The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-23
4ROUT HUNGER
ON Christmas
IS RALLY CRY
Efforts Pooled Through
Clearing House to
Aid Needy.
CHILDREN REMEMBERED
Pre- Holiday Parties Are
Given by Clubs and
Relief Units.

WIN OIulSbIlldo JAo1 dAONAAN ~N~~
corner, individuals and organiza-
tions of the city today we're busy
completing the pooling of their re-
resources through the Christmas
Clearing House in an attempt to see
that no person in the city goes
hungry on Christmas day
Approximately 10000 families will
receive baskets this week, according
to Herbert S. King, clearing house
chairman.
Clubs, churches, fraternal or
ranizations and other groups have
obtained names of needy families
through Community Fund relief
agencies, and are doing yeoman
work to bring Christmas cheer to
these families" King said TUESDAY
Parties for Children
Manv other organizations are aid
ing the crusade against gloom at
Christmas time by staging parties
for children who probably never
would be found by Santa Claus
otherwise.
one of the big events of the pre-
Christmas parties will be given do
the statehouse at 10 Thursday morn
ing under the sponsorship OF state
house employees and the Salvatloh
Army. ,.,s.,,
Between 5000 and 1000 children
are expected to attend. Every chlio
will be given a toy, an orange, canoy
and clothing. -,
Also I'LL baskets will be as
tributed to needy famlnes loI
christmas dinners. The Salvation
ARMY gave 600 of these and state
house employees donated Sill
Orphans Club Guests
TWENTY-FIVE orphans will be guests
of the Advertising club at its luncn-
con in the Columbia Club Thursday
zach member is urged to bring a
TOW so that the children may ENJOY
a merry Christmas. -
Approximately 500 children at
tended the annual Christmas party
given bv the Community Womens
Club at the Brookside community
house Tuesday. Santa Claus at the
Microphone," a play in which chill
dren filled the roles, featured the
party. 49,
Girls club of the Rhodius Com
nunitv house sponsored a party at
which approximately 200 cniloren
were given Christmas candy and
fruit Tuesday afternoon.
Parties this afternoon are at
Brightwood and j. T. V. Hill Com
munity houses.
Letter Carriers Aid
Postoffice employees today are dis
tributing $50 baskets to talnllleS
found to be in need by letter car
riers on their routes. COMMITTEE
in charge of the distribution is
John Stettler, chairman; CnarieS
Reed, Charles r. Johnson, and John
Deupree. ;,,
one hundred needy families VIII
receive baskets Thursday evening
from the service club OF the Real
Silk Hosiery Mills.
According to Carl Fox, president
Of the club. the baskets are mace up
10 accommodate families OF from
four to six persons. They VIII pro-
vide sufficient food for ChrlstIhaS'
end for several days a1terWaro'
Party at Nursery
Following its annual pre-Chrlst-
mas luncheon today at the Lincoln,
\ the Lions Club went to the Indian
apolis Day Nursury, where a Santa
claus party had been arranged.
rows. candy. and gifts were given TO
the children.
"a Christmas Carol by Charles
Dickens will be presented tonight by
professor F. Elmer Marshall OF the
faculty. of the Y. M. G. A. night
school and of the Jordan Con-
servatory of Music and Fine Arts.
The presentation will be made be-
fore a meeting of the Bible In
vestigation Club at the Y. M. G. A.
Second presentation of White
Gifts for the King" will be given
at the Fairfax Christian church
Sunday night. Fifty persons take
part in the production, which was
given for the first time last Sunday.
Following the first presentation,
each department of the Sunday
school presented gifts which filled
fourteen baskets to be distributed to
needy families.
Playlet Is Given
Christmas party of the Mercator
Club was held Tuesday night in the
Columbia Club ballroom. The pro-
gram included The Other Wise
Man" by the Rev. Allen K. Trout
of the Bethlehem Lutheran church,
a playlet by the pupils of Miss
Josephine Fitch, and the distribu-
ton of toys to children and candy
to women guests.
Arrangements for the party were
I'm charge of a committee under DR..
George King.
Baskets to be distributed include:
Catholic Community. center 800; Anal,
emnioves OF the Kahn Tailoring Company.
las. Shriners SOS: all churches of the
S Ss zOS az Amsrca 400 Schools and par
ent-Teacher groups $50: salvation Army.
EI hSU s $685. Family welfare soeisty $50:
Public Health Nursing ASSoei q, ~ tSI
wars, 500: city relief workers: 500; division
of school nursing. 30: Exchange Cup, %;
legion. iss: division Of child, hygiene. $50:
Sunshine Mission. 100; Girl scouts. , 50:
Mothers 10: nurses of the. James Whit
comb Riley hospital for children. 8.
Salaries Reduced