Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1923, Page 4

“OVSTER, SULLIVAN 7 CREET POLICEMEN . Christmas Messages Printed in Bulletins Are Read at Roll Call. Commissioner James F. Oyster, who “has supervision of the police depart- ment, and Maj. Daniel Sulllvan, Su- perifitendent “of police, yesterday af- ternoon extended their holiday greet- tngs to members of the police force. Thelr messages appeared in ‘the datly bulletin of the department, printed in green, and were read at roll calls yesterday afternoon and today by the captdins Commissioner Oyster's rea "It glves me a great deal of pleas- Nnre to again extend to you my warm- est Christmas grectings and best wishes for most prosperous and In dolng so, how- record my own per- ppreciation, as well as that other members of the board Commissioners, for the splendld wcord of service you have achieved during the vear just closing, under the careful and able guidance of Maj. | Dantel Sullivan and his staff. uld stand out br e history. have indeed responded nobly well to the many calls for ar- message of BEDRIDDEN 40 YEARS, NEGRO WOMAN IS 110 Inmate of Luray, Va., .Almshouse Is w-ited Upon Constantly by 80-Year-Old Son. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, 'Va, December 24—Bed- ridden for forty years, Harriet Pen- dleton, colored, an inmate of the county almshouse, is believed to be i the oldest lving person in Virginia. From what is deciared 10 be reliable I records. -he is 110 years of age. She has lived for nearly a Lulf cen- tury in uie of the whitewashed cot- ‘tages assigned to colored inmates of the Institution. Her son, élghty vears 0ld, who 2180 is an inmate, has been her faithful attendant for years. OLD IS FAVORITE CHRISTNIAS GIFT Treasury Besieged During Last Week for Coins—Re- serve Decreases. - {lany Washingtonians as well others throughout the country tomor- row will receive gold 'pleces for s an exacting service which have made upon you and you ablished a record of which may well be proud. The Comuml sioners have noted twith particular interest and pleasure the excellent pirit of harmony and unity of co- operation which have characterized vour work and which they feel, of gourse, has been responsible to a great degree for the splendid- suc- “eere attending your effort: Maj. Sullivan’s message is as fol- It is indeed very gratifying to re- o _from the Commissioners such splendid cxpressions of commenda- tion with reference to your efforts during the past vear, in the knowl- ©dge of which I am sure you will not heip but find added cause for enjo: ment of the holiday season, “T appreciate to the fuil the ex- cellent results You have accomplished as well as the splendid spirit of loy ally and willingness manifested, and I 'wish for each and every member nd employ & ver rry Christmas : = happlest most prosperous of New Years DERIOsEOs) TREASURY UNITS HOLD SPECIAL YULE SERVICE| Wives and Families of Emplaygsl in Register’s Office Are Guests. rogram of Christmas exercises Was carried out by officials and em- ==ployes fn t of the register of Treas Saturday afternoon, ns on the seven holding sep- as tres ‘was loaded with small gifts for the employes, and the wives and families of employes also were invited to participate, Offices taking p: were the division of accounts, the numerical racords. and inquiry sectfons, the division of destructio - s office, the divisio: st coupons and clled securities. was the treat ! | of An added given by the Register's Wels 1o all the childre Mies Mary b. the president .of the club, being in charge of the ar- rengements. H. V. Speelman, the register, spoke Bighly of the Spirit of carnest caran. eration on the part of the club both in and outsido the office. It had been active for some weeks in securmg funds avd gifts of viarlous kinds to be dis the former servic lizabeth's and i ¢ was a chorus which san Town of Bethlehem 1ed by isted by Vathe: SHo I Aumdn;-! Higgin, M. Jones, Raymond Hooper Milton Clark. yerng Followng “The True this an -eriginal poem, tmas Spirit,” was e person of Ches- f the files division, net stocking, nuts and fruit. sufficfent time, will hold similar morning. VISITS ORPHANS. ach child a lar well fille o Owing to three other divisic exercises tomorrow SANTA Children Get Gifts at St. Vincent's| Asylum. Santa Claus paid his annual visit to | the orphans at Vincent'’s Asylum Yesterday afternoon. In his pack wers Presents for each of the children, in- cluding candy. dolls and other things Jittle wirls like. arrival was preceded by -an rtainment given by the St. Vin- Auxiliary, MeWilllams' Orches- Jelegation of clowns from the Knights of Columbus and the EIks id the Glee « b of the Catholie ighters of America. John F. Md. ron was the Santa .Claus. F. X. Cavanagh delivered an inal plans were made for annual ball for the benefit of the | Tum, which will be held at the atholic University Friday night. “TREE AT HOSPITAL. s o “Sick Children at