Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
CAROLERS' CHRISTMAS TIDINGS
TOBE BROADCASTFR ROM CAPITAL

an elaborate program for its community
tree at o'clock. It will be held on the
grounds at Wisconsin avenue and Abe
marie street. The Elks Club Boys Band
will accompany the singing.
A living tree will be lighted on this
occasion IN memory OF the boys OF the
community who lost their lives during
the World War. '"r
WaShington'S less fortunate children,
those in the hospitals and orphanages
and settlement houses, will not be for
gotten III the midst of SO much re-
Joicing. Girl Reserves from 40 clubs
will give parties and gifts during the
day and evening at the following in
situations: Hillcrest. st. Johns Orphan
age, Baptist Orphanage. Neighborhood
House, Noel House. Friendship House.
District School for Feeble Minded
Children, the Associated Charities,
Central Union Mission, Founding Hos
pital and Blue Ridge Preventorium.
At Children'S Hospital especially, the
sick little patients will receive q real
Christmas treat, with trees IN all the
wards and toys for every child. Mis-
sion workers throughout the city also
are busy getting ready for the free
Christmas dinners that will be served
TO homeless men and women tomorrow.
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At practically all the churches In the
city tomorrow the story OF the Christ
childs birth and the significance of
Christmas observance will furnish the
themes for special sermons MANY OF
the churches will be ablaze with lighted
trees and all are decorated in accord
ance with Yuletide CUSTOM
Christmas will be observed at Wash
ington Cathedral tomorrow with five
services In the Bethlehem Chapel
which Is devoted to a symbolic pres
entation Of the story OF the Holy
Nativity.
A sermon appropriate to Christmas
will be delivered by Right Rev. James
=. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, at
the ii O'Clock special festival service,
the first portion of which will be broad
cast through Station WMAL over the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
This special service will be conducted
by the Very Rev. G.. c. F.. Bratenahl.
dean OF Washington Cathedral and is to
be preceded by celebrations Of the holy
communion at 1880 and $50 am, and
service of morning prayer at 10
O'Clock. In the afternoon there will be
The usual prayer service at 4 o'clock.
Music for the IL o'clock service will
be provided by the Washington Cathe-
dral Choir OF men and boys. The hymns
and anthems include Come. Ali Ye
Faithful" 1T Came Upon a Midnight
Clear" "On This, the Christmas Morn,
the Saviour Of Mankind Was Born"
and Horatio Parkers anthem, Before
the Heavens Were Spread Abroad"
The service will be the fourth to be
broadcast from Washington Cathedral
over Nationwide hook-ups during the
past two months. In addition to the
vast radio congregation it is expected
there will be large congregation par
ticipating in this years Christmas OBJ
Servance Of the cathedral.
Station WMAL OF the Columbia
Broadcasting System will teell the
story of Christmas through the
medium Of 81 features in a l8I5 hour
broadcast for Christmas day, 1t was an
nounced. A radio dramatization of
Charles E. Dickens "A Christmas
Carol will be the feature tonight from
IL o'clock until midnight, and at $3.50
O'Clock tomorrow morning WMAL will
open its Christmas day program with
features originating from New York
and Washington.
The outstanding religious feature Of
the program will be the local and Ma
tion-Wide broadcast of the Christmas
ceremonials at Washington Cathedral.