Evening star., 1937-12-15
Toy Campaign
tainment to secure donations for the
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tainment to secure donations for the
same cause
Gifts May Be Sent.
If you cannot attend one Of these
matinees you may leave a gift now At
any Warner Bros. theater or you may
merely pick up your telephone and ask
q department store to charge gift
to your account and send it to the
Earle Theater. Warner Bros. theater
lobby displays at the moment show
that Washington is already answering
the appeal being made for its destitute
families.
Gifts from the stars of the toy
matinee programs will arrive in
Washington Friday night at IL o'clock,
when Santa Claus makes a literally
flying visit to Washington for the
campaign, stopping at Hollywood for
large packages from toy matinee head
liners. Santa Claus will actually ar
rive at Washington Hoover Airport
at that time in an American Airlines
plane and will address the young
people gathered to welcome him. You
are all invited to be there. Then he
will be escorted to the Shoreham toy
ball, where he will be guest of honor.
Kate hours and hard work has been
the daily routine Of every one con-
nected with THE Smiling Minstrel
Tor weeks, it, was reported today. Miss
Letter, business executive for the pro-
d1lrfinn that ha
back drop used in New York for the
recent hit. 'Lysistrata," has been bor-
rowed for the occasion. They scene
OF the play, two acts and a pro-
logue, including music and carols, is
laid In 18th century Scotland. The
cast is social register. Tickets are on
sale at Pierre's, Connecticut avenue
and @ street NV, and at Francise,
Nineteenth and @ streets NV.
Democrats Giving Dance.
The Young Democrats Club of
Washington is giving a Christmas
dance at the Hay-Adams House Friday
nlsht from 10 to / o'clock, where a |
1uletide tree will be the central deco
ration. Guests are invited to bring
contributions Of toys, clothing or food
Canned goods is splendid), which will
be presented to The Star Warner
Bros.-N. B. G. Christmas Campaign.
Stephen lie Sieur and his orchestra
will play for dancing. it was an
nounced today by Royce Givens, presi-
dent of the club.
Even the kindergarten tots at the
W. B. Powell Elementary School are
in the campaign, accord
ing to Miss Ruby Nevins, their teacher.
They have turned their own play
store" into toy store for the collec-
tlon OF books, dolls and games for the
Christmas Of less fortunate children,
she says, and it was their own idea
This collection will go to the Parent
Teacher Association for distribution.
Corn meal-1,000 pounds of twas
personally contributed today to the
Police Christmas party,
allied with the campaign, for use in
the thousands of food baskets for
needy families, by Bernard B. Bailey
Of Home Owners Loan.
Auto Load of Clothing.
An automobile arrived at police
party headquarters at the National
Guard Armory, Sixth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV, today, loaded
with clothing contributed by Phil
Bobys, 725 Seventh street NV. Mrs.
Ada Minnix, in charge of listing de-
serving families there, said that the
gift included women's dresses and
coats, and mems suits and overcoats.
heaped higher than windows.
Today Jim McGrath, Night Watch
man for the National Broadcasting
Co., who has been reminding WASH
lngton Of this campaign from mid
night until 2 am, reported that all
sorts OF toys have been delivered at
his home to be picked up for distribu-
lion in the campaign.
The Organized Bible Class Asso.
ciation of the District of Columbia
passed resolution indorsing the cam.
paign and urging members Of the
adult Bible classes OF the city to leave