Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1936, Page 2

PHILATELISTS OPEN SECOND CONGRESS Plan Fund ot Buy World’s Rarest Stamp at Cleve- land Session. BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT, §taf Correspondent of The Star. CLEVELAND, December. 8.—With stamp students from all parts of the United States attending, the Second American Philatelic Congress opened at the Hotel Statler yesterday. Eugene Klein, president of the American Philatelic Society, called the first session to order, and Mayqr Har- old C. Burton of Cleveland wglcomed the guests. Prayer for world peace and good will through philatelic fel- lowship was offered by Rev. Dr. Hugh Johnson, minister of the Buclid- Eighteenth Baptist Church, The papers read during the morn- ing and afternoon ran the full gamut of stamp art and science from “Reve- nue Stampee Documents of the Civil War Period,” by J. L. Bopeley, to “Men, Women and Children Whose Portraits Have Appeared on the Postage Stamps of the World,” by Milton R. Miller. Plan to Buy Rarest Stamp. The sensation of the congress ban- quet last evening was the announce- ment by Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that a committee of collectors is being formed to raise funds to buy “the ‘world's most valuable stamp™ for pre- | sentation to the Philatelic Division of the Smithsonian Institution. The| “rarest of all philatelic treasures” is| the famous British Guinea stamp | Wwhich formerly belonged to the late Arthur Hind and once was desired by King George for his personal collec- tion. Now held by Mr. Hind’s widow, it is appraised at approximately $37,- B800. All American stamp enthusiasts, Mr. Beeckman explained, will be in- vited to co-operate toward keeping the “gem” in the United States. Pres- ident Roosevelt will be asked to be the first subscriber. Other projects considered by the congress were suggestions for a series of stamps to commemorate heroes of peace; the appointment of a philatelic adviser by the Post Office Depart- ment; the formulation of a philatelic code of honor to serve as “the un- written law of fair dealing” for col- lectors, and the compilation of a Yeaders’ catalog of philatelic literature. Mrs. Manning Honored. ‘The congress awarded to Mrs. Catherine L. Manning, philatelic curator of the Smithsonian Institu- tion, an engraved silver plate in recognition of her services to philately. Albert F. Kunze, past president of the Washington Philatelic Society and now leader of the Washington Stamp Club of the Air, was appointed & member of the congress jury. Other Washingtonians attending are: Michael L. Eidsness, jr., former superintendent of the Divisions of Stamps, Post Office Department, and J. 8. Petrie, Alexandria collector. Messages to the congress were read during the day from Secretary Ickes, Oerter Glass, jr.; David H. Daven- port, Dr. Ellis Haworth of the Wash- ington Philatelic Society, Prancis B. Leech of the American Airmail So- ciety, Hugh M. Seuthgate of the Bu- Teau Issues Association, Judge David D. Caldwell of the American Philatelic Society, and others. Today the congress will discuss the Papers Subcommittee and award the congress prize, Pope (Continued From First Page.) g o TUNITASE). yielded to the insistence of his phy- sicians that he consider himself still &0 invalid. - A verbal bulletin had indicated the Pope would leave his bed today. | “Following three days of repose | which have restored his forces,” the #pokesman said, “his holiness is much better and probably will leave his bed for several hours today. . “Dr. Milani (Dr. Aminta Milani, Pope Pius' personal medical adviser) remains very satisfied with the Pope’s condition.” The hush of worry and melancholy which hung over the Vatican during the three days of the Pope's illness was disspelled when citigens of the tiny papal state were told the holy father's cordition was “much ameliorated.” | The Pope rallied strongly yesterday | and (:‘l:rm{g the night from the | paralysis of the legs, which was first | pbeerved saturday. . Refuses Full Examination, “High blood pressure, asthma, uric polsoning and hardening of the ar- teries were known to complicate his 1llness, but his obdurate refusal to per- mit & full medical examination left the exact cause of the affliction in doubt. The pontiff’s insistence on taking over the full performance of his mani- fold activities met stubborn resistance from his doctors. A group of high Vatican officials, headed by Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, papal secretary of state, and including Dr. Aminta Milani, pleaded with him to stay abed today at least. Prayers continued to be recited in all Roman churches. Some were in gratitude for the betterment already noted in the Pope’s condition. Others were simply for his complete recovery. Cardinal Pacelli considered the pontiff’s condition to be so far im- proved that just after the Pope went to sleep last night the special ar- rangements to answer the queries of diplomats and dignitaries were cane celed. Gen. Arnold Gets Medal. ‘The Dist: Flying Cross was awarded by the Army today to Brig. of ‘10, airplanes from here to Fair- banks: Alaska, and return between July 19 and August 20, 1934 Washington Wayside . Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. DEWEY. DWIN SCHOENRICH is a man with an eye and an ear, always alert to life around him. That is why he saw the dramatic quality in the story of a bus driver who, at & certain point on his route, always pointed out the National Cathedral. Saturday after Saturday, Mr. Schoenrich heard the driver say: “Off on your right, ladies and gen- tlemen, is the National Cathedral, where lie the bodies of President Wil- son and Admiral Dewey.” » Then, came Saturdays when no mention whatever was made of Ad- miral Dewey. Mr. Schoenrich asked why. “Because,” said the driver in a voice that carried lots of conviction, “I'm sick of explaining to a bunch of youngsters who have flunked their his- tory just who Admiral Dewey is.” * k% x BISCUITS. 'OU can take this either way; that science is wonderful or that it fails to consider the potentialities of its strength. At any rate, a charming Southern girl working as a stenographer in the Department of Commerce got on & Chevy Chase bus the other day with a large package in which one of the items was a can of these prepared biscuits. You know, the kind that are all ready for the oven. After some maneuvering, she put | them on the floor at her feet, making | what looked like a neat disposal of | the package until she reached her | destination. It turned out otherwise. The spot where she placed them hap- pened to be over the bus heater. over the bus. It was very thrilling and extremely embarrassing. * % % % SCHEDULE. While long acquatnted with the accommodating spirit of the forces of law and order, a devotee of less pretentious night haunts was sur- prised nmo little the other morning by the conversation of two gen- tlemen known in less literate cir- cles as “bouncers.” It seems that the forceful per- suasion boys were escorting a boisterous inebriate from a Ninth street merriment center shortly after 2 a.m. “Hold him a minute” said onme, I'll go down to the corner and flag the wagon! there won’t be another one along for half an hour.” Our nocturnal meanderer went his way meditating on “black Marias” that jollowed a route and schedule. ** x ¥ P. W. A B!LLOW!‘NBunmauufluE w. thought so until his young sister Jeanette, aged 10, allowed a sub- versive influence to creep into the the Owens home. Sweeping some leaves off a corner of a terrace one day, she paused every few minutes to lean upon the broom handle and take an attitude of pro- found reflection, or maybe it was just somnolence. Her mother protested. “Why not?” asked Jeanette. ‘““This is the way that P. W. A. man sweeps.” * % % % CAT. MAN we know who owns a stable also has a stable cat. Some- times the cat gets locked out of the stalls at night and, when the cold wind doth blow, will crawl into almost any warm place to sleep. The other evening this chap had some friends in for a stag bridge game, which dragged on late, and after the last rubber and the sleepy departures he went upstairs to his bed room to undress. Just as he was about to open the window and switch off his light he saw a car come dash- ing up the driveway, whirl around the circle, stop. A door flew open. Out came—you guessed it—the cat. Fly- ing through the air, followed by some words the typesetter won't put into print for us. Next morning one of the bridge Pplayers called up. “Listen,” he said, “don’t eever do that to me again. I come out of the house in the middle of the night, climb into my car, go driving off down that lonely lane. All at once, on the back of mgm:eck I feel sharp clute me, like overlong finger- nails. g “‘0. K’ T say, shivering. ‘You can have everything. The wallet’s in the left-hand pocket. Just don't shoot.” And then this cat jumps up on the seat next to me and begins to purr and look wise. “The next time” he added, “IN pinch its head off.” Then he banged down the receiver. _ Australia’s production of gold for the first eight months of 1936 was 733,000 ounces, compared with 548,000 ounces for the like period of 1935. Anywhere in the City Full Sports : Race Results, Complete Market News of the Day, Latest News l’lubutromAmmauuwwld. Whatever it is, you'll find The | biscuits rose, expanded, blew the top | off the container