Evening star., 1936-12-20

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the Public Library Thursday at 80
pm. Most Rev. Michael ]. Curley.
Archbishop of Baltimore, will give a
Christmas greeting. The carol service
will be broadcast over VOL and an
extensive hook-up. and over WMAL
from 1870 to 2. The soloists will be
Irene Koehl, soprano, and Jessie
Masters, contralto, with Nation Boyce
as accompanist.
The Central Union Missions annual
party for children will be Thursday at
Gam. at the Capitol Theater For the
first time in many years, Supt. John
s. Bennett will be unable to play Santa
Claus, due to illness. Mrs. Bennett
will introduce Mrs. Roosevelt TO the
children.
At the party 1,7oo Christmas bags
and packages, containing both prac-
tical gifts and toys, will be presented
to needy children.
Music will be furnished at the chill
dren's party by the United States Ma
rine Band.
To Provide Dinners.
On Christmas day the mission plans
TO provide 800 needy men with special
free dinners in the mission building,
6l3 c street. The dinners will be
served from 1880 am. that day until
all the men have been fed.
The Salvation Army's party will be
attended by q number of prominent
Washingtonians the same afternoon
at O'Clock at the temple. with Mrs
Roosevelt being welcomed by Coleman
Jennings, general chairman of the
recent Community Chest campaign.
Proceedings will be broadcast by
Station WJSv.
Among the guests will be Lady
Lindsay, wife Of the Ambassador Of
Great Britain; Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son, wife Of the Secretary Of the Navy:
Right Rev. James e. Freeman, Bishop
Of Washington: Miss Katharine Len
root, head Of the United States Chill
dren'S Bureau, and others.
Brig. James Asher, commanding the
District Of Columbia Division of the
Salvation Army, will be master Of
ceremonies. assisted by Mrs. Asher.
In addition to this Christmas party
for adults, the Army will give Christ
mas party for children at the temple
on Christmas eve. There will be q
tree, toys for the children and music
by the Salvation Army Band.
For dwellers in 200 of Washington's
alleys carol programs are being ar
ranged for Christmas eve under
auspices of the Washington Fedora
ton Of Churches. Mrs. Eta Mai Rus
sell, Juvenile Court worker for the
federation, is in general charge.
This program is expected to reach
some 10000 children. Many of the
alleys will have lighted trees and the
actual ceremonies are being planned,
it was said, with view to getting the
families to participate in the candle
light carols, as the alley program
is called. Half q dozen denominations
are cooperating.
Plans for Christmas have been made
by various other agencies afiliated
with the Community Chest Tomor-
row Friendship House will have q
series Of parties, including a nursery
school Christmas tree celebration at
1890 o'clock; day home parents
supper and Christmas party at pm.
Tuesday; q party for adults at pm.
Wednesday; parties for Girl Reserves
at 2 o'clock: carol singing at Walter
Reed Hospital at 1880 o'clock and
carol singing in the neighborhood at
8 O'Clock on Christmas eve and num-
ber OF features for Christmas week.
The settlement will hold open house
throughout the week.
PiayIet 10 Be Presented.
Girls at st. Roses Technical School
will present o playlet, why the
Chimes Ring" at the school this after
noon. The play will be repeated to-
morrow night. There will also be
Christmas hymns and tableaux.
The Washington Home for Foun-
dlings will have huge Christmas
tree which is presented each year by
the Society Of Natives. A party and
gifts will mark Christmas day.
The Episcopal Home for Children
will decorate a tree on Christmas eve
and will have carol singing and other
sports. Parents and relatives will be
welcomed after dinner on Christ
mas day.
The quarantine sign marked "whoop-
ing cough" at the Children's Country
Home will be no bar to Santa. The
Ladies Board will give the children
q party on Christmas eve. Parents
and relatives will visit the children
on Christmas day.
Children's Hospital viii have its
usual complement Of trees, one to each
ward. Plans are being made TO see
that no youngster In the institution
misses Q Christmas present.
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