Evening star., 1914-10-09
WILL DISCUSS PLANS
TO HELP WAR ORPHANS
Meeting Tomorrow to Reorganize
Children's Aid
Society.
Organization Formed at Time Of Ohio
Floods to Be Enlisted for The
Stars Christmas Ship Fund.

The first meeting of the reorganized
Children's Aid Society. formed at the
time Of the disastrous foods in Ohio,
Is to be held tomorrow afternoon in
the auditorium on the eighth floor Of
Woodward & Lothrop's store. AT this
meeting steps are to be taken toward
the complete reorganization Of the So
ciety, which Is to participate actively
in the work of adding to The Stars
Christmas ship fund for the war or
phans of Europe.
At tomorrow afternoons meeting,
from 2 o'clock until the stores closing
hour, a number of plans are to be dis
cussed. among these being q series of
luncheons and dinners. to be served by
those interested in the movement to
carry cheer to the war orphans, at some
centrally located place.
The entire proceeds of these dinners
and luncheons will be turned over to
The Stars Christmas ship fund, and it
is planned to continue the affair each
day for one week.
Invited to Tomorrow's Meeting.
The management of Woodward &
Lothrop's have given the use of the
big auditorium for every Saturday aft
ernoon during the month of October,
and 1t is planned to have those attend
ing the weekly meetings bring ma
terials and make garments of various
kinds to be sent to the war orphans
on the ship that is to be loaned by
the Navy Department for this errand
OF Christmas helpfulness and brother
ltness. Invitation is extended to every
one interested in the movement to be
present at tomorrow afternoons meet
ing.
Arrangements have been completed
for the benefit performance to be given
at the Princess Motion Picture The
ater. 18th and H streets northeast. to-
of Santa Claus Ship Club No 1. The
entire proceeds Of the entertainment
are to be turned over to the club for
The Stars Christmas ship fund. the
management donating the use Of the
and everything absolutely free of any
charge whatever. The six-reel motion
picture play, THE Lion and the
Mouse" is to be produced, and an added
attraction is to be the score by innings
of the game between the Boston Braves
and the Philadelphia Athletics for the
championship of the world. The score
will be shown on a scoreboard in the
theater.
Box for Helping Hand Club.
CHiIuTen OF every part Of the District
OF Columbia, as well as those living in
nearby Virginia and Maryland, are to
be given opportunity to become mem
bers of the Child's Helping Hand Club
and to aid in sending shipload of
Christmas gifts to Europe's war
orphans. The club, which was organ
lied by little Miss Genevieve Pyle,
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs D. F. Pyle,
14th and L streets northwest, is to en-
large its membership so as to take in
any small girl or boy who wants to
help to load The Stars big Christmas
ship. All the girl or boy has to do
to become a member is to slip a g.
cent piece into an envelope, with a slip
of paper bearing his or her name and
address. and deposit the envelope in a
box that is to be placed in the busi-
ness office of The Star.
This box will be in position early
next week. 1t will be easily accessible
and will be plainly marked to indicate
its purpose: and the nickels placed in
it will be credited to The Stars Christ
mas ship fund in the name of the
Child's Helping Hand Club.
Little Miss Pyle this afternoon ad-
dressed a meeting of the juniors of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
held at the Hamilton Hotel, 14th and
X streets northwest, on the objects of
the club, of which she is president.