Evening star., 1927-05-02
.SIO,215 COLLECTED
. IN MEMORIAL DRIVE
Team Captains Gather at
Report Luncheon to Tell of
b Campaigns Progress.

noon, team captains IN lhe cdHupalSH
to build a District war memorial re.
ported a total of Sl0,215.60 collected
rs a eesult Of their first days efforts
AS this represented a half days work,
the amount indicated a good start
toward securing the total desired oil
$40 600. About 500 900 day is neces'
<sary to reach this total.
some of the contributions received
Indicate that groups are planning 10
combine their contributions ana deoi-
cate them to an indivldual Neterah =
who died in the World War. In TINS
connection. the first contribution IN
this camnaigu was received yesterday
from a Sunday school class Of the Met
rnDolitan Baptist Church, which sent
in SIS in memory of Charles Stratton
Weaver.
Capital Gets Busy.
"Diet,ict dav" in the weeks cam
naign TO secure the $4,000 necessary
5o assure erection in Potomac PARK
of a memorial to the 535 men ana
women of the District who died IN the
world War was marked today by q
nroclamation from the District Com
nissioners calling on the city to sup
,ort the project lest the District be
recreant to its duty to the memory Of
those who gave their lives in the serV-
ice Of their country. Al the same
time the team workers who have
volunteered their services during the
week in the memorials behalf, began
their solicitation by personal calls on
patriotic Washngtonians, asking that
thev donate to the fund which will
commemorate for years to come the
service in the World War OF their
fellow citizens.
Other agencies were combining to
bring home to the city the epitomized
version of the spirit behind the cam
paign-"They died for us-their mem
ory must live"
Teachers Explain Object.
When school opened today the 7e,-
600 school children of the District
in the city's public schools, and thou
sands of others in private and
parochial schools. were told by the
classroom teachers and school princi-
pals that they will be given oppor-
tunity actively TO participate in the
campaign. On Wednesday a minute
period of silence, out of respect for
those who died in the war. will be
observed in the schools. while on
Thursday School Children's day
of the campaign. each child will be al.
lowed to contribute cents, repre-
the memorial.
From the street cars, from the
screens of theaters, from the radio
and through the efforts of police,
firenen, Boy and Girl Scouts, the
campaign was emphasized in Wash
ington today. Many of the theaters
began showing on their screens yes
terday the short scenes of District
men in action, with an appeal for con-
tributions to the fund. AT the same
time Stations WRC and WAIAL be-
gan to inter sperSe their regular pro-
grams with brief statements from
their announcers, calling on Wash
ingtonians to subscribe. This CO.
operation from the moving picture
theaters viii be augmented tonight
and tomorrow night by speeches rela-
tive to the memorial. Tonight Fred
eric William Vile viii speak at 6:20
from WRC, and tomorrow night at
O'Clock Win p. Kennedy will go on the
air from RMAL with an appeal for
the memorial.
Concerts Each Evening.
This evening at 7;30 O'Clock the
first of series of band concerts. to
continue every evening for a week,
will bs given by the United States
Marine Band from an open-air band
stand erected by the Office of public
buildings and public parks of the Ma
tionsl Capital at the northeast corner
OF Thirteenth and L streets. This
concert will call attention to the
benefit performances being given by
the Earle Theater during the week,
nearly half of the proceeds of which
are being donated to the memorial
fund. The Marine Band will play
hn aaaF1
stine, and Wednesday the Brigade
band Of the High School Cadets will
furnish the music. The United States
Army Band viii play on Thursday eve
ming, and on Friday and Saturday
evenings the United States Navy
Band will be heard.
In connection with the benefit per-
foranance at the Earle, tableaux Will
be staged during the week by detach-
ments of soldiers, sailors and Marines
from Washington and the vicinity; the
three-minute moving picture appeal
will be run, a two-minute speech Will
he made from the stage-tbese fea-
lures augmenting the regular stage at
fractions at the theater this week. To
attract interest in the memorial, there
will be on exhibition at the Earle a
Spanish cannon captured by the old
1St District of Columbia Regiment.
United States Volunteers, at Santiago,
and German field piece. captured dur.
ing the World War and exhibited By
the District National Guard.
Income Tax Ruling.
It was announced for publication to-
day that subscriptions to the District
War Memorial fund may be deducted
in making income tax returns. This
decision by the Treasury Department
was obtained by ,fohn Poole, treasurer
of the campaign.
In order to subscribe To the fund,
the coupon carried in tie newspapers
may be used or the subscriptions may
be sent TO Mr.. Poole at the Federal
American Bank; campaign headquar-
ters in the Gridiron room at [he New
Willard, or subscriptions Will be re-
celyed by The Evening Star and
acknowledged in its columns.
At precinct and fire stations this
morning the commanding officers ad-
dressed the men at roll call on the
h gar memorial, At police headQuar-
tiers Detective Everett l.. Philips spoke
to the assembled detective on the me.
mortal and urged them not only to
contribute themselves. but to spread
the word among their friends. De
teetiYe Headquarters response to the
appeal was 100 per cent, every man
making "A donation