Evening star., 1935-12-12
Toy Campaign

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bow-wows and doll-babies and wagons
and trains and what not. Those let
tiers are so appealing that only the
hardest-hesrted person in the world
would refuse to help the writers.
Certainly these letters have touched
the hearts of so-called hard-boileo
newspaper men, theater managers and
radio officials.
The result has been this: Everybody
interested in the campaign has laid
aside all other work and gone into
this campaign as If his very life de-
pended on the outcome
In the volunteer bureau, working at
the toy shop on G street, the follow
ing are actively engaged: Mrs. Louis
B. Castell of the Parent-Teacher As
sociation, Mrs. Loren johnson, Mrs.
j. J. O'Connor, Mrs. w. A. Roberts,
Mrs. z. G. Montgomery and Miss Sybil
Baker of the District Fairgrounds De-
partment.
Unless all guesses miss fire, Satur-
day afternoon will be the busiest day
G street ever saw. This old store will
be filled to capacity with toys-and
some new clothing, too, it is hoped
The letters written by youngsters and
their parents stress the fact that this
might be slim Christmas in many
homes unless the good people of Wash
ington come to the rescue.
Radio Drive Today.
To make sure that not boy or girl
Is missed when the Christmas pres
ents are passed around, Kenneth
Berkeley. program manager of the
National Broadcasting Co., today or
dered a huge radio drive to be staged
all day today and Friday-the two
last days before the final wind-up.
At every 15-minute period on WRC
and WMAL there will be some re-
minder of the toy campaign. Santa
Claus will make his regular radio ap-
pearance over the air on Station
WMAL at 6:15 pm. until the CAM
paign closes.
1T is going to take a lot of good,
hard work." the old man told his
assistants this morning, ito make this
campaign go over in big way. And
I want it to be the best we ever
staged"
That was all the assistants needed
to hear They set to work following
Santa'S own outline of plans He Is
afraid that some one will forget to
buy just the toy needed-and that this
neglectful person will be responsible
for some little boys or girls going
without a Christmas present.
One More Day to Shop.
Outside of today, there is lust one
more day left in which to stop. There
is some little fellow whose heart will
be broken If he does not get some
thing for Christmas. To prove it,
take the letter that young lad sent
to Santa Claus yesterday. MY mother
and father are both dead" he wrote,
''and I have no one to give me any
thing. The people I live with are
poor. So poor they have hardly
enough to eat. am IL years old and
they have given me this home. hope
you will bring them something for
Christmas, even If you forget me.
They are an old lady and an old man.
And they are so kind. This will be
my first Christmas without father and
mother. Everybody is good to me,
but everybody Is so poor down where
we live. Please, Santa Claus, don't
forget"
All these letters that come to Santa
Claus, care Of The Star, are going
to be turned over on Saturday morn
ing to the old gentleman himself. He
win get them at his g street head.
quarters, where the hard-working
women are lending the old man .
helping hand. And when the letters