Evening star., 1940-09-26
|WiI|kie Is Lauded
Al Republican Rally
For Co|ored People
Representative Short
And Leo A. Rover
Principal Speakers

A crowd of several hundred per-
sons last night attended a Re-
publican rally for colored people in
the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
and heard the cause OF Wendell
Willkie expounded by Representa-
tive Short Of Missouri; Leo A. Ro-
yer, former United States attorney
here, and other speakers.
Representative Short criticized
money spending and lending by the
present administration. Mr.. Rover
said Mr.. Willkie is the type of man
to make this country economically
strong and pointed to the latters
record in the business world.
Other speakers included the Rev.
E. c. Smith, Rama Gibson, DR..
Charles H. Marshall, Hayden G.
Page, DR.. John r. Francis. Henry
Lincoln Johnson, Joseph C. Nc
Garrity, DR.. c. E. Murray and DR..
Emmett j. Scott, who read let
ter from Representative Martin,
chairman of the Republican Nation
al Committee.
The meeting was under the spon-
Sorship of the Willkie- Washington
| Committee, the Voters League and
the Willkie McNary Campaign
Committee.
$1,000 Is Contributed.
The North Carolina Democratic
Club of Washington, at a meeting
last night in the Raleigh Hotel,
elected officers and contributed
$1,000 to the Democratic campaign.
OF the sum, check for $500 was
presented to E. B. Denny, chairman
OF the North Carolina State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. who
was the principal speaker at the
meeting. The money was given for
the work of the latter committee.
The other $500 was given to the
National Democratic Committee.
John K. Slear, secretary to Rep
resentative Bulwinkle, was elected
president of the local committee,
succeeding Wesley E. Mcdonald,
! secretary to Senator Reynolds. Mrs.
Mabel DoWney, secretary to Repre-
sentative Cooley, was elected first
vice president. Other officers elected
were Col A. L. Smith, reelected
second vice president; Thomas P.
Laney, reelected treasurer: Mrs.
Hattie Lesko, reelected correspond
Ing secretary. and Miss Mary Hoke,
elected recording secretary.
Named Honorary Chairman.
Mrs GpOroo Drocto,,
been named one of the honorary
chalrmen of the Women's Member
snip Committee of the local Willkie-
McNary Campaign Club, 1t was an
nounced today by Mrs. r. A. Boone,
executive director of the commit
tee. Other honorary chairmen
named included Mrs. William E.
Borah, widow of Senator Borah;
Mrs. James E. Watson and Mrs.
Prentiss Wilson.
Mrs. Virginia Gait, niece of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, was named a vice
chairman of the Women's Commit
tee. Other vice chairmen include
Mrs. Gregg c. Birdsall Mrs. j. H.
Branson, Miss Ruth M Brown, Mrs.
Katharine Abby Collins, Mrs. Jo-
seph A. Herbert. Mrs. c. Brook
Smith, Mrs. Hobart Montee, Ms.
Harriet V. Rigdon, Mrs. Richard
T. Ellis. Miss Catherine Newton,
Mrs. Harry Osgood, Miss Edna Pat
ton, Mrs. E. L. Springer and Mrs
James c. Wilkes, wife Of the presi-
dent of the District Republican
State Committee.
Duncan to Speak.
Representative Duncan, Democrat,
of Missouri will be the principal
speaker at a meeting Of the Young
| Democratic Club of Washington at
BIS o'clock tonight at Democratic
headquarters in the Burlington
| Hotel.
Will Hear Radio Address.
/ Tonight, large crowd is expected
to listen to the radio broadcast Of
the Omaha address of Presidential
| Candidate Willkie, at headquarters
Of the Willkie-McNary Campaign
Club, Fifteenth and H streets NV.
The speech is to start at $50 pm,
and will be heard locally over Sta
ton WRC.
Open New Headquarters.
The Young Republican League Of