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TURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1930. { HRISTMAS WHICH REIGNS HRUOUT THE CITY AMPANT THRUOUT OUR CITY BY CYNTHIA GREY (Viela Bozarth Hegie) “Holy Ne ~g-~h-t-—S-i-L-e-n-t N-i-g-h-t. AD is calm—All| bright—” They came last evening—voices faint and sweet at tide greetings tion of that silent eve, many hundreds of years ago,| a blazing star lighted the way to an humble manger, Christ, our Lord, was born. “Peace on earth—good will to men” penetrated the misty! as thé youthful songsters wended their way along) ets dimly lighted, by lakeside, or on hilltop, istmas cheer blazed forth from family hearthstones, amid maze of greens. “2 8 It was the preliminary of the greatest Christmas celebra- Seattle has ever experienced. Those who have not ted, co-operated to spread cheer among those less fortu-, corners of the downtown streets by service men and | gal boys. Even the lowliest cottage is bright with Chris oor ae their kiddie inhabitants each has a doll or} 4 the Big Brothers of the Elks see to that each, . Hazel Benjamin, who has efficiently conducted the 4 Cheer fund of the Post-Intelligencer, has seen to that toys, clothing, fuel and good eats have found their w into the farthest distant suburbs. The Seattle Knigh: Cokembus brought big splashes of cheer to orphans in the titutions when they distributed toys among them. Pe The Boys’ and Girls’ clubs of the high schools, also the her association, have worked diligently to extend the of aid to families who might otherwise be over- Salvation Army has sent hundreds of baskets broad- and no homeless man in Seattle will go hungry today, if| Volunteers of America can reach him, for theyare giving { Christmas dinner for them. The Social Welfare league, thru its Tommy Stocking will wrap cold little bodies in warm woolens, and fur-| h warmth and food. eds of private homes will welcome lonely service thru the Triad organization, Community Service, the tion of Churches and the Service Women's club. young cheer into the King County hospital. various churches and religious organizations, and the oss, will contribute their usual quota of cheer. Many citizens have rendered invaluable services in an ef- dd 0 eliminate all signs of cheerlessness in every home in , x. the medisem of this department, numbers of kindly | le citizens were put in touch with children tps to whom fate had dealt a blow of ill luck, and| will be guests at turkey dinners with all the trim-| nook and cranny is bulging with good cheer. Per-| some organization or club which has share in this Christmas ezhilaration, but I have not| THE BOOK OF MARTHA GIRLS WHO WORK SPOIL THE BUSI- _NESS WORLD FOR ALL OF THEIR SEX “As I see it, there's just one thing that makes woman ruin the chances man has opened up for her in bust ness,” said Martha. “It's a big, in- cluatve reason, and I do not know | whether she can help it or not.” “Well, what is this one big thing?” “Her own nature! Everywhere, at home, tn society, down town, each Woman must become the most im- Dortant person on earth to the par ticular mas with whom she hap pens to be associated!” 4 “Whewew-w! whistled Dnddy why, Mr. Lorimer?” Quite/“I say, Marte, you're on, all right by Daddy's unique hunch,| Human nature it is, but I can tell for any cause involving the the girl makes such « claim, or how of my sex, cried out: |she does it, ettherr” never could be such a “It's @ state of feeling, perhaps, . |like electricity in the atmosphere,” “Dunno about that” Daddy | "id Martha. ‘my bobbed locks in his dear| “Or the feeling that the barometer | way. “To answer Marte! !# falling fast—extremely disagree . f must my thet under| die" growled the business man. nt business conditiens—nothing | (Te Be Continued) king at all in our line—eome em snaheieaeironemnyasieneome ; have got to be let out And) Nearty 75 per ornt of all persons | f they would better be the|employed in the telephone oad | in the vane | Staten a stmply detéstable? 