Evening star., 1934-12-25
ROOSEVELT URGES
UNITY OF PEOPLE
Tells Nation Such a Spirit
Will Lead to. Greater
Happiness.
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Garnet-Patterson Center, directed by
Julius Carroll will sing. The pro-
grams for the week will be under
supervision of Miss Anna L. Goodwin,
general director of the department.
Tomorrow at 4:45 pm. a group
from the Dunbar Community Center,
directed by DR.. w. Scott Mayo, will
sing at the tree and at pm. the
Girl Reserves and the Business Girls
of the Y. w. c. A., directed by Miss
Mary M. Burnett, will follow them
with half hour of singing.
Other groups will sing at noon
Thursday and Friday and at 445 pm.
Thursday and 4:3O Friday. Every eve
ming from 7 to 10 o'clock there will
be Christmas music from the branches
OF the tree itself, through an cleo
trical system installed by C. H Maher.
Community secretaries, under direc-
ton of Mrs. Peoples, will be on duty
at the tree during the program Of
group carol singing, while the Office
of National Capital Parks will be in
charge during the evening periods of
C2CStA lSdAy
Warm December Day.
The anticipated snow, somewhat
doubtfully forecast yesterday by the
Weather Bureau, failed to materialize
here this morning, and Washington
awoke to an unusually warm Decem-
ber morning with rather watery sun
shining in hazy sky. Today's fore
cast was for continued mild weather
with a minimum temperature of
about 80 degrees tonight, followed
tomorrow by increasingly cloudy skies
and possibly snow later in the day.
The Government last night sent
radio greetings to the Nations de-
tenders at sea; the President, Secre-
tary Swanson and other officials join
ing in messages to the Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard forces afoat.
President Roosevelt radioed the
Coast Guard:
The high traditions of service per-
formed by the Coast Guard since its
establishment in 1880 have been
splendidly upheld and your arduous
duties carried on faithfully and we'll
MY best wishes to all of you for a
merry Christmas and a happy New
Year"
From Arlington Radio Towers, the
Navy told its men:
Secretary Swanson extends to the
entire naval service his sincere good
wishes for Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year"
The Assistant Secretary Henry L.
Roosevelt extends to all hands his
hearty good wishes for a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year"
The chief of naval operations,
Admiral William H. Standley, now
in London. Christmas greetings to
all hands and best wishes for a sue
cessful New Year"
Message to Marines.
Maj. Gen. John H. Russell, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, sent
this message:
THE major general commandant
extends his compliments and greet
ings to the Corps with best wishes for
Christmas and the New Year"
Mrs Roosevelt and members of the
cabinet yesterday sent out Christmas
messages to the country. Mrs. Roose-
welt, who took part in four Christ
mas parties yesterday, made radio
talk from the Salvation Army party,
declaring that "the humblest of us
may bring to the world Joy and hap
piness."
Secretary of War Dern, following
her at the same affair, voiced the
hope that the peace of this Christmas
might remain with the country.
Harry Hopkins, head of the Emer-
gency Relief Administration. in a
Yuletide message, declared that
christmas cannot come to all until
poverty has been baniShed from the
earth" He described the efforts of
the Government and the people to end
poverty, in the firm belief that st lis
wrong and that II is unnecessary"
Record Mail Reported.
Record volumes of Christmas mail
were reported by the Post Office De-
partment, but they did not mean an
increase in postal revenues, Third
Assistant Postmaster General Clinton
B. Eilenberger explained last night
that scattered reports indicate thou
sands of persons who formerly used
f1rst-class postage for greeting cards
and small gifts were using the parcel
post and third-claSs facilities this year
to reduce expenses.
Before beginning his round of the
chimneys last night, Santa Claus
paused in Michigan Park early in the
evening to greet scores of children
who had gathered about a community
Christmas tree at Twelfth street and
Michigan avenue northeast
After the youngsters had given him
a rousing welcome, he opened his big
bag and distributed candy and pres
ents. The community program was
arranged by the Michigan Park Citi-
zens' Association, Of which DR.. Her.
bert Wright is president. DR.. Will
liam A, Deviny was in charge of the
celebration and among others who as
sisted in making the arrangements
were William j. Tobin, Leo A. Rover
and H. Boteler. Community singing