Indiana daily times. [volume], January 14, 1922, Last Home Edition, Page 10, Image 10

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TOY MISSION
UNIQUE CITY
INSTITUTION
Pittsburgh Plan to Rescue Dis
carded Toys Prooves
Big Success.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 14.—Among the
eeveral unusual Institutions In this city
Is the Toy Mission. It was started twen
ty-five cr thirty years ago and has
flourished ever since.
In the long ago a citizen conceiTed the
Idea that each year there were thous
ands x>t toys cast aside by rich children
after thej had played with them for a
■while. S< this man proceeded to round
up these discarded toys. Another prom
inent clthen furnished a storeroom, and
hero the toys were gathered. A handy
craftsman put on a leg here and a touch
of paint there, and presto! the toys were
as good ns new.
Then ths aid of the newspaper was
enlisted to ask citizens to turn in the
names of little boys and girls who were
too poor to share In Yuletide joys and
who would not likely receive any toys.
MET BY HEARTY
RESPONSE.
Was there any response? There was
and by the hundreds and thousands. It
was surprising to know how many poor
toyless kids there were in the city.
The first year the stock of rejuvenated
toys was not particularly large, but the
toys were taken Christmas morning to a
lot of little boys and girls about the
city who otherwise would have had noth
ing to play with on Christmas day. The
cheer these playthings brought to lonely
kids cannot be estimated. It was a won
derful Idea.
Came the next Christmas and the news
papers gave up columns of space boost
ing the Toy Mission and explaining Its
needs and what it could do. Dollies es
every size, color, and description poured
In. That was not all. Steam engines,
games and every giinerack known to the
toy world were donated. And every one
found a sad but lonely and waiting kid.
So the years passed, More and more
influential citizens were enlisted in this
cause. Some bought lots of brand-new
toys, others contributed generous sums
of cash to purchase these playthings.
The Toy Mission of Pittsburgh has
grown to great proportions. Two weeks
before Christmas each year may be seen
hundreds of poor mothers, with from one
to a dozen kids, picking out the treasures
which they think their little ones will be
pleased with. One. two or three toys
are allotted to each child. Some are taken
home by these poor parents, others are
delivered Christmas morning.
Last Christmas, according to recent
figures, 10.000 down-and-out kids in Pitts
burgh were made happy by the worx
of the Toy Mission.
Two weeks before Christmas society
girls of aristocratic Crafton, a suburb,
came to the mission to conduct a regu
lar doll-dressing campaign.
It’s not such a bad world, after all.
BRIDE GETS LICENSE.
GILLINGHAM, England, Jan. 14.—1n
order that she might marry Lieut. Hugh
M. Hill, whose war injuries prevented his
getting the document, Miss Mary E
Pelly went to London and secured a
special license from the Archbishop of
Canterbury. The bride is a daughter of
Sir Harold Pelly.
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WEEK OF JAN. 15TH
HARRY (Hickey) LEVAN
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HENRY P. DIXON’S
BIG REVIEW
WEEK. OP JAN. 22ND
808 NUGENT
—WITH—
AL. SINGER’S
GROWN UP BABIES
WEEK OF JAN. 29TH
A RAGTIME RIOT
—WITH—
PECK AND JENNINGS
JAZZ BABIES
WEEK OF FEB. STH
JIMMIE COOPER
—WITH—
I. H. HERKS
BEAUTY REVUE
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LINCOLN THEATRE
Cor. S. East and Lincoln Sts,
Today—Dorothy Dalton in
BEHIND MASKS
Special for Sunday and Monday—Mat
inee at 2:30; continuous to 10:30.
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES.
HILLTOP THEATRE
Blaine and Howard Sts.
Today —Eddie Polo in “Do or Die”
SPECIAL SUNDAY
Tom Mix in
HANDS OFF
Matinee at 2:30 —Continuous to 10:30
PROSPECT THEATRE
Churchman and Harlan.
Son. and Mon.—‘‘Child Thon Gnrest
Me.” Wed.—“ Beggar in Purple.”
Thura.—“Courage.” Fri, Franklin
Farnum, "Past Chance.” Sat —Her
bert Bos worth in “One Million to One.”
Throne Heir Student
Lar:
Prince Olar, 19 years of age and heir
to the Norwegian throne. Is still at work
on his education. The cap which he Is
wearing is one that is worn by ail of
Norway’s college students.
Rich Chicago Youth ,
Deserted at Altar ,
Is Not Discowvged
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Aldster Mc-
Cormick, young Chicago millionaire,
whose marriage to Mary Landon Baker
was “postponed” recently when she
failed to appear for the wedding march,
is telling friends here Miss Baker is to
meet him in Europe next spring to carry
out her broken agreement. McCormick
left today for Europe to “rest.” Miss
Baker is on the Pacific coast, also “rest
ing up,” ho said.
“Mary is still my fiancee,” young Mc-
Cormick told his callers. “We will be
married next spring.”
"Wasn't it humiliating to be left at the
church that way?” someone ventured to
ask.
"Well, It wasn’t very pleasant,” he con
ceded.
McCormick said he was confident Miss
Baker will appear in Europe when the
time comes for the wedding.
A BIRD OF AN ALIBI.
MONTREAL, Jan. 14.—When game of
ficers swop! through this city’s leading
hotels and seized 1?/) partridges they met
the alibi at three places that guests had
brought the birdß to be cooked for them.
This jioint will have to be thrashed out.
Eight places pleaded guilty to violating
I he law.
