Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
PRESIDENT LIGHTS
/. YULE TREE FRIDAY
Sherman Square Ceremony
to Start National Com
munity Fete at s PM.

The lighting of the National Com
Snunity Christmas tree by President
Coolidge; a program by the Com
munaS Center Department of the
Public Schools in various sections of
the city; the singing of carols at
Hospitals and other institutions and
the Nationwide radio program OF
Yuletide songs, constitute Washing.
toms observance Of the advent of
Christmas.
"A large part of the observances has
been scheduled to take place Christ
mas eve at pm. Then the Nation 6
CHER Executive will set the spruce In
Sherman Square aglow with red, green,
yellow and white lights. This act of
the President will be accompanied by
a Especial program of Christmas music
by the United States Marine Band ana
the singing of carols by the audience
led by representative choirs and choral
groups. -,
Buglers throughout the city will
announce the lighting of the tree
and Boy Scouts will act as guard OF
honor to the President. Other Scouts
will distribute programs and Girl
Scouts also will assist at the eXer-
cIses.
Choirs and Carols.
While this annual custom is being
carried out, more than $50 singers,
the majority of whom are from WASH
ington church choirs. will be in hos
pitfalls, homes for dependents and in
Valids. singing Christmas carols, uh.
der the auspices of the DISTRICT OF
Columbia Chapter, Federatlon VI
Music Clubs, of which Mrs. Cnarles
q & chairman
Then as the hour reaches 1880, the
radio waves will fash all over the
country carrying on their crests the
music from a great national song
service conducted through chain OF
broadcasting stations by Or. D
Parkes Cadman, noted clergyman:
The history.making song test VIII
come to washington and vicinity
through station WRC. After DIR. Cad
man has sent his greetings to the
radio audience, choir of 90 Will sing
the "Hallalujah Chorus from the
Messiah" Following this Will oe a
series of familiar carols and every u.s.
1ener-in will be asked to sing them
with the broadcasters.
The concert will continue until II
O'Clock. The coming of the midnight
hour will be signalled by the playing
of chimes and then the singing or the
last carol, a composition represented
as being perhaps the most beautiful
of all spiritual music.
The Star Will Aid.
While the carols selected for the
concert are familiar, not every one
knows the words and music of all OF
them. So The Star will aid its read
ers to participate in the concert by
furnishing the words and music OF
all the carols in artistically printed
carol booklets. One Of these booklets
will be found in each copy OF The Star
on Christmas eve. y.
A Christmas pageant will be pre-
scented Tuesday evening at Armstrong
High School by Divisions 10 and IL
and the Washington Federation OF
Church Choirs, assisted by the How
ard University orchestra. 1t will be
produced under the direction OF Marie
Moore Forrest, assisted by Nathaniel
K. Guy. About 200 singers will take
part. - e. s,-sr -.
ment will be given at the Park View
center Wednesday, evening. The en-
tertainment viii be provided by the
Junior Park View Players and by
pupils Of Class "a Of the PARK View
Platoon School. There will be on IT,
Illuminated Christmas tree.
Many Programs Planned.
At Petworth there will be commu-
nifty singing Of Christmas carols
around the Christmas tree at Z pm.
Christmas eve. A bugler will sound
the call to assemble at 6:45. At the
top of the tree there will be q lighted
star which will CLEAN alone, as q
quartet sings an old Christmas carol.
Thursday evening there will be a
similar celebration at the Columbia
Heights Center in cooperation with
Wilson Normal School and at the
Lovejoy Center.
The Federation of Music Clubs pro-
gram follows: Walter Reed Hospital,
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church,
Chevy Chase Episcopal Church; Christ
Church, Georgetown; st. Adams
Church, Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor of First Congregational Church,
Petworth NJ. E. Church Choir and
Calvary Baptist Church.
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, Mount
Pleasant Church Choir; Louise Home,
Chaminada Club, Esther Linkins. di
rector; Mount Alto Hospital, St. AL
bans Choir, Beatrice S. Goodwin, di-
rector; John Dickson Home, Mrs.
Whites group; Florence Crittenden
Home, st. David's Choir; District JAIL
Christ Church, Georgetown, Mrs.
McRoberts, director: st. Adams Choir;
Methodist Home. Chevy Chase Pres
byterian Church; Aged Women's
Home, Emanuel Baptist Church; Chill
dren's Hospital, Mrs. Angelicia's
group Gallinger Hospital. st. Adams
Choir and Christ Church Choir; Tu-
berculosis Hospital, George Washing
ton sGlee Club, Estelle Wentworth, d.
reS4pr; Congregational Church Home,
Petworth NJ. Z. Church. John G.
Hmminger. director.
Tomorrow night the Chaminade
Club will sing at the Home for Incur.
etj1es and on December 90, Mrs. Ralph
R6beys group will give carols at
Neighborhood House. The date for
the, carols at the Home for the Blind,
10 be given by Esther Chapter. East
erns Star, has not yet been set.