Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1924, Page 4

POSTALEVPLOYES ~ HINDING P RUSH Record for Handling Mail in " One Day Surpassed by 300,000 Letters. With the knowledge t today is the last day of their unprecedented tdbors in handling the largest amount of Christmas mail in the history of Washington's City Post Office, the regular and special emploves today attacked mountains of letters packages with a vigor that drew ad- miration from Postn ter Mooney and hls executives. Yesterday these em- ployes handled 1.9 1 letters and cards—a flgure greater than any year by 30 es on the a let-up that past 10 days. “No matter how | Mr. Mooney today, public to mail all their Christmas cards early. They will wait to the last day to mail them within the city. t a floor helow in the de has flowed in for e of rd you try,” said you can't get the air Weather” Help Failx. For the first time since the Christ- mas mail rush began « dark and ugly object in the form of inclement weather crept into the efficiency pro- am of the post office and with ft many special employes who had sought to earn ¢xtra money during the holidays fell down on the job and falled to report for work this morning because the pavements were | icy and the rain was falling. These “fair weather and mamma’s boys,” a3 described by the more Interested and efficient special employes, who agreed to work rain or shine, soon were replaced from u waiting eager to work under all condition: Their timely arrival on the scene speeded up the delivery of letters #nd packages while Mr. Mooney and his {mmediate ussistants hoped and hoped it wouldn't snow to further im-| pede the rapid delive: Stop at 11 Tomerrow. The iron-clad rule that evervthing will shut down at 11 o' < tomerrow will be ‘“cheerfully obeyed. night in brin ‘Washingtonians are going to reap a lit- tle reward themselves—Christmas din- | ner with their families. With the Weather Bureau dropping hints about snow the post office realized that if it came at any moment the maii automobiles would have to proceed more cautiously, the carriers would have to watch their step and the addresses on mail exposed Lo the elements undoubt- edly would be obliterated by tlakes, meaning an instant diversion to the Dead Letter Office. SANTA SHOWS HUMOR | AT CIVITAN DINNER Switches for Bald Men Among Use- ful Gifts—Baskets Sent to 100 Families. Santa Claus showed that he had a sense of humor when he visited the Christmas celebration of the Civitan Club at the La Fayette Hotel las: night and distributed “appropriate gifts to every member, guest and even 3 | newspaper men. Displaying an uncanny of the habits, likes and c of the members, Santa picked from u brilliantly lighted tree such presents | as women's switches for bald-headed Civitans, a butcher's cleaver for “Doc" Barnhart, a pair of cotton work gloves for the club's best dresser, Stoddard Taylor; infants' rattles and | nursing bottles to a dozen “baby” | members, etc | .Santa was scouted H Humphries, but when appeared “Bill" wasn't with him.| Just because he “beat” it the way | he did he left for him a toy drum,| which was presented later with due | formality Ly Jim Proctor, retiring | president | Between courses of the turkey din- | ner arranged by Civitan ‘Koke' | Kochenderfer, assistant manager of | the hotel, there were sung in unison a number of n songs to popular | tunes and a stringed trio also entr- tained. It was announced that the lunch- eon meeting next Tuesday will be held at the Y. M. C. A.. where numerous sports will be indulged in by mem- bers. The club members today are dis- tributing baskets of food and other nacessities to about 100 poor familles of Washington. The club arranged with the Salvation Army to make| the baskets up. and worthy families to recelve them were designated by the Assoclated Charitles. The dlstri bution Is in charge of George Harris, | chairman. and a special committee. | Rudy Jose looked after the transpor. tation end. aracteristics up by “Bill" the old boy HALTS DIRIGIBLE’S CHRISTMAS FLIGHT| Navy Department Cancels Los An- geles’ Trip Scheduled This Even- ing Over New York. By the Amociated Press LAKEHURST. N. J, December 24. —The projected Christmas eve flight of the dirigible Los Angeles over New York City was called off by the Navy Department in a message sent to the Lakehurst naval air station last night. No explanation of the change in plans was contained in the message. Plans had been completed at the air station to send the Los Angeles over New York tomorrow night to broadcast a message from Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and