Garfield Made o Happy. The children at Garfleld Hospit: have been maude happy by a Cholse: gnas tree that was presented to them oy the social service committee of the All Souls’ Unitarian Church, Mrs. J. Ver Planck is chalrman of: the ommittee. The trimmings for the ree were donated by theClevelang] ’ark Public School.” A number of gifts also werc presented by friends the hospital. - v % PLANS YULETIDE PARTY. omen's League Will Entertain| Disabled at Mt. Alto Hosplhl. The Washington section of the omen’s Overseas Service League 111 give a Christmas party at Mount Ito Hospital tonight. Although en- ertainments are given at the hos- ital every other week by the league, onight's party will be mors elab- rate than in the past. The same rogram throughout the year is car- led out'at St. Elizabeih's Hospital H He Had Been There. ¥ rom the Philadelphia Bylletin, . Teacher—What does the busy bee jeach us, Charlie? bi of “Rev address th i i 1 H H e s Disillusioned. the Detroit News, i Bella—Do you belleve in love at rst sight, dearie? % Donna—TI certainly don’t. The first ime 1 saw Jack Morton was in a jwell limousine and I fell desperately love with him. I found out later 'e had only hired the car. ¢ : Bellevue Hospital, in ‘New York i is probably the oldest hospital the United States. Its history runs sbout 186 years, Christmas. according to Indications at the Treasury. The two-and-one-half-dollar gold plece, which has not been available to the public for several years, was paid out this year at the Treasury and was one of the causes, officlals believed, for the long line of people waiting at the change window. For the last ten days an-unusual number of Christmas shoppers have been lining up at the change window for gold at the Treasu This line at times has cxtended far into the main lobby, and although no definite figures were made public it was estimated by officials that probably much more gold would find its way into Christmas stockings this vear. ¥ The amount of gold in the gold set- tlement fund of the federal reserve board and the total gold held by fed- eral reserve binks showed a decline during the week from December 12 to December 19 of $43,000.000, whila the total gold held by the federal re- serve banks dropped by about $62.- 000,000, DEATH IS CHRISTMAS GIFT TO LITTLE GIRL Prayer of Child Sufferer Answered After Climax of Long Agony. By the Asscciated Press. CAMDEN, N. J., December 24.—The Christmas season brought to thirteen- year-old Helen Hamilton the gift she most desired, the one for which she had prayed—death. Racked for months by almost .intolerable pain, due to a ruptured heart—the result of a childish prank eight vears ago. when she was badly scared when playmates buried- her in a sandpile— the heroic little girl died vesterday with her mother's arms about her and secure in the belicf that she would find a painless, perfect happi ness in the world beyond. Clasped tightly fo hef breast was her favorite doll, which she asked be buried with her. . Her .last words were a prayer for death. “Jesus, take me! Take me, Jesus!", she said. Her pale'lips had prayed that she might live until her birthday, No- vember 28. She had hoped to die that day. When it passed she appeared tb rally, but soon afterward passed into a lethargy from which she Iy was aroused. The climax of her suffering came Saturday morning, and twelve hours later she told her moth- er, Mrs. Emms Hamilton, a widow, that she knew the end was near. “Take me in.your lap, mother,” she said. “I know this is the end. T know that in a few minutes I will die. 1 want to feel your arms around me. 1 want to be held close before 1 go.” Then, said Mrs. Hamilton, “her dear, thin .arms came around my neck. Three times she kissed me. have I known anvthing so sweet, so terrible as those kisses. I can never forget them. “A few minutes later I saw her lips move and leaned over to hear: ‘Dear, dear Jesus, she was saying, ‘I am suffering 80 much; pleace, please take me’ Then her hands stiffened. Thers jcame a swift, short convulsion, and she was gone. Little Helen's case attracted na- tion-wide attention. When it became known that she faced death with such fortitude and in poverty, a substan- tlal fund was raised for her and gifts were sent her from many parts of the country. She will be buried Wednesday with her doll and in a white satin dress and whitp satin shoes, as she had re. quested MUSIC TO FEATURE CHRISTMAS SERVICE Ofitltuding_ Program Annnunced for Tomorrow at First.Con- gregational Church. An outstanding musical program will characterize the union Christ- mas service sponsored by the Wash- ington . Federation of Churches to- morrow at 11 am. at the First gregatiorial ‘Church. The quartets of the New York Avenue Presbyterian |Church, Founafy Methodist Church, | vermont Avenue Christian Church and Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South will form the choif. The organists of the Calvary Baptist Church, First Congregational and Mount Vernon Place Methodist will play. The prelude will be an Improvisa- tion of the Christmas carols, by Touls A. Potter, organist at the Calvary Eaptist Church; the first anthem sung will be the classic, “The Heavens Are Telling,” written by Haydm; the sec- ond anthem will bo Tours- “Sing Oh Heaven.” Harry Edward Mubller of the First Congregational Church will be at the organ.” The postiude will be ") the introduction .to "the third act of “Lohengrin,” played by R. Deane Shnire; director-of mysic'at the Mount: 'voflnn Pl E M. E. Church South. J. Muir, chaplain of. sRev. Dr, tkh Senate, eo’ng. s nl:won'lc" reading, ;and’ .