Evening star., 1936-11-30

Toys
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In cooperation with the sixth annual
Star-Warner Bros. IN. B. C. Christmas
toy campaign. Their aims are identi-
cal-to insure that there shall be no
forgotten child in the Capital this
Christmas. The police place the en-
phasis Of their appeal on food and
clothing. Without enough Of these.
other gifts seem rather empty bless
ings The toy drive. however. Is Of
equal importance. Articles that de-
light the heart give Christmas its
meaning, make 1t . day totally dif-
ferent from other days.
To Distribute Food, Clothes.
The police are equipped to collect
and distribute as many thousands Of
food baskets and garments as WASH
ingtonians can give. Or they will ac-
cept cash for the purchase Of these
and give the donor q receipt and an
oral invitation to come see what suf-
fering their kindness has alleviated.
On their daily rounds policemen
gain Information on conditions in
homes which few social workers have.
They know when suffering is genuine.
They know the citizens on their beats
almost as friends. They are these cit
liens friends, especially At this time
Of year.
The formula for the happiness Of
thousands Of boys and girls this
Christmas Is simple: Phone your pre-
cinct station or police headquarters
and announce that you have some
gift, or bring or send new toy or new
article Of clothing to one Of the IL
special matinees to be held December
10 in IL Warner Bros. theaters.
The call to police will bring q scout
car or other conveyance to your front
door and your gift will be brought to
the old National Hotel, at Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, for delivery
where 1t will help most. The visit to
one Of the Warner Bros. shows will
repay you in entertainment for the
new toy or garment you bring As price
Of admission. The gifts left in the
theater Hobbies will be distributed by
the District Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton, which has been canvassing the
city to determine where the neediest
children are located.
Capt. Joseph G. Morgan. chairman
Of the police Christmas party. urged
yesterday that contributors not give
perishable foods. II cash Is not given
(this organization collected more than
$1,700 for its 1885 party and distrib-
uted more than 1000 articles of cloth
ing), prepare q basket something like
this: Small sack of -four C5 pounds)
pounds Of granulated sugar. small
sack Of corn meal q pounds. one
fourth pound Of tea. half a pound OF
coffee, one can Of condensed milk, one
Of tomatoes, one Of corn. one Of peas
half-pound can Of cocoa, 10 white
potatoes, onions. oranges, apples
canned soups. hominy. smoked meat
such IS q small shoulder or ham
salt meat.
While the police prepared for thei,
task, . task that all members of the
force relish. other plans for this drive
against Christmas tears were rounded
into shape. Santa Claus, as was an
nounced yesterday, will arrive at the
Washington Airport. December Is, te
lead the fun making at the Toy Ball al
the Shoreham Hotel, where . gift for
the campaign will be the substitute
for the cover charge.
Before Santa's gala arrival, however,
are at least three big events, aimed to
make life pleasant, both for the donor
and for the child whose Christmas he
will brighten.
The frst of these will be an hours
broadcast over Station WRC OF
WMAL, or both. from 1890 to 1880
Wednesday night. Maj. Ernest W.
Brown, superintendent Of police, will
speak, and there will be entertain
ment galore, including some provided
by Roy Smeck and Eddie Carr, head.
liners at the Earle Theater this week
A week later will be similar broad
cast, half of 1t from the pall-mal
room Of the Raleigh Hotel, where q
special toy floor show will be pre-
sented.
On December IA, from 1890 to II
pm, will be . broadcast from the
Club Troika. A special program OF
Russian entertainment has been ar
ranged for that evening. Patrons are
asked to bring some toy or other gift
,, as contribution to the campaign
The night club itself. in addition to
providing radio entertainment and q
floor show. in behalf of the drive, will
donate . generous portion of thu
nights receipts.
Toy Matinees.
There will be another N. B. C.
broadcast December is, and on De.
cember 10. Of course, will be the fol-
lowing toy matinees:
Metropolitan-Joe Z. Brown In
Warner Bros "Earthworm Tractors. >
Earle-Jane Withers in the Twen-
tieth Century-Fox production, Paddy
O'Day."
Tivoli-Freddie Bartholomew IL
United Artists Little Lord Faunt.
leroy"
Ambassador-Harold Lloyd in the
Paramount picture. THE Milky Way"
Uptown-LAurel and Hardy in
M-G-M's Bonnie Scotland"
Penn - Laurel and Hardy In
M-G-M's Bohemian Girl"
Apollo Eleanor whitney In thu
Paramount picture, "Timothy'a
Quest"
Home-Joe E. Brown In Warner
Bros "Sons o'Guns."
York-Buster Crabbe In the Para
mount production, desert Gold"
Colony-JAne Withers In the Twen-
tieth Century-Fox picture. Little Miss
Nobody
savoy-Richard Dir In R-K-c'l