Evening star., 1925-11-23
ORPHANS EXCUSED
FOR STAR PARTY
School Superintendent to
Permit Them to Attend
Thanksgiving Show.

The success Of the Tha ankseivinE
party for the 500 boys and girls OF
the various UrphanageS and childreu'~
homes in the District to be given a.
the Ambassador Theater. Eighteenth
street and Columbia road. by The
star in cooperation with the cram
dali Theaters. was assured today BY
statement from DR. Frank ". ELi-
aou. superintendent Of schools, sam
tuning the eNcusing Of the children
from school 10 attend the party.
While calling attention to the re-
qUirements Of the compulsory school
attendance act imposed hv Congress
last wear, Dr. RalIou declared that
everr possible sympathetic Co.opera
ton should he given by teachers and
Superintendents OF the public and pr.
Vate schools attended by these chi'
dren 50 that they may have what II
them is an unusual enjoyment.
DR.. Rallou asks the superin-
tendents and teachers Of the schools
10 note and excuse the absence OF
those children who are attending the
party "Wednesday morning ONLY
those few children who already this
month have two Illegal or uneN-
cused absences are TO be kept IN
school during The occasion.
Dr. Ballou'S letter follows:
In response 10 Your inquiry a. %
the absence of pupils Of the puh..1
and private schools for the purpose ~
attending the Thanksgiving party Un-
der the auspices of The Evening star,
10 be held at the Ambassador Thea
ter on Wednesday morning \oFe'"-
her 25, I make the following suG-
Eestion:
THE superintendents of these So n
eral orphanages and children's h"me
should he asked 10 notify the prin
cfnals Of the several schools whic'
the children attend Of the reason fnr~
the absence Of the children from
school on Wednesday morning,
Children who may have been He
caNy absent from school the maxi
mum amount permitted by law our
ing the month Of November cannot,
Of course he absent on Wednesday
without violating the law II viii
he q good lesson To these few chill
dren 10 require them 10 attend school
on his morning and deny them the
privilege Of attending the Thanks
giving party.
The character OF the entertain
lueut provided the children on This
occasion and The fact that these chill
dren 50 seldom have such an oppor-
tUuiIv prompts the superintendent
of schools TO feel that the principals
Of the schools and teachers shor'A
give sympathetic operation 70 Thv
Evening Star in arranging for this
party"
The principal feature Of The Thanks
giving marty is to he tho showing rf
the new laugh-producer by Syd chan
lin The Man on the Box, which
gives the famous comedian ano1 her
opportunitv to perform in the Eulse
Of a woman this time as French
maid instead of as "Charlie's Aunt.
which caused so many howls OF laugh
ter II is said tina. Syd. though SUD
denly thrown into the role Of maid
bv the ludicrouS development of the
story OF The Man on the Box SAYS
his Que vouleZ VCus. monster, with
considerable snap. Al any rate, SAYS
Nelson Bell. assistant 10 Mr.. Gran
dali. who is aiding in the arrange
mentS for the big party. he sight OF
a man with sgd Chaplin's face. done
up with fancy lace and a French colt
fure IS one calculated 10 give rise 10
smiles and smokers galore. {
The story deals with the adentureS
Of a Young man named Bob Narhur-
ton, who invests $50 600 IN new
flying machine and thus steps into
a hornets nest of intrigue which IN
cludes mysterious Russian spies.
hard hearted policemen and valuable
plans of the invention which the
hero loses many times. Plenty Of
action is promised. as Charles F.
Reisner, one-time prizefghter, takes
/ the role Of one of the spies and Gre
ates a whirlwind or two in the plot.
! The story is taken from the novel
/ OF the same title by Harold Nc
Grath.
, The party is to be distinctly for
The Stars little friends. as no cash
patrons or grownup folk are 10 he
allowed TO attend. only the children
and their supervisors are TO be in
vited. 4
Transportation is being arranged$
and the children will he taken to and
from the theater and their homes.