Evening star., 1925-11-25
ORPHANS GUESTS
AT LOCAL THEATER
Thanksgiving Party Spon-
sored by Star and CrandaII
Playhouse Management.

With their spirits raised to a high
pitch despite the gray skies which
leaked snow and rain intermittently,
nearly 800 of the boys and girls
whose homes are in the various
orphanageS and dependent children $
institutions of the Capital. were taken
to the Ambassador Theater this morn
ing for the big Thanksgiving party
given in their honor by The Star
in cooperation with the Crandall
theaters.
1t was a day full of laughs for
the youngsters. They figeted and
sQuirmed in anticipation of the party
throughout the early morning, and
when buSseS arrived to take them to
the theater their enthusiasm burst all
bounds. They sQuealed and yelled to
their hearts content.
When the busses reached the theater,
at Eighteenth street and Columbia
road, the groups of children entered
the theater in a hustle of excitement
and soon were listening to the over
ture played on the Ambassador organ
by George A. Emmons.
Chaplin in Playful Antics.
Then sgd Chaplin, comedian eX-
traordinary. began to romp through
his antics in The Man on the Box. -
The sight Of sgd all done up in the
garb of French maid was almost
too much for the youngsters.
The story is just such a one that
the children like-plenty of action,
mystery, spies, a touch of romance
and hero who never lets the villain
get the better of him. sgd Chaplin
takes the role of a young American
capitalist. who invests his money in
Il new type of airship and becomes
embroiled in great difficulty when two
vicious foreign spies steal the plans
for the new invention. In his en-
deavor to regain possession of the
plans. sgd, In the role of the hero,
disguiseS himself as a French maid.
At another point in the play, he is
awakened in the middle of the night
by the spies and is forced to make
a flying trip through the streets
dressed only in his pa jamas. The po-
lice finally come to Syds aid, however,
and by clever plotting he overwhelms
his enemies and not only regains his
plans, but wins a bride as web.
The Thanksgiving party was given
for The Stars little friends so that
they might have another day of hap
piness such as many of their more
fortunate school fellows enjoy The
Star in giving the party followed out
a program begun last January when
the youngsters of the orphan inStitu-
tionS We're taken to see Peter Pan"
Last Summer they We're taken on an
Sll-day outing at Marshall Hall.
Others Give Assistance.
Sympathetic cooperation was ex-
tended from all sides by persons who
wanted to help make "a happy day for
the children. Supt. of Schools Ballou
and his assistant, Robert, l.. Haycock,
gave their sanction for the excusing
of the children from the schools for
the occasion, and the supervisors of
the various institutions rearranged
their days programs so that the chill
dren could be taken to the party.
The children We're taken to the
theater in the big busses of the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co., of the Green
Line, the Royal Blue Line and the
Black & White Co.
Children attending the party were
from the following institutions: St.
Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum, Jewish
Foster Home. ST. Johns Orphanage,
Gospel Mission Home, Washington
Home for Children, Washington City
Orphan Asylum, ST. Vincent's Orphan
Asylum, Baptist Home for Children,
Children's Emergency Home, Episco-
pal Home for Children, German
Orphan Asylum and the Industrial
Home School.