Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
LOCALS CONTRIBUTE
TO WAR MEMORIAL
Two Gifts of $500 Each Are
Received by Central Labor
Union Committee.

Two contributions of $500 each from
union organizations have been received
by the executive committee of the Gen.
trail Labor Union in charge of the
campaign to complete financing of the
District of Columbia World War Memo
rial, 1t was announced last night by
Frank w. Lee, chairman, vice president
of the Mount Vernon Savings Bank.
Columbia Lodge, No. 174, Interna-
tional Association of MachiniSts, at its
last regular meeting at Naval Ledge
Hall. Fourth and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, unanimously adopted the
recommendation OF its executive COM
mittee to approve the memorial. The
organization appropriated $500 from
its own treasury and pledged support
Of its members. The meeting was
presided over by william Smoot, retIr-
ing president Robert Janson, new
president, who was installed at the ses-
sion for the ensuing year, is appointing
committee to take active charge of
the distribution Of pledge cards among
the membership.
Carpenters Give S500.
The Carpenters District Council of
the Dis riot of Columbia and vicinity
ury and appointed a committee of five
to forward the work OF the memorial
campaign. The committee consists of
Richard Burdette and John Sworthort
business agents of the council, and
George Meyers, z. s. Campbell and
Albert Caya.
Chairman Lee of the Union Executive
Campaign Committee has assigned Mr..
Campbell and Mr.. Caya to take charge
Of the work in the four carpenters and
joiners' local unions here, Nos. 1872,
]. 694, ,665 and 528.
Edward Roche of the executive COM
mittee. who is in charge of the cam
paign in the Government Printing Of
fee, reported that the bookbinders in
that Office had made a contribution to
date, as a partial offering. of 5000.
John Geiger, business agent, reported
that the auxiliary of Bakers Local 1I8
had assessed themselves SO cents a
member for support of the memorial
Mr.. Geiger also reported that the Ice
Cream Makers local had also decided to
make an assessment of so cents a man
for support Of the memorial.
To Solicit Department Stores.
The executive committee has moved
to solicit the cooperation of the large
department stores of the city. Miss
Selma Borchardt of the Teachers
Union win represent the committee in
this work.
Among recent special contributions
acknowledged were $50 from the Gov
eminent Employees Branch, No. 20. and
a personal contribution of $40 from
Charles D. German Of the National
Lithograph Co.
j. p. Simpson reported that the or
ganization of the campaign among Gov
eminent employees was getting to the
point where regular periodic reports
now can be made to the executive COM
mittee in charge Of the campaign.
The meeting OF the executive COM
mittee, with r. A. Dickson serving as
secretary, was held in the Machinists
Building, and was presided over by
Chairman Lee, who recently returned
from his vacation at Atlantic City.
There was complete attendance. and
many plans for pushing forward the
campaign were discussed. The commit
tee is raising $4,000 in order to in
crease the funds already in hand
amounting to about $135,000, to the
total goal Of $155, 900 needed to erect
the World War Memorial in Potomac
Park.