Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-08
DOUG WILL MAKE
WAR .FuNDAPPEAL
Movie Star to Be Among
Speakers at Liberty
Hut Tonight. 49,.
SINGING AND MUSIC, TOO

star, who has pledged himself to raise
the sum of S25.oo0.0e0 as his share OF
the work of the united war work cam
paign to raise s17osso0,ooo to help the
seven recognized relief organizations to
continue their activities among the
American fighting men, will be one of
the speakers at the mass meeting to
be held at Liberty hut tonight as a
means of stimulating interest in the
campaign, which officially starts next
Monday.
Corcoran Thorn. chairman OF the
committee managing the drive in
Washington. and Joseph 7. Alling. re-
Gently returned from battle fronts in
Europe, will be among the speakers on
this occasion. There will be singing
and band music. the lattersto be fur
nished by the United States Marine
Band. ',ri
VIII Tour the South.
Doug" will arrive in Washington at
s o'clock tonight, and will imme-
diately be paraded about tho down
town streets in an open automobile
accompanied by prominent business
men identified with Washington's war
drive committee. Following this brief
parade he will so to Liberty hut and
make a characteristic appeal in ad-
vocacy Of the war relief work drive.
Directly after this meeting he will
board a sleeper for Charlotte, N. c..
from where he will swing through the,
south and west appealing for subscrip-
tions to the fund.
Shortly after the noon hosxr today
the south steps OF the Treasury were
again the scene OF q rally in the inter
est of the united war work can paigp.
Rabbi Wise of New York made the
principal address, and several thou
sand persons were in attendance. The
music or this occasion was furnished
by the famous band from Camp Meigs.
Representatives of each of the seven
organizations united in this campaign
were on the speakers platform ana
participated in the rally.
The local committee at first expected
to have the services of Douglas Fair
banks at this rally. as well as at the
one tonight at the Liberty hut. but
word was received late yesterday aft
ernoon that this screen favorite could
not arrive in Washington in time.
Special Publicity Man.
Fairbanks has been designated spe-
cial publicity representative for the
united war work campaign by John
d. Rockefeller, jr. His feelings about
the coming drive are graphically de-
scribed in the following speech he
mace in New York city yesterday:
Il do not anticipate finding it hare
to back up my statement that viii
raise s25.o0o.00o to help the boys over
there. Whether peace has already been
declared or not the boys will need the
money. and this need will be intensi-
fled after peace is declared. Don't get
the idea that your boy is going to
throw his things into the first boat
back to American and that he will be
in your arms within a week or a
month: 1t will only be after months
Army will be back in this country
They must be entertained and kept
busy and contented while waiting to
get back. and for that reason these or
gan;Zations need the money"
Its the startling stuff in these
strenuous times that will get it," said
Fairbanks, and / shall never quit
until ! have gathered my quota"
and girls" end Of the campaign started
yesterday with a pledge of ST turned
in yesterday to campaign headquar-
tiers by little Richard Z. Lyon OF the
Ontario apartments. a pupil at the
Cooke School.
Sunday afternoon two war work
meetings are scheduled, one at Liberty
hut, at which Christine Miller, oper-
Central High School, where Lieut. J.
F. Cru. q veteran soldier OF France,
will speak.
Lieut. Cru is native Of Lille,
France, and his mother was one of
the many French women who were
deported to Germany early in the war;;
Lately Lieut. Cru received word thai
his mother was again behind the,
French lines. The meeting win be
under the auspices Of the Washington
Boy Scouts. in the interest Of the
victory boys and girls drive. Huston
Thompson. assistant attorney general
of the United States. will preside, and
J. H. Hanna also will speak.
Julia Marlowe and E II. Sothern,
stage stars, who have been overseas
for the Y. NJ. c. A. for the over
There" Theater League, will speak at
another meeting at Liberty hut Mnny
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