- Dr.. Clowis. G. Chappell, pastor of ik Mount Vernon -Place S B | Church South, will, read the Scriptu lesson.: . The ‘drayer will he offere by Dr. Earle_ Wilfley. > Dr. Plerce and Rev. Dr. Dif fenderfor - also will have parts fin the service. Bishop William F. Mc+] Dowell will preach the sermon, and Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery, chaplaitl of the House of Representa. tives, will promounde the benediction: Many notables in the official . life of Washington have accepted invita- tions to be present. The President. and his family are among thowe espscially inyited, Never | i1l offer the invocation:] Dr. Willlam §. Abernethy, the t Harding's pastor, will] TH. E.EVENIN I to place 1 mnd G streets morthwest. The hottom of the new and welghs several h The holder, in for gas. PRESIDENT TO OPEN CHRISTMAS RITES IN CAPITAL TODAY from First Page.) nk, whie Contin chtirch tower. At 7 am. services will be held in the church. i A service will be held at B tomorrow at St. John's Lutheran Church. A union Christmas service is to be held under the auspices of the Wash- ington Federation of Churches at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the First Con- gregational Church, at which Bishop William F. McDowell of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church will preach the sermon. Services are to be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the chapel of the Holy Comforter, Rock. Creck parish, and agsin tomorrow at 7:30 and 11 am Midnight mass will be said tonight Rev. ther Walsh in the new Thomas' Catholic Church. Midnignt Eucharis A midnight Eucharist is to begin at 11 p.m: at Trinity Diocesan Church, at which Rev. David R. Covell will preach a short sermon. Services are| to be held again at 11 a.m. tomorrow, At St. Agnes’ Church there will be three services, the first beginning at midnight and the others at 7 and| 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. Holy communion will be celebrated at midnight at Grace Church, Georgetown, by Rev. Henry L. Dur- rant. Biskop Freeman Speaks. Bishop Freeman is to deliver an dddess at the mlidnight celebration, beginning _at 11:30 pm. at the {Chureh’ of the Epiphany. ~The serv- {ice is to be preceded by a half-hour recital on the chimes. At 8 aum. to- morrow there will be a celebration of the holy communion and at i1 a.m. there will be a sermon by Rev.; Dr. Heary Lubeck. | At St. Mark's Church there will be & service at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow and |a concert by the Bible echool at 7 pm, . At thb Chapel of the Transfigura- {tion a_carol service and preparation for holy communion will be held to- night at 7 o'clock. The Christian Endeavor societies of Calvary Baptist Church will held a service tomorrow at 7 am. at which Rev. Dr. A. Freeman Anderson, asso- i clate minister, will speak. Solemn ~ high mass will be cele- brated at midnight by -Rt. Rev. Mgr. P. Marella, auditor of the apostolic jdelegation,” at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. = Low masses will be said at {8 and 9 pm. and Rev. N, De Carlo, will celebrate a high mass at 10:80. Services ‘are to be held at 11 am. jtomorrow at,the Church of the Gosd { Shepherd. Holy communton .will ‘be celebrated at 7:30 pm. and a sermon will be preached and holy communion 7cele brated at 10:30 p.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. At St. Alban's Church services will ibe held at 11:15 p.m., with a service tomorrow at 7:30 am. A festival celebration and holy communion at St. Columba’s Chapel at 11:3) sp.m.. and holy. communion_tomorrow at § am. At St. David’s Chapel holy com- munion will be celebrated and a ser- mon pleached at 9 a.m. tomorrow. At midnight. .holy. communion , wili - be celebrated ‘and 'two services will be held tomorrow ‘at 9 am. and § p.m. St. Johm's Chureh. Rey. Dr. Johnston is to preach at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. John's Church, Washington, .and . conduct services at 8 am. A’full choral service is to be held 4t 11:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Church and services 'at -7:30 and 11 am..tomor- Tow. Holy communion will be celebrated tomorrow at 8 and 10:30 am. at Epi- phany Chapel. At Metropelitan Memorial. M. E- Church there will be a service of gong -at 6:30 am.