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Evening star., 1925-05-13
d. C.. TO STUDY CHARITY CHESTS
ELSEWHERE BEFORE ADOPTING
Social Welfare Leaders authorize Committee of Is
to Examine Other Cities Experience and Argu.
nlents Pro and Con.

Careful investigation of the expert
ence other cities have had with the
| community chest plan of financing
| their charitable agencies will be made
before Washington decides whether it
| will adopt the method here.
More than 100 men and women who
take an active interest in the civic and
| social welfare activities of the District
authorized such an inquiry when they
assembled in the boardroom of the
District Building yesterday afternoon
at the call Of Commissioner Rudolph.
Following a brief discussion, during
| which the chest plan was dealt with
| in general terms, resolution was
adopted empowering Commissioner
| Rudolph to name a committee of Is
| to delve into all phases of the proposed
method of financing.
There was no direct opposition to
| the community chest expressed, but
several speakers said they were open
minded on the question and that
| they wanted to ascertain what ar
guments are advanced by those per-
sons who have opposed tie chest
| plan in other cities.
Scope of Investigation.
| The motion providing for the in
vestigation was offered by Clarence
| Aspinwall and directed the commit
| tee to determine whether the plan
fcould be applied here. The commit
tee was given authority to employ
| clerical assistance, if necessary, and
to name a subcommittee on finance
should funds be needed to complete
the survey.
| DIR. Charles P. Neill proposed an
amendment which would have re-
quired the committee to visit other
communities where the chest plan Is
in effect to get first-hand information
both from opponents and advocates.
DR.. Neill later agreed to revision
of his amendment, suggested by w.
w. MILAN, which did not make 1t
compulsory for the committee to
travel, but authorized them to make
as thorough an inquiry of conditions
in other cities as possible.
After Commissioner Rudolph had
made the opening address he invited
John Ihlder of the civic development
department of the United States
Chamber of Commerce to outline the
main features of the community chest
plan.
Mr.. Ihlder explained that sits pur
pose is to raise through one appeal
the funds needed for the private
social agencies of a city, in so faI
as those agencies need public sup
port. 1t has nothing to do with gov
ernmental or municipal institutions
he emphasized.
Used in Building Drives.
"The chest does not usually include
! the capital charges of institutions, but
it can be used as an agency to direct
drives for building funds or to al
locate the time during the year for
conducting building drives.
! The primary purpose Of the com
munity chest, Mn<Ihlder said, is to
take care of the/current needs of In
stitutions. >,Thefe are two outstand
ing reasons, hk said, which usually
prompt adoption of the chest plan
First, the neRd for raising more
money than hah been raised previous
ly, and. second, to relieve the tax or
the time and Energy of public spirit
| ed men which, results from a dupltca
ton of appeals for contributions
throughout the year.
DR.. Neiil then made plea that tn
Evening star., 1925-05-13

investigating committee make every
effort to find out what opposition has
developed to community chest plans
in other cities. He said the commit
tee should not confine it's data to re-
ports from those in charge of the
community chests elsewhere, but
should get reports from those who
have opposed it.
Rev. John O'Grady declared he was
finding it difficult to make up his mind
on the question. He characterized
the community chest movement as
still in an experimental stage, and
expressed the belief it had not been
in effect long enough to correctly
judge it's merits. In conclusion, how
ever, he said he was in favor of the
proposed investigation by COM
mittee.
Puts Issue Up to Public.
c. S. Watts told briefly of the sue
cess Cincinnati has had with the COM
munity chest. and explained that in
that city a donor may designate his
contribution to go to specific char
tiles, or may allow it to go in the
general fund.
The question of whether the time>is
ripe to establish the community chest
plan in Washington is one for the peo-
pie of the city, and not the Commits.
sioners, to decide, Commissioner Ru-
dolph said in his address at the con-
vening of the meeting.
1T is for you and others who are
interested in social work in the Dis
trict of Columbia to say whether the
time is ripe to adopt the community
chest method of financing welfare
work in Washington" said Mr.. Ru-
dolph.
What we, as Commissioners, are
doing is to invite you to meet here to-
the subject in the hope that if public
opinion has so far crystallized that
Washington contributors and social
agencies working hand in hand would
welcome a community chest, or one
united annual appeal. in place of the
present individual appeals, way may
be found to investigate the subject
fully, both from the point of view OF
| the contributor and from the point OF
view of the board member who is Civ.
ing voluntary service and accepting
responsibility for financing particu-
lar agency or agencies in which he is
Interested"
After referring to the present method
OF having each agency handle its own
financing, Commissioner Rudolph said
criticisms are frequently offered
against that method "as being unbusi.
| nesslike. wasteful and to certain ex.
tent ineffective. Because these criti-
cisms have been. so frequently ex.
pressed many individuals. as well as
our trade and civic organizations. dur.
ing the past two or three years have
given consideration to the question Of
the community chest as a possible an.
swer to the problem" he continued.
| Commissioner Rudolph then paid
| tribute to the public service that has
been rendered by the Charity In
dorsement Committee, created Is years
ago for the purpose Of preparing an
annual roster Of worthy charities
This work has been rendered inef
fective in many cases, the Commits
sioner said. because persons solicited
have not consulted the published list
Of approved charities.
Evening star., 1925-05-13
Officers Out of Hospital.

