Evening star., 1933-12-23

Co. The baskets we're delivered by a
feet of trucks provided by the circula-
ton department of The Star.
A number of destitute victims of the
Park Savings Bank crash will be in
cluded in a unique Christmas relief pro-
gram undertaken by the Columbia
Heights Business Mems Association, IN
whose territory the bank is located.
Under direction of a group headed
by Samuel Blick, who originated the
plan, and Frank Lazarus, chairman Of
a special committee, specially designed
Christmas baskets will be distributed to
20 needy families including some left
destitute by the bank closing.
The families to be assisted have been
designated by the Parent Teacher Asso-
Citations of the neighborhood from a
study Of the undernourished school
children and in each case a report has
been received from police of the sixth
and tenth precincts to make certain
the cases are really worthy.
Carols and an address by Secretary
of Commerce Daniel c. Roper featured
the fifth annual Christmas party OF the
National Press Club, which was being
held this afternoon in the club audito-
rum.
The National Capital Choir, under
direction of DR.. Albert w. Harmed, gave
an hour of old-time Christmas music.
There are 40 members Of the choir and
solos were rendered by Irene Koehl,
soprano; Jessie Masters, contralto, and
Howard Ludwig, tenor. The program
was broadcast over the National and
Columbia Broadcasting Systems, aug
mented by Canadian and British radio
systems.
The program at the Press Club
started at 1:30 o'clock. Raymond P.
Brandt, president Of the club, presided.
Prior to the carols, Secretary Roper was
introduced and Strickland Gillian,
humorist, read an original verse appro-
pirate to the occasion.
!. Salvation Army Active.
A large illuminated Christmas tree
and many boxes and barrels of food
stuffS and toys will be taken this after
noon to the Salvation Army headquar-
ters where the gifts will be distributed
among needy families at the Army's
Christmas party. The gifts were gath
cred and the tree supplied by the Bu-
reau of Stenography Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, who acted as
sponsors for the movement through
out the department.
Today the tree was erected and
lighted and the gifts piled about its
base In a room at the Department
Building, where many curious visitors
stopped to view it.
Three hundred needy families of the
District received filled Christmas bas-
kets from Washington Lodge No. Is,
B. P. o. Elks, this morning.
The Christmas basket distribution, a
custom of Is years standing with the
lodge, is financed from dances at the
club during the year, the annual
Thanksgiving charity ball, donations
from members and other sources.
George Washington University played
Santa Claus to so washington families
as a result of campaign for food do
nations sponsored by the Hatched and
Student Council.
Individual members of the faculty and
student body as we'll as the sororities,
fraternities and 81 other campus or
ganizations, contributed total of 100
pounds Of meat, 100 loves Of bread, so
pounds of coffee, 200 pounds OF potatoes
and so on down a list of foods recon-
mended by the home economics depart
ment of the university as constituting
a balanced diet.
The committee in charge of the
Christmas donations was headed by
Ludwig Caminita, assisted by Sam
Futrofsky, william Claudy, William
Helvestine, John T. Madigan, Henry
william Herzog, John Everett, Prof.
Frances Kirkpatrick. Prof. Kathryn
Towne, Ralph Given, Clara Critchfield,
Fred Stevenson, Sylvia Edlavitch, Theo-
dore Pierson and Prof. Raymond John
Seeger.
The city fire fighters distributed more
than 100 baskets this morning at the
truck house at New Jersey avenue and
M street.
Two hundred baskets were given
away at Almas Temple Shrine at 9:45
this morning and about the same time
the prenatal clinic at Columbia Hos
pital gave food and clothing to families
in need which had come under their
care.
Tabernacle Assures Dinners.
hundred needy families today were
assured of a hearty Christmas dinner
when they received large baskets OF food
and other gifts from the Full Gospel
Tabernacle, evangelical church, at North
Capitol and K streets.
Members of the congregation donated
the supplies. which included large
roasts. sacks OF potatoes, oranges and