- " There is to_be §:30 am. at Christ Lutheran Church. From ¢ o 6:30 Slgnor i Glorglo of the avy Band is to play on the cormet Christmas - carols from the church tower. . A brief _service is to be_ held af 7 am. at Columbia Heights Lutheran Church. A ceiebration of the parish anni- yersary and holy comm&‘lon i=to be held at 11:30 p.m. at @hrist Chu getown, - With &.-full. Christm: celebration tomorrow -at 11 a.m. T A1l Souls' Memorial Church is to haxe ‘a celebration of the holy com- union at 8 p.m. and & prayer serv- ice tomorrow at 11 am. - 5 _ A celébration of "the holy com- ‘munion: will be_held at:7:30 Tum. at Bt. Andrew's Church, with another service tomorrow at 10:30 am. At Washington Cathedral holy com- funion will be celebrated tomorrow 4t 7:30 a.m., morning prayer at 10 a.m. and a festival service, sermon and holy communion, at 11 am.. “Evening prayer will be held at 4:36 pm. > At_ the Franciscan Monastery, in ‘Brookland, midnight mass and a ‘Christmas ceremonial modeled on that | eld at the shrine in Bethlehem, in. {the Holy Land, will be heid. - Special ‘car service has been arrani and street cars will run all night.” The Thristmas services at the monastery bave always beeh a feature of reli- ous services in and about the Dis- rict. > a matin service at To Celebrate Eucharist. At the Churchiof the Incarnation Rev. Dr. George W. Atkinson will celebrate solemn Eucharist at mid- ‘night. Other services will ‘be held tomorrow at 7:30 and 10 am. - Holy Eucharist will be celebrated tonight at . 11:46 o'clock _at 8t Thomas Eplscopal Church, ere, G 8 TAR, WASHINGTON ’ ix designed to hold 3.000.000 feet of | Music fete and dance carni- val, Central High Auditorium, tonight, 8:15 o'clock. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Program: 7:30 P Mareh from “Tannhauser.” Wagner Concert Band from the Army School, Nicholas Frank, “Roswnunde,” i Schubert Charles F. Waddington, . conducting. Waltzes, “Estudiantin Waldteufel Charles V. Banner, conducting. “Melody in ¥"'.......Rubinstein Wallace Appleton, conducting. 8:15 P.M. “America.” Salute to the Flag, Oath of Allegiance. Everybody. Chimes solo, “Joy to the World" Alfred P. Gsell. Rythmlo dance.."At Dawning” , Charlinc Springsguth. Bra¥s quartet (a). “First Nowell.” (b) “O Little Town of Beth- lehem.” Charles Waddington, William Temple, Wiillam LeMay, Carl Schueneman. “Romance” Band, Olaf ... Svendsen Nord, conducting. Shawl _dance.....Interpretative Levanch C. Eason. (a) “Mighty Lak a Rose. (b): “My Rosary." Howard Lloyd. marimba solo- ist, University of Virginia. Christmas dance, - Santa Claus and the children Jack Rice and a group of tiny tot. k “Allegretto Scherzando From the Eighth Symphony.” Beethoven Band, Ammon F. Gingrich, conducting. ) “Hark, \ Sing.” (b) “Angels From the Realms of Glory.™ Brass quartet, chimes, organ, audience. Fantasis; « the Herald Angeis “Traumbilder.” Lumbye Band, Alfred P. Gsell, conducting. “'Tis Christmas Day.” Old Carol (b) *Holy Night.” i Elizabeth Keyes, harpist, so- prano; Mary Keyes. violinist. (a) "LOWERING BIG GAS TANK FOUNDATION ‘IN PLACE tes and 30 scconds, at the west station of the Washington Gas Light Company, 24th ating gan, is 205 feet in diameter red toms. The holder, when completed, will be 130 feet high. ing the foundation, will cost close to $500,000, and is needed to keep pace with the demand OPPORTUNITIES FUND ONLY HALF RAISED “ontinued | child in on a week. Tw »f the Opportunities for dollars will provide fuel for one of the family budgets Three dollars will pay for cloth- ng. a week Ten supplies. dollars | Five dollars will meet the rent for| wlil Work of" Larger Sums. Thirty-five dollars will the budgets of of without other resources. * Two hundred and fitty dollars care of the take one week One thousand sume for a old people In No. wil entire group doliars will do month, exclusive of provided for. One doner sends in a contribution the name in opportunities last gifts show the dee tributors in the success of this op- portunity fund, now in its fourteenth Contributions may be sent to year. the treasurer, John Joy of his entire famil s interested in All such concern of con- ar. Edson. 10: 11th street northwest. or to the offic of The Star. and will be promptly | acknowledged. Received by Star. THe following contributions to the fourteen opportuntties have been re- ceived and are acknowledged, as fol- The Amos W. Train, any. 0. 11, $1 Mps. W lows. by $899.50. Grace T, any, $5: A Annette F coln Haw kins, No. 13, $i; No. 5, $1; A. N, i Star: _Acknowledged, McDevitt, any, $ 1. G." Pennington 3 «. Sicard, No. 8, §i Hawkins, No. 7, ;1; Li M. ns, No. 11, $1; E. R any, $2. Total, Opportunity Neo. 1. Amount askeéd for, ; 1y acknowledged, $511.06. Philipsborn, 3 . Richardson, §1; H. B. D. $2; M. Fancy dance..Beautiful maidens Jack Rice, assisted by ‘Char- line Springsguth, Linda Ann Smith, Anna Bradley. Dorothy Cates, Ressie Dumbris and Francis Anderson. (a) “Abide With Me™ (b) “Star Spanglad Banner.” Everyboady. will also be services tomorrow at 7, 8'and 11 am. At St-° John's” Church, Georgetown, holy communion will be celebrated tomorrow at 7 am. and a prayer service at 11 a.m. holy colmmaunion is to be held at St Margaret's, Church, with services to. morrow at 9:30 and 11 am. Midnight Mass, Mrs. S P, §5: H. W. V. D.. §10. Total, Still needed, $199.44. 