Evening star., 1914-09-29
CHRISTMAS SHIP FUND
AIDED BY LAWN FETE
Junior Roosevelt Club of Northeast
Washington Holds Largely
Attended Benefit.
Santa Claus Ship Club No. 1 Or
ganized by Boys and Girls Who
Conducted Affair.

More than 400 persons attended the
lawn fete given last night under the
auspices of the Junior Roosevelt Club
of Northeast Washington for the bene-
fit of the Christmas ship fund for the
war orphans of Europe. The fete was
held at the home of Mrs c. Fegan, 9Th
and G streets northeast, and by 10
o'clock every table and booth had
been stripped. every doll baby, teddy
bear, toy dog and the like disposed
of. and every bit of cake and dish of
Ice cream sold.
In spite of the chilly weather, scores
of residents of the northeast section
patronized the fete. spending their
nickels and dimes freely in support
of the movement to send a shipload
of Christmas cheer to the boys and
girls of the nations now battling in
Europe. A reel of tickets similar to
those used at motion picture theaters
was the first object that greeted the
eyes of patrons as they entered the
gate. These tickets were sold at 5
cents each. No article, either toys or
refreshments. could be purchased for
Gosh. the tickets being used instead
of money. and when everything had
been sold out clean. S04 of the FIVE
cent tickets had been disposed of.
Ice cream to the amount of eleven
gallons; dozen big cakes, candy, pea
nuts. ETC., in addition to the toys and a
grab bag" were disposed of during
the evening, and late comers, anxious
to contribute to the lading of the
Christmas ship. were turned away with
the announcement, "All sold out"
Those in Charge Of Booths.
In charge Of the various booths were
Misses Lotta Ernestine. Frances Scott,
Mrs. Wilson. Misses VALERIE. Ella and
Hazel Wilson, Margaret Long, Mar
garet Volkman, Anna Luckett, Edna
Scott Fegan and Isabelle McGhan, as
sisted by Masters Harold and Charles
McGhan. Mrs. A. H. McGhan and Mrs
e. Fegan were in general charge of the
1ete, their aids being the members of
the Junior Roosevelt Club, of which
Charles McGhan is president, and two
score or more of the smaller girls of
the vicinity.
The boys who are members of the
Junior Roosevelt Club and the girls
who aided in making last nights fete
success have organized the Santa
Claus Ship Club No. l of Washington.
Each member of the club has been
given subscription book, suitably let
tered on the cover and containing
proper Identification, and an active
canvass of the northeast section of the
city has been inaugurated for sub
scriptions to the Christmas ship fund.
Already, 1t is stated, contributions
! amounting to more than $25 have been
obtained. The books are to be closed
october 10, and all money collected
by this means will then be turned into
the general fund in Washington
An offer has been made to the Santa
Claus Ship Club No. of the haywood
open-air motion-picture theater for an
evenings entertainment. The man
agement of the theater has offered to
provide several reels of films of inter-
esting photoplays. and will also donate
lights, attendants and tickets, asking
| only that the club pay for the small
amount of printing necessary to ad-
vertise the benefit. 1t is expected the
| movie benefit will be given early next
week.