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Department. These donations will be
received at any police precinct in town.
or, after Monday, at the police food
headquarters to be established in the
old National Hotel at Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Four special radio programs Of one
hour each will be presented over Sta
tions WMAL or WRC, or both. on the
three Wednesdays preceding the
Christmas toy matinee. The talent
taking part in the air shows will be
announced later
Beginning today citizens are being
told all over the city that Christmas
should be a day Of happiness for every
one-not just those who can afford
it. While the radio and the theaters
ask for contributions. The Star makes
its appeal In advertisements and
stories. Policemen are relating to
prosperous folk they meet tales Of
poverty they find walking their beats.
how evictions are being prevented.
VA SoSiSS NAPSNeSA III AAohiCo
where older children cannot look for
ward to so much as tin whistle for
the holiday
In the schools, teachers are asking
pupils to remember less fortunate
children. and to send or bring new
toys and clothes to the toy matinees.
Bulletin boards bear notices about it.
Santa Scheduled TO Arrive.
The use of the band of the Boys
Club sponsored by the Metropolitan
Police Department has been offered for
radio programs. and a radio message
will be sounded in the near future by
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of police.
Santa Claus himself Is coming to
town for one event Of the campaign.
He will arrive at the airport the night
Of Friday, December 10, and rush at
once. with q special motor cycle escort.
to the Shoreham Hotel. where he will
be the guest of honor at the Christmas
Toy Ball OF you don't believe it, be
on Connecticut avenue that night at an
hour to be announced later.)
A new toy or article Of colthins
will that night replace the cover charge
and an elaborate special entertainment
program will divert the guests These
toys will be assembled the next morn
ing and taken to the Earle Theater
to be collected later by distributing
agencies.
~,I, h.,c oifhar fIy
matinee morning, December 10, or Toy
Ball night, December 18. may merely
lift q telephone and ask department
stores to deliver what strikes their
fancy to either place. for local shops
have offered cooperation in the cam
paign.
Gordon Hittenmark, announcer for
N. B. c., will give news OF the cam
paign during his regular morning
broadcast periods, in conjunction with
his own appeal for dolls. Other an
nouncers will plug" the campaign
over Stations WRC and WMAL each
day.
Miss Seiber to Speak.
A short reel trailer to be shown
on the screen of all Warner Bros
theaters in Washington will urge at
tendance at the Christmas toy matt
nees. and their pretty mistress of cere-
monies. Miss Audrey Seiber, will say
q few words about the need for attend
ing them at all stage performances fol
one week preceding their date.
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Teachers Association have been en-
gagged for q week in making plans fol
the distribution of donations, accord
ing to Mrs. Walter B. Fry, president
of the District of Columbia Congress:
Of the organization. Principals ant
teachers are making card list oi
needy children so that each one will
still believe in Santa Claus. The list
will be cleared through the Council
Of Social Agencies. who report that
they are swamped with destitute
records.
Distribution of the toys and cloth.
ing will take place at q date to b
announced later, probably Wednes.
day. December %, according to Mrs
Fry, and the division supervising prin.
cipals Of five schools have granted
permission for the use Of their build.
ings for that purpose.
To Be Wrapped ut Schools.
Immediately after the toy matinees
trucks will transport toys and gifts tt
the schools. where members Of thu
PIT. A. will start to work sorting ant
classifying them into age and Sc,
groups and wrapping them in whai
they hope will be gay paper. With
no funds available Washington moth.
ers and teachers of the District arr
hoping that some one will donate
string and paper to wrap the pack.
ages. They are giving their tim,
freely to the important job of dis
tributing thousands Of toys, Mrs. Fr!
says. despite households and duties o
their own.
Distribution will be effected at thes.
i've. places: First division, Curt!
School, Thirty-third and o streets
third division, Petworth School
Eighth and SHEPPARD streets: NTH
division, Emory School, Lincoln roat
and Prospect street northeast. sixth
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