Evening star., 1933-08-18
Naming of IA Captains Last
Step in Organization of
Women's Group.
WILL ENLIST CONSUMERS
IN BLUE EAGLE DRIVE
Post Office Branch Announces
1870 District Employers
Have Signed Code.


working since Monday night, the wom-
ems house-to-h house canvassing or
ganization of the Presidents Emergency
Unemployment Campaign Committee |
for the District of Columbia is being
"oficially' set up this afternoon.
Sixteen captains were appointed for
operations in specific campaign districts
of the Capital, and before the or
ganization is complete late today IA
more captains will be named and as
signed to districts. Each of the 80
captains will name 10 lleutenants, and
each lieutenant, in rNrn. will select as
many workers as she needs for her
particular territory.
While the women were getting their
official group completed under the COM
mand of Miss Eta Taggart, as neuten-
ant general: James G.. Yaden as colonel,
and Mrs. Charles Bair as major the
mems organization is continuing its
drive to get every employer in the Dis
trict to sign N R A. agreements.
Thomas P Littlepage. general OF the
N R. A campaign forces here. at noon
today addressed queries to the State
N. R. A. bodies of Maryland and Vlr-
ginia to ascertain their plans with re-
Spect to their respective States terrl-
tory that constitutes the metropolitan
area of the Capital If the State bodies
have concrete plans for these sections
and expect to push the campaign
there. the District of Columbia organ
iZation would maintain a handS-oH
policy If, on the other hand the State
bodies desire the washington organlZa-
ton to handle the communities within
the trade area of Washington, the D. G.
N R. A. committee would undertake
to extend its territory into the two
States.
Vigorous Efforts Urged.
In an address to the hotel canvassing
group of women under Mrs. Harry K.
Daugherty at local N r. A. headquar-
tiers in The Star Building this morning. !
Mr.. Littlepage urged the women to
exert every effort to enlist consumers
in the interest of the whole campaign !
we men can go out and get business
houses to sign up as members OF tne
n. R. A" Mr. Littlepage said, but II ,
consumers throughout the District
don't get together for the support OF /
the men who fly the Blue Eagle, the !
whole campaign would be a failure. ,
1t is the consumer, and the consumer /,
only. who can guarantee the success OF
the drive!'
Shortly before noon today the Ben i
jamin Franklin Post Office branch, !
which is distributing the Blue Eagle, !
announced that up to that time i.lZu :
District employers had signed the cooe.
The Womens organization was to have
begun its work in the field August 29, !
but in their enthusiasm. hundreds be-
gan their door-to-door work OF signing |
I'D housewives as consumers as soon as /
they were asked if they would be Wiling !
to work in the campaign. Consequently, |
it was explained just before this after /
Moons organization meeting convened, |
no plan had yet been set up by which !
reports of the work accomplished could /
be made to headquarters. This Is being ,
completed this afternoon.
Captains Appointed.
The first captains to be appointed at
the opening of the organization meet !
ing this afternoon and their respective !
territories included Mrs. Horace j. Phelps, !
Petworth; Mrs Thomas Faris, Park !
View; Mrs James Bell Shepherd Park |
and Rock Creek Park Estates; Mrs. F. c. :
Hilder. -Sauls Addition; Mrs. Fred j.
Drummer. Brookland Mrs. J. E. Reid, |
Harvard Terrace; Mrs. Earl Reed, Mari |
eta Park; Mrs McCollum American !
University Park; Mrs. Lincoln Roberts |
Anacostia: Mrs Sheriff, Benning. Mrs |
Rands, Burleith; Mrs. Clara wright
Smith. Cathedral Heights; Mrs H. j.
Setimer. Potomac Heights; Miss Edith |
Grosvenor, Midcity. and Mrs. M. H. |
Worrell, Columbia Heights.
Preparation for the National Recovery /
day parade received added impetus late |
Yesterday when representatives of vir- !
tually every patriotic society in the |
District met with Gen. Amos A. Fries, |
chairman of the Parade Committee, |
and assured him of support OF their |
organizations. Each society, 1t was
promised will have marching contin-
gents in the parade.
To promote participation OF patrlotlc
groups, Frank B. Steele OF the Sons OF
the American Revolution was made
chairman of a subcommittee for these
societies. Mr. Steele Immediately called
a special general meeting for members
of all patriotic societies for noon next
Tuesday at the parade headquarters,
room 1856. Shoreham Building.
so Floats Expected.
Present indications are that the pa
rade will include over so floats OF all
colors and descriptions, and each day
witnesses new applications for places in
the procession.
In order to promote the plans for
TIE illumination of the Capital water
front from the Army War College to
Georgetown Mrs. Walter Tuckerman.
chairman of the subcommittee for this
phase of the celebration, late yester-
day appointed four vice chairmen.
They are Gen. William A Horton. Mrs.
r M Evans. Mrs Arthur Macarthur
and Dr. L. ]. Sexton. Owners of water
front property, boat owners and water
front businesses have pledged their !
cooperation for the lighting program. |
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