Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1936, Page 15

r Seven Sleep in Two‘ Beds Police Seek Help in Relieving Distress of Family in Two Rooms. Betty and Peggy Kline greet the only Santa Claus they know, Pvt. R. L. Eubank, agent politan Police Christmas party. of the sixteenth annual Metro- —Star Staff Photo. HE Klines, seven of them, live 1n| two rooms and sleep in two beds. Peggy, the baby—she's 2 years old—sleeps with her mother and father. Peggy's father is a young man, | with strong shoulders and bulging bi- ceps. But he must occupy that bed | night and day. He has a serious 4 pronchial infection. He hasn’t been able to work for more than three weeks. The thin outlines of a once sturdy frame can be seen along the blanket | which he has pulled over his aching chest. In the other bed, in the same small | room, sleep Mary, 12; Nellie, 10; Logan, | %, and Betty, 5. ‘The doctor has said that they must move to larger quarters. It's bad enough to have a child in the same bed, in the same room with a man as ill as Kline, but five children—! It will be six soon and Mrs. Kline will| have to nurse the new-born as well &8 her almost helpless husband. ‘Where to Move is Question. The doctor said “move,” but where are they to go? Money for the rent| of this two-room cottage comes from the public assistance division. Kline can't work. Mrs. Kline can't work. The children are too young to work. It's a problem to tire a mind already * wearied by pain and disability. Christmas, of course, is a subject quite remote to this family, too con- cerned with the every-day business of getting enough to feed seven mouths, of keeping a fire in the stove to dispel the damp that rises from the river, 50 feet away; of clothing the older chil- dren so they can go to school. It doesn’t do to get sentimental about such things when you're that hard up. Betty would like a doll, of course, and Margaret, called Peggy, would be de- lighted with a little red wagon or a rubber ball. But mother and father know that the best Santa Claus can “bring Betty. Peggy and their brother | and sisters would be coats, shoes and dresses. Christmas would be even more re- mote for the Klines had their plight not been discovered yesterday by the good angels of the sixteenth annual Metropolitan Police Christmas party. Hurriedly, Mrs. Ada M. Minnix, in eharge of gift collection headquarters at the District National Guard Armory, prepared a basket of food. Bhoes were found for small feet and there were sent also two dresses. "You should have seen Peggy's face Hght up when she saw those dresses. - Most little girls of 2 don't take much interest in clothes, but Peggy held up & dress and appraised and | approved it like a debutante with a new party frock. Then, holding it close to her, she prattied merrily until & new toy stole the show. Policeman Takes Gifts. Policeman R. L. Eubank took the gifts to.the Klines' two-room bunga- low between the canal and the river bank. A freight train was rumbling past and it was several moments be- fore the father's faint “come in"” could be heard by the visitors at the door. With Peggy clutching at her skirts, 8-year-old Betty ran to the door. Her blue eyes widened with wonder at the toys in the arms of the policeman. And those shoes he brought! Lovely, shiny ones. New shoes. Betty dangled shem in front of her delighted, dirt- smuded face. Peggy broke into a bex CHRISTMAS SPECIALS PERMANENTS A Smart Personality Wave ‘With double sham- special e Ly 1 the eurls you need. Comslete g Il'l:.r anteed % Vivi-Tonie Y Shampoo A % Shampoo Before Jr Finger Wave Beauty Service, 25¢ & 35¢ Mon, Tuer. Wel snd Thurs. EAUTY BOX Garfinekel's—Over Velatl's 09 J4th Street N.W. Phone MEt. 7225 of marshmallows and came forth powdered from ear to ear. “What do you want Santa Claus to bring you, Betty?” Eubank asked. “A doll,” said Betty, sucking her middle finger. Eubank promised he would return before Christmas with more toys and more clothing and more food. How much more, not only for the Klines, but for hundreds of needy families throughout the, city, depends on con- tributions to the sixteenth annual Metropolitan Police Christmas party and the allied campaign conducted by The Star, Warner Bros., the National Broadcasting Co. and the Parent- Teacher Associations. TOYS HELP PAY FEES AT ANNUAL LUNCHEON Optimist Club “Collection” Is Given to Social Agencies for Distribution. Numerous toys for ~ Washington's needy were collected yesterday at the annual ladies’ luncheon of the Wash- ington Optimist Club as a part of the admission and turned over to the Council of Social Agencies for dis- tribution. Miss Elena Crivella offered several vocal solos as part of the entertain- | ment program. Capt. Richard “Dick” Mansfield of the ninth precinct gave a chalk talk; William Sheidel gave a marimba solo, and Sylvia Kaplowitz played several accordion selections. Crime in U. S. Is Topic. Louis B. Nichols of the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation will speak on “Crime in America” at a meeting of Wilmeuth Class of the Columbia Heights Christian Church tonight at 8 o'clock at the home of Dr. George T. Warren, 6412 Thirty-first place. FOR CHRISTMAS, AND WHAT A BARGAIN ! OPEN EVERY EVENING DRRES THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MICHIGAN SENIOR WINS 6. U. MEDAL Although on Losing Side in Foren- sic Battle, He Is Given Merrick Award. The Merrick Medal for debating, one of the principal scholastic honors of Georgetown University, was awarded by a board of judges last night to John C. Donnelly, Michigan senior of the College of Arts and Sciences. A large audience heard the annual debate in Gaston Hall, staged between members of the university’s 106-year- old Philodemic Society. Richard T. Merrick of Washington founded the medal in 1875, and it has been award- ed each year since then in com- :::mm among the Philodemic mem- 'S, The contest was in the form of a debate on the question, “Resolved, That the Federal Government should fix minimum wages and maximum hours for industry in the United States.” The judges gave a split ver- dict in awarding the decision in favor of the negative side. ‘While Donnelly was chosen as the best individual speaker in the debate, he was on the losing affirmative side. His teammate was John W. English of Pennsylvania. The winning nega- tive team was composed of Peter J. Brennan of Illinois and John M. Daw- son of the District of Columbia. All the participants are college seniors. ‘The board of judges comprised Rev. Wilfred J. Parsons, S. J, of the Georgetown Graduate School: Joseph P. Tumulty and William K. Wimsatt. Noel R. Ryan served as chairman of the debate. Festival to Aid Year Book. An all-school festival for the bene- fit of the senior class yearbook will be given by the Washington College of Law Saturday at 10 pm. in the Washington Hotel. Dancing and en- tertainment is on the program. ADVERTISING LECTURE George Lohr to Speak Friday on “Pictures and Type.” The fifth lecture of a series ar- ranged by the Advertising Olub of ‘Washington will be delivered at 8:15 o'clock Friday night in the Willard Hotel by George Lohr, Washington advertising man and director of the Lohr Illustration Studios. Mr. Lohr's subject will be “Pictures and Type.” The lecture will be free o persons interested in advertising. e MEETING OMITTED Southwest Citizens Drop Gather- ing Scheduled Tonight. ‘The Southwest Citizens’ Associa- tion will omit its December meeting, which was to have been held tonight at No. 4 precinct. The Executive Committee decided not to meet again until the sched- uled date in January, Mrs. Jacob M. 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