Evening star., 1933-12-24

a Christmas dinner, a quiet and rest
full afternoon and an evening climaxed
by the reading of Charles Dickens
"Christmas Carol"
Washington's participation in the
Yuletide observance, however, was not
delayed until today. Yesterday after
baskets of good things to eat and toys
for the children to needy families un-
able to care for themselves. Mrs.
= Roosevelt accompanied by SiStie and
SBuzzie Dali, her grandchildren, visited
the Central Union Mission and dis
: tributed gifts. The Salvation Army.
/ following custom of many years. held
was possible not family, not child,
was overlooked in the National Capital
! International Broadcast.
In the afternoon. IL children. sons
, and daughters of diplomats, spoke for
a dozen nations in broadcasting Christ
mas cheer throughout the United States
and the world from the studios of the
National BrcadcaSting Co.
Those who participated we're Beatrice
tRecinoS, daughter of the Minister of
tGuatemala, DR.. Don Adrian Recinos;
Maria LuiSa Irujo. daughter of Senor
FOOn LUIS M 1IuJO, counsellor ana
charge d'affaireS of the Spanish en-
.baSsy; Dominic de LeuSse, son Of Count
Pierre de LeuSSe, attache of the French
embassy: LadiSlas SokoloWski. son of
Iadislas Sokolowski charge 0'affaireS of
the Polish embassy; Eva Maria Luther,
daughter Of Herr Hans Luther, Ambas-
sador Of Germany; Alice SEE, daughter
of Sao-Ke Alfred SEE, Minister of
China: Carlos ArSaya, son Of DR.. Don
Pedro Manual Arcaya. Minister of Vene-
Zuela Patricia Prochnik, daughter of
Edgar L. @. Prochnik, Minister of Aus
tria, and Shizuo Tanaka, son of Col.
ShiZuichi Tanaka, military attache Of
the Japanese embassy.
Christmas has also shown a material
gain to merchants who in more pros
porous years counted upon the season Of
giving to make up any lack In the vol
ume of business for the year Washing
ton stores have reported the greatest
selling season in several years, and
downtown washington yesterday with
all Government clerks enjoying holi-
day, was jammed with both motor and
pedestrian traffic.
u. S. Gives Holiday.
The Government holiday, incidentally,
Is the first since the Roosevelt admins
tration began that allowed Government
workers so many carefree days AS
reward for good and faithful service"
Saturday was made a full holiday and
today and Christmas day are added.
1t is the first time since the estab-
lishment of the National Recovery Ad-
ministration that many Of its workers
have a day without work. The same
thing is true of the Public Works Ad-
ministration. the Agricultural Adjust
Il 81 80 s<,, fl,a I1rr1k,r
gency Relief Administration and other
units of President Roosevelt's many new
Government agencies.
At the Cathedral today, the carol
service program to be held in the great
choir follows: Upon the Solemn Mid
night Hour" with words by Right Rev.
James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washing
ton; THE Virgin and Child" an old
English carol, with music by Frank C.
Butcher; THE Three Ships" by Al
fred Noyes and Coils Taylor; Breathe,
Breathe Ger a World of Woe" by Mary
Bradford and H. A. Chambers; The
Holly and the Ivy" traditional Eng
1ish carol, with music arranged by
Thomas F. Dunhill: "a Bright Star
Shining" by Van Tassel Stuphen and
j. Sebastian Matthews; Joyful It'd
ings" a Russian carol translated by
Edward Bliss Reed. with music by
Nicholas Saboly Q614-1675); "Cantique
de Noel" with words and music by
Adolph Adam, and Sleeps Judea Fair"
a modern American carol, with words
and music by Hugh A. Mackinnon.
The entire choir of men and boys will
take part in the service. Edgar Priest
is organist and choirmaster.
Canon G. Freeland Peter win be the
preacher at the service at the Cathe-
dra1 af an O'clock T11nr0irU
Bishop Freeman will preach Christmas
morning at 1890, and there will be an
evensong service Christmas afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
Community Tree Music.
The program of the Marine Band at
the community tree celebration follows:
"Children's March" (Goldman). Sc
lection, Babes in Toyland" Herbert);
cornet solo, "Cantique de Noel" (Ad-
ann; "Hallelujah Chorus" from THE
messiah" HandeD; Nazareth" (Gou-
tmas" (Finck); THE Star Spangled
cBanner."
More than 500 cans Of foodstuffs
were collected for the needy at the
iShoreham pool Christmas swimming
Eparty held yesterday. A Christmas
Iree was devised to float in the pool
land $50 children attended.
Food Distributed.
Diving and swimming races and ex-
ghibitions we're held, with Billy Stahl,
1925 Rittenhouse street, and Goldy
MAE Sutton of Cherrydale Va, win
ming the boy and girl prizes, re-
spectively. Edward H. McCrahon,
manager of the pool, was sponsor of
the event and acted in the role of
Santa Claus at the swimming party.
After the swimming meet the cans
of foodstuff, which were contributed as
admissions to the pool, were taken to
the Salvation Army headquarters,
where they were included in Christ
mas baskets being distributed to needy
families.
Tonight at the intersection of Con-
duit road and Cathedral avenue at 1880
o'clock a community Christmas tree
will be erected for the Potomac Heights
section.
A community Christmas tree will be
lighted and dedicated this evening at
6:45 o'clock in front Of the Monroe
school for the Pleasant Plains section.
with C. G. Wilkinson, superintendent
of the school, in charge. The tree is
being erected under auspices Of the
Pleasant Plains Parent-T Teacher Asso-
citation and Citizens Association.
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