a Christmas carol played by the Lakehurst Naval Band. The huge aircraft was to be brilliantly illuminated so that it could be seen for many miles. It was reported at the naval sta- tion last night that the Los Angeles will carry several notable scientists 150 miles seaward off Montauk Point on Janvary 24 to observe the eclipse of the sun. Capt. Ewing T. Pollock, director of the Naval Observatory at Washing- ton, is sald to have arranged for the flight and to have invited other as- tronomers to accompany him. .000—while their | were | the | carriers | and clerks who have labored day and | g happiness and cheer | in the form of Christmas greetings to | the falling | knowledge | | o’'clock until midnight, will be broad- | cast through radio station WCAP. 1T'HE PRESIDENT GREETS DISABLED OF WAR ‘Police Get Babies, Held as Hostages, Home to See Santa | Little Girls Wrested From 2 i Woman Holding Them |Praises Valorous Fight to Re- | For Board Bill. | cover From Wounds—Mer- 1 rymaking Starts Early._ | | By the Associated Pross. | KANSAS CITY, December 24.—Lit- {tle Dorothy Daisy and Margaret | g s Mitchell will enjoy the Christmas their parents planned for them The baby girls, held as hostages for an unpald board bill, yesterday were rescued by the police from the estab- lishment of Mrs. Katherine Parrish, keeper of a private home for bables. Recently John Mltchell, the father, lost his job. He and his wife agreed to nut the children, one vear and tvo and u half years old, in the Parrish home until financiklly able to take cire of them Using their scant savings, the Mitchells decovated a Christmas. tree in thelr furnished rooms, planning to | have the bables enjoy their Christmas | at home. Yesterday they went to the { Parrish home to get the little girls, with the promise of payment of the | $15 board bill as soon as they could | earn it. But Mrs. Parrish refused to | 1et the children go. The Mitchells appealed to the po- lice. A stormy scene took place at { the Parrish home, with many threats {of violence, but the Mitchells came jaway with their little girls PRESIDENT TO LEAD YULETIDE SERVICE IN CITY TONIGHT (Continued from First Page.) Among the first Christmas greet- |ings to go out from offcial Wash- {ington today were those sent by | President Coolidge “to the men whos | disabilities tell most eloquently of | {their service and sacrif in" the | rmed forces of the Nati The nt sent hix messag | througn Disabled American erans, and it amplified greet broedeast to the Army and Navy | Ly Secretaries Weeks and Wilbur. | “Th valor, which aroused the! world’s admiration during hostili- | ties,” President Coolidge said of the | disabled veterans, “has since en- gaged our continuing respect because of their courageous fight to heal the jwounds of war. 1 know that their { splendid efforts in this direction will | receive encouragement from their fellow citizens, who are determined | that every assistance will be forth- coming to overcome their honorable | handicaps.” | Ofcinlx With asin mas ho! in the Canitsl | | | ! Presi the at Mistletoe. all 1t noon today i Govermment * acti for the Ch vistmas merremaking | sturted enrlier than | [usual. High officials and officers of the War and Navy Departments were guests of the telephone operators of the two big departments. A Christ- jmas tree was installed in the central telephone exchange through which the thousands of phones in the two departments and also those of the Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation are routed. The celebration was an all-day af- fair and Secretary Wilbur, Admiral Eberle, of nuval operations Rear Ad president of th Navy ourd, und Admira Palmer, of the Emergency Fleet Corpor: were wll early visitors to wish the from the { telophone bourds merry Christmas Sprigs of mistletoe suspended on long red ribbons swung from the ceiling |in severai places, but the officiuls seemed « little shy of them and care- fully avoided standing underneath ities st- | — were Mrs. V. H M. C. | tips, Mr Fanjoy. Various business and civic |participated in the program 1out for the benefit of the poor. This evening, at 7 o'clock, the de- | tectives at police headquarters will { stage a big Christmus party for the | poor children in the vicinity of the ! District building. Midnight Masses, Among the spectal midnight masses will be those at the Franciscan Mon- { astery, St. Patrick’s Church, St. Mat- | thew’s Church, and the Shrine of the | | Sucred Heart. | At the latter place, Sixteenth street {and Park road, the services will be | broadcast by radio over station WCAP. | The Right Rev. P. C. Gavan