Evening star., 1947-12-20
YuIe Parties 7 tomorrow to Treat
Children to Carolina, Gifts

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Tomorrow's round of Christina,
parties will treat many children OF
the Washington area to the seasons
traditional pageantry, caroling and
gifts.
The National Cathedral Post No
10 of the American Legion Is con-
Quoting a Christmas party for chill
dren at the Home of the Society
for Crippled Children, 1857 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, at II am
tomorrow.
There will be gifts for the "a
youngsters, entertaining and CAROL
ing.
The annual children's Christmas
party of the District Department
of the American Legion has been
combined with a party of the Saliva
tion Army and moved from tomor-
row to Wednesday, according to
Percy Weinberg, department director
of welfare and relief.
The Joint party is scheduled for
9 am. in the Warner Theater at
Thirteenth and E streets NV.
Previously it had been set for
pm. tomorrow at Legion headquar-
ters, 2437 Fifteenth street NV.
1900 Children Expected.
Nearly 1000 children are expected
to attend the two-hour theater show
and entertainment. Mr.. Weinberg
said parents on the Legion's well
fare rolls had been invited by letter
to select toys at the headquarters
Monday or Tuesday to be given
children Christmas morning.
The Calvary Players Club will
present dramatized version Of
Stephen Vincent Benets radio script,
"A Child Is Born" at 7::30 pm.
tomorrow in Woodward Hall of
Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and
H streets NV.
The production is under the di-
rection of Delight Williamson Holt.
Katherine Wolfe Pritchard, pianist,
and Mary Norman Dagger, violinist,
will offer special incidental music.
The Washington Boychoir and its
newly formed sister organization,
the Washington Girls Choir, will
sing. They are directed by Clyde
j. Holt, ministe. of music at the
church.
The District chapter of the
Knights of Columbus will hold cere-
monies at S pm. tomorrow, marking
erection of crib depicting the first
Christmas scene on the Sixteenth
street side of the Washington coun-
ellis home, 1901 R street NV.
Outdoor Crib Sponsored.
The chapter is sponsoring the out
door crib this year for the first time.
Similar exhibits have been put on in
other cities.
The Christmas story will be told
in music at Friendship House, a
Community Chest agency, at 619 D
street Sc, at 4:30 pm. tomorrow,
when a pageant will be given by the
music department to members, par
ents and friends. The public is in
vited.
Miss Marie Louise Levering, music
director, will accompany the singing
at the piano. Edwin Richmond, bar
itone; Julie Carrigan, soprano, and
George Dobbs, tenor, will take solo
parts.
A formal holiday dance for service
men and veterans will take place at
the house at pm. Tuesday, with
an orchestra from Boiling Field
furnishing music,
At 6 pm. the same day there will
be a dinner for day children from
5 to 10 and their parents. The
children will present series of
Christmas skits. They have been
making gifts for their parents, which
will be distributed at the affair.
"Alice" to Be Given.
|. At 2 pm. next Saturday, a group
iof children from the house will be
the guests of the Children's Theater
of Washington for Alice in Won
derland" in Lisner Auditorium.
Another Community Chest agency,
Christ Child Settlement House, 6O8
Massachusetts, avenue NE, plans a
Christmas party at 7:30 pm. to-
morrow for 10 children and their
parents. A play, Santa Claus
Workshop will be presented by IS
children ranging in age from to
IL. Jack Flick, u. will be Santa
Claus and distribute gifts. Mary
Ellen Beard, II, will be master of
ceremonies.
The Blue Lions Club, a group Of
teen-age boys, will direct the teen
ayers celebration at 7 pm. Tuesday,
when some so youngsters will carol
through the neighborhood for an
hour, returning Il the settlement
for Christmas da. .ce and refresh
ments.
Sixth Graders Collect Toys.
Sixth grade pupils at the Stoddert
Elementary School collected more
than 200 toys-charged as admission
to a play put on by the students
yesterday and Thursday. The toys
will be sent to countries overseas
through an overseas relief organiza-
ton.
Miss Ruth Kintz, the sixth grade
teacher, said the one-act play, "The
Kings Tooth Ache" was presented
In the school assembly hall by two
casts from her grade. It was open