Evening star., 1934-05-06
milk FUND PLAY
T0BE WEDNESDAY
Ladies of Charity Group
Seek to Continue Relief
of Many Families.

Washington's milk fund benefit
performance, which is creating a
great deal of interest in social and
charitable circles, will be given We'd
nesday evening, at $50 o'clock. in
the National Press Club auditorium,
under auspices of the City Wide
Group of the Ladies of Charity.
This group of Washington women
has been engaged the last year in
developing milk fund to take care
of tubercular children in needy fami-
lies. They are facing a problem in
attempting to continue their work
during the Summer as funds are now
quite limited. Every penny of the
proceeds Of Wednesdays benefit per-
formance, it was announced yester-
day, will go to supply immediate re-
lief to afflicted children of every de-
nomination and creed.
The families to benefit from the
milk fund are on the relief rolls of
the District, it was said, but owing
to the lack of ready relief funds of
various agencies, the Ladies of
Charity are now supplying milk daily
to 65 families. In each family there
are from two to five active cases of
tuberculosis. Most of the families
receiving milk are cases in which the
father has deserted or is i'll and un-
able to work.
Drama to Be Given.
George O'Connor and his trouba-
dors of the Friendly Sons of st.
Patrick will present their latest
drama. "The Outlaw of Glen La
moure," as the feature event of the
program. This was written especially
for the Friendly Sons Society, and
was successfully presented on last
st. Patrick's day at the Mayflower
Hotel. 1t was written by Tom
Brahany and acted by the author
Also in the cast are such well known
persons as Edwin Steffe, William
Raymond, Charles Trowbridge Tit
man, Fred East, Bernard Fitzgerald,
A. J. (Cy) Cummings and George
O'Connor. 1t is only the call of such
a worthy charity as the milk fund
that makes it possible for the general
public to witness the presentation of
this play.
Dennis Connell will be stage. di-
rector, while Matt Horne will arrange
the music. George Wilson will pre-
side at the piano and lead the
orchestra.
Many prominent people have joined
the list of sponsors for this benefit
performance. Among them are At
torney General and Mrs. Homer C.
Cummings, Postmaster General and
Mrs. James A. Farley, Senator and
Mrs. Joseph O'Mahoney. Senator and
Mrs. Frederick Van Nuys, Senator
and Mrs. Ryan Duffy and others.
Aides of Mrs. Mullen.
The president of the Ladies of
Charity, Mrs. Arthur Mullen, is being
assisted by Mrs. Joseph P. Tumulty,
Mrs. George O'Connor, Mrs. Chester
]. Mcguire, Mrs. ]. G. Ord, Mrs. H.
H. Slaughter, Mrs. Camden McAtee,
Mrs. John Remon, Mrs H. A. Stew
art, Mrs. Annie Kelliher, Mrs. Rosa
Downing, Mrs. Harry P. Sommerville,
Mrs. M. Brooks and Mrs. Joseph
Fehr.
All donations will be gratefully re-
ceived by Mrs. Joseph P. Tumulty,
the Altamont Apartments, who is also
in charge of selling the tickets which
are 81.
A number Of dinner parties is being
given before the performance. Mrs.
M. F. DoWd will entertain at dinner
at her home on Girard street before
the show for a number of Baltimore
friends. Among her guests will be
Mrs. Frank Horrigan, national presi-
dent of the Ladies of Charity. It
was expected a capacity audience
would attend Wednesday night.