Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
Brilliant Gathering to Attend
Ceremony as Dusk Falls
on Nations Capital.
BROADCAST FOR YULE
MESSAGE is ARRANGED
Children to Wish Hoovers Merry
Holiday and Will Call on Grand
children Visiting in White House.

tomorrow, to be marked by the lighting
of the national community Christmas
i tree in Sherman Square by President
Hoover
An exceptional program of Yuletide
music will be provided by the Marine
Band, conducted by Capt. Taylor Bran
son. The ceremonies will climax series
of celebrations in schools and churches
throughout the city.
Hoover Due at 6 pm.
Numbers to be included in the OPEN
ing Commute concert of the Marine
Band will be, March of the Toys"
from Babes in Toyland," by Victor
Herbert; "Yuletide," by Kappey: Hal
lelujah Chorus" from THE Messiah, !"
by Handel 1.-The Bells Of st. Mary's,"
by Adams, and March Religioso, by
Chambers.
The arrival of President and Mrs.
Hoover and their party at 6 o'clock will
be the signal for the playing Of cor
net solo, "Cantique de Noel" by Arthur
8. Witconb. The gathering then will
Join in carol singing, opening with 20
Come All We Faithful" Distributed
throughout the gathering will be groups
Of carolers who later in the evening will
go around the city singing Christmas
carols for the unfortunates in hospitals,
/
President TO Greet Nation.
Speaking over a Nationwide radio
hook-up, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd,
chairman of the committee in charge,
will explain the purpose of the affair.
President Hoover then will illuminate
the living spruce by pressing button.
A signal fare will brighten the sky at
this moment and buglers will herald the
event The buglers will be Boy Scouts,
LANG Sibbet, Troop 43, and john Ste
phenson, Troop rs.
At this point the President will face
a micrcphone to extend the seasons
greetings to the populace. His voice
will be broadcast from coast to coast.
After the President has finished, the
audience will join in singing at Came
Upon a Midnight Clear" and Silent
Night"
Distinguished Guests Expected.
Drawing the program to close, Betty
Jane Oswald, Troop 20, Girl Scouts, and
Henry BowleS, Troop II, Boy Scouts,
will wish the President and the First
Lady q merry Christmas.
Among the distinguished guests will
be Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes,
Associate Justice Harlan Fiske Stone,
Secretary Hurley, Attorney General
Mitchell, Secretary Adams, Secretary
Hyde, Secretary Lamont Secretary
Doak, Senator Arthur Capper, Senator
Hiram Bingham, Commissioner Luther
H. Reichelderfer, Frederic A. Delano,
Mai. r. Y. Stuart Horace M. Albright,
Charles F. Carusi, Henry Gilligan, Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs. Philip Sid
ney Smith, Mrs. William L. Corbin,
Joshua Evans, jr; Maj. Gen. Ben H.
Fuller, Dr. George C. Havenner, Frank
r. Jelleff. Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, Mrs.
Gerrit S. Miller, jr.; z. j. Murphy, Maj.
Julius Peyser, John Poole, Mrs. 0. L.
VeerhoH, Mrs. John F. Sippel and DR..
Cloyd Heck Marvin.
| Will Welcome Children.
Two Washington children will call at
the White House tomorrow morning to
present a hand-painted Christmas card
| to the Presidents grandchildren, Peggy
Ann and Joan Hoover and Herbert Hoo
yer, Sd, on behalf Of the youngsters of
Washington. The two children, selected
from representative groups of the mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds and community
| centers, viii be Harry @. Helme, jr.,
years old, of $50 Thirteenth street, and
Kitty Murray, years old, Of 1440 Co
| lumbia road.
The card, by inches In size, was
painted by Miss Eleanor Reading, staff
artist of the American Automobile As
ISOLATION. An art panel depicting a
snow scene against blue sky, with the
reindeer of Santa Claus visible in the
background, forms the front of the card
| with the inscription, "A Merry Christ
mas to Peggy Ann, Herbert, Sd, and
Joan from the children Of Washing
| ton, $780,"
Mrs. Hoover to Aid Poor.
Mrs. Hoover will give away the first
Of 900 baskets Of food to be distributed
by the Salvation Army tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at Temple Corps
COG e street. The other baskets will be
presented to the poor after talk by the
| First Lady. A concert will be given by
the Marine Band prior to the arrival Of
On the platform with Mrs. Hoover
will be Rudolph Jose, Isaac Cans,
| G.. A. @. Wood, DR.. William L. Darby,
Elwood Street and Maj. and Mrs. James
Asher.
Glee clubs from the Young Women's
Christian Association will sing Christ
mas carols tomorrow at Children's
Hospital, Emergency Hospital, Union
Station and Casualty Hospital. The
singers will be entertained after they
| finish at the home of Mrs Edwin B.
| Parker, chairman Of the "Y" Music
! Committee.
| Youngsters Get Gifts.
Countless gifts for underprivileged
| children were distributed today by the
eight district Offices Of the Associated
| Charities The presents came from
various sources, including church, busi-
ness and professional organizations.
Participating In the gift distribution
/ were Miss Elizabeth Northcutt, Mrs.
Albertine OSgood, Miss Marjorie Johns,
| Miss Eunice Rohr, the Gunston Memo
rial Church, through Mrs. L. H. Dewey;
| the Wesley Methodist Church, through
| Mrs Harry Hoskinson; the Business and
Professional Women'S Club of the Y. w.
| C. A., through Miss Gertrude Massey.
and Girl Reserves of the Y. w. G. A.,
and Phillip Hermann.
| Meanwhile, the stan of the Dodge
Hotel abandoned the annual custom Of
having a Christmas party in order to
| devote the money generally used Tor
this purpose, to charity Ten children
were given new clothes, while 10 others
win be provided with milk for month.
Many Parties Planned.
Christmas festivities began today at
Friendship House, 326 Virginia avenue
southeast, with program Of singing
and storytelling The entertainers in
cluded Doris Tucker. Harry and Elsie
Reaper, Catherine Evans, Aileen Martin,
Margaret Watts ;s1d Florence Dean.
The Yuletide will be observed at
washington Cathedral with flve serv-
ices. A special festival service, begin
ming at II o'clock Christmas morning,