338056, Amount asked for, viously acknowledged, VP D, Ing. $2.50; Mrs. J. F. G . and family, A Vet, $1; C. G. A.. 81 Opportunity No. 2. Philipsborn, $12.50; B. G. A., $10; J. W: B, '$5. "Total, $316.85. 1 $1.500 $269.35. Inc., $5; Wm. B. W §."$5;'J. R. Y. $10; Still needed, $983.15. Opportunity No. 3. Amount asked for. $728. 1y acknowledged, $456. Mr: Phillipsborn, . Sansbury, $5; C. H. B, §2; E. H G M. V. L., §2 Midnight-festival celebration of the | $5; Miss M. R. 8§, $10: E. E. S, $5. $5 s. C. A. S Inc Mr. and Mrs. F. H. E. Total, $500. Still'needed, $228. idnight mass will be celebrated |$50; M. Ph! Rev. Lawrence Shehan tonight at St. Patfick's Church, and_the sermon will be, preached 'by Mgr. C. F. Thomas, pastor of the church. There will be four services at Na- tivity Chapel, beginning at 11:30 to- night, and the others at 7:30, 10:30’ and 4 p.m. tomorrow. Holy communion will be celebrated D. West, Mrs. Mrs. T. H. ‘Total, i $ J. D. H.'T. B, $16; W. ., $10; E: $410.83. Opportunity No. 4. Amount asked for, $720. Previous- 1y acknowledged, $258.33. . $5: William 12.50: J. P. Laborish, $5; and H. B. E. 11ipsborn, In: Col. s10; . 0., $10: L. S., $10. Stiil needed, $309.17. ieut. M. S Opportunity Ne. 5—Closed. Opportunity No. 6. Amount asked for, $1,300. at’§ am. tomorrow at the Chapel of | Qusly acknowledged, $393.50. the Resurrection. The Lutheran Church of the Atone- ment i8 to hold services at 6 a.m. = C.'S. P.. $5; cash, $3; M. Phillipsborn, Tn the city’s orphanages and homes $10; Willlam D, West, $12.50; S, $2." Total, $468.50. Still needed, for children Christmas spirit today ran at the highest, as the small boy: and girls were told that every ar- rangement had been - completed for the reception of Santa Claus. Super- intendents of various-institutions re- ported & difficult task at hand in maintaining order, and added they anticipated a much heavier day to- morrow. In several of the homes Christmas will be celebrated tonight. Carol singers will leave the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A. building to- night at 11 o'clack. Another of singers will leave at 5 a.m. tomor- row. The younger children will have their tree on Christmas day, ang a sl‘o\lv of business girls will havi hristmas party Thursday, 8 p.m. INQUIRY IS INVITED: - INTO ALIEN PROPER ' Custodian Tells Coolidge His ‘Wil Welcome Congressional Ipmfiptin. Thomas W. Miller. allen property \Custodian, told President Coolldge to- day that hisdffice wonld welcome any’ investigation Congresa may decide to make. A resolution to direct a Senate infuiry into the administration of. alien property has been introduced by, Senator King, demoorat, Utah. \ | ‘The alien property custqdian’s office aads ready for any inqry now, as it ever has been,” Mr. Miller said. Mr. Miller also went over with’ thé- President his annual report, which will be-sent. to-Congress the first of| the year, » > PROF. WAHL DIES SUDDENLY. BOSTON, December 24.—Prof George ¥ -emeritus professor. of German at Willlams College, ~and sssoclated with that Institution for the last thirty-one years, died. sud- denly -in hospital here yesterday of Préumonts. - He was Known as an authority on- German literature and had wrl ha. ttgn extensively on the sub- decty . L. D, $10; W. $5; Miss Ine. C. $831.50. Mrs. M. C. O'N. ., § . L. T, $5; Admiral H, $1 Opportunity, No. 7. Amount ‘asked for, §520. Previously acknowledged, 1813.15. M. Phillipsborn, Inc., §i Baptist Chureh, $: od, $228.25. S. B hurch, $: Opportunity . No. 8. Amount asked for, $780. Previously ETOUD | acknowledged, $366.50. N. H. P., §2 R. S., $20; M. Phillipsborn, Inc., $ Mliam D. s wi E. A. B est, $12.50; a frien . $5; C 8. H., $10. $; E. H., €, & | Total, $450. Still needed, $330 Opportunity No. 9. Amount asked for, $1.300. Previou ly acknowledged, $26 born, Inc., Troup_No. Miss N. B, needed, - $1,013. 39, $5; Miss M. B. M., § $5. Total,, $287., Still Opportunity No. 10. Amount asked for, §! Office | acknowledged, $590. 