Evening star., 1916-12-14
Contributions to District
Militia Christmas Fund

With the cooperation of all govern
ment departments for the Extravaganza
of motion pictures at Polls Theater to-
morrow afternoon and with personal APP
peals being made to the leading business
men o: Washington for subscriptions OF 81
each, those in charge OF the campaign 10
make Christmas day merry for the 1.oo0
District soldiers on the border are hope
full that by tomorrow night at least 81
apiece for every man on the border VIII
have been contributed.
All is in readiness for the moving PIC
ture symposium OF Uncle Sam at work
and at play. and the government officlais
in charge of the films say that this VIII
be the greatest exposition OF motion pic
lures ever given in the National Capital
Miss Mabel T. Boardman. executive
of the American Red Cross, despite
many demands upon her time. is so en-
thusiastic over this performance that
she has accepted an invitation to say
few words to the thousands of school
children on Patriotism. with especial
reference to the self-sacrificing deVo-
tion to country demonstrated by the
District soldiers now in camp.
Prominent Persons to Be Present.
Brig. Gen. William f. Harvey. com
manding the District of Columbia mill
tia and many prominent officers OF the
Army Navy. Marine Corps and coast
guard will also be present Prominent
educators. civic and social leaders are
interested in this exhibition. both from
a patriotic and educational standpoint,
and will be present in large numbers
Marvels of horsemanship as achieved
by the cavalry forces stationed at Fort
Myers Va. will be one of the attractive
features The American cavalrymen
are shown under all sorts of field con-
dtions- ha ndling their horses in places
that would be tight for man alone
They go down steep precipices. run
along deep ravines. climb mountainous
rocks. and no barrier is too high foi
them TO get over to get the information
which il is necessary for general to
have to conduct campaign.
i,ashing charges. wneIe the horses
seem to be just as eager as men to get
to the front, glittering sabers held
tightly to the sides of the men. are
shown. and maneuyers that require
horses with Intelligence to execute.
and not one of them misses the drill.
Buffalo Bill. whose real name is Col
William F. Cody, that well known ia
vorite and idol of the young boy with
magnified visions of the wild and
woolly' west. appears in one of the
films. which is one of the prizes of the
Army War College. He apDears as a
scout in the last Indian rebellion.
nlm declared 10 De SO realistic that
some Indians protested against it.
The battle happened away back in
1863 before moving pictures became a
reality. but ii was staged true TO life
and all the elements of the treacherous
Indian fighting are shown.
Shanghaiing, which many of the chill
dren have read about, because few
years ago there was much of il
right at the doors of Washing ton-in
the Potomac river and the Chesapeake
bay-ss the theme of stirring reel. 1t
will teach the, children some of the
methods used and will serve as a warn
ing to them The whole procedure from
the time the man is drugged. taken
aboard the old oysters boats. which
are everything but comfortable and
made to work with little food and less
clothing. is shown. How the govern
ment has broken UP this practice with
the little motorboat Tarragon, which
makes frequent visits to Washington,
is shown.
The picture was staged under the
personal direction of officials of the
Department of Commerce. who are thor
oughly familiar with every detail of