First. Lieut.. William H. Collette,
U. 8. Infantry, who has been under
treatment at Walter Reed General
Hospital, has been ordered to Manila,
Philippine Islands, for duty First
Lieut.. Leander Larsen, Quartermaster
Corps. at. the same hospital, has been
ordered to the Quartermaster Corps
School. Philadelphia
Evening star., 1925-05-13
Officers Under Training.

Capt. Daniel j. Richardson, Judge
Advocate Generals Department Re
serve; First Lieut.. Aaron Capper
Medical Corps Reserve, and First
Lieut.. Elgin F. Dyer, Quartermaster
Corps Reserve, all of this city, have
been ordered to active duty under
training. Capt: Richardson will he
stationed in this city. Lieut.. Capper =.
Carlisle barracks, Pa, and Lieut.
Dyer at New York City.
Evening star., 1925-05-13
BRANCH LIBRARY
WILL OPEN FRIDAY
Exercises to Be Held at Mt.
Pleasant Institution.
Cost $500, 1000.

The Mount Pleasant branch of the
Public Library, at Sixteenth and La
mont streets, will be formally opened
Friday evening at o'cock.
In the absence of Theodore w.
Teyes, president of the board of Ii
brary trustees, Justice Wendell P.
Stafford, vice president of the board
will preside. The exercises will con-
sist >of the transfer of the keys of
the building by Lieut.. Col J. Frank
lin Bell, Engineer Commissioner of
the District, to DR.. Frank w. Ballou
ecting chairman of the committee on
branch libraries, and of brief remarks
by representatives of local organiZa-
tions, as follows: NJ. V. Lewis, retir-
ing president of the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association; w. l. Swanton.
president of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association and a member
of the new Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil; George A. Kicker president Kali
Drama Citizens Association; E. B..
Henderson, president Piney Branch
Citizens Association, and Mrs. Joshua
Evans. jr., representing the Twen-
tieth Century Club. The public IL
brarian, DR.. George F. Bowerman.
also will speak briefly, as will the
branch librarian, Miss Margery Quig-
ley. Rev. DIR. James H. Taylor, pas
tor of the Central Presbyterian
Church, will offer the invocation.
Music preceding and interspersed in
the program will be furnished by the
United States Army Band Orchestra,
J.. S. Yassell, director. AT the close
of the exercises the building will be
khrown open for inspection.
Building Cost S2OO, 200.
The Mount Pleasant Branch Library
Building has been erected from funds
furnished by the Carnegie Corporation
of New York. The central building
and the Takoma and Southeastern
branches were likewise built with Car
negie money. The new building cost
100000, which was double the sum
first allotted by the Carnegie Corpora
tion for this building.
The architect of this building is Ed
ward l.. Tilson of New York, who has
recently been awarded gold medal
by the American Institute of Archi.
tects for his work as planner of
library buildings. The builders are
the Schneider-SpliedtC Co of this city.
The branch library will be opened
for public use Saturday morning, with
about 5000 volumes on it's shelves and
100 magazines on file. The book stock
will be rapidly increased. since Con.
gress appropriated .s15 1000 in a de.
ficiency bill and $4,000 in next year s
regular appropriation for stocking
this branch. The branch will also be
able to draw on the collection of the
central library and other branches
which now number nearly 275,00C
volumes.
The Mount Pleasant branch will be
open on week days from 9 am. to 9
pm, except that on Wednesdays the
hours will be from 9 am. to pm.
as at the central library. The branch
will be closed on Sundays and holi
days.
Evening star., 1925-05-13
Flour Mill Safe Robbed.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, May 13.-
Safecrackers got $2,125 in cash and
negotiable papers from the flour mill
of Kline Brothers at Benevola, seven
miles south of here, last night. The
combination lock had been knocked
off and the inner compartments of
the safe pried open. Police have taken
the trail with but slender clues.
Evening star., 1925-05-13
Effect Of Method Shown.