884, M. Phiilipsborn, providg food | take care |but from reliable source these sixty-four mothers und children outside,of op- portunity 5 for u day. One hundred dollars will month’s £upport to one of the families give a for the who are already $10; M. I- Hen- Haw- Previous- Pre- M. Previous- Men's Club, Zion Zion Baptist _‘Total, $196.45. Still need- M. Phillipa-, 35; Boy Scouts of America, Previously. D. ¢, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1923. . TIS00CTY' WARDS TO GET SANTA AL Children’s Guardians Board to An§wer Letters of Its Charges. Santa Claus will bring joy to the hearts of every ome of the 1,600 wurds ‘of the board of children’s guardians tomorrow. James Stuart, secretary to the board, began weeks ago collecting presents to be dellvered on Christ- mas day. e Bince these children have no par- ents to write to Santa’s headquar- ters at the north pole for them, the guardians undertook the task, and thelr letters will' be answered. Each of the members of the board of guardians and all of the office per- ! sonnel ‘contributed to make possible the distribution of gifts to the city's wards. Out at the Industrial Home School old 8t. Nicholas will leave a big new victrola and a high stack of records. At the Industrial Home School for Colored Children at Blue Plains Santa Claus, keeping up with the time, will install a large radio set. At the scores of private homes in which wards of the board of guard- fans are. placed other appropriate gifts will be delivered. DANIELS IS MENTIONED : AS BRYA‘N'S DARK HORS| Former Secretary Not Considered as Dangerous Because He Favors McAdoo. RALEIGH, N. C., Decenbe? 22.— Josephus Daniels, former Secretary of the Navy, for the democratic nomi- nation for President had not oceurred, to many North Carolintans until goe- slp came from Washington this week that he was Willlam Jennings Bry- an's “dark horse” candidate While greatly interested in the re- port, the political leaders in this state do not give his candidacy serious | consideration. Daniels is.on record as favoring Willlam Gibbs McAdoo. Governor Morrison, who has an- nounced that he will be a candidate for delegate at large to the demo- j cratie national convention, has come fout for an uninstructed delegation, it s Jearned {that the governor is committed to McAdoo. He has made no statement | as to his preferences, but he is closely allied to Senator Simmons, and: what the latter does the governor is ex- pected to indorse, There is considerable talk for T'n- derwoed here and some of. the po- litical leaders claim to belléve that he hag prospects of getting support from this state, but that does not ap- peal to the politically well informed. Tnderwoodl is held too reactionary to appeal’to the progressives, and those who would be classed as conservative are for McAdoo While the candidacy of former Sec. retary Daniels i« not considered seri- ously for this reason, nevertheless it has served to bring him in the lime- light and has brought him into the front as a political leader who must be reckoned with. LIVINGSTONE. JOHN MAINE CANDIDATES BUSY. Republicans Seeking Governorship Open Campaigns. . a(th to The Star. TA, Me., Deceniber Mayor Albert R. Day of Bangor, re- publican candidate for governor, and ex-Representative Frank E. Guernsey ot Dover-Foxcroft, republican candi- | date for United States senator, ""'"‘i from the eastern section of the state, during the past week idvaded the western part of the state Both gentlemen asserted that they received | many assurances of support. It seems to be the general im- pression that Gov. Percival P. Baxter, who, as president of the senate, be- came governor on the death of Gov. Frederic H. Parkhurst in February, 1921, and who was elected for a full term of two vears in 1922, will be a candidate again. A statement one way or-the other is expected from Gov. Baxter shortly after the begin- ning of the new year.+ J. CLEMENT MURPHY. GIRL ANARCHIST CLEARED Found Not Guilty of Slaying Paris Royalist Reporter. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 2¢.—Germaine Berthon, girl anarchist, was acquit- ted by a jury today on a charge of killing Marius-Plateau, a reporter for the royalist newspaper L'Action Fran- caire, last January. 1 the 5; A. H. S, $5: E. H, $2. Total, Still needed, $282. Inc., § $602. Previ- born, Inc., $5 S. B. C, $3; Men's Club, Church, $2; Zion Baptist Church, §3. Total, §220.58. Still needed, §507.42. Opportunity No. 12. Amount asked for, $1.248. Previ- ously acknowledged. $303. ~Mrs. A. E. B., $6; C. M. S., $5; M. Phillipsborn, $5; J. R. Sand, $o: Mrs. M. P. W, $10; Mrs. P. A. W., $25: F. L. H. $2: Mrs. 3.8 P, $10; C. A. B, $14. Total, $384. Still needed, $864 Oppertunity No. 13. Amount asked for, $958. Previously acknowledged, $199.’ ‘B, C. W., 35: Phillipsborn, ‘Inc., $5; O Btreet Voc. tional School, $5; Mrs. J. F. G., $5: S. B. C., $3; Men's Club, Zion Baptist Chureh, $1; Zion Baptist Church, $1.50. Total, §215. Still needed, §89. Opportunity No. 14, Amount asked for, $780. Previously acknowledged, $377.09. Phillips- B. A C. E. G, $464. i Total amount asked for. ... Total received to date. SN needed.. -$12,966.00 .. 