will be the jcelebrant of the mass, with Rev. Jo- iseph M. Moran as deacon and Rev. | Michael J. Finnerty as subdescon. At 11 o'clock there will be low mass, and { the Christmas anthems will be sung. i Benediction will follow the mass. { There will be choral communion jat 11:45 p.m. at Holy Comforter Epis- copal Church, in Brightwood | At st Mary's Catholic Church there | will be a midnight mass, with Rev. {Charles J. Trinkhaus as celebrant, Rev. Clement J. Jordan as deacon and Rev. Louis A. Motry as subdea- con. Dr. Motry will preach the ser- mon. Choir music will be vendered. Christmas services at the Church jof the Holy Rosary, Third and F | streets, will begin with a solemn high ;mase at midnight tonight, celebrated by the Right Rev. P. Marella, auditor | of the apostolic delegation. A crib, | made in Rome and just veceived, will be blessed before the service, | The Chapel of the Nativity i celebrate its twenty-first Christmas leve anniversary at the chapel, 14th jand A streets southeast, at 11:30 o’clock. The Sunday School of the New York | Avenue Presbyterian Church will hold a Christmas eve party from 6:30 to § o'clock this evening. There will be a | song service, followed by distribution of gifts and the singing of carols on the streets. St. Alban's Episcopal Church will hold holy communion at 11:30 tonight. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the chil- dren of St. Margaret's parish will hold their annual Christmas service, with the rector, Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, | officiating. A distribution of gifts to the poor -is planned. ecial Recital of Chimes. For the benefit of the people who will be in the downtown section at that time, there will be 2 special| recital on the McKim Memorial Chimes of the Church of the Epiph- any, G street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth, this _afternoon at 4 o'clock. The numbers that will be played are: “Adeste Fideles” “Joy to the World,” “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “We Three Kings of Orlent Are,” “Good King Wenceslas, “The First Noel" “Once in Royal David’s City” and “Silent Night”" There will be another recital of Christmas hymne and cerols on the bells at 10:30 o'clock tonight. This recital, as well as the Christmas cantats, “The Christ Child,” to be sung by the senior choir from 11 Payne, Mrs. J Pavey, Mrs. M. A. White, Keérnan, Mrs. M. A. Ph John F. Slaven and W. M. Broas, clubs carried 1s | has been carefully arranged. In case| of bad weather it will be held in Peck Memorial Chapel, which faces the park, For Monday night the Georgetown | Civie Asso tion (colored) has ar-| |ranged a similar program starting at! |8 o'clock. And on New Year eve a repetition of the Christmas eve pro- igram will be given at 8 o'clock by and for all the residents of Geor town and their friends | Season's Program by Wom: The clubs of the Young Business and Professional Women's Depart- ment of the Y. W. (. A, are carrying out the following Christmas season's | program: The Alethia Club will assist in deco- | rating the Christmas tree at the| nergency ‘Hospital: the All Around | Club is dressing dolls and \'\r»nar\x\gi scrapbooks for the Gallinger Hospi- tal; the Amicitia Club will provide | Christmas tree and entertainment for | {the children of the Gospel Mission: | | the Tndoor-Outdoor Club ix contribut- | |ing toward playground equipment at | i the Mary #linn Center, 3100 G street; {the Premiere Club 1s providing Christ- mas stockings filled with® toys and | fruit for the chilgren at the Central Union Mission: the Tuesday Evening | “lub is making its annual contribu- tion of $40 to Friendship House: the | Wohels Club is preparing scrapbooks and toys for the Foundling Home; the Tip Top Club is giving a basket of food to be distributed through the Associated Charities, and the A. M. Club will present the children at the Emergency Hospital with dolls. will Program Presented. A musical and dramatic program| was presented today by the high school and intermediate pupils of the Sidwell's Friends School in the Friends meeting house auditorium, 1811 I street. Thomas W. Sidwell | principal of the school. announced that the students had sold $196.60 worth of Red Cross seals during the) past fortnight The play. entitled “The Enchanted Christmas Tree.” by Percy Wilde, was produced under the direction of the head of the department of english, Miss Althea Rickert. and included the following cast: William Acker, Alex- ander MacNutt, Lucile Trice, Frances Lehman, Willlam Martin, William Logg. Alexander Knight and Wilson Wing. Mark