Evening star., 1930-06-18
LABOR DRIVE TO AID .
MEMORIAL GAINS.
Unions Support Plan to Raise
$4,000 to Finish War
Temple Financing.

The Central Labor Union campaign
to raise $4,000 to complete financing
of the District of Columbia World War
Memorial is gaining headway rapidly,
according to reports made to the execu-
tive committe in charge. last night at
the board room of Machinists' Build
ing.
All organizations approached in the
matter have given their wholehearted
Endorsement, it was reported, and plans
are under way to present the appeal
before all the union groups In the city
as the @ampaign progresses. The groups
already giving their Endorsements have
memberships totalling 10000.
One OF the outstanding Develop
mentS now under way Is the individual
canvass of all union members in the
city, which Is to be undertaken through
the regular channels of the union or
ganization. The committee has arrang-
ed to give a certificate to each con-
tributor. The goal has been set to
solicit each union member for so cents,
and the certificates have been printed
with this end in view. These certifi-
cate-receipts bear likeness of the cir
cular Doric Temple Memorial, with Its
dome roof supported by marble columns,
which Is to be erected in West Potomac
Park, between the Tidal Basin and the
Lincoln Memorial. The receipt bears
the signature of Frank Lee, chairman
OF the Central Labor Union war me-
mortal committee, the figures SOC" and
these words: This certifies that the
holder Is registered in the records of
the washington Central Labor Union
as q contributor to the War Memorial
Fund, 1880" Fred S. Walker, treasurer
OF the labor executive committee, Is
distributing these certificates.
Bank Gives $50.
Mount Vernon Savings Bank, which
is known as "labor's bank" has con-
nounced at the meeting Claude H.
woodward, president of the bank In a
letter accompanying the contribution
warmly approved the memorial and ex-
pressed hope for success Of the cam
paign.
The Washington Building Trades
Council, including al building trades
unions, has indorsed the memorial and
pledged both its moral and financial
support to the campaign. John A.
Locher is president, and Charles Young
secretary Of the organization.
The Bookbinders' Union, which was
addressed by e. j. Roche, q member
both Of the union and the memorial
executive committee, indorsed the me-
mortal, and requested a large number
OF certificates be sent Immediately.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Post of the American Legion has
indorsed the memorial, and appointed
committee to cooperate, consisting of
Francis F. Miller of the Plate Printers
Union; Thomas e. Franklin Of Press
mems Union, No. /; Thomas A. Nc
Donough, Federal Employees Union, and
James Kehoe, Plate Printers Union,
who is commander of the post.
Miss McNaIly Backs Plan.
Miss Gertrude McNally, who Is sec
retary of the Woman's Union at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
which recently indorsed the memorial,
and who is also secretary-treasurer Of
the National Federation of Federal
Employees, communicated to the memo
rial executive committee her approval.
Il hope" she said, "the committee
will be entirely successful in its efforts
to raise this fund and I am sure Fed
eral employees will do their part"
Several meetings are scheduled for
the near future for consideration of the
memorial project. The Allied Printing
Trades Council, with membership Of
$500 men and women, will be ad-
dressed tonight at Typographical Tem-
pie by r. A. Dickson, secretary Of the
memorial executive committee, who re-
Gently obtained the Endorsement of the
own union, the Press Assistants Union.
Frank w. Lee, chairman of the eX-
ecutive committee and vice president
of the Mount Vernon Savings Bank,
will address the Plumbers Union to-
night at Musicians Hall. 1905 z street.
and the Painters Union tomorrow night
at Painters Hall, Sixth and O streets
Among other Endorsements previously
| made, which we're reported at last
nights meeting of the executive COM
| mittee we're: Spanish American War
Veterans, Association of Veteran Union
| Printers, Plate Printers Union. Joint
Conference Council Of the Bureau of
| Engraving and Printing, Federal EN-
| ployeS Union 105, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. and Columbia Typo
graphical Union.
| Whilee the campaign is moving
| forward this month under the impetus
of the individual member canvas
through certificates, and endorsements
of additional union groups, the execu-
tive committee members will be busy
! with details OF the campaign, and will
not meet as a body again until early
in July.
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