Evening star., 1934-12-16
CITIZENS PLANNING
YULE CELEBRATION
IN MANY SECTIONS
Aid for Needy, Tree Light
ings and Parties Feature
Scheduled Programs.

While almost every citizens aSso-
citation has made plans to assist in
some way in the Christmas relief
work, several organizations have an
nounced plans for special celebrations
to mark the annual visit of that jolly
old fat fellow with the benevolent
grin and long white whiskers, who
dresses in red and halls from the
Northlands.
Most of these celebrations and
parties will be featured by Christ
mas tree. with all the colored lights
and trimmings, and laden with toys,
food and clothing for the needy. In
most of the events. the traditional
Christmas carols will be sung by va
rious groups, and in one of the cele-
brations, special candle-lighting
ceremony will be held during the
community singing.
Conduit Road Plans.
For instance, if Santa Claus should
happen to arrive a little early on
Christmas eve-say along about $50
p.nl.-and drive his reindeer out on
the newly paved Conduit road in the
Potomac Heights section, he will wit
ness the lighting of Christmas tree,
which will be placed in the center
parking space between Weaver and
Galena places.
This tree is being sponsored by the
Potomac Palisades Garden Club with
the Conduit Road Citizens Associa-
ton and seven other religious and
civic organizations assisting in the
celebration. One side of Conduit read
will be blocked of from vehicular
traffic, while the celebration is taking
place. One of the attractive features
will be the singing of Christmas carols
by the united choirs of St. David S
Episcopal Church, Our Lady of VIC
tory Catholic Church and the COM
munity Church.
OF course, Santa probably will not
be able to attend the Foxhall Viii
lage celebration since it is being held
on Friday, December 81, at pm. in
the Rose-Lee- Hardy School At that
time the citizens of the village, in CO.
operation with the school authorities,
will present religious pageant to be
staged by the school children of the
village. Lighted and colorful Christ
mas trees will be placed both inside
and outside the school along with
other Yuletide decorations.
After the pageant it is expected the
citizens and their children will follow
their custom of singing carols in diff
ferent parts of the village, according
to Clarence M. Charest. retiring presi-
dent of the citizens association
Another celebration arranged by
members of the Summit Park Citi-
zens' Association will be held Friday,
December 81, at the home of Mrs.
George H. Marshall, 3703 Bangor
street southeast, who is chairman of
the Entertainment Committee.
Grand March Planned.
One of the highlights of this event
will be the grand light march, when
the members, marching in pairs and
carrying lighted candles, will sing
tree. Progressive games and dancing
also have been arranged. and each
member will receive a gift. This is
the second year the group has spon-
sored such a celebration.
A celebration, with a lighted tree
as highlight, is being sponsored by
the Hillcrest Citizens Association
President Rudolph Malth announced
recently. Plans as yet are incom-
plete, he said, but it is expected the
tree will be placed on the southeast
corner Of Branch street and Alabama
avenue southeast. The Summit Park
group has been invited to participate
in this event.
The Southeast Citizens Association
while sponsoring no tree of its own,
is working in cooperation with the
fifth precinct and other organiza-
tions in special celebration to be
held at the police precinct the day
before and during Christmas day. AT
this time, those participating hope to
distribute between 5000 and 5000
baskets Of food in addition TO gifts
Of clothing and fuel.
A tree will be lighted in front of
the precinct house and gifts and do
nations will be placed under the tree
after their collection by members of
the police force at No. 5. Capt. j. E
Bobo of No. and William A Maio,
president of the southeast citizens
group, have been putting forth special
efforts to make this years celebration
one of their best.
Candy, clothes and toys will be
distributed at the celebration spon-
sored by the Michigan Park Citizens
Association. A Christmas tree will be
placed in the parkway near Michigan
avenue, Twelfth and Shepherd streets,
and program will be held similar to
the kind held in other years.
Will Sing Carols.
The Citizens Association of Ia
koma, D. c., will present an interest
ing program in connection with a
tree-lighting ceremony on Thursday,
December 20, in the Takoma Park
Playground, near Fourth and Whit
tier streets Besides the distribution
to the needy of clothing, food, fuel,
toys, etc, Christmas carols will be
sung by several different groups.
The tree probably will be lighted
by one of the past presidents of the
association and members of the Ia
koma Citizens Association have been
invited to attend.
Other organization plans:
Members of the Kenilworth Asso-
citation will participate in a party to
be held December 81 in the Kenil-
worth Recreation Center.
Southwest Association members,
while holding no special celebration,
except to donate large part of the
money in their treasury to supply
needy persons with coal and other
necessities this Winter.