Sullivan, David Dennis, Harry Hull, Lucy Watkins, Albert Madeira, Robert Michelet, Mary Eliz- | abeth Acker, Martha Harris, lsabella Hart, Sidney Lyman, ra Snell, Robert Duff. Dorothy Duff, Margaret | Eckels, Elizabeth Langenbeck, Paulin Schaub, Helen Hoskinson and Ida Goodloe. The children of employes of the New Willard Hotel are being enter- tained at two Christmas parties at that hotel this afternoon, by Frank 8. Hight, the managing director. One for those of white employes was held in the small ball room, while another for the children of colored employes took place in the Fairfax room, just off the main corridor. In the center of each room was a large gaily dec- orated Christmas tree on which were bags of toys, candy, fruit and nuts for each little guest, these being distributed by “Bill” Hinkley, as- sistant steward. Orchestras in both rooms furnished the music for the occasion. In addition, several teach- ers from local playgrounds lead the children in games during the after- noon. More than 300 children were present. The Lewis Hotel Training School distributed 40 scrap books and a quantity of dolls to the children of the Florence Crittenton Home and other institutions. In addition the employes purchased 100 toys for dis- tribution also. The school has erect- ed a Christmas tree under which the gifts were grouped. English Village Feature. Christmas carols are to be sung in Cleveland Park and the English Village from 7 to 8:30 o'clock by a group of about 50 young women of Cleveland Park Congregational Sun- day school, the Girl Scout Troop of the church. The girls have been drilled by Miss Nan Servics and Miss Lily Jane Axton, and under their direction will seek to cheer shut- ins and others who may place candles in their windows as an indication that they desire a friendly visit from the carolers. Christmas Tree in Georgetown. The Community Christmas tree in Georgetown, located in the triangular park where Twenty-eighth and M streets meet Pennsylvania avenue, will be the center of activity during all of Christmas week. Tonight at 8 o'clock Georgetownians of all ages will meet at the tree for a program of carols which will open with a torchlighted processional of 200 of the local cholr members led by a brass quartet singing “The First Noel.” The processional will form at the home of Arthur Musgrave, at Twenty-ninth and N streets. After the arrival of the choir at the tree the program will continue with familiar Christmas hymns sung by every one, the words being shown on a large screen for those who do not know them. A 48-minute program CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. LUTHERAN. Keller Memorial Lutheran Maryland Ave. and Ninth St. N.E. Christmas Service at 6:30 A.M. ' Subject “Christmas ] Spectal Chelatmad Mustc CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. CATHOLIC. St. Mary’s Church 5th St. NW. Cl.xristm:; Solemn High Mass With Orchestra Get your fruit for Christmes at the FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA - ORANGE GROVE 1316 New York Ave. N.W. We receive a frosh carload of oranges and rapefruit evers week direct rom Florida. unranteed large, sweet and Jjuicy basket Jutey grapefruit, basket iweet. tangerines, dosen... T sod foicy o and 6 Trinity Lutheran Church 4tb AND E N.W. MISSOURI SYNOD. H. M. HENNIG, Pastor. 6:30 AM.—A n‘llm ‘German - English ice. “Spacial musie, T i ~Children's Christmas service. CHRIST CHURCH MPSSOURI SYNOD. New Jersey Ave. Bett M & N Sts. 3. FREDERICK WENCHEL, Pastor. 6:30 a.m—Christmas service, Singing of Carols At Midnight Low Masses At 6, 7, 8 and 9 A M. Midday Low Mass At 12:10 P.M. English Prayers and Sermons EVENING STAR, WASHING/ Lto take part in the program. { All is calm, all is bright | Silent night, holy night, | O morning stars, together 'SUPERIORS SEND D. C. Church Choir to Sing Carols For Coolidges at 9 Tonight | Tonight at 9 o'clock in the, grounds lof the White House the choir of the First Congregational Church will sing Christmas carols, and the public is cordially invited to be present and Presi- Coolidge, for whom the to be given, will be will occupy a point of thirteen numbers on the program the public_is invited to sing three with the cholr. The Star herewith prints the verses of these three carols in the order in which they appear on the program and are to.be sung by the audience. It is suggested that they be clipped out and taken to the White House grounds, and that flashlights be taken along wherewith to read them. The verses follow: dent and Mrs ceremony present and or is vantage. the SILENT NIGHT. Silent night, holy