The Washington times., 1938-12-21
YULE PROGRAM
OF SERVICES
STARTS TODAY
Climax With Lighting
Of Community Tree

Coming to a climax on Christ
mas Eve with the lighting of a
giant community tree in Lafayette
Square, Washington observance
of the most important of Christian
rites includes hundreds of events
to be staged by all types Of organi-
cations from today through Sun
day.
Schools, churches, charitable
bodies, patriotic units, civic groups.
Government bureaus and business
concerns are among those COM
memorating the Yuletide with rites
ranging from egg1og sessions to
solemn religious services.
COMMUNITY PARTY
On the night before Christmas
the entire city will act as sort
of host to the nation when the
community party is given across
from the White House. Regular
and shortwave radio stations will
carry the program to distinct
points and President Franklin D.
Roosevelt will touch the button
Illuminating the huge Christmas
tree now being readied.
The Patterson Newspapers are
Joining the obserVanceS in three
ways. One is the contest for the
best decorated homes, with many
awards to be given; the second
is the Good Cheer Club. and the
other is a Christmas carol pro-
gram to be given over Radio Sta
ton VOL from 1l:30 to midnight
on Saturday.
CHORAL PROGRAM
Under the sponsorship of The
Washington Times and Herald the
senior choir of the Church of the
Nativity will sing six carols, to
lead singing by listeners in their
homes. Words of the beautiful
hymns-"O Come, All Ye Faith
full" Silent Night" 20 Little
Town of Bethlehem" "Hark! the
Herald Angels Sing" 1T Came
Upon the Midnight Clear" and
"The First Noel"-will be printed
in both newspapers on December
"a in such way that they can be
folded into neat booklet.
Other scheduled events are as
follows:
TODAY-Pageant, Christmas in
Many Lands" Burville Community
Center; play, Christmas Wishes" u
Garfield Community Center; dra.
matlzation of the birth of Christ,
Cardozo Community Center.
STRANGERS TO FEAST
"Strangers-Dutch Treat Lunch
con-" Hotel Shoreham, 1890 p. M:
party at Langston Terrace. with
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as
guest, $50 p. m, and Christmas
carol broadcast from Hartford,
Conn.,, Station VOL, 9 pm.
TOMORROW-Party at Takoma
Park Fire Department given by the
women'S auxiliary; joint celebra-
ton by Takoma Park and Manor
Park Citizens Associations at the
Whittier playground; annual Com
munity Center Department rites
at Dunbar High School; Christmas
carol program to be sung from
moving. decorated street car by 70
boys from Community Center Boys
Club.
LEGION PARTY FRIDAY
FRIDAY-Fort Stevens Post No.
81, American Legion, party at
StanSbury Masonic Hall. 2::30
p. m: broadcast of carols from II
to 1870 p. m, Station VOL;
Christmas party at Bannecker Rec
reational Center, 8 p. M, and repe-
tition of singing from street car.
SATURDAY-Lighting of tree
at Vermont Avenue and U Street
by the Central Northwest Citizens
Association, $50 p. M; distribu-
ton of baskets to TOO needy fam
lilies by the Salvation Army, with
Mrs. Roosevelt helping, 2 p. m;
parties for 1900 unfortunate chill
dren at and 7 p. m, Salvation
Army; Christmas carol program of
the Patterson Newspaper. Station
VOL, 11:30 p. m; lighting of the
community tree in Lafayette Park
by President Roosevelt.