Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Several Contributors Re-
spond to Magruder School
Youngsters.
SENT LASS
WITH GIRLS SAVINGS
Anonymous Donor Orders Case of
Milk Sent Daily for Under.
nourished Pupils.

Contributions of money and milk and
offers of many kinds of aid have been
received by the Magruder School for
crippled children in response to The
Stars revelation of the plight of many
of the schools pupils, including the
representative Violet" Who with 1--WE
other pupils, goes to school almost
daily without breakfast.
-Four contributions were sent to The
Star. One man, who desires to remain
unidentified, notified The Star that
he would send SIS week to the Magru-
der School for colored crippled children
and another SIS week to the Weight
man School for white crippled children
to be used as a lunch fund for the
pupils who come to school either with
out food or without funds with which
to buy it. Another person, designating
himself merely as "A Reader" sent The
Star $40 bill with instructions that it
be passed on to Little Violet"
Girl Sends Valentine.
The third contribution came from
little Jane Martin of 1927 Lamont
street. James gift was a valentine.
designated especially for "Violet'S" milk
ration and with the valentine there
| was this little note:
ITO The Star:
I'm the inclosed envelope there is a
quarter, which I am sending to Violet
| for milk. Perhaps I will be able to
send her a quarter from my allowance
every two weeks. Will you please see
that 1t is delivered to her?
yours sincerely,
The reporter who wrote the story
about violet" and her classmates took
the envelope containing James valen-
| tine directly to the Magruder School,
where he gave it to Miss K. u. Alex
ander, principal Of the Sumner -Magru-
der Schools. She in turn placed it in
the hands of the little crippled girl.
The fourth contribution received by
crisp dollar bill.
After receiving the advice of the
school officials, plans were instituted
to have the contributions received by
| The Star turned over to the PARENT
| Teacher Associations of the two schools
! for crippled children. The money will
be administered by the officers of the
two groups within the schools them
| selves, so that children arriving in the
morning without breakfast will find
hot meals awaiting them. In this man
ner the foods served the children will
| be prepared by the dietitian in con-
| formity with their individual needs.
! Attention is directed again to the fact
that the children who do leave their
homes in the mornings without break
fast are pupils of the Magruder School.
The only needy cases at the Weightman
School are some six youngsters who
are unable to buy the soup and milk,
which is provided through the Parent
| Teacher Association there, and these
are given the foods without charge.
Besides the gifts received by The
Star the Magruder School itself re-
ceived check for SIS and a contribu-
ton of 81 from the president of the
schools Parent-Teacher Association.
Likewise, Thompson's Dairy has de-
livered case of milk daily since the
article telling of the conditions in the
school appeared in The Star. The
! dairys only explanation to the school
| was that the milk was to be delivered
| every school day and that no payment
was to be accepted. The dairy eX-
planned that a donor who wishes to
milk for the school.
The Weightman Schools Parent
Teacher Association also has visited the
Magruder School, offering any assistant
ance it may be able to afford.
Appreciation Expressed.
Miss Alexander and the teachers of
the school for colored cripples have
asked The Star to express their sin
cere appreciation to the people who
have given assistance to the poor chill
dren of the school, They and the
Parent Teacher Association, of which
Mrs. Gertrude johnson is president, are
determined to do everything in their
power to help those children and to
see that the gifts which have come to
them will be administered so that the
children themselves will receive the
fullest benefit. Frank Reid of 1874 S
street is treasurer of the association
and B. F. Harrington of 1874 Oregon
avenue is vice president.
The officers of the Weightman Par
ent-Teacher Association, which adj
ministers the lunch fund of that school,
are Mrs. Samuel Gross of 2128 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, president, and Mrs M.
Joseph Hanley, the Landmore Apart
mentS, vice president and leader of the
work with the crippled children.