To show what has been done in
other cities with the community chest
plan, M. Rudolph read aesunanary Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19
AN IDEAL TWAIN
FOR A RUGGED
TALE

A combination Of writer whose
works are numbered among the
most widely read in America.
and a motion-picture producer.
who. for fourteen years. has made
classics for the screen. seems
an unbeatable one, on a motion
picture.
James Oliver Curwood is the
writer. Irwin Willat is the direc-
tor, and the result of this merger
OF talent will be seen in cinema
form at the Earle Theater this
new week under the name of
THE Ancient Highway"
The story chiefly concerns Cliff
Brant Jack Holt, an Adventures,
who has wandered all over the
world and returns to his native
town along the st. Lawrence
river for the sole purpose ct in
flicting physical punishment on a
millionaire paper manufacturer,
played by Montagu Love. who had
ruined Brant's father and caused
his death.
Cliff learns that ATtoinette (Bil-
lie Dove)' has an interest in a
paper manufacturing company
which is being driven to the wall
by the Vaccinations of Hurd,
who also has eyes for the girl.
Then ensues a battle OF wits
and strength between Brant and
Hurd which has it's crisis dur
ing the spring log drive of An
toinette's company.
In a thrilling scene Brant risks
his life to dynamite jam plant:
ed by Hurd. and is almost killed
in the maelStrOnl.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19

ingt0n 20 the RAMS Head Players.
where she worked for three years
I'm repertoire az the Wardmlan
Park Theater, playing the leading
roles In such plays Ms 4Tlle Dolls
House" The Importance Of Being
Earnest s'PaOlO and Francesca,
The Tidings Brought to Mary"
Aria de Capo," etc.
Then in the early summer Of
this year the Rams Head Players
pantOnlime, THE Bird Cage, was
brought to the Fifty-secOnd Street
Theater and Miss HutchinsOn's
performances attracted Edward
G0Of.1nan's attention, and she WINS
put under q seasons contract with
The StageF,s.
In "A Mans Man" Miss Hutch.
insOn plays the psrt Of the pitifuI
young wife who longs for 3 part
in the movies because someone
has told her she looks like Mary
PichfOrd. As b matter Of fact,
since she was 12 years Old and
really played with Mary PicIxfOrd,
people have told Josephine that
she looked exactly Ike the
nlatchIess Mary. But In spite Of
these "cOme-Ons," Miss Hutchin.
son has no ambition to appear on
the silver screen, feeling rather
that her true nlilieu Is legitimate
drama.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19

In the ElaEaferE there VIII De
free performances FOR poor chill
dren and unfortunates Of all
ages who are able to attend
There VIII be toys for those who
do not need clothes and clothes
as well as toys for the underclad
Meanwhile the travelling or resi-
dent artist will be at the com
mand Of any charitable or reform
atory institution as holiday enter
tainers. They will do their stuff
mornings. Moons and between per-
fOrnances for the unfortunate
ones who are denied freedom.
The National Vaudeville Artists,
now with new Headquarters in
Chicago and Los Angeles. Ia adj
dition to the mother house Ia
New York, extends both its Christ
mas benefact1ons and its perna
nent frAternai help to members Of
its own branch of the profession
and to all other needy artists Of
the amusement world. This or
ganfzatiOn has bought d tract at
Saranac Lake for h enlarged
SanitaTinm for its aiaing. aged
and ii1capacitated members The
Vaudeville Managers Protective
Association IS cooperating with
all these seasonal and permanent
fraternal practices.
The social and professional life
Of the vaudeville artist has been
wholly transformed, humanized,
exalted and made happier by the
changed conditions which confront
him in the theaters and towns he
visdts. The managers, attaches
and stage hands meet him now
as Il welcome guest. No more is
he 10 ok d upon as vagrant
stranger. His dressing room is
modern and even luxurious;3 his
baggage is looked after; his wants
(even whin1sl, are consulted and
gratified, and he is made welcome
in a hundred ways never dreamed
of in the early days OF vaudeville.
Much has been written about
the palatial projections of the ar
lists accommodate in the model
new theaters built and being built
by E. f. AIbee; OF the mechanical
and artistic devices which he has
placed at the disposal of the ar
fists; of the new attitude of hos
Spitality, fraternity and co-opera-
ton established between managers,
artists and all of the factors of
vaudeville. These are all physical
evidences of progress
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19

