The Washington times., 1922-08-13
times ORPHAN
PARTY TO SEE
film MONDAY
First InstalIment Of Guests to
View "Forget-Me-Not" at
loeW's Columbia.

Little flowers Of humanity called
orphans. bruised In the bud by sor-
row that is perhaps forgotten now,
in the full years Of childhood, will
bloom this week in q field of hap
piness prepared foe them by The
Washington Times and business men
Of the capital. .s.-.
More than 800 youngsters from
Washington orphanages will attend
The Times Orphans Party at Loew's
Columbia Theater, where Forget
Me-Not." filmdom,s greatest contri-
button to the case Of the fatherless
and motheriess, viii be shown for
the week beginning today.
The orphans will be called for at
Rapid Transit Company buses, which
Rapid Transit Company buses, which
will take them to the theater for the
morning showing, starting at 1880
o'clock, and they also will return to
the institutions in the buses.
Each orphan will be given q
box of candy, contributed by Walter
Brownley, proprietor OF the famous
sweets shop at Thirteenth and +
streets. George c. Shaffer, who
maintains one Of the city's finest
florist establishments at 1400 I
street northwest, will give flowers
to the little ones.
Joyous Anticipation.
"Geer' grinned one of the pros
pective guests of The Times party,
when he was told Of the event.
Candy an flowers an a good
movie! They couldn't do much
more and not be Santa ClausF'
The Columbia management has
pledged its word that nothing In
the way OF adding to the general
jollification win be lacking at the
theater. The men who supervise
the workings of the Loew photo
playhouses here are considering
several entertainment stunts" not
to be disclosed until the party is
The party win begin tomorrow
and will continue to Thursday, in.
elusive. On the first day, twenty
children from the Washington
City orphanage. Fourteenth and s
streets northwest. and twelve from
the Bruen Home, 3535 Eleventh
street northwest. will be enter
tanned.
seventy-five orphaned boys from
st. Joseph's Orphanage. Tenth and
II streets northwest, win march to
the theater on Tuesday morning.
On the same day. thirty-eight chill
dren from the German orphanage
on Good Hope road, Anacostia. will
come in busses. Wednesdays
party will consist Of twenty little
ones from the Central Union Mis-
sion Children's Home, 1907 First
street northwest. and thirty from
st. Johns Orphanage, 1922 F
street northwest. On the final day.
Thursday, the theater will hold 100
phanage. Fourth street and Gen.
tral avenue northeast.
Tho Photoplay.
''Forget-Me.Not." a Louis Burs-
ton production. released by Metro,
Is an able illustration OF the up
ward trend in motion pictures, de-
clare clergymen and social workers
of Washington who witnessed the
picture at a private showing last
Thursday night,
The management has been highly
commended for securing the pic
ture for Washington. The verdict
Of experts h that the sincere,
wholesome story, with the stark,
dramatic simplicity Of its scenes,
cannot fail to become lasting
monument to the art Of the silver
screen.
The leading roles are notably well
acted by Bessie Love and Garetb
Hughes. two OF the film worlds
most able Juveniles. Proficient act
ing, in agreeable combination with
amazing photography, superior di.
recting. and story burafng with
heart interest has placed Forget.
Me'Not" on a lofty pinnacle in the
minds of critics.
One Of the chief claims tn fame
Of the picture In the utter absence
OF specious 'hokum," which might
have been injected into this story
Of the orphanage by less artistic
IN rda