night, O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL. O come, all ye faithful, | Joyful and triumphant, and | O come ye, O come ye to Bethichem; Come and behold Him born, the King of Angel Chorus: | O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord. God of God, Light of Light, Lo! He abhors not the Virgin's womb; Very God, begotten, not created. Slng,lchoir of angels, sing in exuita- tion, Sing, all ye citizens of Heav'n above; Glory to God in the highest. | Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning, Jesus, to Thee be glory giv'n; "Round von mother Child. Holy Infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace! Virgin Shepherds quake at the sight; Glories stream from Heaven afar, Heav'nly hosts sing, Alleluia, Christ, the Savior, is born! Silent night, holy night, Son of God, Love's pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHDEHEM. O little town of Bethlehem! How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above, While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wondering love. appearing. The following carols, in addition to those given above, will be sung at the community Christmas tree after the White House singing is concluded: THE FIRST NOEL THE ANGEL DID SAY. The first Noel the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay keeping their sheep, On a cold Winter’s night that was so deep. Refrain. Noel, el, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east, beyond them far, And to the carth it gave great light, And -ohn continued both day and night. Proclaim the holy birth! And praises sing to God the King And peace to men on earth. | How silently, how s | The wondrous gift is given! | So_Giod imparts to human hearts The blessings of His Heaven. No ear may hear His coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive Him still The dear Christ enters in. O holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us, we pray t out our sin, and enter in, Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell; Oh, come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel! | Refrain. HOLY NIGHT! PEACEFUL NIGHT! { Holy night, peaceful night, | All is dark, save the light | Yonder where they sweet vigil keep O'er the Babe, who in silent sieep Rests in heavenly peace, Rests in heavenly peace. Silent night, holiest night, Wondrous star, lend thy light! With the angels let us sing Alleluia to our King, Christ the Savior is here, Jesus the Savior is here. POLICE YULE CHEER Commissioner Oyster Lauds Record of Service in Message to Department. Commissioner James F. Oys; 'SUBSTITUTE GREENS department’s superintendent, this aft- ernoun directed their holiday greet-| wilgaower { rs of the police force. ge. directed to| who Preservation Society Makes Appeal for Protection of Holly and Pine. s mes: department, reads lo each member of the Metropol tan Police Department of the District of Columbia 1 extend my cordial Christmas and New Year greeting. Your record collectively and indi- | vidually is such as to inspire a com- mendable pride in your branch of the municipal service. ‘A policeman is not only a con- servator of the peace by reason of his or her authority to make arrests, but by the frequent need to exercise a nicety of judgment of an almost judicial qualit While T o brief greeting With thousands of homes being decorated for the holidays, organiza- tions behind the campaign to preserve |the holly and ground pine in this vicinity today sent out an appeal to the public to use substitutes as much as possible for these beautiful Christ- mas greens |sale throughout the city, as no con- {certed effort was made to enlist the ot recount in this|support of dealers and the publi n a few of the in- markets to prevent its sale. But the stances in which you have conspicu- |campaign which had been stressing ously shown that quality, T am im- the use of artificial substitutes ap- pelled to assure you that vour fellow |proached the days when decorations citizens as well as the Commissioners Will be put up for Christmas have been proudly observant of your Intensive emphasis on the need for efficiency and courage under the in-|Saving the greens. rable circumstances of per-| P.L. Ricker of the Wildflower Pres. v and hazard which you have|ervation Society reported that there been obliged to face during the clos- | Were indications that merchants in ing fas during the previous years, and | the city had laid in a large stock of join' me oin this assurance of their|artificial substitutes and were doing approval and good will.” a lively business. Maj. Sullivan’s, addressed Comrades,” reads: “As we approach