Evening star., 1933-08-07
N. R. A. ARMY FORMS
HERE TO PUSH PLAN
FOR D. c. RECOVERY
Assault on Depression and
Unemployment Is Started
by Trade Groups.
COMMANDS
THE VOLUNTEER FORCES
Yaden, Owen and CoHiAower
Named as Aides to Bring
Code Compliance.

Washington's NJ r. A. army-organ-
lied along military lines for an asgres-
sive assault on depression and unem-
ployment-was formed today by the
leading trade and civic groups of the
Capital.
Thomas P. Littlepase, president of
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce, Is general in command of this
voluntary army. Three colonies, who
will direct campaigns in three separate
departments, are Claude w. Owen,
president Of the Board Of Trade; James
q. Yaden, president of the Federation
OF Citizens Associations, and James E.
Collif1ower, president Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association. A lieu
tenant general, to be selected later from
the ranks OF Washingtons feminine
leaders will be second in command.
This organization was formed at a
meeting of civic leaders in the Wash
ington Board Of Trade Offices today.
Immediately following the naming Of
the principal officers of the campaign
army, the group went into executive
session to discuss selection of majors
for each division, who in turn will
by captain.
Recovery Board Sought.
AT the same meeting, the trade bodies
voted to request the Secretary of Com
merce to name recovery board OF the
District of Columbia, which was omitted
from the list Of States and geographical
districts for which these boards were
named by the National Recovery Ad-
ministration last Tuesday.
Secretary Roper, in a communication
to the leaders of the trade groups, re-
quested an expression from them as to
whether board for the District should
be named. In the cases of State Or
ganizations, campaign armies usually
are set up under these boards. The
Commerce Secretary explained Wash
ington had been left out because the
national headquarters of the Pre-
dents campaign was located here.
Headquarters of the Washingt72
Campaign Committee will be in til
Board of Trade Offices in The ST.
Building.
The group decided to proceed with
organization of volunteer army to
put over" the Presidents campaign for
rehabilitation in the Capital without
delay, which might be entailed through
awaiting the naming of a board here.
Named Permanent Chairman.
The meeting today was called to or
der by Russell I. Whyte, representing
the Department Of Commerce, under
which these civic groups are formed to
push the drive. Mr.. Littlepage was i'm
mediately chosen as temporary chair
man to conduct the session, later being
nominated and elected permanent
Francis G. Addison, jr., chairman Of
the board of trustees of the Better
Business Bureau, was chosen perma-
nent secretary.
The duties of this committee of work.
ers, as outlined by Mr.. Whyte, will be:
l. To get the story of the Presidents
plan home to every person in Washing
ton.
2. To encourage employers to adopt
the recoIy program.
5. To enlist support from buyers Of
those concerns which are cooperating
with the President.
4. To carry out an employment sur
vey and educational program.
Needs Military Form.
Mr. Littlepage, in declaring that for
the purpose of warning against the de-
preston, the organization must be mill
tary in character, stated:
We hear many questions raised about
the Importance of this thing. There
will be no prosperity until We have more
employment. This plan must be carried
out. II We do not take care of the job
less by giving them work, we must sup
port them through the charities
THE public is bound to win in this
nrONOSitiOn hpcanSo tho Yocnoy, ciIilit1r
of taking care of the unemployed rests
with those who are employed in either
case"
Under each of the three colonies will
be set up Publicity Committee, Volun-
teer National Recovery Sales Army and
Educational Committee. The Pub
llcity Committee will have charge of
carrying the N. R. A. objectives to the
public through the newspapers. radio.
poster advertising and theaters. The
Educational Committee will be charged
With forming a Speakers Bureau. In
formation Bureau and Appointment
Bureau.
Will Set Up Divisions.
The Volunteer National Recovery
Sales Army will constitute a compre-
hensive set up of half a dozen or more
divisions, each with six teams. Eight
members will be assigned to a team,
under the leadership of a captain.
1t will be the duty of these team
workers to canvas the city in a drive
to bring laggard employers into line
behind the National Recovery Admins
tratlon, and marshal public opinion in
the movement
Washington fell behind the rest of
the country in the setting up of such
an army, due to the fact it was omitted
in the naming of more than 600 State
S. Johnson, last Tuesday
With the naming of these committees,
cities and counties throughout the
country Immediately set up campaign
armies and many of them have reported
100 per cent enrolment of employers
in the Presidents plan.
washington at present is little better
than SO per cent signed up, on the basis
of the number of employers who have
obtained tha~N. R. A. Blue Eagle at the
Benjamin Franklin Post Office. At the
close Of business Saturday, slightly more
than 5000 had enlisted.
Oil Stations Hire $50.
The results of the Unemployment
campaign, meanwhile, continued to de-
velop along all channels of District
business
The American Oil Co., operating the
Lord Baltimore Filling Stations here
announced it was putting $50 men to
work today in the 72 stations which
comprise its local chain. These men
will work five-day, 40-hour week.
Blanketed under the code signed by
the American Meat Packers Institute.
the local branches of Swift & Co.. and
Armour g. Co., announced today they
were cooperating in the national 70.
coveEy drive.