Evening star., 1946-12-22
City Prepares for Holiday
SocioI Agencies and Hospitals in Areo
Plan Parties to Mark Christmas

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sent berets to girls at Saint Johns
.Orphanage, and packed boxes of
clothing and toys for children In
France.
Potomac Post No. 1885, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will be host to 300
children and disabled veterans at
Q o'clock this afternoon in the Ma
sonic Hall, Eighth and F streets NE.
Hospital Programs Set Today.
The District chapter, American
Red Cross, has arranged entertain
ment programs to be presented to-
day for patients in St. Elizabeth's,
Mount Alto, Fort Myer and Fort
Belvoir hospitals.
The United Nations Service Gen.
ter is accepting invitations for serv-
icemen from families wishing to set
an extra place at Christmas dinner.
Offers should be made by telephone
to the information desk, National
$500.
The Home for the Aged and IN
firm is getting more attention dur
ing the Christmas holidays than
any other institution under the
jurisdiction of the Board of Pub
lic Welfare. The Christmas Day
program will include a turkey din
ner and the presentation of gifts
by members of the Federation of
Churches and the Council of Church
Women. The parties will continue
every day after that until Decem-
Der %, when the Senior Girl Scout
Troop 129 provides a treat for all
colored men and women.
Optimists Will Have Tree.
The District Training School in
mates will get Christmas gifts at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning and
will have their turkey dinner at
noon. The Receiving Home for Chill
dren has had several parties during
the week, but the principal party
will be provided Tuesday by the
Optimist Club. which has taken
special interest in the children
housed there for the past several
months. The Optimists plan to have,
a tree, with gifts for every child,
at a party which will begin at 4
o'clock. The usual turkey dinner
will be held Wednesday.
The Industrial Home School will
have its turkey dinner on Tuesday,
because those who have homes in
the city and nearby Maryland and
Virginia and have good conduct
cards will be permitted to leave the
institution for the day. On Thanks
giving Day all the inmates but 13
were allowed this privilege and all
returned to the home before 8
o'clock that night.
The National Training School for
Girls will begin its Christmas cele-
bratton tomorrow night at Z o'clock
when it will present a Christmas
play. Tuesday it will have Christ
mas tree and sing carols at 8 o'clock,
and its Christmas Day program will
begin with turkey dinner at 3 pm.
and continue into the evening.
Health Employees to Celebrate.
a Chr3stnAs ceiehration Tor the
employees of the District Health De.
partmeut VIII be held A the Muni-
tcfpal Center Tuesday The enter-
tainment will begin ct 10 am. In
addition to the central celebration
ofheT1 win be held at llinger Hos
pltA and Glenn D6le aaaatorium.
The 10Th Century Club is having
Il special Christmas party tomorrow
for the crippled children at GAL
linger Hospital. :.
Resuming an annual practice In
terrupted by the war, the Washing
ton Players will present Christmas
play, Lawrence Housman's "Bethle-
hem," at 7 pm. today in the Gunton
Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Sixteenth and Newton
streets NV.
A Christmas party for under-priv-
ileged children will be held at 9 am.
tomorrow at RKO-Keith's Theater,
under auspices of the Salvation
Army. Professional entertainers will
appear through sponsorship of the
Silver Spring Rotary Club.
The six Salvation Army centers
Of the Washington area will hold
neighborhood childrens parties at
1880 pm. tomorrow.
Turkey Dinners Planned.
In addition, the organization will
serve turkey dinners to needy fam
lilies Christmas Day.
Other Community Chest agency
parties tomorrow include:
Carney Neighborhood House, Z
pm; Georgetown Branch, Boys
Club Of Washington, pm, Friend
ship House, and 7:30 PM;
Georgetown House, Z pm; Juanita
K. Nye Council House, 3, S and Z
pm; st. Joseph's Home and School,
1880 pm: Southeast House, and
2 pm, and Southwest House, 7:30
pm
Electricians of the Department of
Vehicles and Traffic will change
traffic signal timers Tuesday to
permit all-night operation of the
signals Christmas eve and Christ
mas night. The timers will be re-
adjusted Thursday.
The Public Library and all
branches will close at pm. Tues
day and remain closed Christmas