and ended up all| A. is a good thing after all. He | few things she is asked to do about | T REBELS PERPLEX b.0.P. SENATORS Whether to Concede Them Committee Posts or Not Is Problem. BY the Associated Press. Senate Republicans began confer- ring today on a problem that may have far-reaching, if not conclusive, influence in determining whether their party shall be rebuilt along so-called “liberal” or “conservative” lines. It involves the treatment of the ‘Western Independents, some of whom designate themselves as Republicans and some of whom use other party labels. Many of these legislators have failed to support recent presidential nom- inees of the party. The immediate problem is whether to include them within the Republican organization in the Senate, giving them assign- ments to committees through the party, as in the past. # Leaders are being urged by some to purge the party ranks of all those who have wavered in recent years. But tentative decision has been reached to extend the party cloak and ask the independents to sit with the Republicans in committees and on the floor. Norris and La Follette in Van. Senators involved include primarily Norris of Nebraska, elected as an Independent; Fa Follette of Wiscon- sin, elected as a Progressive, and the two Farmer-Laborites, Shipstead and Lundeen of Minnesota. The problem also involves many others, however, including Senators Borah, Republican, of Idaho; Johnson, Republican, of California; Prazier, Re- publican, of North Dakota; Nye, Re- publican, of North Dakota, and Nor- beck, Republican, of South Dakota, all of whom have supported opposing presidential candidates or have re- mained silent during recent cam- paigns. Heretofore, they have been treated a8 Republicans in committee assign- ments, including La Follette and Ship- stead, who were under other party labels. But what makes the problem more acute at present is that Republican ranks have become so slim that the good committee posts are few and far| between. On a strict ratio basis, the | Republicans are not entitled to more | than one committee post to each five | that go to Democrats. Some May Lose Posts. If committee ratios should be cut down to the 5-to-1 basis. or even 4 to 1, it would mean few Republican posts on the big committees. | This would require Senators Van- | denberg of Michigan and White of Maine to get off the prized Foreign Relations Committee and give their seats to Democrats. Further complicating the problem is that the only minority members | left on the important Finance Com- mittee, which drafts tax legislation, are La Follette and Capper, Republi- | can. of Kansas. If La Follette is blanketed in under | Republican committee assignments, he is the ranking minority member of | | that powerful committee, Once he had to fight to get on the committee when it was controlled by Republican “regulars.” Some Senate leaders feel, however, | that it is vital to maintain relations with the La Follettes and Shipsteads, if the party is ever again to gain con- trol of the Nation’s governmental ma- chinery. — MRS. STURTEVANT EXPIRES AFTER FALL | Employe of Internal Revenue Bu- reau Will Be Buried in Rock | Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Caroline Shuster Sturtevant, 67, an_employe of the Internal Rev- enue Bureau income tax unit, died yesterday in New Rochelle, N. Y. She had been {ll since breaking her hip ih a fall about a month ago while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Helen S. Schoenfeld, in New Rochelle. Mrs. Sturtevant lived here at 4831 Thirty-sixth street. She was a native of this city, and her father, the late Henry C. Shuster, was a prominent dry goods merchant. Her husband, the late Edward K. Sturtevant, was | a New York patent attorney. | Besides her daughter in New Rochelle, Mrs. Stutevant leaves an- other daughter, Mrs. Marian 8. Arnold, and a sister, Mrs. Rena S. Harding, | both of this city. She also leaves five grandchildren. Mrs. Sturtevant was a member of the Warren G. Harding Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Funeral services will be held here | and burial will be in Rock Creek | {by a former marriage, Miss Viola Cemetery. Details of the funeral ar- rangements are to be announced later. | The more guests the merrier at this house Makes Debut McADOO’S GRANDDAUGH- TER PRESENTED. MISS SALLY McADOO, Granddaughter of Senator William Gibbs McAdoo of California and daughter of F. H. McAdoo of New York, who made her debut at the annual Bachelors’ Cotillion in Baltimore last night. The ball was held on the anniversary | of December 7, 1914, the year Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson made her debut. —Copyright, A. P.)Ilirephata. TWO D. C. STORES