The Washington times., 1936-03-16
NOW
Raising Money
For Orchestra
DRIVE IS FUN
BY HELEN ESSARY


BY HELEN ESSARY
People who enjoy "premoni
tions" should read this delightful
anecdote told by Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, one of the chairmen
Of the National Symphony Con.
cert Campaign at the Saturday
luncheon at the Carlton. She
said to the workers in the cam
paign:
'I've always known the or.
cheStra was going to be great,
and I've always known this
drive would be a success. In
fact I'm a little like an old
friend of mine who is given to
lunches This friend is for
ever fOrecaSting events. Her
favOrite remark about her own
powers Is this: Whatever hap
pens, I'm always so right 1t
frightenS me-"
I'd never suspected it could be
such fun to be in money raising
campaign until I went to this
particular luncheon. 1t was really
a business meeting, so Mrs. Harold
N. Marsh, cochairman with Mrs.
Howe, told me. But it all sounded
very gay and agreeable. And the
workers who gave their cheerful
reports of money raised had no
hint of that nobility of deport-
.ment that is so depressing and
so frequent in crusaders.
I liked the heckling here and
there of the speakers and the
quick way the reports were made.
And the intimations from each
chairman that raising money for
the National Symphony was the
most delightful experience Of the
year.
The campaign, as you know, Is
divided into certain committees.
But there is one committee that
seems to belong to everybody. 1t
is named Sporting Chance" It
includes a list of people whose
hearts have not hitherto been
found as big as their bank books.
Such possible contributions have
not been included in the esti-
mated returns. However, since
nothing was expected of these
conservatives, they were conSid-
cred excellent as sporting chances.
Said Mrs. Howe:
''By luck should they break
down and give, whatever they
give, not being counted on, is
therefore velvet"
According to her succeeding
statement, the velvet has been OF
a surprising sheen and thickness.
Sporting Chance" is paying big
dividends.
Assisting Mrs. Howe and Mr..
Marsh are the following subcom-
mittee chairmen: Associations
Mrs. Reeve Lewis, Mrs. Eugene
Byrnes, Charles w. Pimper. Busi-
ness-Mrs. Oliver Strunk, Harold
A. Brooks. Educational-M i S S
Grace Dunham Guest, Henry
Grattan Doyle. Government
Hrs. Henry A. Wallace, Alvin w.
Hall. Metropolitan-Mrs. G.. j.
Rowcliff, William Floyd Crosby.
National-Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. John D. Kennedy. Pub
licity-L. E. Rubel. Suburban.
Mrs. Edwin B. Parker.
During the week of the cam
paign the Army unit has encour-
aged it's workers with this light
hearted ballad:
To music lovers we make this plea
To support the National Sym
phony.
This organization cannot live,
Unless YOU and I, John Jones,
give.
And as much Of a little makes a
lot
And a little of much cannot be got
A QUARTER from each will prove
far more
Than larger sums from three to
or four.
Brig. Gen. Perry L. Miles is
the chairman of the Army mems
committee. Mrs. Malin Craig is
chairman of the woman'S Army
committee. Mrs. Barton K.
Yount is the secretary and these
are members: Mrs. George H.
Dern, Mrs. Harry H. Woodring,
Mrs. George S. Simonds, Mrs.
Henry H. Arnold, Mrs. Louis H.
Bash, Mrs. Upton Birnie, Mrs.
Claude E. Brigham, Mrs. Arthur
w. Brown, Mrs. Henry T. Burgin,
Mrs. Frederick T. Conley, Miss
Julia F'ieberger, Mrs. Howard M.
Markham, Mrs. Alexander M.
Miller, Mrs. Dawson Olmstead,
Mrs. Walter Reed, Mrs. Charles
r. Reynolds, Mrs. William
Tschappat and Mrs. Oscar West
over.
The theme of the Navy and