Evening star., 1936-12-14
BOYS CLUBS MAKE
YULEPLEA TONIGHT.
Second Radio Program In
Behalf of Police Party
Will Start at 1890.

Youth will aid youth tonight when
the Metropolitan Police Boys Clubs
stage q half-hour broadcast from the
forgotten child.
The program. including melodies by
the clubs musical organizations, will
come over Station WMAL from $50
to IL pm. 1t will be the second to be
broadcast from the fifth precinct. The
first came over the same station last
Thursday night.
Other radio entertainment in con-
nection with The Star-Warner Bros. -
N. B. c. Christmas toy campaign,
allied with the police and the Parent
Teacher Association in q wide
drive against unhappiness at Christ
mas, will follow Immediately the
broadcast arranged by the Boys Clubs.
The second half-hour of the program
will come over WMAL from the Rus
sian Club Troika.
Four to Make Brief Pleas.
The Boys Club broadcast will open
| with q selection by Maj. Browns No.
5 Rangers" stringed instrument quar-
tet of boys in the Fifth Precinct Club.
Short talks explaining the purpose Of
the police Christmas party and ap-
pealing for donations Of money. food
and clothing will be given by Inspec-
tor L. I. H. Edwards, Capt. Joseph c.
Morgan. Lieut.. Walter H. Thomas. in
charge of the Police Training School,
and Sergt. John E. Scott, supervisor
of the Police Boys Club. There will
be other music by the Rangers and
the 'Harmonica Boys" Gordon Hit
tenmark. your Timekeeper" Of WRC,
will announce from the station house.
Capt. Morgan. chairman Of the po-
lice Christmas drive. promised today
that every needy case brought to po-
lice attention by mail or telephone
would be investigated thoroughly to
make sure that all such families are
deserving.
An article In the current issue Of a
widely distributed publication warns
Of fraud by writer's of "tear-jerker'
letters. pleading for help, especially at
Christmas.
The author, director Of charity
drives for u Chicago newspaper, states
that many such letters are out-and-
out fakes. and cautions against re-
spending to such appeals without
careful investigation.
Police Know Of Needs.
The police, familiar with conditions
in all neighborhoods, know just who
is desperately in need and who Is not,
and if they lack this knowledge they
will investigate. Capt. Morgan de-
clared. Prospective donors to the
Christmas campaign, therefore. can
rest assured. he said, that their gifts
will 60 where they are most needed,
and that few, If any, undeserving per-
sons will put one over" on the con-
tributing public.
II am sorry to have to ask you
again for another basket of food"
wrote Q father in one OF the letters
received by police recently. But
there are five in my family and am
still on w. P. A."
The following letter from Capt Har-
vey @. Callahan. first precinct, shows
how such appeals are investigated:
The circumstances Of this family
were investigated by Pvt. - of
my command. who reports that the
facts In this case are substantially as
represented In the attached letter.
The father of this family Is q man
Of some intelligence and education.
They are not in absolutely destitute
circumstances in the sense that they
are going hungry. but they have moth
ing much beyond the barest necessi-
ties Of life. They are doing all they
can to help themselves"
This family. Of course, will receive
Q Christmas basket.