Evening star., 1931-12-20
CHEST CHRISTMAS
PLANS SET RECORD
Several Thousand Children
: and Adults to Receive
Toys or Necessities.

Practically all the 81 Community
Chest agencies have completed plans
Tor welcoming Santa Claus in a fashion
which will do credit to Christmas and
all it represents Plans for a happy
Christmas for the more unfortunate of
the city are the most extensive in years.
and several thousand children and
ADULTS will receive through Chest agen-
Cles not only toys and gifts but actual
living necessities.
Santa'S proverbial sled is undoubtedly
overlooking on its way TO the Children'S S
Country Home. st. Vinccnt'S and ST
Joseph'S Schools and Homes, the Epis-
copal Home for Children and the Wash
1ngton Home for Children. 1t will make
previous stop at the Children'S Hos
pltal DSpensary, leaving stockings bulg-
Ing with toys. Santa will appear in per-
son to the young patients in the hos
pltal on Christmas day.
Tree at Country Home.
The youngsters referred to the Chill
oren's Country Home by the hospital
clinics will be entertained by the chill
dren Of board members Christmas eve.
The visiting boys and girls will provide
a tree and distribute gifts to the %
little patients during the day.
PageantS and parties feature Celebra-
tons at the St JoSCph'S Home and
School and St VincentS Home and
School. The Christmas schedule at St
Joseph's begins today with a play pre-
sented by the home children at 3 pm
The 81 boys of the home will receive
gifts. Next Wednesday the girls of St
Vncent'S Home and School are to be
entertained at party given by the
Ladies Auxiliary. at which time they
will present play and be recipients of
gifts and goodies. A Christmas morning
celebration around a tree followed by a
turkey dinner. is in store for the 100
girls.
Episcopal Home Fete
The rs youngsters at the Episcopal
Home for Children will gather around
tree, sing carols and receive gifts.
The children are to have their Yule-
tide feast at the home.
Sixty empty stockings will be hung
around the large fireplace in the play
room of the Washington Home for Chill
dren. And the next morning those old
enough to toddle will meet Santa. The
Lions Club is scheduled to furnish the
Christmas morning activities, and in
turn will be entertained by the young
ster5
A Christmas eve celebration for the
mothers and children of the day nurs-
cry, sponsored by the Lions Club, will
feature the Neighborhood House activ-
tiles For four nights following Christ
mas the house will be the scene of
holiday gatherings.
The officials of the Noel Community
House announce a club night for the
boys, boxing show for the community
and a Christmas eve party More than
250 neighborhood youngsters are ex-
pected for the party. Goodies and gifts
will be distributed and entertainment
furnished by the boys.
Joy for CrippIes.
Members of the Boys Club will assist
the KiWanis Club in entertaining a
group of crippled children at the club
today. An athletic show is to be pre-
sented Tuesday, and the big party for
members Of the club only is scheduled
for New Year eve.
Friendship House will be the scene of
more than 20 Christmas and New Year
parties, which began yesterday. Boys
and girls of the Christ Child Society
will present program of carols Christ
mas eve after group parties during
the week. A number of features have
also been arranged for adults. Young
women at the Florence. Crittenton
Home and the St. Roses Technical
School will exchange gifts and listen to
musical programs around a tree Be-
sides a pageant given by the girl re-
serves of the Florence Crittenton Home
wednesday. no other programs have
been announced by either agency.
At the Salvation Army headquarters,
Thursday at 2:30 pm, Mrs Herbert
Hoover will distribute the first 500 bas-
ketS prepared for the poor The after
noon event is to be followed by chill
dren's party at night.
A holiday program which began last
Sunday and will continue through New
Year day is taking place at the Y. w.
C, A. building at Seventeenth and K
streets and 6l4 street The schedule
includes supper parties, musical pro-
grams. pageants. dinner parties, toy ex-
hibitons and distributions, carol sing
ing, story hours and dances.