WILL PAY BONUSES D. ). Kaufman and W. & J. Sloane to Give Workers Cash Yule Gifts. Following a custom established sev- eral years ago, the D. 3 Kaufman stores will distribute a Christmas | bonus of one week's salary, Joseph D. Kaufman, president and treasurer of the stores, announced today. The bonus will be paid some time before Christmas day, the announce- | ment said. The bonus is a semi-annual affair, employes of the store being paid an |extra week's salary at vacation time | in addition to their vacation with pay. ‘The only employes who will not get the bonus are those who automatic- ally are on a participating basis, whereby they share directly in the production of the business. Employes of W. & J. Sloane, 711 Twelfth street, also will share in a| Christmas bonus, it was announced | today. Those connected with the stere for six months or more will re- | ceive an amount equal to 5 per cent of their annual salaries. The distri- | bution will be made prior to Christ- | mas, MRS. SCHWARTZ DIES Funeral Services Will Be Held | Tonight at 7:30 0'Clock. Mrs. Elizabeth Wildermuth Schwartz, 74, of 1731 Irving street, died Sunday night in Homeopathic Hospital. Funeral services will be held to- night at 7:30 o'clock in Hines’ funeral parlors, 2901 Fourteenth street. Serv- ices also will be held tomorrow evening at Philadelphia, followed by burial there Thursday morning in North Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Schwartz came here five years ago from Philadelphia, where she had lived for 60 years. She was a native of Berlin, Germany. She is survived by two daughters ‘Wildermuth and Mrs. Laura W. Earle, and two grandchildren, all of this city, and a sister, Mrs. Lena Slater of Philadelphia. 1S GITED BY ROPER Regional Convention Hears Cabinet Member Laud Progress of Industry. “I know of mo line in which greater ‘Progress has been made than the prep- aration and serving of food to the pub- lic.” stated Daniel C. Roper, Secretary of Commerce, in an address at the Regional Restaurant Convention last night in the Mayflower Hotel. He remarked that the changes had been revolutionary both from a stand- point of service, technique and scien- tific equipment. Secretary Roper added that an understanding and co- operation was needed among the em- ployes He cited the upward trend in the restaurant business as due to an improvement in service and man- agerial skill. Prank O. Sherrill, a past president of the organization, and R. D. Clarke, president of the national association, also spoke. They were introduced by Prank J. Wiffler, secretary, who acted as toastmaster for the evening. The evening concluded with a buffet supper and dance. 5 Today’s schedule was featured by a breakfast at 8 a.m. at the Mayflower, followed by an inspection of the ex- hibits, talks and a tour of the cRy and Mount Vernon, concluding with a luncheon at 2 pm. Wednesday the convention will close with a banquet and dance at the Mayflower. e “MUTINY” IS REVIVED AT RIALTO THEATER Excellent Adventure Yarn Stars Laughton, Gable and Tone. “Mutiny on the Bounty,” greatest of the cinema’s sea sagas and one of the most extraordinary adventure stories ever written, is now playing its umpteenth week in Washington, hav- ing been revived at the Rialto Theater, beginning yesterday. In this yarm of the bold-spirited junior officers, who revolted against the tyranny of their captain and set him to sea with his followers in an open boat, the chief figures are por- trayed by Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Pranchot Tone. Laughton’s | Capt. Bligh is perhaps the most mem- | orable of this superb actor’s long list of | excellent performances, while Gable | and Tone are both in top form in every | sequence in which they appear. The film is, to put it mildly, & natural, a | long, conscientious and powerful pres- entation of adventure in the raw and Hollywood in the rough. As we seem to have the habit of remarking about the Rialto’s deftly selected revivals, this one is on the “must” list for all intelligent cinema fans who have not | seen it or enjoy a second visit to an excellent film. R.B.P,Jr. : Toys (Continued From First Page.) lady has volunteered to organize a group of girls to dress dolls for distri- bution in the name of Santa Claus. | Her plan is for the group to meet at night until the dolls are completed. In another office employes volun- tarily decided to contribute only gifte suitable for children more than 12 years of age. Daniel has emphasized the fact that food and clothing as well as toys are desirable contributions. Gifts will be collected in each bureau, to be distrib- uted later by the agencies co-operating with The Star. To all Government employes who