center of the celebration.
Led by a trio of costumed boys
holding giant lighted candles, 6;
pupils of the Columbia Junior High
School filed through the corridors
of the Franklin School Building to-
day, serenading DR.. Frank w. Ballou
| superintendent, other officials and
the clerical force with Christmas
J carols.
/ The blending of the voices of the
children in popular Christmas songs
was impressive and won enthusiastic
applause from the administrative
group at the Franklin School, who
lined the path Of their march.
Teacher Explains Custom.
Miss Hannah Bonell, music teach
err at the Columbia Junior High
School, was in charge of the sing
ing Miss Alice Deal, principal OF
the Columbia Junior High, explained
that it has been an annual custom
for the children to go through Their
) own school singing Christmas carol.
and 1t was thought this year i
would be a good idea to entertain
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