Evening star., 1938-12-18
Seven Yu|e Parties
Of Civic Groups
Are Announced
Parade and Address by
F. 6. Addison Feature
Metropolis View Fete

One OF tne more elaborate eX-
pected is to be held by the Metropolis
View Citizens Association Friday
evening.
Mrs. Mary Harris, In charge of
arrangements, announced yesterday
that parade, followed by commu-
nifty singing and lighting of a tree
had been planned. The parade will
start from Seventh and Franklin
streets NE. at Gas pm. The march,
ers will continue down Franklin
street to Fourth street, down Fourth
street to Douglas street, to Third
street, then up Third street to Evarts
street, where the tree celebration
will be held. 1t is expected that St.
Vlncent's Orphan Asylum Choir, the
Elks Boys Band and numerous
floats will participate in the parade.
Miss Dorothea Reuss, queen of the
parade, and her two attendants will
lead the march. Following the pa
rade, Francis G. Addison, ir., presi-
dent of the Washington Board of
Trade, will make an address dedi-
eating the Christmas tree, after
which there will be community sing
ing, led by the orphans choir, and
the distribution of candy by Santa
Claus to the children present.
Mrs. Harris announce6 that in
the event of inclement weather. the
entire program would be staged the
following night.
Takoma Celebration.
Another interesting program has
been arranged Jointly by the Manor
Park Citizens Association and Citi-
zens' Association of Takoma Park,
D. c. This affair will be held Thurs
day at 7:15 pm. at the Takoma Rec
reation Center, Fourth and Van
Buren streets NV. 1t will mark the
third year of cooperation between
the two groups in sponsoring this
event. Arthur Kriemelmeyer, chair
man OF arrangements and director
OF the center, announced that the
largest growing Christmas tree in
the District would be lighted that
night. Also on the program will be
community singing, distribution of
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Santa Claus, drawings for several
turkeys and other awards and light
ing of a yule log The entire pro-
gram will be held at the playground
in front of the new open fireplace.
George A. Corbin. president of the
Manor Park association, and Wal
lace Magathan, president of the Ia
koma, D. c.. group, Will extend greet
lngS of their respective associations.
The Conduit Road Citizens Asso-
citation will stage its celebration Sat-
urday, Christmas Eve.
The program will be held at $50
pm. in the Palisades Park Field
House, Charles E. S. Rich, chairman
OF the affair, announced. The cele.
bration is a community affair, al.
though sponsored by the association,
Mr.. Rich added.
There will be a lighting of the
Christmas tree, community singing
OF carols and distribution of candy
to the children present. Invocation
will be delivered by one of three pas
tors OF nelghboring churches. They
include the Rev. Louis Vaeth of Our
Lady OF Victory Catholic Church,
the Rev. 0. j. Randall, pastor of Po-
tomac Heights Community Church.
and the Rev. William Mayo, pastor
OF st. David's Episcopal Church.
Assisting Mr.. Rich in arrange
ments are Mrs. Eva o. Stimer.
Charles Goude and William A.
Dove.
The Michigan Park Association is
staging celebration Thursday at
Tbs pm. in Pilgrimage Hall of the
franciscan Monastery, Fourteenth
and Quincy streets NE. It has been
planned to have an entertainment
program and distribution of candy
and toys to the children by Santa
Claus. Joseph Parkhill, chairman
OF arrangements, announced that
toys, food, clothing and financial
contributions for the needy of the
nelghborhood, to be turned over to
the association, would be given to
those less fortunate individuals in
an effort to make their Christmas as
comfortable as possible.
Also on the program, Mr.. ParkhilI
ADDED, would be marionette show,
clowns, Punch and Judy and a "bull
hight by Ferdinand the Bull"
Lighting of the community Christ
mas tree, located at Twelfth street
ana Michigan avenue NE, will take
place at $50 pm.
Hillcrest Plans.
The annual lighting of the Christ
mas tree by the Hillcrest Citizens
Association will be held again this
year. G. l.. Scott, in charge of the
affair, announced that the tree, 10
Gated at Alabama and Branch ave-
nues Sc, would be lighted Thursday
at 7:30 pm. Singing of Christmas
carols and remarks by officers of
the association will follow.
The following night candlelight
parade to the strains of Silent
Night" will be held by the Summit
Park association in the East WASH
ington Heights Baptist Church be-
ginning at 8 pm. The church is
located directly across from the
community Tree sponsored by the
Hillcrest association.
Children in the community will
play an important part In the en-
tertainment, it was announced. The
Rev. Glenn D. Faucet, pastor of the
church, will deliver the invocation
to be followed by the extinguishing
Of the lights and the parade around
the church hail. ending at the
Christmas tree, where Santa Claus
will distribute gifts to all present.
Another Southeast organization,
the Progressive Citizens Association
OF Congress Heights, will sponsor a
community tree Thursday. Marshall
Richardson, chairman of arrange
ments, announced that lighting of
the tree, at Nichols avenue and
Raleigh street Sc, would be at 7
pm. Following this ceremony, men,
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