https://mallhistory.org/files/original/596d089c969b2d922803e8505a71997f.jpg 2f8068d3e0d1e96a4b8bb9c2be222930 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Cultural Gathering DC History Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 19231224 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource First National Christmas Tree and Lighting Ceremony Description An account of the resource On December 24, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge lit the first National Christmas Tree on the grounds of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/315">Ellipse</a>. Community volunteers and civic leaders, worked together with local schools and the Society of Electrical Development to organize the celebration. The tree came from President Coolidge's home state of Vermont and was covered with 2,500 electric lights. After the tree lighting, thousands of Washingtonians and visitors sang Christmas carols accompanied by a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/144">US Marine Band quartet</a> at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a>. African American residents held their own ceremony at the tree starting just after midnight on Christmas morning. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/24/1923 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division<a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/98518085/"> View original</a>. work & play