Evening star., 1935-03-18
DRIVE
GAINS SUPPORT
Mrs. Roosevelt Will Broad
cast Appeal for Funds
Thursday.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
urge the public to support the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra's drive
for a 100000 sustaining fund in a
radio address Thursday.
She will speak from Constitution
Hall over Station WRC, at 4:45 pm,
at which time the Symphony is
scheduled to give concert under the
direction of Dr. Hans Kinder.
After making her address, Mrs.
Roosevelt, an ardent music lover and
one of the orchestra's most enthusi-
astic supporters. will return to her
box in the hall and hear the concert.
She is regular boxholder and has
attended many of the Symphony's
concerts during the past Winter.
A series OF other radio appeals will
be made by Newbold Noyes, associate
editor of The Star; DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, president of George Wash
ington University; DR.. Coleman Nevis,
president of Georgetown University.
and William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Noyes will speak over Station
WMAL this evening at 6:05 o'clock,
Mr.. Green over WJSV tomorrow at
6:55 pm, DR.. Marvin over WMAL
Wednesday at 625 pm. and DR.. Nevils
over WJSV Saturday at pm.
Next Monday, the closing day of
the campaign for funds. which has
been designated as Victory day, the
National Symphony Orchestra will
begin its annual Spring tours of
Southern cities at Asheville, N. c.
In Spring Festival.
On March 26 the orchestra will
participate in the Shandon Choral
Society Spring festival at Columbia,
S. c., and the following day will give
its second concert in two years at the
University Of Virginia. The out-of-
town engagements have been made
by c. c. Cappel, manager of the Or
chestra, who has had long experience
in directing Nation wide tours of va
rious musical organizations and
prominent artists.
The. orchestra will return to
Washington March % for rehearsals
preceding the final concert in ConSti-
tuition Hall March 81, when an all
request program will be presented.
Reports of progress in the first
three days of the campaign will be
made today when committee chair
man and solicitors meet at head
quarters in the Carlton Hotel.
Committee Covers Schools.
The fact that the value of the
orchestra is appreciated in educa-
tional fields is demonstrated by the
concerted efforts of the committee
that has been organized to secure
funds from private, public and
parochial schools in Washington and
the vicinity.
Miss Grace Dunham Guest and
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle, co-chair-
men Of the Educational Committee,
have organized a committee that is
fully covering the various schools.
Mrs. Miriam Hilton is head of the
public school group. DR.. Stephen E.
Kramer, official section; DR.. E. C.
Barnes, special group, and Miss Clara
Burroughs. senior high schools.
Elementary teachers of the sixth
division Of the public school system
launched their campaign to aid the
symphony at meeting at the Ludlow
School under leadership of Mrs. Edna
Ellis Hilton.
Key teachers from 20 buildings at
tended the meeting and pledged them
selves to support the drive and seek
100 per cent contribution for their
| schools.
Teachers of the fifth and seventh
divisions met at the Bryan School
and planned their participation in
the drive under the chairmanship
Of Miss Elizabeth Hummer and Selden
Ely.
First division teachers we're to meet
today at the Curtis School and out
line plans for supporting the cam
| paign.