Evening star., 1934-12-06
THE Washington Council Of So
cial Agencies, which will dis
tribute the new toys and new
i articles OF children's clothing

L articles OF children's clothing
brought to The Star-Wanel
Bros Christmas Toy Matinees on Sat
urday, December IS. is receiving hun
dreds Of requests from needy mother.
and fathers in the hope that theil
children will not be forgotten thl
Christmas.
Some Of these letters are pathetic
in the extreme. In some homes where
there are many children, the need /:
great. In the majority Of cases the
father is out Of work. and what money
is available is needed for the barest
necessities Of life. In other cases
the mother is Ill and unable to pro-
vide the things which would bring
Christmas happiness to her children.
Then there are requests from insti-
tutions where children are cared for
from clubs, from churches. from
schools and from numerous organiza-
tions. In many of the letters gift,
of specific nature are asked for. Sew.
eral institutions, for instance. have
asked for roller skates. And from
the Boys Club of Washington ha:
come a request for 100 airplanes. Last
year the club received this number
as the result of kind donations, and
this year they are hopeful that the
gifts may be repeated. They want the
kind that are knocked down and car
be put together by hand.
Letters In Childish Writing.
And there are appealing letters writ
ten in scrawly handwriting by chill.
dren themselves, who are depending
hopefully on The Star and Warner
Bros. to put something in their stock
ings which might otherwise be entirely
empty on Christmas morning. There
are requests for toys for older chill
dren-toys that run and do things;
dolls and doll carriages, and in some
instances, merely a request for warm
coat, a pair Of stockings or shoes.
All Of these requests make one
thing evident, that the number OF
needy children in Washington, the
number who must depend wholly and
entirely upon those more fortunate
than themselves If Christmas is not
w Paoo tAACiu Oy, 10 6ACdl.
The Council is working night and
day, with the aid of many volunteer
workers, to list them, making careful
checks and surveys, that none who
are really in need may be overlooked
And The Star and Warner Bros. are
making elaborate preparations for the
toy matinees, to make 1t easy and
simple for all who will to help.
Generous Help Is Sought.
1t remains, now, for those kind and
generous Washingtonians who are In
full sympathy with the needs of these
many poor children, and who share
in the desire of all that there be
no forgotten child in Washington this
Christmas, to do their share.
So urgent is the need this Christ
mas that all who possibly can are
urged to be generous The Star
Warner Bros. matinees afford an easy
opportunity, and at the same time
offers in return the very finest OF
entertainment.
To attend any Of these perform
ances at any one of the II theaters
listed, you have simply to bring a new
toy or a new article of clothing, as
your price of admission. Once you
leave your gift in the theater lobby,
where it will be taken and carefully
laid aside, your trouble ceases, and
you will be instantly rewarded for
your effort. You may enjoy the show
that has been prepared for you with
the full satisfaction Of knowing that
what you have brought will find its
way into the hands of some child
who. but for you, would be heart
broken on Christmas morning.
The Council Of Social agencies will
make sure of this. Trucks of the Sc
curity Storage Co., kindly offered for
the purpose again this year as in the
past, will collect these toys and bring
them to the Christmas toy shop at
1107 Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining
The Star Building. where they will be
grouped and assorted, to be taken by
the councils many volunteer workers