MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HELPS SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER. WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 23. CONTINUING A PRECEDENT BEGUN BY THE LATE MRS. WARREN G. HARDING WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT ASSISTED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF XMAS BAGS TO HUNDREDS OF NEEDY CHILDREN THIS MORNING AT THE ANNUAL PARTY OF THE CENTRAL UNION MISSION AT THE CAPITOL THEATRE. SANTA CLAUS WAS PLAYED BY HOMER RODEHEAVER OF NEWYORK CITY. L TO R: SANTA CLAUS HOMER RODEHEAVER; BOBBY CARTER, 4; JOAN CARTER, 6; MARY ELLEN CARTER, 5; AND MRS. ROOSEVELT