Dad Coogan and Director Eddie
Cline feel that an actor cannot
give his best work after being
aroused from a slumber no mat
ter how light.
! During the filming of "Old
Clothes" came the blow-off. The
actors were told to take their
places, but Max failed to put in
his appearance, and Jackie dis
covered him doing peacefully in
big Morris chair. The little
star conceived scheme to waken
Max that would have done justice
to the antics Of the Katzenjam
mer KIDS. Everyone on the set
was pressed into service to carry
opt Jackie's idea.
ang-clatter-cra; A re
Volver went off into an empty
barreI--lights went out-a pan
filled with loose iron pieces clat-
tered to the floor-Max's head
was enVeloped in a blanket and a
wind machine blew smoke into
the set.
Up jumped Max and with
wild. shrek for help dashed off
the Get.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19

York Sun-let those who win
make issue:
Skyr0cIxeting from scene sfifter
at the PrOviacetOWn Theater to
the leading feminine role in'sA
Mans Man at the F0rty.nintIl
Street Tlleafer, Josephine Hutch
fnS0n slides up to her first BrOad
way milestone with q cheer from
tine critics blee0llers. And al.
though ii is not apparent from
her speed, the first lap has in
vOIved tidy bit OF the teeth
gritting advocated i'm the success
course i'm Patrick Kearney,s play.
Out of the West came this de-
termined young woman just six
years ago. Although she had alD-
peared at. the age of IL with
Mary PiclsfOrtI in The Little Prin-
cess" the city of Seattle Their
home town. was slow in its APP
probation of its talented tawDy-
haired daughter. New York was
even less encouraging. To her
persistent daily application for
work, theatrical offices and
agencies turned a deaf ear. Pro-
ducing managers-at least their
office bOys-snapped. Nothing
today" Casting directors were
cOldly Indifferent. But one day
on MacdOugal street through q
draughty doorway she saw some
scenery moving in. Eager for
just so much as q smell Of the
theater once more, Josephine went
inside and almost on sight Cle0r
.ThockmOrtOn gave her her first
Broadway job as an extra hand
back stage. Later she WAS given
a part in "The Hairy Ape" and
following that she played in
Crowns" which AIicO Kauser pro-
duced at the MacdOugal Street
Playhouse.
This association led her to Wash
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19
Hey Kids! Santau
Be AT Keith
Next Week

Definite word has been ne.
Ceived from Santa Claus BY
Manager Roland 8. Robbins Of
b. #. K0itIl's Theater that he
win arrive &C the tIleater Mon
dya. December III, in time 10
greet All the children On, the.
stage after the matinee. He
win hold 3 reception after
every matinee up to and In
Guiding the Thursday matinee
December "a.
He Is bringing with him one
of the largest Christmas trees,
ever seen In Washington. IL
viii be loaded DOWN with gifts
for AL the children and lighted
with hundreds Of tiny electric
lights.
Santa win stand before the
big tree with his huge bar Of
toys and greet each little girl
and boy. The toys viii include
every sort 81 device that goes
TO make the heart Of the tiny
lassie and laddie heat faster at
this season Of the year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19

When Elsie Janis goes ITO
Hollywood by the Sea, Fla,
late in january to appear at
the Country Club for five
weeks at the trifling stipend
Of $1,000 a week she will be
the highest paid artist on the
American stage. As she viii
play but twenty-five minutes a
night for six nights a week
and no matinees a little calcu-
lation develops the interesting
fact that she viii receive about
$50 for every minute she works
during this engagement.
Marilyn Miller's career has
paralleled that of Elsie Janis
in many ways for she made her
first appearance onS>the stage
at Columbus, Ohio, and as a
child star had to dodge the
hampering, if well meaning, eff
forts to regulate her activities
by the various welfare organi-
cations. Again like Elsie she
has travelled far afieId in her
work and likewise she had Won
success in New York by the
time she was Is years - az.
In sally" Miss Miller made
theatrical history and now in
Charles DilIingham's sumptuous
Sunny" she has the distinction
of starring in the most sue
cessful musical comedy ever
produced in New York.
*J*
At the risk, from dubious
friends, of such censures as re-
fleet on my talents for linotyp-
ing virgin thoughts, the follow
ing is reprinted from the New
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19
PRINCETON LADS
FROL.IC HERE
TONIGHT

