Evening star., 1938-12-23
borhood caroling by older children

borhood caroling by older children
at 9 pm.
The Civitan Club will hold its
annual Christmas party for men,
bers Of the Civitan Boys Garden
Club tonight at 100 Anacostia road
NE. The clubhouse has been
decorated. The tree will yield a
sackful of gifts for each of the
boys. George H. Markward, newly
elected president of Civitan, will
be in charge of the entertainment
program. The speaker Of the eve
ming will be the Rev. Arthur p.
Wilson, chaplain of the club.
Hold Opef House.
Friendship House is holding open
house throughout the Yule season,
with "a different programs arranged.
The glee clubs will sing carols at
Providence Hospital at $50 pm.
tomorrow.
The Christ Child Settlement House
will present a pageant depicting the
birth of Christ at pm. and 7:3O
pm. today in the yard of the home,
SOB Massachusetts, avenue NE.
Two community celebrations were
held at Takoma Park last night
one by the Women's Auxiliary of
the Volunteer Fire Department and
the other jointly by the Citizens
Association of Takoma, D. c.,
and the Manor Park Citizens As
sociation.
Parade Is Planned.
The Metropolis View Citizens As
sociation will hold an elaborate
celebration tonight. A parade will
start from Seventh and Franklin
streets N. E., at 6:45 o'clock. The
procession will move along Frank
lin street to Fourth. down Fourth
to Douglas. thence to Third street
and up Third to Evarts street,
where the final ceremony will be
held at big tree Miss Dorothea
Reuss will be queen of the parade
Numerous floats have been planned
Thousands of Government en-
ployes will begin three-day Christ
mas vacation tonight. Federal Of
fees will be closed until Tuesday
morning. The employees will get q
similar holiday over New Year.
About 100000 members of $500 C.
C. c. camps have been given five
days leave. Another 100000 will get
leave New Year.
Gifts of clothing, toys and candy
purchased by Federal Trade Com
mission employees for boys and girls
Of Central Union Mission, are being
displayed in the lobby of the com
missions new building, at Sixth
street and Constitution avenue.
Among the Government agencies
which have planned Christmas par
ties is the Federal Alcohol Admin
istration. which will gather before
a tree at 4:45 pm. today.
Christmas Pageant Tonight,
A Christmas pageant will. be held
by the Northwest Citizens Asso-
citation at $50 o'clock tonight. Judge
Armand Scott of Municipal Court
will speak.
Seventy-five needy children have
appointments at 10 m. on Christ
mas Day with members of the
staff Of Harry kaufman, Inc, 1876
% Seventh street NV. The store
will distribute to these children
complete outfits of clothing. Their
names were sent in by the District
Board of Charities.
With Monday a legal holiday
thousands of District residents are
going away for the week end, vis-
iting relatives in nearby and dis
tant places.
Railroads, plane lines and buses
reported a record business in ad-
vance reservations.
Three extra planes were added
to the Eastern Air Lines four reg
ular daily round trips to Florida and
these were booked sOidly.
American Airlines had q sellout
business between Washington and
Los Angeles over the week end
Pennsylvania Central Airines, run
ming to Chicago. reported the big
gest business in its history.
Several ace trains to the South
and West had sold all their Pull
man reservations over the Christ
mas week end. Special Christmas
rated encouraged travel.