the blessed season of ‘peace on earth, good will to men, permit me to express to you my a preciation of your loyal efforts dur- ing the year that is drawing to an end, and to extend to you and to yours my best wishes for a most happy Christmis “May the dawn of bring with it recompens quital for all the sorrows and dis- appointments of the past, together with inspiration to renewed effort in the service of mankind. “To My CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. EPISCOPAL. St. George’s Church CLARENDON, VA. Rev. Paul L. Powles, M. A, B. D., Rector Dec. 24—Choral Eucharist Dec. 25—Holy- Communion Dec. 27—Onildren’s Service Washi: The Bethlehem Chapel “A House of Prayer for All People” MOUNT SAINT. ALBAN Wisconsin ‘Avenue N.W. (near Woodley Road) Christmas Day Holy Communion. 7:30 a.m. Mornipg Prayer...........10:00 am. Festival Service, Sermon and Holy Communion. Preacher, the Rt. Rev. James E. Free- man, D. D, Bishop of Wash- ngton ... 11:00 am. Music by the Cathedral Choir. Evening Prayer 30 p.m. Take Wisconsin Avenue Cars or Woodley Road Bus Line. the New Year and re- SR e Phrenologists have never satisfac- torily accounted for the fact that when a man is puzzled he scratches his head. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS, EPISCOPAL. Christ Church ‘Washington Parish 620 G St. S.E. Christmas Eve El}»‘\ 30 P.M.—Christmas Carols, ol by Invisible Midnight—Holy Communion. Christmas Day 10 A.M.—Shortened Form. Morning Prayer, Holy Communion G Street near 14th Founded in 1841 Rev. ZeBarney T. Phillips, D. D., Rector. Christmas Eve 10:30 p.m.—Carols on McKim chimes. 11:00 pm~—~Cantata, “The Christ Child.” Sung b; . Choir. Midnight—Holy Communion. ' Christmas Day 8:00 a.m.—Holy Communion. 11:00 a.m.—Festival Service, Holy. Communion and Sermon by Dr.’ Phillips. ) Word of the Father, now in flesh | Much holly and ground pine are on | with | ON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DKCEMBER 24, 1924. SANTA'S GREETING CHEERS WEE FOLK Children’s Entertainment at Keith’s, Aided by Mrs. Cool- idge, Brilliant Triumph. Twelve hundred youngsters whom Santa Claus might have overlooked were it not for the foresight of the Central Union Mission, laughed and gasped and almost wriggled out of their seats with joy this morning at Kelth’s Theater, when Alice from Wonderland, Robinson Crusoe, the Boy from Back of the North Wind, Santa Claus and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge |contributed in various ways to make | this a real Christmas eve for them. The occasion was the presentation of a little pageant-skit by Miss Lenore De. Grange, entitled *“On Christmas Ev. and the subsequent distribution of 1,200 individual Christ- mas bags filled by Washington church folks who realize that Christmas is not the same Christmas everywhere. The entire prog was_under the direction of the Central Union Mis- sion, which is a mission of the churches of Washington, with Supt. and Mrs. Bennett in charge of ar- rangements. Sight to Brightem Dull Eyes. It was a sight to brighten dull eyes. | In the meats where night after night throughout the year there are seated the more fortunate persons who can afford to while away a few hours in enjoving the divertisement the theater offers, were youngsters from various sections of the city, who for the most part were sitting in up- holstered theater seats for one of the rare times of their lives. Up above, in a box, looking down and smiling, was the wife of the Presi- dent of the United States. She was having just as good a time watching the youngsters as the children were watching the pageant. ‘The donation of Roland Robbins and the Kefth management in addi- tion to the use of the theater was a &ift of laughter in the form of a cartoon fable in slang, concerning the antics of various ts, dogs. mice, trick automoblles and birds. Then the curtain went up on a poor litle girl, «wondering just who this fellow Santa Claus is, who comes into the elegantly uppointed home with a pack filled to bursting and in some unaccountable way overlooks some homes located in alleys and side streets. ‘Wonderland Princeas Appears. Lo and behold! Who shows up. =00n as the mother of the Poor Little Girl has gone out. but Alice from Wonderland, herself? She was late for an appointment for tea with the March Hare and the Duchess and she was in danger of hearing the cry: “Off with her head.” But she came anyhow, just to help the little girl plan a party. And before long Rob- inson Crusoe and hix parrot walked jin. Then came Hansel and Gretel, the boy from the North Wind coun- try, Wendy and her groom and scores of others from books and stories, and the party was on! Did those young- sters enjoy it? It was great to watch them. ! | the gnomes and Santa Claus. hen the little girl woke up from jher dreams she found “all sorts of things.” left for her. Keith's has heard some applause. 