III you missed Burton Holmes
Iand his travel pictures you still
have Ii chance to imbibe some
pre-war Venetian atmosphere to-
night at the Auditorium.
The Princeton Triangle Club,
which brings its annual musical
comedy to washington has taken
Venice as its background for the
current offering, added some
colorful costumes, soft barcarole
music, a strong vein Of hunor
and, just to be up to date, a dash
OF Charleston and turned out
what is perhaps its best prOduc-
ton since the clubs was formed
tIairty odd years ago BIZ Booth
Harrington.
The Princeton boys' production
is unique in college plays. in as
much as, contrary to all other
college shows, the entire show IS
the work of undergraduates, the
scenery, costuming, book, lyrics
and music. The only departure
was the importing of Ned Way
burn, famous Follies tutor, to
put the finishing touches on the.
dance numbers. And the advance
reports claim that it is some.
dancing.
III should be. For Jake
Slagle, who danced eighty some
yards through the Yale team last
fall, and put himself in several
aIl,American football lists, leads the
Charleston numbers. Bo Nc
MILAN, captain of the Tiger team,
this fall, and fifteen other varsity
letter men from the Nassau
campus are also in the cast, which
includes several local boys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19
IT'S MANIVERLY,
NEAT AND
NIFTY

Simplicity, according to DON
aid Brian, is one of the outstand
ing reasons for the tremendous
success of No, No, Nanette,
the world famed musical comedy
at the National again next week.
Good manners are most fire.
quentIy simple manners, says
Mr.. Brian, and No. No. Nanette
is simple, understandable and
mannerly. Its beauty is found in
its simplicity, its total lack of
vulgarity and overdisplay.
Never in all my experience,
declares the star, "have + known
a musical play to compare with
:Nanette.' Too many artificial
ingredients are thrown into the
great majority of musical come
dies. Such pieces, of course, are
unbelievable. One must beleZe
in stage characters and in the
stage Story to properly enjoy a
play. Truth, particularly If 1t
be simple truth. is welcomed,
made fond of and patronized by
American audiences.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19
SWanee Features

: A special holiday budget OF
entertainment will be opened at
Swanee next week by Manager
J. w. Wood, the indefatigable
seeker after amusement novelties.
Vaudeville Night, another
Battle of Music" and Juvenile
Entertainers Night, will be
Swanee features next week. re
spectively, on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday.
A group of bright Baltimore
entertainers will be featured on
Vaudeville Night" with singing
and dancing of the jazz and com
edy order much in evidence.
Double and single "Charlestons'
will be stressed feature, also
wailing 'blues" right from the
Harlem district of New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19

Crumit points out that one OF
the greatest causes for so many
failures In theatrical production
Is the indifference displayed by
some producers ms the construc-
ton Of theif. offerings Every
detail in production should be
given the most 9xacting atten-
ton, and there are one thousand
and one details.
Players; however, are the most
frequent culprits in the matter Of
indifference, declares Crumit.
"They become careless to the in
terests OF the owner, the public,
and I'd themselves. 1t is the pub
lie, of course, that makes the
actors calling possible, and it is
the public that should be given
first consideration.
"In No, No, Nanette," we
never allow indifference to enter
into our work. To begin with,
Mr.. France fully realizes he is
the servant OF the public and he
has instiIled that knowledge into
every member of our company.
The result is that we give every
thing we have to make each
performance better than the pre-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19
EOsrybod,,s confidsaes--=.=.=.=..
THE GATE-.POST
By Harold Phillips

Conserve your tears, mates kids supposedly rich
things poor genius which shows Babt
how to arrange his building blocks.
VIII H. Hays impossible of better translation
than is made by Jack Connolly:
he average school attainment of children employed in motion
pictures per that regular public school children
schools according Raymond B. Dunlap
Department Angeles Board
of Education.
This is due two said Prof Dunlap Zone because
only the brighter children pictures the other be-
the motion industry through the splendid cooperation
offered VIII H. Hayes Picture Producers and
Distributors of America and the producers whole has enabled
facilities and to splendid teachers