Evening star., 1938-12-13
YuIe Campaign
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Iule campaign
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through the courtesy of John j
Payette, general zone manager. Tht
Earle Theater Orchestra, directed
by Joseph lombard, with specia
arrangements by Fred Clarke, will
play, and from the Earle Theatel
stage will come these entertainers
Dave Monohan, Evelyn Case, Tom
Howard and George Shelton.
Designed to Spur Interest.
This broadcast is designed to spu,
interest in the II special Warner
Bros. toy matinees scheduled for
Saturday morning, when everybody
IN Washington will have glorious
opportunity to go to the movies
after giving new toy for admission
a toy which will be sent for Christ
mas to a child who otherwise would
have no Christmas.
The lobbies of the II Warner thea
sers have been arranged especially
for the reception of toys, and now
even though it is many days before
the matinees, hundreds of toys are
being left by good-hearted citizens
at the theaters. Since 10000 boys
and girls need your help at Christ
mas, it would be greatly appreciated
# many others piled up Christmas
soys at the theaters.
The spectacular arrival of Santa
Claus at Washington after a speedy
air trip from the North Pole will
be the central feature of the third
radio show of the week.
The program will shift quickly
from the Washington Airport, where
Mr.. Claus will step out of an Ameri-
can Airline airplane. to the Shore
ham for the traditional toy ball,
the gay event which means Christ
mas to countless poor children, who
benefit from the toys brought by the
patrons as their cover charges.
Santa Claus pilot is Capt. Her.
bert Sussot, who has made trips
from the North Pole before. The
merry old man will be met at the
port by Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police, who has
ordered a patrol of motorcycle po-
licemen to escort Mr.. Claus from the
airport to the Shoreham. He will
ride in Packard lent by Oscar
Coolican of the Packard Motor Co.
Toy Ball Opens at 9 PM.
The Shoreham toy ball opens at
8 pm, and the radio program opens
with Santa's arrival at $50 pm.
Radio listeners will hear ElWood
Seal, corporation counsel of the Dis
trict. greet Santa at the Shoreham
In the name of the Commissioners.
Besides the radio program, there
will be special entertainment at the
Shoreham until late. Arthur Muir
ray will present six of his best dane
ers in "Minuet in jazz" Frank
! Craven, the star of Our Town." at
the National Theater this week, will
be present. The Chevy Chase Chant
ers will sing, and Earle Lawrence,
Rudy Vallees golden voiced pro-
tege, will render solos. 1t will be
a tremendous show, with music by
Maxim Loves Hotel Shoreham Or
chestra. Barnee directing.
The mammoth task of collecting
Christmas gifts from Federal agen-
cies, Warner theaters and Peoples
Drug Stores will begin Friday and
continue through Saturday.
Federal units will come first, with
Star truck drivers calling Friday at
departments, bureaus and divisions
where the collections will be ready
The Star trucks will visit the War
ner theaters Saturday morning fol-
lowing the annual toy matinees and
will call at the so Peoples Drug re-
ceiving agencies on the same day.
The thousands Of gifts contributed
from these sources will be turned
over to the District Congress of
Parents and Teachers. Hundreds of
PIT A. monthers will be waiting to
receive them for sorting, wrapping
and final delivery at the PIT. A.
Christmas campaign headquarters
612 Thirteenth street NV.
Lists of needy families are being
certified to the PIT. A. by the
Washington Council of Social Agen-
cles, to make sure that every family
receiving help really is in want.
Treasury Back in Lead.
The Treasury Department jumped
back into the lead in cash contribu-
tions of Federal agencies today
when F. A. Birgfeld, chief clerk and
president of the Treasury Recrea-
ton Association, turned in $1,000 to
Harry A. Daniel, Federal co-ordina-
tor of the Christmas campaign. This
sum Is In addition to $l5.26 con-
tributed by Treasury employees last
week.
A cash donation of $3.50 was re-
ceived from workers of the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
through John F. Victory, Chairman,
Santa Claus, a Christmas tree
candy and all the Christmas trim
mings will feature the Christmas
party of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey employees, to be held to-
morrow afternoon from 2:30 to
$3.50 o'clock in room 1OO1-A. Com
merce Department Building. Work.
ers will bring toys, food, clothing
and money for The Star-WarneT
Bros.-N. B. c. campaign.
A notice announcing the party
said "therell be box in the chief
clerks office just waiting to receive
any gifts of toys, clothes or food
4 that you may wish to give, and fnr