Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26

4. c. Mayer. head of the company
which controls the Casino Theater on
F street near 9Th street, last night
offered the use of that theater, free of
charge. to the committee Of represent
atives of Washington merchants which
is cooperating with The Star in or
ganizing the "bundle-wrapping con-
test and great paper-saving demon
stration to be held in Washington
Thanksgiving eve.
The committee announced that the
offer has been gratefully accepted and
that the contest viii take place at Z
O'Clock next Wednesday evening
Thanksgiving eve-in that theater.
Members of the committee reported a
growing interest in the coming dem
onstration among the boys and girls
who are employed in the stores as
bundle wrappers.
The youngsters seem eager to engage
in the competition and to get the
chance to win one of the IS gold pieces,
or one of the $3.50 gold pieces. or one
of the brand-new silver dollars which
1t was announced yesterday afternoon
that The Star would donate to the boy
package with the least possible use Of
paper IN the shortest space of time and
in the best manner.
In Spirit of Thrift.
Members of the committee also an
nounced a growing interest in the pa
per-saving demonstration on the part
of the general public, who realize, it
was reported, that the demonstration
and contest is in line with a spirit of
thrift which is sweeping over the city,
especially in the economy of paper and
the elimination of trash and waste
from the homes of the capital.
Besides teaching the boys and girls
who are employed as bundle wrappers in
Washington'S stores not to be wasteful
shoppers in the stores yesterday called
attention to the fact that the great pa
per waste of the city all reacts on the
pocketbooks of the general public, in
asmuch as the public must pay, in one
form or another, for every piece of pa
per that comes into the house. only to
be thrown out as waste and trash.
Mr. Mayer, in offering the use of the
Casino Theater where the bundle wrap
ping contest" will be held Thanksgiv-
ing eve. said:
Il am very glad to have the theater
used for such worthy. public-spirited
i
to eliminate waste and a too free use Of
paper is certainly one that should COM
mend itself widely to the public. l Will
be glad to see the youngsters have a
good time and at the same moment be
taught something that will be of benefit
to the whole community. / would be
glad to assist the committee OF Wash
ington merchants in any way, and shall
certainly make a point Of being present
Wednesday evening to see II L can be OF
any additional service.
To Send Invitations Tomorrow.
The committee announced yesterday
afternoon that the invitations for the
novel Thanksgiving party" for the
bundle wrappers will be ready to be
handed out tomorrow afternoon. when
they are to hold a meeting at The Star
building to lay out the program Tor
Wednesday evening.
These Invitations. it was announced,
win be sent in packages to any wash
fnRton business house which desires to
have its bundle wrappers witness or
! take part in the paper saving demon-
sIration. All that Is necessary to OBJ
| tain the invitations is to call up me
Star and ask for them.
persons, and as only about 500 bundle
wrappers, boys and girls. have SO Tar
appiied for seats. there are still 400
vacant seats which Washington mer-
chants may obtain by applying to The
Star.
Tentative Program Arranged.
Members Of the committee were last
/ niuhf s,.ccessfui in endeavoring to