Evening star., 1937-11-30
Toy Campaign
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Teacher Association and the Federal
employees.
Reminding his audience that 10000
children here are dependent upon
charitable organizations for the bare
necessities Of their lives, which do not
include Christmas gifts such as food,
clothing, toys and money, and that
many other children would be left in
the cold if those better off did not help,
Mr.. Noyes said:
Last year you gave these children
$1,000 toys. You made it possible for
the police to distribute 1900 baskets
of food to homes where otherwise
crust of bread might have served as
Christmas turkey. You played Santa
Claus up to the hilt, and thousands
thanked you for it and are still
grateful.
Pinch of Poverty Tightens.
"Well, here's your chance to be
Santa Claus again. Remember, though,
that 1897 has brought harder times
than 1896. You have a magnificent
opportunity to give to some kid who
would otherwise 60 without what every
little boy and girl counts on at Christ
mas. You are Santa Claus"
MIR. Noyes spoke on the first of a
series of radio programs arranged for
the coming weeks to acquaint WASH
ingtonians with the manner in which
they can aid the campaign. His talk
was the highlight of program which
included music from the Shoreham
Orchestra. directed by Barnee, and
comedy skit by George Kirby and
Helen Duval, now appearing on the
Earle Theater stage.
Chest Funds Can't Do 1t.
There is no need, surely, to as
sure the people of Washington that
Community Chest and Government
relief funds are insufficient to care
for all the destitute people in the
District. A report from the Public
Assistance Division of the Bureau of
Public Welfare recently announced
that funds available were insufficient
even for all of the unemployable per-
sons in this area-persons who be-
cause of health or old age would not
be able to work even if the labor
markets were desperately in need of
more labor than could be found.
And it is to those homes, cut off
from relief, that contributions to The
Star-Warner Bros-N. B. c. Christ
mas campaign will 90. Sought out
by the policeman on city beats, who
know when the fathers of families
are unemployed, and school-teachers,
who know when their pupils attend
classes insuficiently fed and clothed
or stay at home for the same reasons.
it is these people who will be bene-
fitted
Members of the Metropolitan Police
Department and the PIT. A. are do
ing the listing. You are asked to be
Santa Claus.
To do so you may attend one of
the toy matinees being given in every
one of Warner Bros IA local theaters
Saturday morning, December 18. The
only price of admission will be a new
toy or new article Of clothing to
make some child happy on Christmas
morning who might otherwise be for
gotten. New toys or new wearing
apparel will be the sole price of ad-
mission at Warner Bros ticket win
dows that morning.
What Would You Like?
Possibilities are endless. What gifts
do you remember most fondly from
the heavily laden Yuletide trees of
your own childhood? For what are
your own children or nephews or
nieces clamoring this year? Some
boys want baseballs and others want
oil paints. All little girls want dolls.
Young misses beyond the doll age
like hose and berets and scarfs.
Young men beyond the building block
era like books and skates and shorts
and socks.
Last year at the toy matinees some
of our more aff1uent citizens left
lovely things. A tricycle. or so.
Sweaters, Shirts. Footballs. 1t is
hoped that they will be as generous
in 1887. If you haven't time to at
tend matinee you may send a gift
or order one delivered to a Warner
Bros. theater by local department
store and charged to your account.
And If you will be out of town you
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