6.008.68 $6,957.34 " Woashington Federation of Churches invites you to- y join in the great union serv- ice in honor of the lowly Babe of ‘Bethlehem to be held in the First Congregational Church Christmas morning at 11 o’clock. The lead- ing quartets of the city will form the choir, and Bishop William F. McDowell will deliver the sermon. I. C. C. ELEVATOR MEN GET CHRISTMAS BOXES Commisstoners Override Ruling Or- | dering: Remembrance Offer- ings Forbidden. Elevator operators in the Interstate Commerce Comamission building may have their little Christmas gift boxes in their elevators this year as usual. They put them ub two wecks ago, conveying yuletide greetings to the commission’ members and employes, and hoping for Christmas remem- | brances. But last week came a no- | tice from the office of public bufld- ings and grounds, decreeing that the Bift boxes In the elevators must go. And forthwith they wers taken down. A group of the operators made this | fact known to members of the com- mission. and rumor has it that the commission, in executive session, su- thorized the operators to replace thelr little gift boxes in the elevators. At any rate, they are up today, and the operators hope when they open them up at the close of business to- day they will all have a nice little Christmas remembrance. WHITEHOUSESHOWS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Display of Holiday Ever- greens Ample Evidence of ! Yuletide Observance. , ! | Around the White House, the adjoin- | ing, executive offices and the immediate environs, the &pirit of Christmas pre- | valls today. Holly, mistletoe and other greens sug- gestive of the Yuletide season have been attractively arranged about the roome and hallways on the first floor of | the old mansion, as well 48 the rooms occupled by the President’s family on | the socond floor. The office buudmgs,} too. look attractive. large holly wreaths | tied becomingly with red ribbon hang- ing in the window. A large branch of holly adorns the Prestdent’s office. | Christmas Tree on View. | In the visitors' library on th , ond floor a medium-sized Christmas | tree has been placed, and later this afternoon or tonight will he d ed under the supervision of Mre. idge. <3 Santa Claus has made manyv trips| to the White House during the past week, and those familiar with White House Christmasscg anticipate that before the day is past he will have made many more. In the living rooms of the family and in the library many packages of various sizes and shapes neatly wrapped with red colors ap- propriate of the season have been placed in neat piles to awalt their opening tomorrow morning. The Coolidge family follows the old custom of not apening Christmas packages until the morning of Chri mas day, when the family has gather Houne Guests Entertained. Frank W. Sterns and Mrs. Sterns of Massachusetts, intimate friends of the President and Mrs. Coolidge, and who have been frequent guests at the White House since Mr. Coolidge be- came President, will be the only house gnests over thé holidavs. There will | be some friends invited to Christmas dinner, however, which will be held at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening, the ! feature of which will be a large tur- key roasted in true old New Englund style. RHINE CHRISTMAS “" GOSTLY THIS YEAR! Goods of- All Sorts Bring Tremen- dous Prices, But Trade Con- tinues Good. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, December 24.—Christmas- tige cheer on the Rhine this year Is a Tuch more costly item than what, the American doubhboys found. The American army of occupation at Coblenz last vear traded dollars for marks and bought turkey and goose at from 15 to 25 cents a pound, Rhine or Moselle wine at about the same price a bottle and evervthing else proportionately. ‘This season fowl costs about a dollar a pound, and wine about $1.25 a bottle. Other foods generally are proportionately high. Christmas trees are retailing from two to three dollars each and are about the size of a gooseberry bush. 2] According to the newspapers, most of the Berlin merchanis report a good holiday business, particularly in household goods, dress materials, foodstuffs, cakes, candle: tohaccos and liquors, despite the enormous prices. The florists and toy dealers however, have found business far be- low expectations. . Many stores thyoughout Germany were open today for what Germans call_“golden Sunday,” which offered epportunity for the whole family to &0_shopping together. Notwithstanding that money was pent freely-by certain classes of -the people in the cities, the heads of charitable organizations declared the situation brought about by unem- ployment among millions of the Dopu- lace was greater than they could cope | said {weather has tarea jof Shedrick Wright. 