1 pro-| “What's your real reason?” This/ Cf from Martha. [) °Pl tell you, Marte. Tve a hunch the men in our office will be more valuable to the firm if the 7” | FOR Oh, la! la! You're going to save poor things from themselves by icing the girls! Nothing new i” I exclaimed sarcastically neither Martha nor Daddy y attention to my temper. calmly, Martha sid: Grip, Influenza, Sore Throat © observed myself that too| Humphreys’ Homeo. Madicine Co, 154 girls who work are rather | William St. New York, and at ali Drug fling the business world for al! /*™ Country #tores. their sex. Women have had the wonderful opportunities to themselves, to make them-| ‘es equal to man in the practical | rs of life, to climb to high po- | , but what have they done | h their chance—the most import | chance which has come to wo | m in the history of the race? As see it, the silly ones are hindering he competent ones. The conscien-| pus wornen workers cannot hold | up the slackers. It’s impossible.” will be t offering for next sal “Bxactly so, Marte. The foolish ‘ve been killing the aid the golden exe, dy waid, and I giggled and had} cough to cover my mirth with a lsough. “In our place, at least,” ly continued, “it isn’t the othes and the paint they wear| } ‘~ mate me v0 sick of having iy waste the boys’ time! It seems the idea of some of ‘em that ‘re tired to amuse rather than Daddy was much tn earnest and I ged that he had made a criti, n worth discussing. of ‘em around, but it’s their lifference to what they're hired to Yesides wasting their own time, OF aenist the men. I wonder what, kes ‘em act so! Maybe you can| otmelkin im I me, Marte’ Bring the Kiddies down and show them @ great show and a great time ia Cie BREEZY COMEDY PLAY and then louder and clearer—the choristers, chanting | oo New York laughing for many to every man, woman and child, in com-| months, and the sume show which | where | Fragments of forests were deftly transplanted on con-| pade students, under the direction of teachers and the Par-| women who form the Social Service club will) to. Merry Christmas to them, and Merry Christmas| spoke in her soft, slow, pro-| You that the man doesn't know half| tome, while I, who fly to|the time what's happening, or why | Poves—2he to $1. WILKES Two. Lively Holiday aes at Theatres THE METROPOLITAN OFFERS Room," ‘A. TH.) p in Mabel’s Wowts’ delightful comedy farce, will be the Now Year's offering at the Metropolitan, starting with the open ing performance Sunday night a te the ume offering which | played to great suceeas at the Met |ropeittan last mason. Of last year’s company, Julle Ring | Jaines Norval and Sager Midgely will be back again, while If Josephine Saxe, who will be remembered av the star in “Twin Beds,” will be a new member of the cast Up in Mabel's Room” ia beat de scribed as a frivolous farce of form inine foibles, whieh waa written for the ptage by Wilson Coltivon and | Otto Harboack. It ie prpdueed in three acta, and the scenes are laid jin a country home on Long Island. Garry Ainsworth, a young bene diet, is the main character, . | LIGHTNER SISTERS ON | MOORE PROGRAM } The coming bill at the Moore especially adapted for holiday amuse ment. The headline act, “Little Mian | Vamp.” which features the famous | Lightner Sisters and Newton Alex: | ander, is just the kind of entertain-| for this season of the year. In| on to the principals, there are | od Aitic 10 “baby vamps” iu the big singing and dancing act Howard Langford and Ina Freder ck in “Shopping” t# another fea }tured number, ‘This ls based on the whimaslcalities and comicalities of that great indoor sport, shopping who Miss Elsa Ruegger, famous Belgian | Monday | cellist, assisted by Edmund Lichen. stein, noted violinist, will be a mus. joal treat on the bill i% Fred Whitfield and Marie Iretand | ¢ will present “Umphe Ville,” @ rural-| Jog¢ ity skit, |5- Clayton and Lennie will present « jverbal absurdity called “The Chap | pie.” i "An Artistic Treat” l posing act “An Unusual Qccurrence” ts gymnastic routine. Kinograms, Topics of the Day and the concert orchestra are regular features. large 4 | appe | WILKES PLAYBRS IN | DELIGHTFUL DRAMA The “kiddies” as well | “grownups” will have a joyous week at the Wilkes theatre, starting with The |& matinee Sunday, when the Wilkes