Evening star., 1937-10-15
5000 CHILDREN
ASSURED OF FREE
LUNCHES MONDAY
Mrs. Boyle Tells Workers
of Plans to Begin School
' Program.
AID is PROMISED
FROM MANY SOURCES
Benefits, Donations and Silent
Guest" Contributions Expected
to Guarantee Continuance.
Room Isl. MoyfIower Hotel

A group of volunteer workers, both
white and colored, received assurance
last night that unless something I'm.
foreseen should occur, the 5000 un-
derfed children in the local school,
will receive their first free hot lunch
Monday.
Mrs. John Boyle, jr, chairman Of
the Citizens Emergency Committee
reported there are 1900 quarts Of
milk that can be drawn on, and Mrs
Mary Steele, Works Progress Admin
istration official, told the group, which
met at Wesley Hall, 1903 K street
northwest, that the joint project is
now before the budget bureau for
approval. She said there was every
assurance that the service will be-
gin Monday.
The w. P. A Is to provide Sl25, ,00C
In labor costs to run the project fol-
year and the committee is campaign
Ing to raise $67, 500 for the nOn-labor
costs. The w. P. A. has been willing
to begin the project on a three
month basis as soon as the community
has raised $4,000.
Magicians to Aid.
Charles Townsley, head of an Or
ganization of local magicians, an
nounced whole week of benefit shows
of magic both day and night at the
Belasco Theater beginning November
l. Mr.. Townsley said efforts are be-
Ing made to arrange bus transporta-
tion of school children to the theater
and added that the local talent will
be supplemented by some out-of town
lmportations.
Arthur Clarendon Smith, chairman
OF the busineSsmen's committee, again
urged all merchants to participate in
the Silent Guest campaign by placing
\ milk bottle in their premises with
sign pleading Take hungry child
to lunch-7 cents will pay for your
silent guest" Mrs. Boyle said the
0rst contribution from a Silent Guest
appeal came from the Council of
Jewish Women, which turned in $58.
National Committee Aids.
He also announced a donation of
500 from the Democratic National
Committee, 'even though then are
100000 in debt" and the first the
group has ever given for a chari-
table purpose. Mrs. Boyle also an
nounced a gift from the American
Bar Association of $500 as the asso-
cations first contribution to charity.
Sylvan King, vice chairman of the
committee, urged that all cases where
children are in need of the lunches
be reported to the principals of the
schools which they attend. He also
made an appeal to contact the unor-
ganized groups in the city as well as
the organized.
Police and f1remen have sold about
$4,000 worth of tickets to the benefit
prize fights planned for October 18.
according to Frank Buckley, chair
man OF the fight committee, who
urged support of the bouts as an i'm
mediate source of revenue for the
fund.
The Pollyana Club, a colored group.
Is planning a dance November l, pro-
ceeds of which will be given to the
fund, and Howard University also
pledged cooperation in the sale of
tickets to this event.
A dmner-dance will be held tonight
at restaurant at 1909 H street to aid
the campaign. All proceeds will be
donated to the general lunch fund, &C.
cording to Mrs. Anthony Richetts.
owner Of the restaurant.
MRS. Ricketts,, whose husband is a
motor cycle policeman, will have sew
eral officers of the Metropolitan force
as entertainers, including the Police
quartet. A floor show also will be
presented and dancing will be from 8
to 2.
Operas to Aid.
Added to the benefit performances
Will be the singing of the opera Faust
at the Rialto next week. A 7-cent
lunch will be donated to the fund for
every ticket bought to this perform
ance. Is well as to the singing of
Rigoletto Tuesday night.
Representing the Board of Educa-
ton, Mrs Mary A. McNeill cited sew
eral cases called to her attention by
teachers in the school system Of un-
derfed children and needy families
and lauded the work done by the
teachers In taking care of a great
many Of the families out of their
personal money.
Mr.. Buckley and Miss Bessie Baker
Of Opportunity House will discuss
some actual cases on the radio tonight
on time donated by "Uncle Joe" Cher
ner.
= Also scheduled for tonight is q bene-
at dance by the Young Democrats OF
the District at the Old Dominion Boa,
Club In Alexandria from 10 O'Clock
to /.
Indicating how far the notice OF
the, free-lunch drive has gone, Mrs
Boyle said she has received q tele-
gram from Canada Offering to BRING
q circus here for . benefit show.
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