Evening star., 1931-12-24
PRESIDENT TO LIGHT
NATIONS YU[E TREE.
Will Greet Americans Every.
where in C0aSt-tO-Coast
Radio Broadcast.
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recreational activities of unemployed
young women Of the city, will be gaily
decorated for the Yuletide period A
special Christmas eve party will be held
at the center under the auspices Of
the Optimists' Club,
Santa Claus visited the Providence
Hospital this morning and distributed
gl1ts among the many children who
attended the various clinics maintained
under the auspices of the Community
CheSt. The Sisters of Providence Hos
pital arranged and decorated a Christ
mas tree for the children.
The Volunteers of America, from its
relief mission at All Pennsylvania ave-
nue., gave away baskets of food and
bundles OF clothing for approximately
o00 1amllles this week, according to
Lieut.. Col. Frank H. Wise, head of the
organization. Each basket contained
sufficient food to serve a Christmas
dinner to family of 10.
The charity group is sponsoring a
Christmas party for poor children at
the mission tomorrow morning, when
toys and candy will be distributed.
Aid Veterans Children.
Last night rs children of needy World
War veterans were guests of the Sergt
Jasper Unit, No. 13, American Legion
Auxiliary, at Christmas party in the
Thomson School, Twelfth and L streets.
Warm clothing, gifts and toys we're
provided for the children and each
family was the recipient of basket of
groceries. A stockingful of nuts and
fruit was given to each child.
KPmDPr F. COWinp a member of tho
unit, impersonated Santa Claus at the
ceremony and music was provided by
the Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Choir, the Meyer Goldman Orchestra
and radio entertainers.
A party for poor children will be
held tomorrow at the Washington
Hoover Airport under the joint auspices
of the American Legion, the Club
Michel and the Ludngton Air Line
Santa Claus will arrive by plane at Sis
m and will deposit his many presents
at the front door of one Cf the hangers.
His plane, descending about dusk. will
be colorfully illuminated. The orchestra
of the Club Michel will be on hand and
huge Christmas tree will stand in
front of the hangar where Santa Claus
is expected to arrive. Transportation
for the children is being provided by
the Capital Traction Co. and the Arnold
Bus Line.
Temple to Distribute Gifts.
The spirit of Christmas will be
brought to many of the less fortunate
children of Washington tomorrow
morning when Almas Temple. A. A. o.
N NJ S. starts feet of trucks and
private cars loaded with toys and food
for more than 600 children. The uni
formed bodies of Almas Temple under
the supervision of Potentate Robert S.
Regar will distribute the presents.
Shrine officers estimate that two tons
of food sufficient for 1000 families,
and $50 baskets will be the groups con-
tribution toward bettering Christmas
for the poor.
Raymond M Florance is chairman of
the Christmas Charity Committee Of
| the Shrine, assisted by Thomas l..
Miller. vice chairman; Jesse T. Nussear,
| treasurer, and F. A. c. Shepard secre-
tary
Other events scheduled in and about
| the city include singing of Christmas
carols around a tree by children of the
| Episcopal Home for Children, Rock
Greek Ford road, tonight at 7:30; dis
tribption of toys by members of the
! Lions Club at the Neighborhood House,
| 470 n street southwest, tonight at 1880:
Christmas party for approximately $50
neighbOrhood children at the Noel
| House Boys Club. 1868 Kramer street
northeast, this afternoon, and carol
singing at the Columbia Hospital for
Women, TWenty-fifth and L streets, to-
| night at 6.
Tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock the
Lions Club will journey to the Wash
ington Home for Children at 46l0 For
| ty-second street, to distribute gifts to
| the youngsters at the home.
Boys at st. Josephs Home and
| School, Eastern avenue and Bunker
| Hill road northeast, will receive toys
| at the same hour. Santa Claus also
is scheduled to visit the St. Anne's In
fant Asylum, 2300 K street, at 9 o'clock
and Children's Hospital at 7 pm. The
( Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the
Blind will sponsor a Christmas party
| for the blind in the Hamilton Hotel
Monday Christmas party was held
| this morning at the Chlldren's Country
Home at Eighteenth street and Bunker
Hill road
Three branches of the Marine Corps
| held their individual Christmas parties
in various parts of the city yesterday.
The Adjutant and Inspector Depart
| ment staged 1tS party IN the large room
| in the third wing Of the Navy Depart
ment Building, while the Quartermas-
ter's Department held its second an
nual Christmas luncheon in the Gar
den T Shoppe, 1885 Columbia road,
, The Christmas luncheon Of the Pay
masters Department was held at the
Lee House. Fifteenth and L streets.
The Government Printing once
organized a Christmas party for 35
needy families, with all divisions con-
| tributing foodstuffs and presents
The central feature of all the Christ
mas activity in the Capital revolves
about the lighting of the community
Christmas tree by President Hoover,
which has taken weeks of work to pre-
pare. The Community Center Depart
/ ment, of which Mrs. Elizabeth K.
Peoples is chairman, has been in charge
of arrangements for the event, aided
by the Electric League Of Washington.
Boy and Girl Scouts and musical
organizations
The Library of Congress will be
closed all day tomorrow, but will be
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