Evening star., 1938-12-12
a police scout car be sent to get the
gifts.
PIT. A. Will Assist.

Hundreds of school mother men,
berS of the District Congress Of
Parents and Teachers are preparing,
meanwhile, to open their annual
Christmas headquarters the latter
part of the week at 612 Thirteenth
street NV. Here they will sort, wrap
and later deliver thousands of toys,
articles of clothing and other gifts
gathered from theaters, Federal bu-
reaus and Peoples Drug Stores
throughout the District.
Employees of the Justice and Treas
ury Departments again are making
their Christmas campaign partici-
patton vital, active program in all
divisions.
j. Leighton Cornwell, Special AS
sistant to the Attorney General and
campaign chairman for the Justice
Department, invited co-Workers to
place gifts under Christmas trees
which will be put up in the depart
ment on Wednesday.
Father Asks Help.
Every year the department has
helped several needy families. Thus
far, the father of one of the families
aided last year has written Mr..
Cornwell with another petition for
help.
There are three children in this
family. The father is employed only
temporarily on W. P. A. and is seek
ing permanent job as steam filter.
Mr.. Cornwell reported that con-
tributions to the Christmas cam
paign already are coming in at JUS
tice. He has named the following
division chairmen for the drive:
Bureau of Prisons, M. E. Alexan-
der; Administrative Division, Rich
ard Stiles; Antitrust Division, Leroy
McCauley; Lands Division, Joseph
R. Brewer; Claims Division, Frank
Keating: Criminal Division, Charles
Fish; Bonds and Spirit Division,
Miss Helen E. Jamison, and Tax
Division, Roland A. Cormier.
Approve Of Movement.
F. A. Birgfeld, chief clerk of the
Treasury Department and president
of its recreational association, has
notified employees that association
directors heartily approve the Christ
mas movement and wish to give
additional emphasis to this splen-
did undertaking.
"As convenience to those who
desire to give clothing, ETC., barrels
will be found at the main entrance
to the several buildings into which
toys, wearing apparel and canned
goods may be placed.
Il understand that old clothing
received will be turned over to the
Parent-Teacher Association for nee
essary mending, cleaning and re-
pairing before distribution is made
to the poor. So bring your gifts
early.
voluntary contributions made to
Office Representatives or members of
the Social Committee will be turned
in to the chief clerks Office, room
180, Main Treasury Building, each
day for transmittal to The Evening
Star Christmas campaign fund.
Here" concluded Mr.. Birgfeld,
"is presented splendid opportunity
to engage in a worthwhile activity
for the forthcoming yuletide."
Harry Daniel, Federal co-ordina-
tor for the You Are Santa Claus
Campaign" announced that milk
bottles with campaign covers will
be placed in all cafeterias in Federal
units by the Welfare and Recre-
ational Association of Public Build
ings and Grounds to receive cash
contributions.
Capt. F. w. Hoover, director of
the association, granted permission
for placing of the bottles in all cafe
terias under his direction and told
Mr.. Daniel the association was "very
happy to join the Christmas cam
paign."
Two New Agencies in Fold.
Two other Federal Government
agencies are now in The Star
Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas
fold. They are the National Btu
minous Coal Commission and the
Library of Commerce.
Robert A. Voorus, chief clerk of
the library, will be campaign repre-
sentative among employees there. He
promised "co-operation in every pos
sible way to make the Christmas pro-
gram a success
Walter G. Hand, chief of the Coal
Commission administrative division,
designated Mrs. Edith E. Farley in
the Walker Building and Mrs. Mary
w. Cook in the Mclean Building to
accept gifts.
Those to whom Christmas means
the most-children-will feature the
Tuesday night radio broadcast in