Evening star., 1936-12-07
|YULE GIFTS NEEDED
FOR OLD PERSONS
Food, Clothing and Coal
Donations Sought for
Police Party.

Age as well as youth must be served
at Christmas.
Quite as pathetic as Q child
threatened with an empty stocking
are the men and women In lifes
evening who cherish remembrance,
but may have to depend on memory
for Christmas happiness.
No child should be forgotten. No
children should forget.
Jack O'Connell, veteran fifth PIE
cinct policeman and supervisor OF
distribution for the annual Metropoli-
tan Police Christmas party, can tell
of old folks he comes across on his
rounds who must depend entirely on
gifts donated through the police II
the day is not to be just another
sad mile stone towards life's close
Sorrow Can Be Prevented.
A visit with Jack into few homes
will show the sorrow that can be
prevented by donations of food. cloth
ing and coal to feeble pensioners and
other aged people who lack security
during their declining years.
Here is one old pair. huddled about
their hearth. 1t Is not cold hearth.
There is a warm fire burning. but
it will not burn long, for the fuel
| Is nearly out. The woman wears q
shawl pierced with holes. Her hus-
band limps about on cane. Their
| only company is each other and a
! small white cat.
"Mr. O'Connell," the woman
whispers to the police officer, don't
forget us at Christmas. Please don't. y
On q street several blocks away
| from this couple lives a septuage-
marian and her 65-year-old nephew.
She can walk only with the aid OF
crutches. Her sole support. this
white haired nephew can no longer
hold q lob. He was injured in an
automobile accident that precludes
his returning to work as an expert
steam filter.
Morgan Sending Letter.
To prospective and former con-
tributors, Capt. Joseph c. Morgan,
chairman of the police party, Is
sending this week the following letter:
Dear Friend:
| "For the last Is years the annual
Christmas party given by members OF
the Metropolitan Police Department
to the poor and needy people of this
city has been q success only through
the generous donations of kind friends
and the earnest work Of policemen
from all the precincts.
Last year more than $500 baskets
Of food, several thousand garments
and shoes, as well as fuel and other
necessities Of life. were distributed to
needy families. and we do not overlook
the children, as dolls and toys will be
given them. The members of the Po-
lice Boys Clubs assist, with one of our
policemen playing Santa Claus.
Expect Greater Demand.
while this is not a depression year
We expect q greater demand for as
sistance, due to the large influx Of
i people to the city from all over the
United States who seek employment
and decide to make their home here,
fail in their endeavor and become q
| pTOUlcu1 1Of OttlCiS " ScC tAlnl tiiCy oO
not suffer the pangs of hunger. This.
together with the usual poor that is
with us always, will make our job a
greater one.
This year we have the co-opera-
ton of The Evening Star newspaper,
Warner Bros Theaters, National
Broadcasting Co.. Parent-Teachers'
Association, Police Boys Clubs and
several civic associations to help carry
on this good and worthy work. and We
ask your cooperation by donation Of
any kind, assuring you We operate
with no overhead expense and 100 per
cent of all donations 60 to the needy
poor.
You may send your contribution to
any police station nearest to your
home. to our headquarters in the Dis
trict Of Columbia National Guard Ar
mory at Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, or to the chairman.
I'VE wish to thank you II you
helped US to make the unfortunate
poor happy at Christmas last year. we
also wish to thank you now for any
help you may be at this time to make
our Christmas party success"