The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-29
ZOO ORPHANS
ATLASTP PARTY
Film and Candy Treats OF Times
and Palace Theater End
With Glory.

came TO q happy and successful end
today when more than 200 parent
less boys and girls from several in
situations, and in the care of in
dividuals, attended showings Of "The
Love Light" in which Mary Pickford
is starred.
TODAY WAS BIG DAY.
Today was the big day OF the party.
Not only were there three times as
many children present as on any
previous day of the entertainment pro-
| vided by The Washington Times and
Manager Lawrence Beatus, OF Loew's
Palace. but the orphans seemed to be
In a more rollicking, hilarious. and
carefree mood, and abandoned them
selves to sheer enjoyment OF the day
and event The superintendents and
matrons who accompanied the or
phans said they had never before
seen the youngsters enjoy themselves
more completely or derive more Joy
and delight from an entertainment.
All Of which made the genial Man
ager Beatus beam and thrill with
satisfaction and pleasure.
The 100 or more young ladies from
st. Vincent's Female Orphanage were
FIRST to arrive at Loew's Palace.
Their ages ranged from seven to
fourteen. They were accompanied by
Sister Perpetua and Sister Mary, Miss
Georgia Newell and Miss Mary Dew
lin. This large contingent Of orphans
was conveyed to Loew's Palace The
alter In two of the largest, most
comfortable and best heated sight
seeing cars Manager Henry Allyn of
the Tidewater Lines, Incorporated,
could ind in Washington.
vOLLEY OF CHEERS.
As the big buses rolled up to the
entrance to Loew's Palace, where
the eager and expectant Manager
Beatus stood waiting to welcome
his guests. there was a deafening
footing of horns by the drivers and
all other vehicles scampered out of
the way. The insistent horns seemed
to be saying: Get out Of the way;
here comes the orphans and this is
their day" Manager Beatus and the
drivers tenderly and carefully assist
ed the orphans to the street, where
they posed for a photograph.
Then they fled into the lobby of
the sumptuous playhouse and as they
marched pass Manager Beatus he
handed each of them a large box
of candy and fruit furnished by
| Walter BROMLEY, the philanthropic
proprietor OF Brownley's Healt Candy
Shop. adjoining Loew's Palace
| Theater.
Ushered into the theater the chill
dren were given choice seats in the
center OF the playhouse. Beside each
OF the larger girls sat a little seven
, year-old tot, her big sister serving
as caretaker during the joyous ex-
petition. Behind the happy group Of
happy little misses sat the two
1 m N al Of nd 1T
tendants. Before the house was dark
ened there was a general swishing of
| opera cloaks and the rattle of open
Ing goody boxes and IL required
sometime for the dimunitive party
| guests to get settled comfortably so
| as to enjoy the play in which Mary
| Pickford, their screen idol, was to
portray the leading role.
GIVEN CANDY GIFTS.
Just before the play began thirty
more young ladies from the Baptist
Home For Children, each accom-
panied by a masculine orphane es-
cort, rolled up to Loew's Palace I'M
der the chaperonage Of Mrs. Louise
Reamy. They were carefully and
tenderly lifted to the street and
ushered at once into the lavishly
decorated playhouse, with its twit-
tering canaries and big organ. En-
| route to their seats the Baptist
orphans received large boxes of
candy and were placed near the
larger group from st. Vincent's
Orphanage.
A few moments later thirty more
parentless ladies and gentlemen of
| ages ranging from six to thirteen
arrived from the Methodist Home for
Children, in charge of Mrs. Tia Hay
ward, superintendent Of that institu.
ton. The show was just about to
start and these orphans who had to
come a long ways in the big Tidewater
buses, were oyer to get in for the
overture and rise Of the curtain. With
all possible dispatch Manager Beatus
distributed to each OF them the box
ot goodies furnished by walter Brown
ley and they scootcd post haste into
their choice seats near the other or
phans.
PICTURE DELIGHTS.
1.-THE Love Light" with its humor-
Gus interlude, gripping heart interest,
wonderful story Of mother love, and
It's highly sustained plot interest,
swiftness Of action and Grifhthesaue
photography, held the orphans almost
transfxed as they watched the eight
reels thrown upon the silver sheet.
| Tnelr sympath1es were always with
Mary Pickford. who delineates tie
roles of Angela Carlotti, an orphan
girl, who tends the lighthouse near
\ small Italian fishing village. and
has to endure many vicissitudes,
heartaches and sorrows before the
HAPPY and joyous climax. Tho other
features on the program were highly
humorous or informative, and withal,
the orphans had two hours OF delight
| full entertainment
The Washington Times and Man
aser Beatus were gratified over the
fact that a number of guardians ap-
pcared at Loew's Palace today with
their wards and thereby enabled the
latter to see The Love Light" and
get boxes OF goodie Aon the last day
of the orphans party. Fifty or more
orphans in small groups or single
were thus entertained by Manager
Beatus. The doors were open to the
orphans and all they had to do was
to ask for Manager Beatus, and he
speedily furnished a choice seat and
asked the little ones to remain and