Evening star., 1939-12-13
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Christmas
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to aid this worthy movement by
receiving voluntary contributions
Of cash, food, clothing and Christ
mas toys for the children Of needy
families.
Verne Simkins, chief of the sup
ply division, was named as collec-
ton representative. Headquarters
for the campaign will be in room
1912.
w. p. A. to Present Toys.
The Works Projects Administra-
ton today revealed that it will pre-
sent collection Of toys and cloth
ing-running into hundreds of
articles to the citys Christmas
program for the needy. All of the
goods were made by w. P. A. crafts
men, it was stated, and have been
utilized in various parts of the
country as parts of exhibits and
demonstrations.
Mrs Florence Kerr. assistant
commissioner OF w. P. A., will pre-
sent the collection to the campaign
on next Monday or Tuesday, she
said
The Stars Christmas campaign
will benefit from a dance to be
held Friday night by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture Athletic and
Recreational Association. it was an
nounced today by Charles Kiefer,
president.
The dance will be held from 9
pm. till midnight in the new Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing An
mex, Fourteenth and C streets S.W,
in the council chamber.
James F. Graber, dance chairman,
said that admission charge will be
40 cents. Tiny Meeker's orchestra
will furnish music.
Peep Show and Cash Box.
Collection Of Christmas cash con-
tributions is expected to boom in
the Department Of Justice follow
ing installation Of an invention" by
an employe. Reginald Cooper.
Mr., Coopers contrivance, in
stalled in nine locations in the
Justice Building, is a combination
peep show and cash box. Employees
are invited by signs to take a
peek" through magnifying glass
in the top of the daily-covered box.
Inside they see Christmas scene.
Inspired by this, the staff will
drop coins through slot in the
bottom of the box-that's the gen.
eral idea," explained J. Leighton
Cornwell, in charge of the Justice
Department drive.
The action Of Acting Secretary Of
Navy Edison brought to eight the
number of Government departments
cooperating with The Star Warner
Bros.-N. B. c. Christmas drive. The
others supporting the program for
Yuletide aid for the unfortunates
are:
Agriculture Department, where
Miss Gertrude Rest is collection
agent.
Justice Department.
State Department. with Edward
Yardley in charge.
War Department. where Miss
Mary Oliver is collection agent.
Treasury Department., with Harry
N. Jones as agent.
Labor Department, with Chief
Clerk Samuel Gompers accepting
cash gifts and George r. Hersey
collecting goods.
Interior Department, where Ed
ward Kelly is representative.
Theaters where the Toy Mantinees
will be held follow. At all of them,
except the Earle Theater where the
show starts at am, the perform
ances will begin at 10 am.
Here's the list:
Ambassauor-Deanna Durbin In
Three Smart Girls Grow Up"
courtesy Universal Pictures.
Earle-The Jones Family in "Too
Busy to Work. courtesy Of Twen-
tieth Century-Fox
Tivoli-Mickey Rooney in "Adven-
lures of Huckleberry Finn courtesy
of MG-M.
Penn-George Brent and Olivia de
Havilland in Wings of the Navy"
courtesy Of Warner Bros.
Sheridan-Shirley Temple in lit
tie Princess" courtesy of Twentieth
Century-Fox.
Uptown-Bing Crosby and Baby
Sandy in East Side of Heaven" !"
courtesy of Universal Pictures.
Silver-Cecil B. De Miles Union
Pacific" with Joel McCrea and Bar
bara Stanwyck, courtesy of Para
mount.
Beverly-W. c. Fields and Charlie
Mccarthy In "You Can't Cheat an
Honest Man." courtesy Of Universal
Pictures.
Avalon-Penny Singleton and Ar
thur Lake in Blonde Meets the
Boss" courtesy of Columbia Pic
lures.
Colony-Mickey Rooney in "Out
West With the Hardys," courtesy of
M-G-M.
Takoma-Dick Foran in Heart of
the North" technicolor produc-
ton, courtesy of Warner Bros.