Evening star., 1940-05-18
|S1,25OC Collected,
Dollar Club Pushes
Orchestra Drive
Mrs. Reeve Lewis
Will Speak Today
In Rodio Plea


In Rodio PIeu
With $3.50 already in the cash
register, the N. B. C.-Star Dollar
Club appealed today for more mem
bers. more money to help the Ma
ticnal Symphony Orchestra reach
its goal.
Scheduled to make the formal
appeal today was Mrs. Reeve Lewis,
co-chairman of the associations s
committee for the drive and q men,
ber OF the Board of Directors of the
symphony association, who was to
speak during the 1:15 pm. pro-
gram over Station WRC.
But those who already have be-
come members of the Dollar Club
have an appeal of their own. It's
contained in the letters they send
In with their dollars to Dollar Club
headquarters at 1923 Fourteenth
street NV.
Some of those letters have been
read over the air. One man wrote
that he couldn't conceive of any,
thing more disastrous to the musical
life of this city than the disband-
ment Of our splendid orchestra"
Cab Driver Gives Fare.
Besides the contributions mailed
In, steady procession of gifts comes
to the Dollar Club from passersby.
One Of the speakers on a broad
cast program yesterday turned over
her cab fare to the Dollar Club,
explaining that the cab driver,
when she told him her destina-
ton, asked her to make the fare
his contribution to the symphony.
Mrs. Foster Adams, chairman of
the Orchestra Guild Committee for
the Campaign and newly elected
member Of the orchestra asSocia-
tlon's Board of Directors, speaking
from the Dollar Club yesterday,
described how the fund Is raised.
I'VE 60 to you and ask you for
your support for hundred reasons"
she said, because you love music,
because you want your city to be
adorned by music as it is by its
gardens and monuments; because
you like the summer concerts on
the Potomac. In fact, we believe
that any reason for giving a dollar
to the orchestra is a good reason"
A delegation from the Washing
ton Choral Society, headed by its
president, Harry E. Yeide, brought
$3O.30 to the Dollar Club Yesterday.
Mr.. Yeide explained that the money
mad been raised during a rehearsal
OF the choral group.
Student Aid Pledged.
Another gift yesterday came from
Barbara Mace, freshman at the
Chevy Chase Junior College. who
pledged the support of her class
mates in the drive.
John Rowland Hill, chairman of
the Business and Professional Com
mittee for the Campaign and secre-
tary Of the Board of Directors of
the orchestra, was another speaker
on yesterdays program.
Belief that the orchestra is not
only cultural but a commercial
asset to Washington, he said, is
growing among the larger business
firms here.
Unfortunately" he added, IT do
not find this belief in the smaller
businesses, and yet, they are the
ones who profit most by the exist
ence of the National Symphony Or
chestra. 1t is the neighborhood
stores and shops who receive q large
part OF the 100000 that the or
chestra association spends with
Washington enterprises each YEAR"
He urged retail dealers to find
out just what value the presence
OF a symphony in Washington has
for them and suggested that the
Dollar Club gives employees of firms
the opportunity to contribute to the
maintenance of the orchestra.
Directors Encouraged.
While the orchestra has been
forced to extend the campaign to
next Wednesday to complete the
fund Of $107,00 necessary for next
season, the directors feel encouraged
rather than disheartened by the re-
sponSe to date, A. F. E. Horn, gen.
eral chairman, explained today.
When the drive went into its ex-
tended period last year, he pointed
out, $4,000 had to be raised to
reach the goal, while this year the
amount needed is less than $3l 900.
Mr.. Horn added:
Il think the people of Washing
ton have shown really marvellous
response to the National SYM
phony's appeal for funds"
Mr.. Horn said he agreed with
Samuel R. Rosenbaum, vice presi-
dent of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Association, that few cities could
duplicate the results of the last 10
days drive here, but the Washing
ton chairman emphasized: "Of
course We must not forget that
$3l 900 must still be raised before
We can have concerts at the Water
Gate this summer and in Consti-
tuition Hall next winter" Mr.. Horn
said ne was confident Gin view of
the wonderful spirit which the peo-
pie OF Washington have shown that
we will have the full $107, 800 the
orchestra needs by next Wednes-
day."