The Washington times., 1927-12-24
FIRST LADY TO HAND OUT
XMAS BASKETS TO NEEDY
D. c. PREPARES
FOR JOYFUL
YU[ET|DE

/ IN observance OF Jne C1flSLnlas
| spirit. with Mrs. Coolidge officiat
ing. at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
at Salvation Army headquarters
sos e st. N. W., in the distribution
of baskets of food to the needy
And the President himself will press
the gold button tonight at sos
o'clock which will project in magi
cal radiance the Community Christ,
mas Tree in Sherman Square.
Representative Fred N. Zihlman
chairman of the Community Tree
committee. reports that all plans
for the ceremonies tonight have
been approved. and at $40 o'clock
the United States Marine Band
under Taylor Branson, will open the
program with a special Yuletide
concert.
President Coolidge will arrive at
s p. m. to be presented by Repre-.
sentative Zihlman. At sos o'clock
the President will press the button
that will cause 500 bulbs to shed
their white glow on the hundreds
of "novagems" with which the tree
is already decorated,
Bugles To Sound
A signal flare win illuminate the
sky and Boy Scout buglers, sta
toned all over the Capital, will
formally sound the notes that Off.
cially usher in Washington Christ.
mas festivities.
Colored choristers will then assem-.
BILE near the tree and be heard in a
series of old carols. thus concluding
the brief ritual at 612 o'clock when
the Marine Band will play "The
Star r-Spangled Banner"
Noted personages in Federal and
District governmental posts, to,
gether with many who are inter.
nationally eminent, have accepted
invitations to attend the community
tree services, and among those who
are expected to witness the lighting
OF the tree are Secretary of State
and Mrs. Kellogg, Attorney General
Sargent. Justice Louis ID. Brandeis
Justice Pierce Butler and Mrs. But
Ter. Justice Edwin T. Sanford, Sen
ator Arthur Capper of Kansas, Com.
missioner and Mrs. Taliaferro, Com
missioner and Mrs. Ladue, Lieut.
Col. U. S. Grant, Sd. Major Carey
H. Brown, Charles F. Carusi, presi
dent of the Board of Education
Henry Gilligan, Mrs. Howard L.
Hodgkins. DIR. j. Hayden johnson
Mrs. Coralie F. Cook, DIR. H. Bar
rett Learned, DIR. Frank w. Ballou
Stephen F. Kramer. G. &C. wilkin
son, E. c. Graham, chairman of the
Community Center Council, and Mrs,
Graham; Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans
Major West A. Hamilton, Roy t.
Neuhauser and Mrs. Neuhauser
Mrs. L. w. Hardy, general secre.
tary of the Community Center De.
partment Of the Public Schools
divisions 1 to 3; Mrs. Gabrielle
Pelham, general secretary of the
Center Department, divisions 10 to
3; Mrs. John d. Sherman, president
OF the District Federation of Won.
ems Clubs; DIR. and Mrs. Harvey W
Wiley. Miss Cornelia Adair. presi.
dent of the National Education AS
sociation; Albert Clyde Burton. Ber:
Z. Gardner, James F. Gill. Frank
w, Hoover. Capt. NJ. H. Parsons
George Colbeck, r. P. Harrington
and L. T. Souder.
Scouts Guard Coolidge
The President will be attended
during the ceremonies by a special
bodyguard of Boy Scouts.
Under the direction of Mrs.
Coolidge, the Salvation Army will
provide 500 families with Christ.
mas dinners, each gift basket con.
tanning a chicken together with
1000 sufficient for five people. And
tonight, 1000 District poor children
VIII De Army guests at a mammoth
party at the E Street Temple. Dolls,
dressed by residents at the Evange.
nne. the Army Hotel on L Street
Northwest, will be distributed and to-
morrow a real. old-fashioned sea.
sonal dinner will be staged for men
at the Army's social service center.
lOZ st. N. w. Army workesrs
will pay Christmas calls on convicts
at all nearby iaiIs.
Durlng the Sherman Square pro-
gram, Chevy Chase will inaugurate
nelgnporhood Christmas plans with
tne lighting of the big tree al
reaoy installed in the center of
Chevy Chase Circle. The Rev. DR..
>: H1llman Hollister, of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church. is in
charge of all ceremonies, assisted
oy the Rev. Thomas C. Smyth, of
the Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Chevy Chase Women's Club
and the Chevy Chase Chanters. di.
rected by Herndon Morsell, will con-
tribute a series of carols.
Lighting of the circle tree, will
take place upon the appearance in
the sky of the red flare. indicating
the Sherman Square fir is illum.
mated.