have volunteered to organize units and sections in the various depart- ments to work in the Federal cam- | paign, Daniel is suggesting that a table or other depository be set up in a central plant for the collection of gifts, or a room be assigned for that purpose. He also is requesting that the person in charge of the collection notify his office, District 2200, exten- slon 2421, of the location of the de- Ppository. Arrangements have been made to have trucks call for the toys on De- cember 18 and for a late collection be- fore Christmas. In order to facilitate collection, it is necessary to have in- formation of the whereabouts of all §ifts several days in advance. An award to the Government unit making the largest contribution in Pproportion to its size will be presented by The Star at the close of the cam- paign, and in the meantime names of groups participating will be published in an honor roll to be established by The Star. For further information, Federal employes are invited to call either Daniel, at District 2200, branch 2421, or The Star, National 5000, extensions 260. 418 or 385. While Government workers rallied House Guests Welcome on the corner of Fourteenth and F streets, for every doll visitor will find a per- manent with some child who yearns for such a esent. Gordon Hittenmark, “Your Timekeeper” of Station WRC, is “at home” here throughout the day and conducts his 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. broadcasts there. Each doll donor is given a membership card for the Good Fellows’ Club. There’s a chute in the door for those who want to leave their presents at night.. The Timekeeper had to push his way in the other morning, so many dolls had been deposited over- ht. As the ulation of the men into m"@azam Hotel, wra; Doll House grows, the gifts are made ready for an distribution by the police and PoT. 4 warking with The Star- .8 Christmes toy campaton.—Star Stap Photo. { Warner Bros.-N. & to the aid of Santa Claus, Shoreham Hotel officials put the finishing touches on the floor show for their Toy Ball December 18 when they announced that Eddie Peabody, banjo player whose music is known to radio and vaudeville audiences all over the United States, will sing and strum that night. “The Bonners,” a noted singing aggregation, will be a feature of the celebration, that will be broad- cast over N. B. C. from 10:30 until a late hour. Keys for Santa Claus. “Barnee” is ready with music de- signed to jingle hearts in regard to the city's poor, and Santa Claus will bepruenudthekznnllheeltylu Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen at 10:45 o'clock. A new article of cloth- ing or toy will replace the usual cover charge, Well-groomed minks and ermines will be among those present. when the Raleigh Hotel's new Pall Mall Room parties tomorrow night, with Miss A. Small and James R. Adamson. They ‘will lead off the show. Henry C. Nes- HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1936. RESIAURAN] SK“.'. One Good Turn Deserves, money in a worthy cause. ner, is looking on. ‘slnn of the Earle Theater stage wfll" entertain radio audiences. | Fred Clark and his Earle Theater or- | chestra will play on this program for | Washingtonians who find this aggrega- | tion a favorite entertainment. They | broadcast tomorrow night through the | courtesy of the Musicians' Union of Washington, Local No. 161. | Performers from “The Show Is On.” | now playing at the National Theater, | may be dialed Wednesday at midnight over WRC, broadcasting in co-opera- tion with The Star-Warner Bros.- N. B. C. campaign for the needy. Will Be on at Least 15 Minutes. They will be on at least 15 minutes, possibly half an hour, and gu-st artists will be Gracie Barrie, “The Continen- | | tals” and others not yet announced. Final arrangements for Christmas toy parties are being made for the Russian Club Troika, December 14, and the Heigh-Ho Club and the Club | Volga Boatman December 16, when the | programs will be on the air over WRC | vited to bring contributions. Listening radio audiences will be | taken into the very homes of the poor | Thursday night when a broadcast is held from precinct No. 5 of the Metro- politan Police Department over N. B. C. beginning at 9:15 p.m. and lasting 15 minutes. Capt. Joseph C. Morgan. director of the sixteenth annual | Christmas party of the police, will be | interviewed so that he may tell Wash- ingtonians directly that there is tragic need in a thousand homes in the very | shadow of the Capitol dome. | Seven apartment houses and hotels are placing baskets in their lobbies where food—canned goods or other non-perishable products are most ac- ceptable—clothing and toys, may be received from guests. They