Evening star., 1936-12-10
HUNDREDS BRING
TOY PARTY GIFTS
Capital Society FIocks to
Star-Warner.N. B. c.
Fete at Raleigh.

Toys and gifts by the hundreds
poured into the lobby Of the Raleigh
Hotel last night, as Washington So
ciety focked to the Pail Mall room,
filling 1t to capacity in generous re-
sponse to pleas for the forgotten child.
This was the first Of series Of toy
parties being held in five of the city's
leading night clubs ir cooperation
with The Star-Warner Bros.-N. 3. C.
toy matinees and the metropolitan
police Christmas party, aided by the
Parent Teachers Association, to pro-
vide Yuletide happiness for needy
families in Washington. Next week
parties will be held at the Cub Troika,
the Heigh-Ho and the Volga Boat
man, with final elaborate toy ball
at the Shoreham Hotel
The goings -on in the Pail Mall room
were broadcast over Station WRC
from IL to 1880 as the sequel to an
other half hour Christmas toy pro-
gram from WRC between 1890
and IL.
Santa at Door.
FdIIOtlS VI Tie ran Mall IOOLl NSIC
greeted at the door by CHEEKY Santa
Claus, who inquired of each If he had
brought a present for the children.
Soon Santa found himself the GUS
todian of a small mountain of gifts
in brightly colored Christmas wrap
pings.
Gordon Hittenmark, Your Time
keeper" OF wRC, conducted the broad
cast, pleading with the radio audience
and the Pail Mall room guests to give
generous support to The Warner
Bros.-N. B. C. campaign. After the
Telephone Quartet had sung The Lit
tie Red Drum" Hittenmark called for
dollar donations Ito buy ten little red
drums for the needy tots" His an
swer was O shower of dollar bills
enough to buy few dozen little red
drums, for he collected over $40.
Surprise of the evening was the sing
ing Of Miss Bette Hart. popular de-
butante, whose supposedly unframed
and certainly unprofesSional voice,
charmed hundreds Of radio listeners.
as well as the patrons Of the night
club. After Miss Hartz's first number
there was an explosion of applause
lasting several moments. Miss Hartz
sang again at midnight. rewarding her
listeners with three numbers.
Pail Mall Room Filled.
BY this time the Pail Mall room
was filed TO capacity, with every table
a scene of gay celebration-celebra-
ton in the spirit Of giving which this
kind of party fosters. Every one be-
trayed outwardly that inner feeling
of enjoyment which comes from the
knowledge that good turn has been
done
Many groups. arriving after the
theaters had let out. had to be turned
away at the door because of the utter
impossibility of squeezing a single ad-
ditional guest into the crowded ball
room. These, however. had brought
gifts and they left them at the door
as willingly as those who were able
to get in.
Henry NeStor, baritone, and police
aide to Commissioner Melvin C. Hasen,
/ rounded out the vocal part of the
program with two solos. Sara Bella
and Jacqueline McGraw did a snappy
tap routine.
Music for the radio performers and
| for dancing was supplied by Eddie
| Elkins and his orchestra. with Bill
Owens doing some incidental grooming.
Frequent Applause.
The enthusiasm of the guests was
shown by frequent bursts OF applause
for the entertainers and by the fact
that nearly every one stayed until the
not-at-all-bitter end.
The half-hour broadcast at the N.
B. c. studios, preceding that from the
Pail Mali room. featured Fred Clark
and his Earle Theater Orchestra, Au-
drey Sieber. Earle mistress of cere-
monies. and Olive and George Brasno.
living dolls appearing on the Earle
stage this week with Buster Shaver.
Hudson Grunewald. Sunday editor Of
The Star, whom Miss Sieber calls the
Santa Claus of The Star Warner
Bros.-N. B. c. drive, told radio au-
diences of the progress of the cam
paign.
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