Evening star., 1916-12-15
MOVIES
ATTRACT INTEREST
Prominent Personages in Capt.
tai See Pictures Shown for
Soldiers Xmas Fund.

rosi,,ro of Uncle Sam at work and AT
play. under patronage of all government
departments and indorsed by the United
States bureau of education and local
school officials is being presented at
Polls Theater this afternoon to augment
the fund being raised to make Christmas
merry for the 1900 District soldiers in
camp on the Mexican border.
Educational leaders representing both
the federal government and the Ils-
trict schools are occupying boxes. VI.
P. P. Claxton, the United States com
missioner of education,-Xho mac N
children. was called from tho city. but
he deleEated another oficial from the
federal bureau to take his place on the
program. ..,. -.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, executive o.
the American Red Cross, is to SPEAK on
patriotism. Brig. Gen. William Z. dar-
vey, commanding the District OF 20
lumbia militia, and many omcers VI .m9
Army. Navy. Marine Corps, coast suaru,
public health service anu 49,
branches OF the uniformed 1eoerai seN
ice are in attendance.
Shows Rescue Of Miners.
The United States bureau of mines IL
contributing one Of the spectacular reels
showing the activities of rescuing min
ers. They have installed an exhibit
showing a mine rescue man fully
equipped to enter a mine in which an
explosion has occurred.
This show IS the first one given In
Washington under the Endorsement OF
the citizens committee which Is ar
ranging for cleaner motion pictures IN
Washington, organized out Of the Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs
Members of this committee have been
cooperating with school teachers, en-
couraging the largest attendance possi-
BILE of school children.
Martial music and military service
calls are being supplied at prone
made concert and between the reels oy
the large drum and bugle corps OF the
Washington Boy Scouts
This corps entertained the ch1ldren
while they were taking their seats in
the theater. SO that the program start
ed early with plenty OF interest and en-
tertainment for all.
Films representing government actlv-
tiles which would have more education
al value through being explained in a
lecture were converted into talking
movies by representatives from the va
rious government bureaus explaining
these activities. This novel treatment
Of the films was greatly appreciated.
For the entertainment of the children
at the earlier performance the pic
lures were carefully selected from
more than thirty five reels.
The program was arranged to In
clude:
Livestock in national parks. showing
many animals in their native haunts:
giving closeup views and plenty OF ac-
tion. This was worked into a scenario,
introducing cowboys in the pastimes of
the wild west" branding of cattle, the
herding of cattle through the beautiful
scenery Of the national parks. and how
they are counted and driven into cor.
rails for shipment to market.
Rescue work of the coast guard,
showing the methods used in this serv-
ice in making rescues at sea. launch
ing lifeboats. shooting the lifeline for
the breeches buoy. and other equip
work.
A honeymoon In Yellowstone Park.
which shows young bridal couple
who encounter bears while they
are. taking walk in the national
parks They become separated and in
their search for each other encounter
many dangers. amazing surprises and
are finally happily reunited in an af-
fecting scene. This film has back
ground of the most beautiful scenery
in the entire United States.
Swat the Fly is a prize film on the
public health service. which shows man
eating his dinner while the flies come
swarming around him. The annoyances
victims made this a mirth-producing reel
that kept the theater in an uproar.
Marvels of Horsemanship.
Marvels of horsemanship show the Fort
Myer cavalry in daring equestrian feats.
including jump over a dinner table
fully set. with people seated about Cav
airy drills and jymkahna and gymnastic
ha r{ thril1 1a1 he i,p ilo
audience.
Buffalo Bill. the hero of childhood,
was presented In brand-new fllm.
especially prepared for this exhibition.
Buffalo Bill is shown in action during
a famous Indian fight staged with the
thrilling scenes is where this famous
hero of boyhood rescues a girl who is
about to be scalped by an Indian chief
Mine-rescue work, with many and
varied thrills, including the picturesque
device OF carrying their canaries into
mines after an explosion that they may
warn II gases are too strong for the
rescue crew to dare enter was depicted
in all it's stages in a beautifully colored
reel.
Chicken culture introduced to the ju-
venile audience the detailed work and
many pretty pictures of chicken farm
where the hundreds of downy, newly
Matched chickens were especially pleas
ing pictures for the city children. who
are rarely privileged to see these FUZZY
little newly hatched families as they
come out of the big incubators.
For the later performance. arranged
especially for adults and government
employees, other reels showing many of
the varied activities of the federal
service were provided. and as many OF
these as possible will be shown during
the progress of the motion picture SYM
postum.