Evening star., 1932-12-24
Other Family Gatherings.


/ planned to spend a day Of rest at their
( hotel home.
! Other Family Gatherings.
Other members Of the cabinet had
! family gatherings here Secretary
/ Sriuson had as a guest his sister. Miss
Candace Stimson. To Secretary Mills
home came Mrs Mills daughter. Miss
Dorothy Fell; her son. John Fell. il.
and MS wife. Secretary Hyde's daugh-
ter Cary,yn came with two guests Sec
retary Adams welcomed his son. Charles
Francis Adams II. Home Christmas
celebrations also were planned by Sec
! relaries Hurley and Doak. Attorney
| General Mitchell and Postmaster Gen
eral Brown.
This morning at the Fox Theater
1900 poor children were given Christ
mas bags with toys and clothing by the
Central Union Mission. Mrs. Patrick
! J. Hurley helped Mr. and Mrs John
S Bennett. who conduct the mission. in
playing Santa Claus. This afternoon
the Bernetts will take $50 Christmas
bags to Blue Plains, D. c., and give
them to the inmates Of the Home for
the Aged and Ipfirn there. Tomorrow
the mission will serve Christmas din
ner TO $50 persons.
Mrs Hoover began the distribution of
food and clothing to the needy yester-
day morning when she presented the
first basket given away by the mission
to s-year-oid boy; At 2:3o pm: yes
terday she attended the Salvation
Army's Christmas party at COG E street,
and assisted in the distribution Of
baskets there.
Tree at Union Station.
! At Union Station tonight the Wash
| ington Travellers Aid Society will hold
| its annual Christmas tree celebration.
This affair was inaugurated six years
ago to bring cheer to those stranded
in the Capital at Christmas time. Secre-
tary Hurley will be the guest Of honor
Most Of the Catholic Churches and
many Protestant houses Of worship will
hold midnight services tonight Special
plans have been made for elaborate
services at the Washington Cathedral
Christian Church.
Hines, administrator Of veterans af-
fairs. sent Christmas greetings to all
disabled veterans.
Mindful Of the Christmas needs Of
ex-service men, Gold Star Mothers, the
American Legion Auxiliary. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars and other service organ
izatiors distributed gifts today to vet
erans In service hospitals numbering
more than 1000. The hospitals visited
by the committees were Walter Reed,
Mount Alto. ST. Elizabeth's, Gallinger
and Freedmen's
St. Elizabeth's Hospital Is preparing
a special dinner for all patients which
will include generous portions Of turkey
rl,S- Il t. var.e<, ,1x-
served to veterans in the hospital, but
to patients of the District, the Coast
Guard, Public Health Service, the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps.
Carolers to Tour City.
Groups Of gayly dressed carolers will
go through the city tonight contribute
ing their Christmas gift OF song to
the Yuletide celebration. Visiting hos
pitals and other public institutions. they
viii bring the JOYOUS spirit of the sea
son to those unable to get out and take
part in the festivities. They also will
the benefit Of strangers in the city un-
able to return home for Christmas.
The Volunteers Of America today dis
tributed more than 400 Christmas bas-
kets to needy persons. Tomorrow they
plan to serve dinner to about l 500 men.
The District Department Of the
American Legion held its annual
Christmas party for children at the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing yester-
day Needy colored children were given
a Christmas party at the Phyllis Wheat
ley Y. W. C. A. yesterday. The WASH
ington Lodge. No. Is. B. P. o. Elks. to-
day distributed approximately 400 bas-
kets of food to the poor.
The officers and crew Of the subma-
rine tender Bushnell at the Washing
ton Navy Yard will be host Monday to
500 children Of Southeast Washington.
Corps No. ; Of the Salvation Army will
select the children, who viii range IN
nae from s to IA, Christmas dinner