Evening star., 1953-12-20
Christmas Events
In Metropolitan Area
To Belong tCC Children

Christmas events in the Metro
politan Area this year will belong
mostly to children.
High1ighting the week Of fun
and charity will be the Naval
Gun Factory's huge 10th annual
Santa Claus party for orphaned
and underprivileged children.
Hundreds of children will re-
ceive truckloads of gifts from
the employees of the Gun Factory
at the party in the Departmental
Auditorium Tuesday.
The Red Cross will visit Chill
drens Hospital with toys and
decorations during the week and
today will take 200 orphans on
shopping tour of Washington.
The Red Cross, church groups,
and fraternal organizations will
visit and carol at the military
hospitals.
Servicemen, also. shouldn't be
lonely in Washington this
Christmas. The Armed Services
Hospitality Committee and the
USO have scheduled dozens of
parties and dances.
The Christmas calendar in
cludeS:
Today.
Community Christmas party, Metro
fn shtng FSlce SV toF%s% 59ss Club Band tree
J9seph Donohue. Edgewood Playground
4h1[o ana Evarts street NE. $50 pm
.eryfea TGfmnuRity nnIn., party and inter.faith
4'0 street :. w. $50 to 7:3O pm.
VI, Garollng and Christmas tree lighting
VAN MMdhinonaing and Tuscarawas roads, Glen
Part Party for children from Friendship
1aoHaSe. 19HG Meridian Hill Hotel for Women
Caroling and tree-lighting ceremony
Mn9deiphl Md MIL on Riggs road, Adelphi.
p o Open House at Walter Reed Hospital
Tonee Gdie hour, sponsored by the jewish
coaP%a'55ty {Sr 500 ertppEed P;@' children at
!, Caroling By members S Of ? caiiv.rv mi Ran
tn 1st q church. Walter Reed Hospital. 7:3O
Iree-trimming party, Armed Forces
center Of the Episcopal Churches. 1877
Annual YES vesperst e p'm so1 Rbod. 1,,.nd
avenue NV, $50 pm. ~ 1SiAn0
xHesper service, -YwcA. pm.
Ineater Workshop program. YwCA,
seventeenth and K streets NV 2 pm
Candlelight service. National PreSbv. W.
SsrIan Church. Eighteenth and N streets
NV, pm.
Tomorrow.
.. Bloomingdale Civic Association party,
g. Georges parish hall Second and You
1.Bsrne Barney Neighborhood House; Story
ILtdtfSs. ILeLteFS Hours . pm, and Kindergarten
Pupils Of "P the eSFss Rsndfe PHI; Hlsbland, r,.-
mentary. School Will carol Board of Edu
cation, 1890 am.
boro road NV. BY HEY and ndOY TrieHaY iGaEH7
Of Bladensburg High School, pm.
Tree lighting ceremony: Glen Ross
Nd; by North % Weodsidec siSfen cMontsomersy; sonias;
Hills Citizens Association. 7:30 pm,
., Caroiing at walter Reed Hospital by
County, to . pm. Party in Red Cross
Han by Jewish War Veterans, Post No
5S 7:30 to 8 pm.
Mt p1y and pSss ggassb o 5qn4z bqks 90
and Lamont streets NV, pm.
. Christmas Tree party. Uso Lafayette
Square Club. pm.
Tuesday
District Society Of Crippled children's
sponsored by Kallipolis Grotto, 10 am
Ienth annual Naval Gun Factory par
mental Auditorium. Constitution avenue.
6netTeen Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
nv; Ssrnoy 40 Jsinbnor,oos Pm r ,-o :,
street s.w., parties: Nursery School 9 par =
". $40 IN: Boys gym party. $50
pm; Pre- school kindergarten party. Z
PM r,nad ana e-2lin eMomiens Club party. pm.
Christmas dinner for Air Force per-
Caroling esf'VH at Waiter Ha Reed ee9n Hosp,ta, nv
the Christian Monitor Glee Club. 7 to
Chlldren's Christmas party. National
CAPITAL optimist Club. Willard Hotel,
Farney Neishborhood House: After
noon Group party and Play Group
Party; par $:I2 c;,,b PM na Be-Bop Club party,
She GaTo,InS r. + cup 10 paMTsy pm- pso,.v
srqup, of George WashingtOn Kish
Community caroIing with choirs of
Marvin Memorial Methodist Church and
01akview School Flower Theater. s725
W%Dc chris Ssr shoa fST1ns with O% Com
missioner Renah F. Camalier at Blue
Plains 12:45, to 1:15 pm.
Broadcasting Company Red Cross Hall
Walter Reed Hospital. 7:30 to- Q pm.
csroiinR by the Montgomery County
Junior Red Cross.
Armed Services:
Holiday Show. USO Lafayette Square
Club, $50 pm.
Caroling. beginning at YWCA. Seven
teenth at K streets NV. pm.
Thursday.
Caroling by the children's choir Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
at District hospitals throughout the day.
Women's Army Corps party, Forest
Glen, Md, g to 9 pm.
Santa Claus will visit each patient at
Walter Reed Hospital. to 0 pm.
Armed Services:
Christmas Eve party, Hospitality
HOusee, 1862 street NV, 8 pm.
Carols and refreshments. Lafayette
Square USO Club. $40 pm,
Christmas Eve party, YWCA. s pm.
Friday.
Armed Services
Buffet supper, YWCA, 6 pm.
Christmas dinner and program, Lafay-
cite Square USO Club. 8 pm.
Santa Claus party Servicemen's 5
Lounge. 125 North Columbus street.
Alexandria, $50 pm.
Buffet supper, Y Cottage, Jessup Blair
Park Silver Spring. & pm.
Coffee hour National order Of Trench
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