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N order that the holidays for Govern- mental offices may be uniform through- out the Virgin Islands, and in compli- ance with the spirit of the holiday law, Tues%y, 27th Deeember, will be con- siderM a legal holiday for all Govern- mental offices in St. Croix. Government of the Virgin Islands cf the United States, St. Croix, 23 Decem- ber, 1921. C. E. RAPPOLEE, Despatching Secretary. By direction. Our Ciuistmas Service will be held on Monday afternoon (26th inst.) at 2 o'clock. The progr:m con- sists of Songs and Recitations, presenta- tion of prizes, distribution of Dorcas garments, etc., and a treat for the chil- dren. The public are cordially invited. Come all, and come early. C. S. MAYHEW, ! Pastor The Gospel Tabernacle. Christiansted Post Office. This office will be closed on Monday, 2&th. and Tuesday 27th instant at 9.00 a. m. There will be no one on duty after that hour, and patrons should endeavor to call for mail or present matter for mailing before 9.00 a. m. We wish all the patrons of this office A MERRY XMAS. B. R. LARSEN, Postmaster. ® Christmas Concert On the Wharf, Sunday Evenino BY THE Native Brass Band —: PROGRAM : “‘Messiah”’. .-(Handel)...Arr. Tom Clark ““‘Gloria’’....(From 12th Mass) ... Mozart “Joy To The World & Adeste Fidelis’’... Meyer. “Angels From The Realms of Glory & Christians Awake’’..Meyer “The Holy CIIR". ..........;..5. AGanis “‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’’..Men- delsohn STAR-SPANGLED BANNER. FRED. C. JACKSON Jr. Bandmaster. LOCAL. Tomorrow being Christmas Day, we take this opportunity of wishing all our readers A MERRY CHRISTMAS. N1 EEelx R VI There will be no issue of this paper on Monday and Tuesday, 26th and 27th in- stant, these days being legal holidays. The Colnnial Council held its ordinary meeting yesterday. The Governor was present and made a speech on the new Tax Bill. He also said he was very in- terested in the water supply. He as- sured the members of the Councilt at he was not *iere to oppose but rather to helo to solv our problems. —The Herald, Dezember 23, 1921. (The reference to the Governor having attended the meeting was inadvertently omitted in our mention re the mezting in yesterday’s issue. ED, ©T. CROIX AVIS. Patrons of the movies and the general public are rewinded of the splendid se- rial to be started at the Ckristiansted Theatre on Monday evening, '‘The Van- ishing Dagger’’, the leading character in which is none other than Edde Polo that famous hero of ‘‘The Bull’s Eye”’ and “The Lure of the Circus’’, th2 tw serials which won such povular apprec ation here some months ago. It is now learned that the frame in which the portrait of the President was presented to the Governor at the enter- tainment of the Junior High School on Wednesday eveniug w-s one made by the Wilbekin br- .rs, substituted for that made bv .revens by reason of its being prefe .ed to have a mahogay frame. Correspondence The Editor of ‘‘St. Crowx Avis’’. Dear Mr, Editor: There appeared in your valued issue of Tuesday 20th inst., an article sicned H. A. D. The writer ~f this arti- cle would Miane 1t 3, :@r s 1€ puvsn at large that (a) He is a great lover ani promoter of all healthy sports, especially the football game, (b) that he has no connection with, or sympathy for any football association, (c) that he is consi- dered such a great sportsman and promot- of the beau ideal that he was chosen by a number of gentlemen to select those contestant who to the best of Ais know- ledge, would be most competent to en- liven and interest the sporting public on this would be dull Sunday afternonn. I must confess that at first I got the im- pression that the foregoing was the genuine, but on further investigaticn, [ found out that this H. A. D. is only a man under mark; that if he is not a member of a particular football associ- ation he is closely related to it, and that he has always evinced the strongest sympathy whenever that association was drawn up in a contest. With the knowledge of these things before me, and being conscious of the fact that the ulterior motive that actu- ated, H. A. D’s article did not emanate from an impartial and sporuve te. I, on behalf of the Dreadnought Foo. Club emphatically declare that B. A. . was entirely out of place and that L took into his h- nds that which he hat no business with, and would further re-) mark that it would have been much more to his ererdit had he either privately or openly encouraged the Athletic Foot- ball Club to square up with us for the old year, as that venerable body now has a challenge in hand for us unfulfilled. The plea that the Athletic will open the new year with the ‘‘St. Thomas Stars’’ is no plansible excuse for ?)t pldying us a return match on Sunday, which would be the only means to deter- mine the right of championship in the football game. It may be true that the Athletic Association is practising ‘' new scientifiz plays’’and do not care to inter- rupt them in order to facilitate pleasuie seekers, but even if this be true,l fail to see § why they coula not play on this acecount,as itwould be giving the players a fair chance not only to execate what they have been practising, but also to see if ‘‘the new scientific plays have improved them or not. In conlusion I would remark that there are some misunderstandings between the two clubs named by H. A. D which are known to him and which he has the right to settle thru the newspaper If H. A. D. should find any difficulty in passing away his timeI would sug- gest that he give his entire attention to the ‘‘New Scientific Plays’’ and not to the Dreadnougnt. . J. R ENTERTAINMENT BY CHRISTIAN- STED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE Governor and Staff Present Much praise has been .. -:d on every side about the Christmas enf§gtainment held in the Christiansted Th&tre on Nednesday evening by the pupilßgf the Junior High School under the able direc- tior of Mr. Juan Rivera, Principal of the school. This entertainment was a com- plete success, andispeaks volumes for the Department of Education, and others re- sponsible for the great work. His Ex- cellency Governor Kittelle in his usual eloquent style delivered an excellent ad- dress that went to the heart of all his hearers. This encouraging address was highly appreciated by the large and dis- tinguished audience,as the applause at the conclusion of his speech showed. The portrait of President Harding drawn by Mr. Melville Stevens was the talk of the evening. s The Governor complimented the young rtist on his fine work, and * was very . ch pleaed with the pictur- presented to ®him. The credit of beautiful setting of the stage is due Mr. Rivera who is well known for artistic taste along these lines.