AMUSEMENTS
PLEASANT HOUR THEATRE
1502 Roosevelt avenue
Sun., “Excuse My Dust’’: Mon.,
“Bromley Cose”; Tnes., “Black I*
White”; Wad., “Why Trust Your
Husband”; Thur„ and Fri.. “Man,
Woman, Marriage”; Sat., “The For
gotten Woman.”
JF WEL THEATRE
1124 Sonth West atreet.
Sun., "Sunset Jones;” Mon., “Don’t
Forget the Sugar;” Tues., "Louis
Glum in Love;” Wed., “Law of the
Great North;” Thurs., “Notorious
Miss Lilies Fri., “Montana Bill;”
Sat., “I'laything of Destiny.’’
BAR’S QUALITY PICTURES
Sonthside Theater.
’ M)AY, MONDAY,
THOMAS MEIGHAN In
“CAPPY RICKS”
* BFSTEit KEATON.
“THE BOAT”
BIG SUM SPENT
TAKING KIDDIES
TO D & SCHOOLS
Statistics Show $15,000,000
Spent on Transportation
In Y T ears.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. —Remember
the good old days in the not so far
distant past when Torn aud Mary, living
in the country and having to traverse a
great distance from home to the little
red echoolhouse uponthe hill, would
steal a ride on Farmer Jones’s wagon,
bound for the city to sell fresh eggs and
farm products to “them city folks?”
Yes, “them was the days•, but, like
hoopskirts, horse drawn cars and many
other things of the past few generations,
“they ain’t no more.” Children through
out the land who live in the country do
not have to resort to Tom and Mary's
strategy of yesterday in order to get to
school on time nowadays. Tom anti
Mary of today do not experience the
thrill and sensation that the Tom and
Mary of yesterday felt when they
"hitched” on behind the wagon of Farmer
Jones and clung with bulldog tenacity
to keep from being jarred off the swa>
ing, careening wagon as old Dobbin
cantered leisurely along, urged forward
now and then—mostly then—by the crack
of hte driver's whip as he pulled lazily
on his cherished and trusty corncob pipe.
Yes, times have changed considerably.
Today’s Tom and Mary go to school,
like young artlstocrats, In the most mod
ern of present-day conveyances. It has
ben estimated by the Bureau of Educa
tion that hnlf of a million children are
given free transportation to school each
day.
Almost every known means of convey
ance is used In taking children to school
at no cost to them, ranging from the
ancient, but over popular rowboat, in
some instances, to the “horseless car
riage” and the huge, spacious motor
busses that adorn the streets of the city
in competition with public street car
lines.
OTer 115,000,000 was expended in the
last school year to transport the pupils
of the country, but against this cost,
states the Department of Education,
j must be considered the very important
advantages provided—“an opportunity
for every child to attend school regular-
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14,1922.
Cuts His Own Salary
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Major Edwin J. Fiske, mayor of Mount
Vernon, N. Y., has cut his salary S3OO
and urges all mayors to follow his ex
ample bu cutting their own salaries and
lopping off political deadwood.
ly no matter how far he lives from the
sehoolhouse, and the health and morals
of our pupils are protected.”
SLAP BRINGS HIM FORTUNE.
VKVEY, Jan. 14.—Seven years ago
Johann Strumeier, Vienna business man,
slapped a Swiss frontier guard. He whs
Hrrested and compelled to deposit 1,000
francs before being allowed to leaTe the
country. Tho case has Just been de
cided and Strumeier fined 50 francs.
Owing to the fall In Austrian exchange
he has returned to Vienna with 159.000
Austrian crowns in exchange for his 930
francs.
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PRINCE ESCAPES
MADR AS RIOTS
Queen Mary’s Anxiety for Her
Son’s Safety in India Al
layed by News.
LONDON, Jan. 14.—1n response to ur
gent telephone messages from Bucking
ham palace, the India office today reas
sured Queen Mary that the Prince of
Wales was safe and that he had suffered
no injury in the riots which greted his
appearance at Madras Frida}’.
Svhen word was received from Madras
that rioting had broken out in the Indian
city simultaneously with the arrival of
the Prince of Wales, the royal family,
and especially the Queen, became some
what anxious.
Special inquiries wer made by the In
dia office and it was learned that not only
was the Prince safe, but that it had been
decided that it would not be necessary
for him to abandon the balance of bis
| Indian tour. •
Madras was much quieter today, the
India office announced.
Vogue for Black
VOGI’E FOR BLACK.
LONDON, Jan. 14.—A society lender
who was asked to explain the recent
TOgue for gowns of black material said.
“Black can be worn again and again
without attracting notice—lt's econom
icaL”
Bride 59, Husband 29
HEDINOHAM, England, Jan. 14—Mrs.
HMen Marie Weldon, aged 59, and
wealthy owner of Castle Hedingham, has
married Lieut. Gerald Oldham, aged 29.
GOOD NEWS FOR SMALL BOYS.
BATH, England, Jan. 14.—Justice
GWynne James reprimanded Mrs. Charles
Clements for keeping a ball which a boy
had thrown over her fence unintentional
ly. 110 gave her twenty-four hours to
return It or go to jail. She returned it.
FIRST CHINESE SUICIDE.
HAVANA, Jan. 14.—The first Chinese
suicide ever recorded In Cuba was that
of Capt. Eusebio Chen, 22 years old. He
had tried to get money enough together
lo return to China to fight with the.
southern revoluntionists, but failed and
shot himself.
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