1 THEOLORIC BATILE. - ISHELD HELPFUL Bishop Lawrence at Boston Di§cusses,Phases of Pend- ing Controversy. By the Assoclated Press. BOSTON, December 1 — Bi, William B.Lawrence of the Pro ant Episcopal diocese of Maseachu- setts in his sermon at St. Paul's Ca- thedral yesterday expressed himself on the theological battle being waged between fundamentalists and mod- erniste of different denominations. Declaring that the Chr supports his faith by intel stronger than “he who thi Bishop Luwrence d: “The Christian faith potent source of the light of Some timid people are afraid to their brains in things religious. T believg in simple, emotional calis and ignorant falth. ' If our bodies ar. temples of the Holy Ghost our brain must be included.” The bighop satd £lon of religlou be deplored ar signified a wide the Christian faith Text of the Sermon. Taking as L “in R Life and the Life Was the of Man,” Bishop Lawren “An editor of a N last week that religion i eSt newspaper copy today question mav be usked, ‘Is it glon? Is the discus=ion that €0pe on in the press the last mo religion? 1f by that word 18 tended the personal relation of o God—no—but if in the wond ‘reii- fon' is included many important ra. lations of religious thought and 117 —ves. “Many earnest Christiane deplo: enéh a public discussion. It is o Ro use to deplore; the discussfon i here and will continue till the peo ple are satisfled and while there ar many dangerous drawbacks, there much it seems to me to be grate for. not to apparentiy lating to 31 Sees Much to Commend. “There may be much that is ficial, cheap and transient in but there is also much real and permanent | torial comments, g0 far as I lfem, have been thoughtf and helpful. The report. —there may be exceptions— facts and the true story to repo the office. “Many people get their new the headlines, and while, as a rul writers of headlines are correct—I am not speaking of this d there are times when they 1o have the sense 4 which should go with that position. One headline may r unmake a man's reputation WHITE CHRISTAIAS PROSPECT DIMMED Weather Bureau, However, Promises “Bite in Air” in Early Morning. No “White Christms pect, but there will b air Christmas mornin contrast to the cond last few days wh prevailed ig-in a bite P in the tn - marked ijons of the summerlike over a wide Light frost was predicted by weather bureau for tonighi s far south as extreme northern Florida. Indications are for genecrally fair weather tonight and tomorrow in the middle Atlantic, south Atlantio, east gulf states, Tennessce, the Ohio valley and the lower lake region. The only snowfall probabie was pre- dicted for portions of northern New England and northern New York, aml this may turn to local rains, Tonight the temperatures- will ba slightly lower in the middle Atlantic stateg, but they will rise slowly in the Atlantic states north of Virginia during Christmas day. HIT BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT. Accidental discharge of the pistol 20 Tth strest nonthwest, last night shortly after € o'clock resulted in Lindsey Carter. colored, 944 R street northwess, celving a bullet wound in his ankle. Wright, a Mexican, ported. was examining th when the shot was fired. The wo ed man received surgicat aid Emergency Hospital. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. LUTHERAN. CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH New Jorsey Ave. Bet. M and N Sts. J. FREDERIC WENCHEL, Pastor, CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE 8:30 AM. at with' In the way cf furnishing Christ- mas cheer. It was asserted In these circles that it would be impossible provide even a suggestion of Christmas to hundreds of- thousands of needy in the Rubr, and other industrial centers, owing toilack of funds. Burning the Yule Log. From the Kansas City Times. ‘The custom of burning the Yule log at Christmas time, in parts of England and the continent, is a sur- vival .from an anclent festival an- nually held amopg the northern na. tions to celebrate the return of the sun after the winter solstice (Decem ber 21). The Yule log is -thought to bring good fortune, and freguently part of it is saved to light the new one In the following yea The Italians regard the charred Yule log as a ‘preventive against® lightning. Yule” s an old word for Christm: and is. still so used provincially. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. EPISCOPAL. WASHINGTON THE BETHLEHEM CHAPEL . Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, near Woodley Road CHRISTMAS DAY Holy Communion.. Morning Prayer.......« Festival Service — Sermon and ‘Holy Preacher, the Bishop of \\';shington hesee Communion. Evening Prayer... 2 N Take Wisconsin Avgtye Cars or Wm Road Bus Line T Come and €ing the ol carois Wwith -us SPECTAL MUSIC. Christmas Fxercises s. 8, Thursday, 7 P.M. PRESBYTERIAN, Western Presbyterian Charch W St. Bet. 19th and 20th N.W. Rev. 3. HARVEY DUNHAN, Paster. 9:30—Funday Schoal, 11:00—Christmas Sermon. 7:00—Christian Eodeasor. $:00—Cantata: “THE STAR OF BETHLEKEM, Music by the ‘Quarget and Mr. Bowersox, viohnlst —___EPISCOPAL.. - CHRIST CHURCH. 620 G_street a. Founded 170G, REV. WILLIAM CURTI§ WHITE. Rector. OHRISTMAS DAY—7 am., Holy Come muoion with full choir: 10:30 morn- ing_prayer, Holy Communion and’ $srmon. STRANGERS HEARTILY WELCOMED. CATHEDRAL wmeve. 7230, 2105 10:00 a:m, - R 11:00 a.m. vereoaa 4330 pom