Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-29
CHARITIES
SHOWN IN PAGEANT
200 Take Part in Community
Chest Drive Feature,
"What a WorId!"

A vivid pageant entitled, what a
World" portraying in 10 rapidly shift
ing scenes the character Of work done
for Washington by the rs organizations
In the Community Chest and typifying
the spirit Of the Chest campaign, fea-
tured the opening drive of the Metro
politan Unit last night at the Mayfower
Hotel.
At least 200 persons, nearly all Of
them connected with some organization
affiliated with the Chest, took part in the
elaborate production, which was re-
ceived enthusiastically by the volunteer
workers of the Metropolitan Unit All
the of1icials of the Chest and chairmen
of the various units in the budget cam
paign were present. Led by Capt. Tay-
lor BrarSon, the United States Marine
Band Orchestra added to the success Of
the evening.
Chest Leaders Take Parts.
''What q World!" was written by
Frank Baer, and master Of ceremo-
MES, Orme Libbey, former star Of the
st. Patrick Players, kept things going
at lively pace. One OF the scenes, de-
plotting the means and methods" of
the Chest in its campaign, was particle
pated in by a cast that included Fred
eric A. Delano, president of the Chest;
Elwood Street, director, and John Poole,
general campaign chairman, with all
the various unit leaders.
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, director
of the pageant, was assisted by Miss
Donna Taggart. A large chorus of girls
and women, directed by Mrs. Gertrude
Lyons of the American Legion, and
group of dancing witches trained By
Caroline Mckinley we're features that
won much applause. The cooperation
Of the Community Center department
Of the public schools was enlisted In
the work Of putting across in novel
manner the "four-Square gospel" Of the
Community Chest as evidenced in It's
work in behalf of child and family wei.
fare, health and character building.
Two costumed trumpeters, Mrs. Sarah
Bergling and Miss Dorothy of Friend
ship House, heralded the opening of
the pageant, which introduced Mr.. Lib
hey In the role Of master Of ceremonies.
Many Services Volunteered.
Costumes for the cast were furnished
by the Community Center department
and sashes for the chorus were hand
painted by the Livingstone Academy Of
Fine Arts. A corps Of youngsters Of
the Boys Club of Washington made
many Of the properties used in the va
riouS scenes. Harold Snyder was direc-
tor of the effective stage lighting, and
two accompanies, Edith Hunter and
Margaret Snyder, volunteered their
services for the special numbers.
The program and cast were as
follows:
PROLOGUE.
Scene I-Trumpeters, Sarah Bergling
A00kA r@H
monies, Orme Libbey.
WITH OLD MAN MONEYBAGS.
Scene II-Old Man Moneybags, Mel
vim d. Hildreth; ONCE boy page, David
Wolf; first detective, Chester Ring; sec
ond detective, Gordon wilkins; first So
cial worker, Yvonne Kushner, and sec
ond social worker, Ruth Keren.
THE RAIN AND THE RAINBOW.
Scene II-Ex-service man, Francis
Miller; blind father, Charles Knight;
mother, Mrs. Virginia Nickel; flrst So
cial worker, Yvonne Kushner: second
social worker, Ruth Keren; first child,
Robert Nickel; second child, Anna Lee
Nickel.
THE BIG CLEANUP.
Scene IV-Tom, Edwin Callow; Bill,
Ivan Liljeroot; first social worker,
Yvonne Kushner.
LOVE FLIES OUT THE WINDOW.
Scene V-First social worker, Yvonne
Kushner; second social worker, Ruth
Keren; the girl, Caroline Murray; the
singer, Mrs. Herman Hertzberg.
A TRANSFORMED CHARACTER.
Scene VI-Christ Child Society Boys
Club, Scout Troops Nos. 90 and 95.
Scoutmaster, George Palmer; the bully,
Francis Burch; Tom, Irwin Brewer;
Dick, Harry FisSell; Bill, John Looney;
Bob, Angelo Brubbese; bathers, Russell
Ward, Tom Burch and James McLar-
ney; mixers. Eugene Kilroy and James
Phillips; Indians, Ralph Matera and
Francis Mcdonald.
THE HELPING HAND.
Scene vII-Girl Scout Troop No. 20.
Leader, Miss Marion Stevens, with Anna
Mahin, Margaret Mahin and Dorothy
AmeS.
WE NEED MORE.
Scene VIII-Soloists, Marion E. Hart
ley and Mildred Martz; chorus Of work
ers, Evelyn Perry, Chauncey j. Cent?
Ter, Mrs. William e. Chamberlain, Dor
othy Alderman, Ruth M. Noyes, Alma
Stone, Helen A. Kelly, Mrs. George H.
Price, Mr.. Charles Burton, Mrs. j. Har-
ris Franklin, Rosa Brown, Anne Z.
Loker, Ensign Dorothy Guice, Mrs. May
Ferns, George Woods, Gertrude Field
man, Ruth Marshall, Edwin L. Potter,
Beatrice Cox, Myrtle Chaley, Carrie
Beasley, r. z. Myers, with Arsinio Gale,
Stanley Burch, Chris Wienecke, Joseph
FRANKIE, Edward Regain, Cornelius
Channon, George Abramides, Anthony
AlbaneSi, John Braddock, Santo
AnaStasi.
MEANS AND METHODS.
Scene IX-Old Man Moneybags, Mel
win d. Hildreth; first detective, Chester
Ring; second detective, Gordon wilkins
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