players will offer as their New Year week attraction “Mra Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch.” “Mra. Wiges of the Cabbage Patch” |needs no introduction or recom mendation to local amusement lovers, and, tt is an excellent dramatization, the play may be recommended an & tonic) for the low-epirited and despondent, & new inspiration to the strong and & positive delight to ail. It is crowd: ed with humorous incidents, senth mental epinades and side-splitting sit- ‘uations In order to property present this splendid offering the personnel of the | Wilkes players baa been enlarged by week mention the number of little “kid-) | dies” who will be on the stage aa the | Sunday school pupiis of Mra. Wiges | | Besides the matinee Sunday, there athiet st eee CLEVER TRIO TOPS PALACE HIP BILL Hip promises an abundance vandeville plums in the holiday pud- | | ding to be served at that theatre in| fourt the new show, commencing tomor- | row Prominent on an allstar bill | tions, comen the Mystic Hanson and His | | Magical Maida, a versatile tria, who combine baffling sleightof-hand feats |with a snappy comedy talk, gay | songs and nifty stepping. In a laughable blackface musteal | hit, “The Nicest Girl in Town,” two genial chaps, Frank Berry and ied Nickerson, have scrambled a bit of | plot, full of langha, musical numbers | with saxaphone, cornet and trom bone playing, and crossfire patter | [with diverting results ‘The Three Beauties promine to x | plott & new idea in the way of a “girt” act. A claney musical offering will be provided by Barlow, Banks and Gay In “At the Soda Fountain” Bell jand Eva have a novelty act | “Dollars and the Woman” ass of the feature photoplay. eee “SWEETIE MINE” AT | LEVY'S ORPHEUM Starting with a continuous per | formance today, the New Year's week attraction at Levy's Orpheum «tives | Promine of being a joyous affair |when the Levy's Musical Comedy |company will be seen in “Sweetie | Mine,” @ musical comedy hit that will | be elaborately staged with whole- some supply of late jokes and com- edy situations, not to mention the | number of especially arranged holi is the “MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE he Happy New ¥ of the Wilkes Playera week, starting Sunday Tlere are Mre. Wi, Kiddies tm the Play Mate—2Te to We (Top) Lew the fe Ulmarek. | Voosl Verdict,” comes Wilkes. on, Levy's Orpheum. 4 phine Saze, ne the Lightner Sisters, Moore, in a high clas | day musical numbers tn which the and pretty beauty chorus wil! plendid advantage. White, offering will MAUDE EARL & CO. lke the book of whith) COMING TO PANTAGES Maud Fart and company in “The a fantastic musical loffertng, will headline the New @ear i at Pantages, beginning Monday matinee. Miss Earl has a remarkably fine soprano voice, and heard in « series of notable char | actertzations, each a gem in ite way Jack Sidney and Isabetle Townley have en exceptionally clever comedy |e nw of additional people, not to | Playlet In “A Subway Plirtation.” The Three Bartos are known in vaudeville ten, The Pals are four in number. They will be others on Wednesday and Sat-|®T® singers, dancers and comedians, and are said to have a great act. Frank Belmont and his company will offer a tense Oriental playiet | called “Salvation Molly.” Waco, Bligh and McCarty are three) ‘The management of Loew's Palace | jazzists who provide speedy instru-| piece of flannel in turpentine *and of} mental music, singing and dancing. go over the @namel. This will re) The Pantagescope will show the| move all stains “Bride 13," serial that has many exbiting situa h episode of Pretty Maud Er il to the 1—Bernice Barlou Palace Hip. 2— ; $—Gladys Rob- Hebrew Will hold the center of the stage in the main comedy role. see In the musica! portion of the bill number will be . Day in Dixie,” in which offering the entire company will appear, as th® senting the various characters that constitute a side show of a circus Billie Bingham will de Nght in @ pretty hotiday offering that deals with Santa Claus and in which the girle will be seen in « pleasing novelty. as America’s SEATTLE STAR PAGE 9 lio Wolttalt cant affard to ittiss Pantage