Evening star., 1931-12-21
SANTA'S MAT|NEES
BRING 2,425 TOYS
Gifts Donated at Two The.
aters to Bring Joy to Hearts
of Poor Children.

When the final doll, the last scooter
the tiniest red automobile was counted
today. the sum total piled up by the
toy matinees" was enough to make old
Santa Claus himself gasp for breath
exactly 2425 personal gifts for poor
children!
And for every tin soldier, every bag
of marbles, every gay box of candy
there is a child in some underprivileged
home. in some hospital, in some Or
phanage who would otherwise have
gone unrewarded on Christmas day.
A careful distribution is being worked
out through the Council of Social
Agencies to eliminate Implications and
to insure the safe delivery Of every
present to the small hands which will
covet it most.
Miss Coulson in Charge.
The toys, collected Saturday in the
lobbies OF the Tivoli and Metropolitan
Theaters. as the price Of admission tC
benefit shows arranged by Warner
Bros and The Star, will be hung or
many a Christmas tree in institutions
throughout Washington, or personally
delivered to the darkest doors in tn
CITY,
Their distribution is in charge of
Miss Edith CoulSon. director CT the
Councils Christmas Bureau. which
functions under the Community Chest.
Trucks bore the presents Saturday to
the central Y. w. c. A., where the work
OF sorting and classification is already
we'll under way.
"As for the gifts themselves" ex-
claimed Miss Cculson, they are lovely
Lovely!
Toys of All Varieties.
There's tee NEST perfect little vac
uum ciecner fer a doll house, fine
silver Cirigible a yard long, tie most
adorabl, rag doll twins, whole squad
ron of tiny airp'anes, with a perfect
flagship to lead them. little dust pans
broons and mops, done up in gay wrap
pers!
The variety and novelty of the gifts
ir almost too much to describe. l only
wish that the donors could see the
VI tllC ~l.O Az 3 SOLll6 W
receive their gifts when Santa Claus
hands them out!"
There is a personal need, Miss Coul-
son said for every toy in the lot
Through the files OF the Social Service
Exchange, workers are checking lists
of needy children to avoid duplicated
charity on Christmas.
The lists are long, very long this
wear. There are hundreds upon hun
dreds of small inmates in institutions
and thousands of children in homes toe
Impoverished to provide Christmas
cheer.
Will Be Carefully Classified.
The toys will be distributed as fal
as possible, and carefully cassifled fol
apportionment to hospitals, orphanages
and correctional institutions.
Large numbers OF the toys will be
distributed through each of the fol-
lowing agencies:
The Washington Home for the
Friendless the Swartzell Methodist
Home, the family division Of the Ira
velers' Aid Society, the Juvenile Pro-
tective Association, the Catholic Chari-
ties. the Christ Child Society, the
Neighborhood and Friendship Houses
the HCme for the Feeble Minded, the
District Training School, the Children
Home for colored inmates, the Ameri-
can Legion. the Episcopal City Mission
Hillcrest Chilorens' Village. the South
east Settlement House for colored
Providence Hospital, st. Johns Or.
phanage. Gallinger, Childrens' and
Freedmans' Hospitals and many others
Small amounts of cash were left at
either theater and these were converted
into toys by the managers. One con-
tributor, j. A. Blackney, sent s. check
to The Star, and this was turned over
to Miss Coulson. who will buy additional
gifts to 60 out with TIE other toys.
Please thank the public for me-
Miss Coulson said, land, on the behalf
of the children who will benefit from
their generosity, may I wish them all a
MERRY merry (ShriStrnoSi"