Evening star., 1946-12-23
Christmas
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ticipated a fresh surge tonight ano
tomorrow. Business at Union Sta
ton was slightly above normal this
morning after booming Friday ano
Saturday.
Bus Travel Sets Record.
Greyhound Bus Lines officials
called the holiday travel the great
est in its history. Three times the
$50 or 275 buses that pass through
the terminal in a normal eight
hours have been used during the
past six days. On one schedule
alone Sunday night. there were II
sections on a Washington-Rich-
mond run.
REQUESTS for information at the
American Automobile Association
probably have been the greatest
for any Christmas, officials said
Thousands of calls have been re-
ceiFed, necessitating additional help.
The travel has receded since yes
terday, but officials expect many
motorists to start short trips today
and tomorrow.
Airline officials also reported
capacity loads, taxing all equip
menty flor the past several days.
Washington will not be alone in
losing out on a white Christmas.
In fact, the Chicago Weather
Bureau reported little chance of
snow anywhere in the Nation. At
present, snow is limited to North
Dakota and Montana AIM portions
of South Dakota, Minnesota, Wis
consin, Michigan, New York, Ohio.
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and in
land New England spots.
The prospects here are for talr
weather tonight with temperatures
dipping to 35 degrees and partly
cloudy tomorrow with temperatures
in the sos.
Federal Workers Get Half Holiday.
Federal employees will have the
opportunity to clean up their shop
ping chores during a half holiday
tomorrow. But the mail carriers
who were on the job yesterday 2,5OO
strong. will continue to work through
Christmas, delivering gift packages
Merry Christmas" rang out over
the world in many tongues yester-
dav when children representing At
nations broadcast greetings to their
homelands in program at the
Wardman Park Hotels continental
room.
Sponsored by the Greater Natlona
Capital Committee of the Washing
ton Board of Trade and the Nationa
Broadcasting Co., the program was
the 18th annual children's interna-
tional broadcast. James Allen Krug
8, son of Secretary of the interior
and Mrs. Krug, was the young host
of the broadcast and ice cream
party.
Theater Party for Needy Children
The community Christmas tree
idea bloomed again on EdgeWooo
Fairgrounds, Third and Evart streets
NE, during another party yester-
day. The 100-piece Army Ground
Forces Band played Christmas
music for the occasion, sponsored by
the Metropolis View Citizens Asso-
CldblOIl anu lllc DloIlitV 1eCSiSdIAo'i
Department.
This morning / 300 needy children
enioyed mammoth party. in
Keith's RKO Theater, Fifteenth ano
G streets NV. Sponsored by the
Salvation Army, the show included
an hours entertainment by Rotary
Club members doubling as clowns
jugglers, tap dancers and comedians
Candy, fruit and nuts were distrib-
uted to the children.
More than 500 children will en-
Joy two parties at the Children
Aid Society, 466 H street S.W., to-
morrow afternoon. At l pm. en-
ployes of the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation will give party fol
the first IS children to register
They will get toys and goodies.
60S Children Invited.
At about pm. the society will
start it's annual party for needy
children. Six hundred and eight
invitations have been sent to de-
serving children, and each will re-
ceive fine toys, candy, fruit and
nuts.
Thirty-five of the more deserving
will receive baskets of food. The
society expects more children than
those invited and will take. care OF
as many as possible. Police will rope
off the block in front Of the building
during the party.
The Veterans Cab Association has
offered to take some of the children
to their homes, for some of the
gifts will be too large for them to
carry.
The Trinidad Bows Club will hold