Evening star., 1937-09-27
SUPPORT GROWING
FOR CAMPA|CNFOR
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Civic Groups, Entertainers
and Others to Help Raise
100000 Here.
GREAT NEED FOR CASH
CITED BY MRS. BIDDLE
Free Meal Is Most Substantial
Many Children Get During
Day, She Declares.

Plans for the citizens campaign to
raise 100000 to provide free hot
lunches for 5000 or more needy school
children were bolstered today by sup
port OF a growing number of civic
groups and sympathetic business men
and entertainers.
The program in the making called
for special benefit showings by local
movie theaters; benefit magic show
by local members of the Society of
american Magicians; big-time bene.
mt boxing exhibition and various other
affairs.
The benefit boxing exhibition will
be held at Griffith Stadium on October
IL. 1t was decided at luncheon meet.
ing Of the Special Committee in charge
OF arrangements at the Mayflower
Hotel today. Promoter Joe Turner
and Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn said
there would not be time to arrange
details of the matches by October IL,
date previously proposed.
Three Possible Matches.
Ahearn said hes~had three possible
headliner matches in mind, and ex-
pected to close negotiations for one
OF these soon. His plans would pit
Joie Archibald, fifth ranking feather
weight. who is popular in Washington,
against either Harry Jeffra, world
bantamweight champion; Sixto ESQ.,
bar, former world bantamweight
champion, or Lou Gevinson, local
featherweight.
The committee fixed the scale Of
ticket prices at 81 for general admis-
sion. and $1.65, 1920 and S345 for
reserved seats.
In a radio address over Station
WMAL this morning. Mrs. Lloyd F.
Biddle called for support of the pro-
gram by every man and woman in
this great city Of ours" She said
the cause has the Endorsement Of
every civic organization, every busi-
ness association and every local gov
ernmental offlcial in the District.
Mrs. Biddle pointed out that since
1888 needy school children have been
served hot lunches in the schools. but
that lunch funds no longer are avail
able from Government sources and
can be raised only by you and me.
and all Of us living in this COM
munity."
Children Need Meal.
All the children to be included in
the program badly need that "ore
square meal" during the day, Mrs.
Biddle said. For most of them, she
said, 1T is the only substantial meal
they receive during the entire day.
Most OF them come to school on a
breakfast of few slices of unbuttered
bread and 90 home to supper OF
little more. These children are most
susceptible to communicable diseases
that take tremendous toll among our
population"
Emphasizing that I'VE must act
quickly and effectively" Mrs. Biddls
urged that members of fraternal or.
carnations or "get-together" societies
try to arrange to sponsor the feeding
OF as many children as possible-at
cost of $l3 per child for the school
year-snd that all citizens support the
various benefit programs planned.
She asked interested organizations
to send representatives to q meeting
of the Citizens Committee, headed by
Mrs. John Boyle, jr., at the Oppor-
tunity House, 915 New Jersey avenue,
At 2.30 n m tonorrow
Theaters 10 Help.
At . meeting of the committee yes
terday. Mrs. Boyle announced that
Sidney Lust operator Of a chain of
suburban theaters, had agreed to
serve as chairman Of a committee to
endeavor to arrange for local theaters
to aid the campaign by donating a
part Of the proceeds from special bene-
fit showings.
Mrs. Boyle also said that Charles W.
Townsley, vice president Of the Society
Of American Magicians. had pro-
posed that the so or more amateur
magician members of the society in
Washington would stage a series Of
magic exhibitions, from which all the
proceeds would be donated to the free
lunch campaign.
The committee also received assur-
ance from Theodore Grape. president
of the Federation of Business Mems
Associations, that the $500 members Of
the federation are 100 per cent back
Of the campaign"
The Pollyanna Club offered to stage
. pageant on October 81 in IN effort
to raise $1,000 for the fund.