Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-29
600 CHILDREN!
FETED BY CUBS
e,;opIes and Orphans Guests Of
Newspapermen at Three
d Theatres
,oyOUS AS CURTAIN RISES

nv, thousand cf th" 5000 rripplel
.,J orrhancd chiidrcn who wcrr on
..r,oirrd today at special thoatr" per-
hrnonccs arrangrd b. th" Cubs. II
.orsnopcrmcn's organization. were
,o,bcrcd in Keith's Theatr" by 10
s.c,o,k this mNrai"g waiting for The
rerf1rmancc to begin.
lIurrying with eager steps. the chi'-
Sren crowded paet the doors. thc'"
hr;oht cvcs fixed OF the curtain as il
tbov word look beyond and learn IN"
serrct, Of the friYyland which lay be-
, hind il fer them.
Is ,hc curtain wont up tho childrrn
sbiekcd with Joy and tho twisting and
turning settled to II breathlcss quiet A.
tho picture show began. After that
the regular Keith's program was given,
throush the courtesy of +. +. Albcc.
Harry r. Jordan. who was master Of
ceremonies. and thc actors and those
who assisted. all services being given
free Of charge.
Eod. blue. orange and green paper
eeps and tissue paper dolls were dis
tributrd TO the children. In addition
three tons Cf candy were given away.
Disabled Soldiers Also Dincd
Twenty five disabled soldiers in
charge Of Mrs. George T.. 1.orirg. Of the
Emergency Aid. and fifty orphans werr
entertained at Lubin's Cafe after the
performance.
4 number of actors wcrc taken by
The Cubs to Englcsville, Pa. to enter
tain the orphans there.
In addition to the entertainment at
Eeth's, children were also taken to
-. al Tl,DotyN in a. a.
and the Nixon in West Philadelphia.
Harry T. Jordan. Fred G.. Nixon
Nirdincer, \. Sab!osky, John McGurk.
Frank W. Buhler and "A. l.. Enstcin
offered the three theatres at which the
shows will be given to the Cubs.
One Of the largest delegations of
children who shared in tho FIRE" en-
tertainments was ono from the Brown
Farms, gathered by Dir. J. Blair
Spencer. Assistant Director of Public
Welfare They We're brought to the
city in hlsscs.
Mrs. Morris s. Barratt. the only
woman member OF the Cubs and the
first vice president. was chairman "i
tho entertainment given nj kcith's
Theatre. Associated with her ON III"
committee were Mrs. J Willis Martin,
Mrs. Arthur Joyce. Mrs. Maurice y.
Sp"snr and others.
C!,il Service Commissioner Charles
". Ncold was chnirfnn Of the COM
mittcc at the Nixon Theatre ana
Jud:c J. Willis Martin at the Colonial.
T.. J. Cattcl!. Of the Chamber of
Commerce. was the Santa Claus at
oil the theatres and made Christmas
rddrcsscs (" the youngsters.
At Nlr Colonial. Colonel Lewis II.
lun Il,, IN ~, ',l,.t,, a ct
th" Central High School far',l,v. and
Clinton Rogers Woodruff. chairman Of
the civil Service Commission. were
speakers. Joseph Mclaughlin. formerly
dire, tor Of til" Bureau of Supplies.
SPOKE ut til" Nixon.
Vaudeville Acts for Juveniles
Ih" entertainments consisted Of
vaudeville acts specially suited to the
Juvenile taste. tillls with such stars aS
Buster keaton and Charlie Chaplin and
other features.
The Youngsters were received by tho
following "onmittcc: Joseph Snclpu-
burg. Ja"o5 ID. Lii. Samuel ID. Lit.
tieoIsc II. Hoffman. George q. M"adr.
l.csstng J. lsnsrnwa!i. Charles J.
EiscnIohr. E;win NJ. Lewis. Harry
Levy and Ennlrl Gudst"n.
JulS' M"llln iS honorary nf"SiUrni
Of ,h" Cubs. and Joseph II. GomuUrow.
amusement director. was in charge Of
the f"Stivitios today. Joseph Mclgin
Wis in chHrG" of ia. dircr, ion Of nu-
tomobiles.
Other officers Of he club are: Dirrr-
tor of Publir Safety Cnrtcly"U. prrsi
dent ; Mrs. Rarrait. first vice president ::
Assistant District Attorney SpriSrr.
second vic" president Grrrg" J. Xanh-
nrlaS, secretary. and Robert X. Il"f-
fard. treasurer.