Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-02
SANTA CLAUS SURE
T0WS|T SOLDIERS
Employees in Government De-
partments Plan to Boost
Stars Christmas Fund.
THEATERs ALSO TO ASSIST

| In several Of the big government de-
partments and other warehouses; of the
government committees are organizing
| to solicit funds for the Christmas con-
tribution which The Star is to send to
| the 1900 members of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia scat
| tered in four camps along the Mexican
| border.
| In the government printing oiflce,
where there are 4,300 employees, the
chairmen of the thirteen chapels are
making arrangements to receive what
ever contributions these thousands OF
i employees care to give toward making
the District boys on the border realize
that the home folks are thinking of
them, the first Christmas day that many
| Of them have spent away from home.
| Among the boys on the border are
scores of enlisted men previously en-
ployed at the big government print
shop, and more than a dozen of the
officers are government printing ONCE
| men. Capt. Edward NJ. Nevils, Quarter
master Corps, n. G. D. c., who is a
foreman at the government printing
office, is taking a strong personal IN
terest in having the printing office
to the general fund.
Commerce Club May Aid.
| The Department of Commerce Club
committee on Christmas fund, consist
vies, federal trade commissioner;
, George Johannes, disbursing clerk of
the department. and George E. Oler.
president of the club, is holding a
special meeting this afternoon to de-
| wise plans for helping swell the fund.
and their action is promised approval
by the board of directors of the club.
: While the regulations prohibit the
collection of funds for any purpose at
| navy yards and shore stations, officials
are trying to obtain special permission
| for the collection of a Washington
navy yard contribution to the general
! Christmas fund. A number of the en-
ployes of the yard who were in the Ma
tional Guard. but who have been recalled
to their civil occupa tions by special orders
issued by the Secretary Of War, headed
by Corp. L. S. Mohler of Battery b.
Field Artillery, now at Douglas. AriZ.
are planning to form themselves into
committee to receive navy yard con-
tributionS outside the yard. in the event
no way can be found to get around the
Await Postmaster Chance.
The clerks and carriers associations
Of the Washington city post Office are
particularly interested in this collec
ton for the District troops. and are
awaiting the return Monday of Post
master Merritt o. Chance to obtain his
official permission before making col
lections. Capt George l. TAFT. Com
pany d, Sd Infantry. is president of the
association of clerks. but is now with
his company at San Antonio There
are a number of other employees from
the post Office at Camp Wilson and the
other camps on the border. and their
associates at the city post office want
to do all they can to make their Christ
mas happy by remembrances from their
fellow
I board of governors of the Home Club
Of the Interior Department will hold a
special meeting at o'clock this after
! noon to discuss plans for giving spe-
! the Christmas gifts for the guardsmen.
/ The women's Relief Association,
y. 6. D. c.. which yesterday made the
| large contribution of $50, is preparing
| TO make active collections for this fund
during the early part of next week.
! Theaters Are to Help.
Committees will be stationed in the
lobbies of several theaters. through the
| permission Of the managers, and slides
| will be thrown the screens calling
the attention of the theater patrons to
the collection for District soldiers and
advising them to make contributions
as they leave the theater Roland S
Robbins, manager of Keiths Theater
A. Julian Bryla wski. proprietor Of the
Cosmos Theater. and Manager Fred S
| Berger of Polls Theater. through per-
mission given directly by S. II. Poll.
! have promised the fullest possible CO.
| operation.
| Mrs. Thacker V. Walker, wife of Mai
| walker, ordnance officer of the Dis
! trict National Guard and treasurer OF
| the Women's Relief Association. said
! to devote it's most earnest efforts all
next week toward swelling the Christ
mas fund. and that she believes there
are thousands of persons in Washing
ton who would be glad to give small
amounts. If only nickels and dimes
and that she proposes to establish
stations during next week at central
| places, where those who wish may
make these small contributions
While the LOO Boy Scouts in the
District are forbidden to make money
collections or solicit funds for any pur
pose, they will assist the women OF
the relief association in every way
possible under their manual
SPINC0URT Is BOMBED;