Evening star., 1933-08-25
s. PCT. Of DISTRICT
FIRMS ARE UNDER
n. R. 4. Blue EAGLE
Many Employers of City Are
100 Per Cent in Ger
tain Fields.
GRATIFYING PROGRESS
REPORTED IN DRIVE
One Hundred Business Houses AL.
ready Are Signed Up for Re-
covery Day Parade.

Considerably more than IS per cent
Of Washington's firms are under the
Blue Eagle Of the N. r. A.
Reports of the various captains in
the District of Columbia N. R. A. Com
mittee, which were presented at meet
ing Of the workers under Thomas P.
Littlepage, general, late yesterday, were
compiled today. No captain reported
his particular field less than 85 per cent
signed up, and many reported that
every employer in their fields had
signed up 100 per cent.
While at present the progress Of the
Blue Eagle campaign In the District is
reported only in terms of percentage,
Mr.. Littlepage has ordered his men to
compile an actual list of employers who
have come under the N. r. A. drive.
This list will be made up as soon as
possible.
100 Per Cent Supporters.
Prominent among the 100 per cent
supporters OF the Blue Eagle are the
Rotary, Kiwanis and Monarch Clubs
Charles I. Stengle. major in charge of
the civic and service organizations
unit, has listed the full membership of
these clubs as wearers of the Blue
Eagle. Besides the three clubs. the
Kenilworth, Dahlgren Terrace and East
washington Heights sections also are
100 per cent members.
The following citizens associations
are SO per cent members of the N. r. A:
Lincoln Park, Park View, Forest Hill,
Columbia Heights, Hill Crest, Rhode
Island Avenue, Benning, Midcity, Ana
costa, Mount Pleasant, Randle High
lands, Chevy Chase, Congress Heights,
Glover Park, Burroughs, Stanton Park,
Connecticut Avenue, Brookland and
Kalorama Road. Clubs whose member
ship is 80 per cent under the Blue
Eagle include Optimist Club, Round
Table Club, Business and Professional
Women's Club and Exchange Club
Stengle forecast the raising of all these
units to 100 per cent well in advance of
Labor day, the date set for completion
OF the campaign.
New Instructions.
New instructions were being sent out
among the army of women now can
vassing Washingtons homes to ally
them on the side of the Blue Eagle
Arms by getting them to sign N. r. A.
consumer cards. Each worker will be
wives she contacts that one way Of
fostering Unemployment is to have
homes repaired, as has been suggested
in the Renovizing Campaign sponsored
by the District of Columbia Board of
Trade. Claude Owen, president of the
Board OF Trade, suggested that the
N. r. A. workers be used to spread the
gospel of "renovi1ng" The plan was
enthusiastically accepted by the off,
GERS OF the womenS units and Is being
put into effect Immediately.
In their efforts the women will not
undertake to suggest particular In
dividuals or firms as home renovizers.
They will supply each household with
LIST of things that might be done"
IN the way OF house repairs and i'm
provements.
100 Firms Enter Parade.
The list Of Washington firms now
entered for participation in the Recov-
cry day parade has reached 100, Gen.
Amos A. Fries, chairman, reported to-
day. Most of these will enter floats
In the parade, which Is to start moving
at pm. The parade will be followed
BY an elaborate program which will in
caude speech BY Gen. Hugh S. john
son, recovery administrator the plant
Ing OF an oak tree from Mount vernon
and fireworks display.
BY Monday. local N. r. A. head
quarters announced today, more than
1000 colored workers Will be in the
neld, signing up colored employers ana
coaosed consumers.
Joe kaufman, chairman of the radio
unit OF the District N. r. A. organiza-
ton, reported that 81 Washington firms
which buy time on the air are giving
part Of their programs over to the
promotion OF the campaign. Besides
TINS contribution to the drive, he said,
the radio stations are presenting 5-min-
ute talks on the campaign.
The arrival Of additional consumer
cards and stickers from New York this
morning made possible the acceleration
OF the women's consumer drive. Lack
OF cards and stickers slowed up their
work considerably, although by yester-
day 2,0i0 families had become NJ R. A.
consumers through the womens efforts.