Evening star., 1932-12-13
CHRISTMAS HAPPINESS FOR 10000 CHILDREN
CAN BE FURNISHED THROUGH TOY MATINEES
Golden Opportunity Offered
Saturday to Spread Joy
to Unfortunates.
INTERESTING MOVIE SHOW
Gift Is Price of Admission.
Star and Warner Brothers
Arranging Program.

Thousands for Christmas charity, but
not ! cent for toys!
That's the situation with the big
agencies this year. hard pressed to give
the barest comforts shelter,
clothing.
Reduced budgets scarcely cover these
necessities chance, then, for the
small girl who dreams of a pair of
skates for Christmas, or the forgotten
boy who hopes to find toy automobile
in his stocking?
Twelve Shows.
The "toy matiness' are the answer,
II in number, city-wide in scope, ar
ranged by Warner Bros. in co-opera-
ton with The Star, ready Saturday
morning to entertain and to fill burn
ing need.
Feature pictures Of special appeal to
children, starring popular juveniles,
will be shown at gift parties in the
Warner Theaters fraught with Christ
mas atmospheric new toy or suitable
bit of clothing for some destitute boy or
girl will be the only price OF admis-
sion.
ter of foreign born parents, incredibly
tiny for her years.
Zeta must go to school, despite the
fact her family was subsisting on char
ity. Her mother brought her to big
agency. shivering in thread-bare cloth
ing. New shoes. new stockings, under
wear and dresses were provided, and
Woolen cap.
Wa rt~ pair ~ Skates
After a long search. for Zeta was very
small. an overcoat which did not hang
to her ankles was produced All
dressed up, ready TO 90 PACK 10 scnooi,
without fear of the taunts OK the other
children, Zeta fairly radlated happi-
ness.
well. Zeta," said the lady in charge,
what else can we do Tor you?
A cloud passed over ZetaS lace, Dut
she smiled hopefully. Il Just want one
other thing in the World,. she pursI
out, "a pair of skates for Christmas!
But Zeta's wish. modest as it was,
could not be filled by the agency, which
had little enough money to feed and
clothe her. Zeta will never see pair
of roller skates this Christmas. unless
on the feet Of some more fortunate
child.
10000 Waiting for Toys.
Zeta's case is typical in at least 10000
instances, known to organized charity.
But not all the needy are listed with
agencies it becomes increasingly appar-
ent with the approach of Christmas.
From roundabout sources, word is
coming in of people too proud to re-
port their dire eXtremlty-of the lam
lilies OF the newly unemployed or the
mart time employed Sclf-respecting.
heretofore independent people, these,
prefering to suffer in silence.
Their names are finding place In
the confidential files. however. Every
effort will be made to help them this
Christmas. without injuring their pride.
Many will receive toy benefit gifts. as
will children in hospitals, institutions
and foster homes.
Shop Early.
Go shopping. buy personal Christ
mas gift. address it to some unfortunate
boy or girl, trade it in at the box office
and see a good show! The second an
nual toy matineeS are ready to receive
your tributions-already the Santa
Claus hampers are beginning to fill
The shows will go on at $50 am
Saturday at the downtown theaters-
the Metropolitan and the Earle-and 80
minutes later at the following Warner
Bros. neighborhood houses:
Ambassador. Apollo. Avalon. Avenue
Grand, Central Colony, Home, Savoy,
Tivoli and York.