The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
SO VOLUNTEERS
MAKE UP CITY
RECOVERY ARMY
Personnel OF Council for
Indianapolis Named by
c. of c. Chief.
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immunity Civic Clubs.

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Community Civic Clubs.
A. Kiefer Mayer. chairman.
Commission on Unemployment Re-
lief.
Harry L. Chamberlin. president
Service Club.
Harrison Eiteljorg president
American Business Club.
Don Trone. president Optimists
Club
Henry L. Dithmer president Bet
ter Business Bureau
Samuel Mueller. East Washing
ton Street Merchants Association
Saul Solomon. West Washington
Street Merchants Association.
The council. originally planned 10
include only a score OF names was
enlarged Al the last moment. to
bring into line representatives If
every possible industry
The council will work with Fran
cis Wells. distric, director OF tho
federal recovery program. IN an
effort 10 bring all indianapolis in
dustries into line
Cities GirculariTed
With Indiana cities OF less than
10 600 Circularized by letter from
Wells and William H. Arnett. man
aging director OF the Indiana state
Chamber Of Commerce. which di-
rected the formation OF local recov-
cry organizations. plans for speak
erS' bureau and general information
bureau in indianapolis were COM
pleted today
Organized labor is waiting official
word from Washington to start a
cooperative movement with the 10
cal representatives OF the federal
government, according 10 Adolph
Fritz, secretary of the Indiana State
Federation Of Labor. who announced
a meeting Of the labor group to be
held in Tomlinson hall Monday
night.
Labor leaders. including william
Green. president of the American
Federation OF Labor. have been in
vited to attend the meeting.
support Pledged
Meanwhile pledges of support
flowed into the United States De-
partment OF Commerce office in the
Chamber of Commerce building. of
fetal clearing house for the federal
program.
A throng of business men called
personally on Wells Tuesday. while
many more tclephoned. pledging
support or seeking information rel-
alive TO the adaptation of in
dividual industries 10 conform with
the Presidents program.
Hundreds of industries and in
dustrial associations throughout the
city and state volunteered co-opera-
tlon or announced meetings to rally
members. without waiting for the
receipt OF the Presidents cove
nant." TO be mailed to more than
10000 Indiana employers Thursday
Queries Are Answered
kilograms from Washington an
problems of local industrialistS were
received at Wells Office today. The
district director announced that he
Will attend a meeting of the AS
Sociated Retailers Of Indiana. to ex-
plain their code. today.
Resolution pledging support to
President Roosevelt in his recovery
drive was passed by the Marion
County Democratic WomenS Club
at its picnic Tuesday at Municipal
Gardens. and a telegram to that
effect sent 10 the White House to-
day.
Pledge Cooperation
We pledge YOU our fullest CO.
operation. said the telegram. in
part. in your national recovery pro-
gram and assure you in advance
that YOU can depend on us for I'M
qualified support "
Mrs. Frank T Dowd is president
of the club
From the Calumet district. Fl.
Wayne. Terre Haute Marion. Peru,
Anderson. Columbus. South Bend
and other Indiana cities. echoes of
the Presidents appeal for recovery
were voiced today by industry.
Paw increases and shorter work
ing hours for 25. 900 employees OF the
United States Steel Corporation
main subsidiary plant AT Gary were
announced. while The Gary plant OF
the Union Draw Steel Company put
into effect a Is per cent paw in
crease and a forty-hour week for
200 workers.
Pay Increase Ordered
Similar pay increases and work
ing hours were announced by the
Gary Screw and Bolt works: tho
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Com
pany at Indiana Harbor: the En-
pre- OIL refinery: the Shell Petro-
leum Corporation and the Sinclair
on refinery. all at East Chicago.
the Standard OIL Company at Whit
ing. the Lever Bros. soap company
al Hammond. and the Universal At
las cement plant at Burlington.
Al Fl. Wayne, the WAYNE Knit
ting mills. the Patterson Fletcher
clothing stores. and the Lincoln Ma
tional Life Insurance Company an
nounced conformity or Willingness
10 conform with the President s
program.
Owens Illinois Glass Company of
Terre Haute and the Roots & Herr
department store pledged accept
ance OF the recovery plan.