Evening star., 1937-09-30
FLYERS WILL AID
LUNCH CAMPAIGN
Benefit Programs of Dare
Devil Stunts Set for
Saturday, Sunday.

In the first event in the campaign
to raise 100000 for free school
lunches, daredevil flyers will stunt in
benefit performances at College Park
Airport at pm Saturday and Sun
day.
Ten acts will be staged by Frank
Turgeons Flying Angels. including low
delayed parachute jumping, upside
down and crazy flying A large por-
ton of the receipts will be turned
mittee, which will handle the sale
of tickets.
Meanwhile contributions are con-
tinuing to come in from various groups
and individuals, Mrs. John Boyle, jr
committee chairman, announced. A
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Sunday
school contributed S2.40 in pennies. A
group of eight women from st. Mary's
Episcopal Church. Arlington County
Va. also contributed, along with sew
eral individuals
To Seek Red Cross Aid.
Mrs. Boyle announced she would
seek aid tomorrow from the District
Red Cross in tentative appointment
with Brig. Gen. F. R. Keefer.
Dean John R. Fitzpatrick Of Co.
lumbus University yesterday made a
personal investigation of conditions at
Seaton School, Second and G streets,
where he found 81 of &c children 60
ing without food or inadequately fed
Fitzpatrick, who is working with the
committee on the benefit boxing
matches to be staged October 18, pre-
viously had challenged the statement
that there were 5000 underfed chill
dren in the District schools. Today
however, he declared:
Il am convinced, after my limited
investigation, which intend to con-
tinue today, that there are school
children who need free hot lunches,
although naturally I am as yet in no
position to estimate the extent"
Fitzpatrick said he had been told
by a teacher OF 9-year-old boy who
tainted at the blackboard after say.
ing, Teacher, I'm dizzy" A. check
up yesterday on his report at Chill
dren's Hospital showed malnutrition
Another case reported to the dean
was of young boy who had been
nervous and inattentive in class.
Il kept him in during the lunch
hour to talk to him about his con-
| duct" this teacher said. I'm the
course of the conversation I asked
him about his lunch and he said he
intended to buy it-with cents"
Wanted to Share Money.
Il gave him a quarter and told him
to run down to the corner and get
soup, sandwiches, milk and fruit, and
asked him to promise me he would
she went on. "but he wouldn't. ]
asked him why, and with some re-
luctance he told me had two little
sisters in school who wouldn't get any
lunch, and he wanted to share it with
them"
The teacher, having no more money
with her, gave him her luncheon ap-
pie, according to Fitzpatrick.
Returning to Washington yesterday
after an absence of several weeks ir
the West, Clarence Phelps Dodge
president of the Community Chest
wrote The Star today that "the case
of these hungry school children is ar
emergency" He cited the poor fami-
lies back of the problem and urged
prevention Of recurrence Of the situa.
ton by contribution to the Chest drive
in November.
Last night radio appeal for aie
was broadcast by Mrs. James M
Doran, treasurer of Opportunit,
House, in which she reviewed the fret
lunch program and pointed out it.
necessity.
Offices of the Civic Committee hav.
now been set up at the Mayflowe
Hotel, in quarters donated by tn,
management as a contribution to tn,
| cause.
Added to the list of benefit per.
formances is to be a dance at tn,
Howard Theater October 10, will
music by Fletcher Henderson and hi
colored orchestra.