are the Carlton Hotel. Wardman Park Hotel, | Cathedral Mansions, Davenport Ter- race, the Boulevard Apartments, the Chastleton and 2700 Connecticut avenue. Officer Moore at precinct No. 11 announced that a War Department club had asked for the names of two families to which they could play Santa Claus. This club has functioned | on behalf of the destitute other years. Those who wish to have direct con- tact with a family, supplying them not only things necessary for a Christmas dinner, but toys and cloth- ing, may telephone Mrs. Ada M. Min- nex at Metropolitan 1100, who is in charge of the police clerical workers for the Christmas party. Registered Nurse Wants Job. Among the most unusual letters received at headquarters today was that of a registered nurse who wants a job for Christmas, so that she, her- self, may buy something for her 14- | | | or WMAL or both, and guests are in- | Etc. Around Christmas time last year, Beth Hayes, dancer, loaned $5 to a down-and-out chorus girl. 3 to see the money again, but last week came a letter with the “fin” inclosed.* Beth was so pleased that she re-invested the She is shown above in the Raleigh Hotel’s Pall Mall room presenting the $5 to Col. C. C. Schiffeler, manager of the hotel, to be turned over to the Metropolitan Police Christmas party. Don Loper, Miss Hayes’ dancing part- This team will appear at the special floor show in the Pall Mall room Wednesday night to benefit the police and Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas campaigns. Beth never expected —Star Staeff Photo. THE SIXTH ANNUAL STAR-WARNER BROS.- N. B. C. TOY MATINEES and THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL METROPOLITAN POLICE PARTY in co-operation with THE PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION have joined forces to provide food, new toys and new clothing for needyv children and poor families this Christmas. New toys and new clothing will be received at all Warner Bros. theaters and wi'l be taken as the price of admission at 11 theaters on Saturday morning, December 19. Non-perishable food or any other gifts will be received at any police precinct in Washington. | | FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PHONE NATIONAL 5000 Branches 260, 293 and 418 year-old daughter. Her name may be learned by calling National 5000, branch 293. With three weeks of Earle Theater | acts offered to both N. B. C. and local night clubs co-operating with the Star- Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas toy campaign, Warner Bros. lists the pro- | grams for the 11 toy matinees Satur- day morning, December 19, where for | six years a new toy or new article of | clothing has been the only admission | price, so that no one in Washington | will be forgotten Christmas: Earle—Jane Withers in the Twen- | tieth Century-Fox production, “Paddy, | O'Day.” Metropolitan—Joe E. Brown in | Warner Bros.’ “Earthworm Tractors.” | Tivoli—Freddie Bartholomew in United Artists’ “Little Lord Fauntle- | roy.” | Ambassador — Harold Lloyd in the Paramount picture, “The Milky Way.” Uptown—Laurel and Hardy in M-G-M'’s “Bonnie Scotland.” Penn—Laurel and Hardy in M-G- M'’s “Bohemian Girl.” Apollo — Eleanor Whitney in the | Paramount picture, “Timothy's Quest.” | Home—Joe E. Brown in Warner Bros.’ “Sons o' Guns.” York—Buster Crabbe in the Para- mount production, “Desert Gold.” | Colony—Jane Withers in the Twen- | tieth Century-Fox picture, “Little Miss | Nobody.” | Savoy—Richard Dix in R-K-O's “Yellow Dust.” politan Police Party and the suggestion is made: An Honor Roll Call will Star’s award. JOIN THIS WORTHY Designate one person, or a Rt N et Tt salled for by iy les working with kept on hand until c: or by the agencies working Th% Star for delivery to needy families in Washington. Federal Bureau Christmas HONOR ROLL : E Numerous requests have come to The Evenin Star from groups of Federal employes who wish to lend their aid to The Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Toy Matinees being held in co-operation with the Sixteenth Annual Metro- Parent-Teachers’ Association, and to these generous Government workers the following group of persons, in each oocr and clothing, to be be kept and the bureau col- lecting the largest number of such gifts will receive The CAUSE. HELP THE POOR AND THE NEEDY IN YOUR ADOPTED CITY. MAKE THIS A MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR ALL WASHINGTON. Direct ANl Inquiries to NATIONAL-6000, BRANCHES 260, 418 AND 385, Christmas Campaign Headquarters, _THE EVENING STAR. fgivmg new shoes. Kann's Departe POLICE PLEA WINS BIGYCLE FOR GIRL Edmonston, Md., Resident Assured of Gift at Yule Party. Elizabeth Martin will get & bicycle for Christmas. Elizabeth, in