The Washington times., 1937-02-27
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Enrolment Of q volunteer sales
force of some 750 prominent
Washingtonians, who will direct
the coming campaign Of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra for
sustaining fund subscriptions, is
now in progress.
Committee leaders plan to COM
plete their enlistment of personnel
within the next few days while
each solicitation group will hold a
preliminary instruction meeting be-
fore the opening of the intensive
city. wide campaign on March 10.
$4,000 Goal
The goal has been set at $110,-
900. Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe is
general chairman Of the campaign,
and Harold A. Brooks is general
vice chairman. The campaign or.
ganization consists of Is commit
tees. OF this number, three are
charged with the handling Of pre-
liminary preparations. Six Of the
solicitation units will confine their
activities to organized groups. The
remaining seven committees will
handle the general city-wide so
licitation.
A publicity committee headed
by L. E. Rubel. a speakers COM
mittee of which w. w. Wheeler
is chairman, and a prospect com.
mittee, which is operating under
the direction of C. Melvin Sharpe.
are in charge of the preliminary
educational campaign and advance
preparation.
Committee Heads
The special gifts committee is
headed by Thomas P. Morgan, jr.
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss and L.
Corrin Strong are the vice chair
men of this solicitation group.
John E. Parker is chairman,
and Frederick P. H. SiddonS. vice
chairman, of the mems business
committee. The women'S business
committee Is headed oy Mrs. Oliver
Strunk as chairman and Mrs.
Foster Adams as vice chairman.
Mrs. Milton King heads the civic
committee with Mrs. Armistead
Peter Sd, and Mrs. Benjamin w.
Thoron as vice chairman. The Ju-
nior League committee is being or
ganized by Mrs. William Calhoun
Sterling, as chairman and Mrs.
John F. Foy as vice chairman.
The other two general solicita-
tion groups are the Orchestra
Guild committee of which Mrs.
Charles Bittinger is chairman and
a suburban committee headed by
Mrs. Edwin B. Parker and Mrs.
Robert LeFevre as cochairmen.
Other Solicitors
An Army committee of which
Mrs. H. N. Arnold and Brig. Gen
Charles D. Roberts are cochairmen
will present both active and retired
officers with an opportunity to sup
port the orchestra. An asSocia
tionS committee, of which Mrs. Eu
gene ByrneS is chairman and Mrs
Reeve Lewic, cochairman, will en-
list supper; from interested organi
cations and members.
An education committee, being
organized under the direction OF
Grace Dunham Guest and Dear
Henry Grattan Doyle will present
the campaign appeal to teachers ir
all universities, public, private, anc
parochial schools. A Government
committee, which will provide al
Federal employees except Army anc
Navy officers with an opportunity
to support the orchestra, is being
headed by Secretary Perkins a.
chairman with Richardson Saund
erS serving as vice chairman.
The Navy committee, which i
organized along the same lines a!
the Army group, is being formed
under the joint leadership of Mrs
Emery Scott Land and Charles Edi
son, Assistant Secretary of th'
Navy.
A national committee, which vii
appeal for tine support of forme,
Washingtonians and outside-owne'
business concerns, is being headet
by Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.