Howard Ru Metropolitan comedian Cireus repre be led by Ted foremost @ film | PA CONTINUO DIRECTION SUNDAY, + MYSTIC HANSON TRIO Matiners—2:30 MAUD EARL & CO. SIDNEY & TOWNLEY “A Subway In “DOLLARS AND T! NEW VYEAR’S EVE Special Midnight Matinee SEATS ON SALE MONDAY PANTAGES Nights—7 and 9 “SALVATION Story of Chinatown SELECTED NEW GY Pantagescope, Presenting Fourti. Eptvode of “Bride 13” General Admission—Matinees, 25 Cents; Nights, 40 Cents LOEWS LACE ACKERNA MUNDAY, 7 Show of VAUDEVILLE jc Man and Mis Max’ LOTOPLAY ALICE JOYCE WOMAN? BEGINNING MONDAY MATINEE Newest Musical Sensation In the Funtastio Offering “THE VOCAL VERDIOT” Vlirtation” MOLLY” America’s Foremost Athletes THREE BARTOS In a Series of OSS SST I eee SSS To CLEAN BATH TGB To clean a bath tub thoroty, dip a! Skilled mine workers in Spain are _ Weaving for thls country in hordes. HIP 1Tot!l S HARRIS + WEA ESOAR THE PALS Comedy Singing Novelty BLIGH & M’CARTY ree Sons of Jaxx” |FAT DRIPPINGS The fat that is taken off the top of stock after cooling should be put a a frying pan and “tried out” be fore adding it to the drippings. | There t# sure to be some water in the fat and this must be removed. As long as the fat sizzle ad aput ters in the hot pan there rater in the fat into the crock in which the drippings Wat of this sort is the bent ever for frying potatoes or any kind of fryingpan fry. In the course of a year one can save many @ pound of This is MABEL’S ROOM so bright, That will attract the thousands every night To the METROPOLI- | This is JIMMY, whose faith is great, And yet he is forced to hesitate, When he finds that MABEL, so sweet and cute, Has lost a part of her union suit, In her dainty boudoir, neat and bright, That will attract the thousands every night To the METROPOLI- TAN THEATRE. JOSEPHINE SAX E ~ This is ALECIA, whose eternal gimme, Causes the search for the fate: ful “shimmy” Which angers the hueband, whose faith is great, To the point where he has to hesitate, When he finds that MABEL, 80 sweet and cute, Has lost a part of her union suit, In her dainty bondotr, neat and bright, That will attract the thousands every night To the METROPOLITAN THEATRE. MATINE JOHN CORT Orrers THe KnICKeRBOCKER THEATRE - NY. MUSICAL COMEOY SUCCESS wW)TH Frep. Heiner “ano THe New York PRODUCTION Dawniest, Danciest Cronus iver Seen On Any Stace the eaves nearly it When the sputtering stops, drain | nac If you ¢ kept. struc ter and keeps tt fairly clear try put ting half a pound of powdered alum in the The alum should be put into the cistern at night giving lard. | the This is MABEL, so SS 6 o_O OPN ON” Oe cls TERN WATER w houses in the city bave| water from every person in the or country is more or and it is 1 catoh the water. water 12 hours to settle, SUN. NIGHT MABEL’S ROOM” AT THE sweet and cute, : And it’s because she’s ; i ; 4 such a dandy beaut, That makes MA- BEL’S ROOM s0 neat and bright, And will attract the thousands every night, To the METROPOLI- This is GARRY, whose youth- ful affair Gets him in trouble and keeps him there With the husband of MABEL, whore faith is great, Who still is forced, though, to hesitate When he finds that MABEL, 80 weet and cute, Has lost a part of her union sult |. In her dainty bendotr, meat and bright, That will attract the thousands every night, To the METROPOLITAN THEATRE. NEXT WEEK, REGINNING SUNDAY, JANUARY 2 S$ WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY TOUCHING THE HIGH ,7SPOT TF MUSIAL COMEDY A Seattle Boy "AS OW Pts Ove |STYLE NOTES Footwear in black and white com binations has been popular in Paria sald that It will be the fad ndent on the cistern for| guring the coming season. for household use. And woft,) 00 fn water is del ful to use «= that it will get black in the ee hen people must have fur not haves specially con | ted cistern that filters the wa NOW! THE BIG, JOYOUS NEW YEAR’S MUSICAL HIT IS HERE FOR THE WEEK “SWEETIE MINE” STARS— FUN GALORE SONGS A-PLENTY FETCHY COS- TUMES AND A HOST OF DAINTY, DELIGHTFUL DANCING GIRLS REMEMBER To get your reserved seats now for the big NEW YEAR’S MID- NIGHT MAT. AND ALL NIGHT DANCE LEVY’S ORPHEUM THIRD AT MADISON ST,