Evening star., 1952-12-21
Washington Will Try.
To Give Servicemen
Cheerful Holiday

GIlOuSdIluS OF SERVICE men ana WOs
men in the area who must spend
this holiday season away from
homes and families.
Those fortunate enough to OBJ
tain Christmas leave were scuttling
out of Washington. Washington
agencies catering to the entertain
ment Of service personnel have
thrown their doors wide open to
all who wear the uniform
All service hospitals in the city
will have decorated wards for pa
tients, many Of them newly ar
rived from Korean battleflelds.
Santa Claus is the man Of the hour
at all military posts where scores
of festivals have been arranged.
Recreation Services. Inc, oper-
ating agency for the Armed Serv-
ices Hospitality Committee has is
sued booklet What Goes On In
Washington" which tells where
special Christmas parties are being
held for them.
Walter Reed Medical Center,
where most of the star entertainers
show up at different times during
the year. lit up the Hoff Memorial
Fountain area Friday to start a
round of pleasures. There was mu-
sic by the Army Band. Santa Claus
made his official appearance at Al
pm. and at twilight, the fountain
area glowed with Christmas light.
Community singing featured the
ceremony. with Mark Evans of
Station, WTOP as master of cere-
monies. Carolers from the Univer-
sity Of Maryland, directed byI
Fague Springman, added to the
program. All patients able to leave
their beds were spectators and in
the wards the less fortunate re-
ceived visits from old man Santa
In. person.
NeighbOrs Join Festivities.
The chairman for the Christ
mas week activities at Walter
Reed this year is Maj. James A.
Parker, 1913 Sixteenth street
NV, assisted by Warren Child
ers. Is Kennedy street NV.
Neighbors of the Medical Center
joined with patients and person.
mel in this traditional Army salute
to Christmas.
Fort Myer. Fort Belvoir and
Afho1 Y10cfc boyo q rro =, no3 ,,ort:oe
The Administrative Officer staff,
Department of the Navy, staged a |
party Friday in the Main Navy
building on Constitution avenue.
A few children from five institu-
tions were on hand to receive
gifts. They were sent by the
Children'S Convalescent Home,
Christ Child Convalescent Farm,
st. AIMS Infant and Maternity
Home-all Red Feather agencies
as well as st. AIMS Home for
Children and the Mary L. Meri-
weather Home for Children.
At Fort Belvoir, Va. holiday
reception for senior allied officers
attending the Engineer school will
be held tomorrow by Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Stanley L. Scott from
6 to 8 pm. Allied officers from
18 countries will be guests as we'll
as the senior military attaches of
the various embassies.
Gen. Scott's son, 1t. Gilbert
Theodore Scott, who graduated
from West Point in June. will be
home for this reception. He viii
be host to a number of classmates |
and sons and daughters of Fort
Belvoir officers.
Units of the 171st Military Po-
lice Battalion, District National
Guard, are staging individual par
ties during the Christmas season.
Co. B started off with It's party
Friday. Headquarters Company
will follow on Tuesday; Co. A, Fri
day and Co. C, on December 29th.
There will be a carol program
around "The Fountain of Faith"
at National Memorial Park, out
side Falls Church, Va, Tuesday at
8 pm.
Orphanage Children Remembered.
Washington Chapter of the
Quartermaster Association an
nounced that children in three
Washington orphanages will be
surprised on Christmas Day with
shiny new toys. the gift Of toy
manufacturers of West Germany.
A boxfull will be presented to
each of the orphanages by Mrs.
George A. Horkan, wife of the
Quartermaster General of the
Army and president of Quarter
master officers Wives Club. She
will be assisted by Col. Charles
A. Hoss, president of the Wash
ington Chapter. .-
In all, the West German manu-
facturers have sent SO boxes OF
toys and tree decorations to the
National Quartermaster Associa-
ton for distribution. Washington's
share of the gifts go to st. AIMS
Infant Asylum, 1900 Calvert
SLr66G NV, 0G. OOoCPAA 4AOAAAS
and School. Eastern avenue and
Bunker Hill road NE, and st.
Vincent's Home and School,
Fourth and Charming streets NE.
Fort Myer and Fort Belvoir
speeded home for Christmas some
400 men who might otherwise
have been left at separation points
over the holiday. All mess halls
and barracks are gayly decorated
at the two posts. Even the "highly
secretive" units had their Christ
mas plans.
At Fort Myer, a children's par
ty Tuesday will feature a busy
program. The tots will crowd the
areas theater at 2:30 pm. There
Santa will greet them. Christmas
eve dances are being arranged at
the three MOO clubs. Other parties
too numerous to single out also are
planned.
Schedule at q Glance.
The Armed Services Hospitality
Committee gives service personnel