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On ElIipse WILDE
Opened by President
Officials of the Christmas
Pageant of Peace are program
ming at least 68 hours of Yule-
tide presentations for the three.
week affair on the Ellipse, they
announced today.
The program will range from
the religious to entertainment.
1t includes musicals. tableaux,
folk dancing, choral singing,
band concerts, six outdoor Catho-
lie masses and scores of Protes-
tant services and choir per-
formances.
President Eisenhower will open
the pageant December II. He
will light a Christmas tree that
may be the biggest one any COM
munity ever put up in the coun-
| try. It vii be about 10 feet tall,
said Edward j. Kelly. pageant
chairman.
Full Stage Planned.
Edward r. Carr's Ways and
Means Committee is arranging
funds for a completely-equip-
ped, professionally lighted out
door stage, a life-size Nativity
scene, and Children's Corner
with live reindeer in a candy
stick pen.
Jack Christie of the Riggs
National Bank is the committees
treasurer.
COMMITTEE assignments for
carrying forward this tremend-
Gus and fascinating project are
being filled almost daily" Mr..
Kelly said.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, archbishop of WASH
ington, has assigned the Rev.
John A. Spence to supervise
Catholic participation.
DR.. Frederick Reissig, execu-
tive director of the Washington
Federation of Churches, has
assigned the Rev. Norman Van
Brunt as liaison director for the
Protestant group.
To Aid Religious Events.
Mrs. Josephine Kyles, direc-
tor of the Federation's Chris
tian Education Department, and
Mrs. James j. MCGUIRE, presi.
dent of the archdiocesan Sodal-
ity Union. also serve on the
Committee for Religious Partic-
ipatio11. III &E4
Patrick Hayes heads the, Com.
mites for the Arts. His aides
include David E. Finley, direc-
tor Of the National Art Gallery;
Howard Mitchell, National Sym
phony conductor: Emerson Mey-
ers, former music director of
the National Capital Sesquicen-
tennial: Melvin D. Hildreth, r.
vim Field, Dave Rosenberg and
Felix G. w. DeWeldon, the Two
Jima Marine Memorial sculptor.
William Bartlett, United Com
munity Services, heads special
committee supervising youth
group participation.
The Diplomatic Liaison Com
mittee is led by John T. O'Brien,
assisted by Paul Johannsen and
DR.. Alexandra Orfila. Many en-
bassies will present songs,
dances and tableaux interpret
ing Christmas traditions and
customs of. their native lands.
To Show Children's Crafts.
For the Children's Corner,
plans are being arranged for an
exhibition of Christmas crafts
by American youngsters as well
as foreign children.
T. Sutton Jett of the National
Capital Parks is head of the
Grounds and Public Safety Com
mittee. He has handled similar
assignments for the Cherry Bios
som Festival and the Presidents
Cup Regatta.
The Trees and Decorations
Committee include Harold
Snyder and George Wilson of
the District Recreation Depart
ment, william Hills and Emery
E. Samson, Electric Institute of
Washington, and George E. Clark
and George w. Harding of Ma
tional Capital Parks. Edgar
Morris heads the Reception Com
mittee.
William J. Coyle, promotion
manager of The Star, is chair
man Of Public Relations. Cody
Pfanstiehl Of WTOP-TV heads
the Radio-TV Committee and
David Poland. theater publicist,
is in charge of press relations.
Clarence A. Arata and Milo
F. Christensen are co-chairmen
of the Executive Committee.
Clint Price is the groups sec
retary.
Edward M. Kirby is co-ordi-
nator Of programs. Other Exec
utive Committee members and
sponsors will be announced in
a few days, Mr.. Kelly said.
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