1t {is doubted that such as took place { this morning, however, has ever been | touched in intensity, spontaneity and igenuineness as the final curtain { droppea Mra, C 1 dge San Aid. | Then there was the distribution of ipresents. Mrs. Coolidge, at the ex- | press invitation of Santa Claue, came down to the stage. She had helped him out in getting the White House horseshoer to fix up his reindeer's hoof after a shoe had dropped off en | route to Keith's. She busied herself | with the voungsters, helping to | keep them in line, and posing them | for photographs at the imperious re- | auests of photographers who trooped on the stage. Evervbody was smil- ing. She then took the first package from Santa and handed it to little | Margaret Lan ear-old ward of ithe Children's Imergency Home, { which s operated in conjunction | with the Central Union Mission. And the line started. At noon today each of the 1,200 youngsters were travel- ing homeward with one of the bags filled with toys and clothing prepared from a list made up in advance to Wlop —The Christmas Store as | 1 | i Boy Santa Burned To Death; Costume Catches in Flames By the Anso PAWTU . R. L. December 24. | —Elmo Bercolacini, 9 years old, played the part of Santa Claus at his [grammar school Christmas tree. Then he went home, %o proud of his costume that he planned to surprise a_nelghbor living on the floor above. The stairway was dark and Elmo lighted his with matches. The costume took fire. Elmo died of his burns. d Press. meet the youngster. That was the Christmas eve party tendered by Keith's, and the Central Union Mission, and gMiss Lenore De Grange and the res? not forgetting the stage hands who refused to take a cent of pay for their work in fitting up the sta; TO PRESS MAGIC BUTTON. The button which President Cool- idge will press tonight to light the national community Christmas tree, in Sherman Square, has been set |n the center of a bronze plate, which bears the inscription, “President Calvin Coolidge, Natfonal Christmas Tree, 1924." The plate is set in mahogany, and is the gift of the committee on lighting of the national communit “hristmas tree celebration, headed by T. Lincoln Townsend. ifl individual needs of each At 11 In The Washington Fede: a cordial invitation to re: patrons during of relationship Branches—Conn. Ave. & K St. Our Christmas and New greetings to our friends and many that we look forward to another just as pleasant and happy year joyed during 1924. 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Creomulsion is guaranteed sgtisfactory (!\ the treatment of chronic coughs and colds, bronchial asthma, cutarrhal bromchitis and other forma of thyoat and lumg disesses, and is excellent for building up the system 'ter colds or the fu. oney refus it y cough or cold, no matter of how long standing, is not relieved er taking ac cording. to directions. Ask your druggist Creowulsion Co., Atlanta, Ga.—Adrertise. ment | | f On Christmas Morning O’Clock the First Congregational Church ration of Churches extends ents and visitors. ; Special musical numbers by vested choir. I. DR. CHARLES WOOD Will Preach Year the past year, is as we have en- Ninth St. and New York Ave. OFFICERS Robert N. President W. P. Lipscomb. Vice President C. J. Gockeler, Vice Presideat N. L. Sansbury, Vice President Hilleary L. Offutt, Jr., Vics Prostdest and Cashior Thomas F. Kane, Vice President William C. Looker, Ascistant Cashier Theodore S. Mason, Assistant Cashier Barnard & Johmson, Attorneys Wharton E. Lester, Counsel and Trust Offieer B. L. Colten, nt Trust Offfeer Ansi dmard & Wogheop Thank You and Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas No greater wish could we hope to convey than that with every gift selected this holiday season, may in some manner go the good wishes of ourselves and our 'Store Members. May these gift messages of good will give joy to the sender and to the recipient, and may they reflect the pride and pleasure that the -members of this organization havc had in gathering them from the four corners of the world. This has been the largest Christmas business this store has ever enjoyed, largest in volume of sales, largest in number of transactions, and we sincerely trust, largest in service accorded our patrons. So we repeat Thank ybu' one and all ~and the Merriest of Christmases