Evening star., 1932-12-23
TOYS WILL CHEER
MANY D. c. HOMES
Late Gifts Pass 5000 Mark
at Matinees Backed by
Star and Theaters.

Santa Claus will visit many homes
in Washington which otherwise would
have been cheated Of . call from him
because Of the TOY matinees"-and the
kind Washingtonians who have con-
tinued to contribute toys for a week
after the "matinees" themselves closed.
Warner Brothers theaters In the city,
cooperating with The Star. have re-
ported that, despite the fact the matt
nees" proper closed last Saturday, both
children and adults have been bringing
in toys all through the week, explain
ing either that they had forgotten" to
leave the toys while the matinees were
in progress. or that the heavy snow had
kept them away. All expressed desire
to contribute. even though they knew
the toys did not admit them to the
theaters this week.
this year were the Ambassador. Apollo.
Avalon, Avenue Grand, Central. Colony.
Earle, Home, Metropolitan, Savoy. Tivoli
and York.
More Than 5000 Toys.
With the last Of the contributions
being collected today, 1t was expected
the total" from the matinees would
be well over 5000 toys.
And with these 5000 or more "Tov
Headquarters" in the Investment Build
ing is sending thousands OF others into
homes in the city where unemployment
and poverty would otherwise have made
Christmas a dreary season rather than
the merry one 1t Is intended to be.
The TOY Headquarters" group, which
is in charge of collecting the toys, re-
pairing those which need it and redis-
tribute them, Is joint organization
from the Girl Reserves OF the Y. w.
C. A.. the Parent Teacher Association
and the Council of Social Agencies. Its
workers today and tomorrow will end a
feverish two weeks of work, but all
declare 1t well worth while"
Stories Of sacrifice to help others to
have a Merry Christmas" are many
at Toy Headquarters. Among others.
the workers tell of small boy, none too
warmly clothed himself, who came In.
clutching In his hand five toy soldiers
These are all the toys I have" he
thing"
Many Cooperating.
Firemen, boys clubs and various
schools about the city have all entered
into the repair work on the toys, so
they might be sent out to their new
owners in good shape. The Y. w. c. A.
doll hospital by the group
which first began the Christmas toy
distribution here some years ago-has
been in charge of repairing and con-
ditioning all dolls which have been COL
lected
More than a score Of social agencies.
schools and parent-teacher associations
have sent long lists to the "headquar-
tiers" and. to prevent duplication, these
have been checked and as nearly as
possible the orders have been filled.
Huge boxes of toys are going out to
these various agencies for distribution
by them to the families for whom they
are intended.
Among the agencies cooperating with
the toy group in the distribution are
the Associated Charities. Christ Child
Society, Catholic Charities, Juvenile
Protective Association. Americanization
School, Emergency Relief Society. Board
Of Public Welfare (both home care and
out care groups, D. c. Training School
for Feeble Minded Salvation Army.
Juanita Nye House. Neighborhood House,
Friendship House. Southeast House,
Southwest House. Northeast Boys Club.
Georgetown Boys Club, Boys Club of
Washington, American Legion, Disabled
American Veterans. Children'S. CALM
ger Columbia, Garfield and Providence
Hospitals, all the schools and parent
teacher groups that have called or sent
lists, Episcopal City Missions. Fedora
ton of Churches. Receiving Home for
Children, Women's Bureau and others.