Evening star., 1922-12-07
Adm BRINGING
10Y TO CHILDREN
Funds Needed in Christmas
Work for Christ Child
Society.
SEAL SALE TOMORROW
Entertainment at 4:30 O'Clock to
Be Given at Washington Hotel
Also Announced.

Tomorrow the Washington public
will have an opportunity to assist the
Christ Child ?ooiety in giving a JOY
full Christmas 20 many children and
also start the society into its thirty
first year of welfare work among
boys and girls who are handicapped
through lack of funds. by buying
seals and attending the entertain
ment to be given in the Washington
Hotel at 4:3O o'clock by FREDERICK
Paulding, Shakespearean actor. MIR.
Paulding will give a dramatic review
of A. s. NJ Hutchinson's latest mover.
This Freedom" Tickets for the lee
ture are being sold at Christ Child
headquarters, 32i Indiana avenue. ana
at T. Arthur Smiths concert bureau
1906 G street northwest.
Seals on Sale for Week.
Throughout the ensuing week the
Christmas seals of the society Will be
on sale at banks, theaters. depart
ment stores and other public places;
1t has heretofore been ne annual
custom of the society to hoid 'as
day December :. but since the Com
missioners have ruled asaiast ~,
form of public subscription the Christ
Child organization has had printed
thousands of seals bearing picture
of the Christ Child and holiuay
greetings. The proceeds or thiS Saie
and the concert tomorrow afternoon
will be used in giving a very IhttiE
Christmas to the 200 or more chill
dren who make the society thelr
headquarters. and in continuing lts
work of instruction in many actlF-
tiles during the ensuing year.
Three seasons of the year the old
T~
a thriving settlement, where NlfIu
aIlv every form of amuSement ana
entertainment can he had. The fourth
season.. summer. is spent IN !he
country at a home near Rockville. Nd.
The summer headquarters was rlr-
chased and opened for sne iFst '.n,c
last year. 1t proved to he SO 'N-
tremely popular with the children
that Miss Mary V. Merrick, president
of the society. and her assistants ie.i
that every effort should he mad" 10
insure its occupancy TINS *ufn'nc''
unless sufficient funds are received.
Program OF Activities.
At the Indiana avenue house there
is something going on all the tiih".
These organizations have been loril,
ed: The Little Mothers Club. q ''iri
Scout troop. "a boys club. Boy scout
troop. four track teams. three base
ball teams a swimming class. q hama
of twenty-four pieces. classes in sin&-
ing. basket making and dramatlcs.
a modern detail clinic has been eS-
rablished and about sixty children are
cared for every month. They also are
given the necessary equipment lor tAe
care and preservation OF their teeth
At the present time the children are
writing to the Christ Child requesting
TOYS and presents at Christmas time.
fp1
are filled with presents for these chi.-
drsu. as near to their requests as pos
sib.e.
The Christ child Society has proved
its worth in the thirty years of its "S-
tahlishment 1t was a pioneer in child
welfare work in this city and has
spread into seventeen other cities
throughout the country.
Personnel of Managers Board.
The board of managers Of the or
EaniZation. who. with the president.
Miss Merrick. have full responsibility
for the existence of the society. Is
composed of: Mrs. Milton f. Allies.
Mrs w ]. Baxter. Mrs. W. S. Rens"n.
Mrs. H. J. ;er"ns. Mrs. Fl. Rick@i"r.
Mrs. Thornton y. Poland. Miss Pau u:ine
A. Burr, Nine. Calderon, Mrs. ID. J.
Callahan. Mrs. Thomas II. Carter. Mrs.
A. G. Chapp.ll. Miss Lp Ise parr. Mrs.
Joseph DevereuN Mrs. I;'','> y. En-. -.
Mrs Simon Golibart. Miss Cover. Mrs.
George f. Hamilton. Mrs. +. 5. Hard
esty, Miss Eleanor HeancE. Miss Flea
nor johnson. Miss Sarah Maher. Miss
May. Mrs. William j. McGee. Miss
Mary V. Merrick. Miss Mildred {. Mcr-
rick. Miss Florence Mills. Mrs. J. bud
ley Morgan. Mrs. =. =. Mullett. Mrs.
Charles p Neill Miss Alice Riggs.
Miss Florence Roach, Mrs. Henry
Simpson. Mrs. Thomas ]. Sheridan.
Miss Irene Sheridan. Miss Louise Sheri-
dan, Nine. Steen. Miss Ella May Suli-
van. Mrs. D. c. Stapleton and Mrs.
Hannis Taylor.