Evening star., 1947-12-19
Red Cross Plans
100 YuIeFetes
In Hospitals
Participants Number
More Than z 900 From
Many Organizations


ington area will reach hospitalized
veterans and other patients through
the District Red Cross Community
Service to Camps and Hospitals.
More than 100 special programs,
including caroling, ree-trimming
parties and special shows, will be
put on in hospitals through the Dis
trict Red Cross Entertainment
Bureau, a branch Of the community
service.
They will be carried out by more
than 1000 residents. Participants
represent many Washington civic
and benevolent organizations, as
well as groups from nearby areas.
District Red Cross volunteers will
help in many ways. The Red Cross
Motor Service will transport carolers
and others to the hospitals, and
Gray Ladies, canteen workers,
nurses aides and staff aides will
assist in other activities.
Hospitals Get Trees Soon.
The $50 or more Christmas trees
will be placed in the hospitals soon
Tree-trimming parties are to be held
at Fort Belvoir and Fort Myer Hos
pitfalls today. Patients will do their
own decorating, with the aid OF
the volunteers.
Mrs. Anthony Muto is entertain
ment chairman for the District Red
Cross. Mrs. Fred Reith is chair
man OF the community service, and
Mrs. John Balfour of the Flowers
and Gardens Committee, in charge
Of Christmas tree plans.
The District Recreation Depart
ment will sponsor two Christmas
presentations tonight-carols at $3.50
pm. at the Central Center, Thir-
teenth and Clifton streets NV.
and q Christmas choir pageant at
8:15 pm. at the Banneker Junior
High School.
Fraternity to Give Party.
Mu Chapter of the international
Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity, George
town University School of Foreign
Service, will give its first Christmas
party since 1912 tonight in its home
3042 Cambridge place NV.
In restoring the war-suspendec
custom, Mu Chapter Is inviting it.
neighbors to the party. A committee
consists Of Thomas Curran, Henry
Firing and Harry Eisenbeiss and the
official hostess will be Mrs. Joseph
zapolski Of 1414 Downing street NE
At Southwest House, SOL Seconc
street S.W., Christmas carol Sing
will begin at 7:30 o'clock tonight fol
all neighborhood children and adults
Alberta Galloway, 16, will be soloist
There will be tableaux on the Nativ.
ity. Jean Carol, 13, will be reader
and Clarence Bowie, Carl Harris anc
George Gross are to represent the
three wise men. -.
A Christmas party is scheduled
at the house at 1880 pm. Tuesday
for children and adults, with Dis.
trict theaters providing refresh.
ments and a Christmas movie
Carol singing and gifts are to bt
included.
Boy to Act as Santa.
Nursery and day-care children
Of the house, a Community Chest
agency, will celebrate at pm
Tuesday. A little boy will act Al
Santa Claus and distribute gifts
The noon meal at the nursery, 172!
First street S.W., will be q tradi
tional Christmas dinner.
The day after Christmas, at 9:3
am, District theaters are provid
ing tickets for the children to at
tend a movie at the Lincoln Theate1
Girls of st. Vincent's Home ant
School, a Community Chest agenc!
at Fourth and Edgewood street
NE, will have Christmas part
at 7:30 o'clock tonight, sponsore,
by the ladies auxiliary of the home
There will be refreshments an
gifts.
Six girls will present the Christ
mas Miracle" play, and q "a
piece orchestra will play. A girls
chorus will sing carols.
Saturday morning the girls vii
sing carols, present q tableaux ant
dance for patients at Providenc,
Hospital. The Tfvoli Theater vii
entertain them at 10 am. Decembe
10 with a movie.
Party in School Tonight.
There will be a community Christ
mas party in the Patterson Schoo
auditorium, South Capitol and Oar
rington streets, at 7 o'clock tonight
sponsored by the Washington High
lands Citizens Association in CO
operation with the District Recrea
ton Department.
The program will include |
Christmas play and variety show pu
on by the Congress Heights Baptis
Church, under the direction of Mis-
Louise Tinkelberg. The history o
the Jewish holiday will be told IL
a "Chanukah operetta" produced b.
the Washington Highlands Jewisl
Center, under supervision of Mrs
Esther Pickholz.
Those attending are requested t
bring a wrapped. inexpensive git
to be exchanged with some one of
corresponding age group. Their
will be refreshments and care
singing.
Emanuel Blumberg, Mrs. Loui
Cornwell, Mrs. John Courtney an
Mrs. William Mortimer are on tn
committee in charge of arrange
ments.
Girls to Sing Carols.
A chorus of IL girls from 8 to /
from the Southeast House, a Com
munity Chest agency at 1914 Virgini
avenue Sc, will visit Freedmen
Hospital and Stoddard Baptist HON
today, starting at 4:30 pm, to sin
carols.
Nursery tots at another Commu
nifty Chest agency, the Northwes
House, Sis M street NV, willep pre-
sent q pantomime, "The Night Be
fore Christmas" for their parent
and friends at pm. today.
Preschool and grammar schoe
children taking part in recreations