case you don't remem« ber, is the 14-year-old Edmonston, Md., girl who wrote to police last week appealing for something to make her Christmas happy. Her father had been forced to tell her they would have “very little Christmas.” In her letter to Capt. Joseph C. Morgan, chaiiman of the sixteenth annual Metropolitan Police Christmas party, Elizabeth said she would be grateful for anything, but that she would so love to have a bicycle. Capt. Morgan promised she would receive some gift, but a bicycle—well, as Eliza- beth admitted, that's a pretty elaborate sort of present, especially since thers are so many needy children to take care of this Christmas. Two Bicycles Offered. Elizabeth’s letter has achieved {ts purpose, it was learned today. Capt. Morgan has received at least two offers to donate the bicycle for which the girl yearns. One was from Joseph N. Romm, bicycle dealer at 723 Ninth street, who read of the incident in The Sunday Star and immediately called up Capt. Morgan with his offer. Thus has the happiness of one child at Christmas been assured. There are hundreds, however, who, like Elizabeth, must depend on kindly citizens to heed their appeal. Many cannot speak for themselves. This must speak for them. For example The five children of a W. P. A, worker who makes barely enough to keep his family housed and fed, much less to clothe them or to buy any Christmas presents. The four L—— children on Rosedale street northeast. Their father was in the Marine Corps during the World War and was decorated for bravery, He died recently of pneumonia. Their | mother, though seriously ill. worked standing all day long in a W. P. A, sewing room until clinic physicians forbade her to continue. This family's only income is $8 a week from relief. One of the children is seriously ill in a hospital. Father Jobless 7 Months. Seven children, ranging in age from 2 months to 14 years, whose father has been without work for seven months and writes, “We don't think we're going to have a very good Christmas.” Such are the people who will be aided by contributions of food. clotne ing and toys to the police campaign, being conducted in conjunction with the sixth annual Star-Warner Bros.e N. B. C. Christmas toy appeal. Gifts of cash and clothes already are beginning to come in at the police party's collection center in the District National Guard Armory, Sixth street and Pennsylvaniaa ave nue. About $275 in cash has been donated. Willlam Hahn & Co. is ment Store gave a box of children's garments Arthur Jordan of Jordan's Piano Co., sent two second-hand radios, which will be placed in hos- | pital children's wards to make shorter the long hours of invalidism or cone valescence. Speaking of hospitals—after the police Christmas tree party on the morning of the 35th, toys are taken to children at Gallinger, Children's Hospital and in the District Tubere culosis Sanatorium at Glen Dale, Md. Others are sent to orphanages, day nurseries and foster homes. Among | recipients will be children at the German Orphanage, Friendship House |and the Providence Hospital Day | Nursery. | Misery Can Be Eased. Needless is it to say that the misery of children in hoepitals, the loneliness {of children in orphanages can be alleviated by the balm provided by & Christmas gift. Policemen from each of the city's 13 precincts will meet at the gift | headquarters Thursday to map out their program for covering all Wash- ngton in their census of families Wwho must not be forgotten on Christ- mas. Precinct captains have assigned one or more men to solicit contribu- tions of money, food, clothing and toys, to list all deserving cases and to distribute presents when the time comes around. PHILLIPS’ FUNERAL IN FLORIDA TODAY Seaboard Air Line Official, Native of Washington, Died Sunday. Funeral services for George Z. Phil- lips, 58, general passenger agent in Florida for the Seaboard Air Line Railway, were held today in St. Paul's Catholic Church, Jacksonville, Ma., ac- cording to word received here. He died Sunday in Jacksonville. Mr. Phillips was a native of this city and attended school here. For several years, until about 1930, he was general agent of the passenger de- partment of the Seaboard Air Line, with headquarters here. At that ffme he had charge of all the road's pas- senger service in Baltimore, Washing- ton and the West. He was widely known among railroad officials. He began work with the railroad 35 years ago as clerk-stenographer. In 1912 and 1913 he was general passen« ger agent of the Old Bay Line, a Chese apeake Bay boat line, with headquar= ters in Baltimore. He was assistant to 8. Davies Warfleld, president of the Seaboard, before going to Florida. 15 SHOPPING DAYS LEFTY