Evening star., 1940-05-21
Dollar Club Closes
Tomorrow in
Broadcast al 4:30
Compton Is Among
Speakers Today for
Symphony Drive


IN m eleventh hour effort to spur
contributions to the National SYM
phony Orchestra's drive for funds,
the N. b. C.-Star Dollar Club
planned to present several gift-bear-
ing school groups as well as a Gov
ernment ofncial during today's
Dollar Club headquarters, 72S Four
teenth street NV.
The King Smith School was
scheduled to be present in = group
to make contribution from the
students, who attend the symphony
concerts regularly. The students
were to be interviewed on the 3:45
pm. broadcast over Station WMAL.
A dancer from the Washington
National Ballet was also to present
a contribution during that broad
cast. The speaker was to be Mrs.
Carl Bittinger, co-chairman Of the
associations committee for the drive.
Eugene Johnston, pianist. was to
play Bach's prelude In G Minor"
Compton Speaker At 4:3o.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Lewis Compton was scheduled as
the speaker on the 4:30 pm. broad
cast over Station WRC. Joining
him on that program were to be the
drum and bugle corps Of Boy Scout
Troop 81, Neighborhood House, and
the Washington and Lee High
School Glee Club, Arlington, Va.
Kenneth H. Berkeley, general
manager of the National Broadcast
ing Co. here, and B. M. McKelway,
managing editor of The Star, will
turn over the contents Of the Dollar
Club cash register to officials Of the
orchestra drive tomorrow at 4:30
pm. The broadcast at that time,
closing the doors Of the Dollar Club,
will be heard over Station WRC.
Frank r. Jelleff, sponsor of the
business and professional committee
for the drive and member Of the
National Symphony's Board of Di-
rectors, said on q broadcast from
the Dollar Club yesterday that from
q husinessman's point of view, it was
a good idea to support the National
Symphony Orchestra. He pointed
out that the orchestra on tour is q
fine advertisement for Washington.
Workers In business, he added,
should support the orchestra by
bringing to the Dollar Club What
they wished to contribute.
Cherrington Cites Need.
Now, more than any time in the
past. Washington needs the Nation
al Symphony, DR.. Ben M. Cherring-
ton, chief Of the Division of Cul-
tural Relations Of the State Depart
ment, said during another Dollar
Club program yesterday.
With the finest creative achieve
ments Of man being blacked out
in other parts of the world, we
must not allow them to disappear
through neglect over here" he de-
clared.
Almost single handed, he went
on, the National Symphony has
lifted from Washington the stigma
Of being an unmusical city.
"SymphonyK orchestras are not
made in a day." he said. "In some
way and against great odds DR..
Kinder has given to Washington
in the short space of nine years an
orchestra which has become rec
ognized as one of the major SYM
phonies In this country. This is
remarkable achievement and one
not to be taken lightly. Nor Is 1t
probably that the people Of WASH
ington do take 1t lightly or that
they will let this orchestra expire"
School Gives $40.
Warren Graves represented the
Gordon Junior High School in pre-
senting to the Dollar Club a $40
gift from the school. The money,
he explained, was raised last Thurs
day. when the school held its an
nual May music festival, with all
music clubs and organizations in
the school participating. There was
no admission charge, but the audi
ence was given an opportunity to
make contributions to the symphony
orchestra. and the $40 was the re-
suit. Miss Mary Minge Wilkens,
music teacher at the school, also
spoke briefly in making the presen-
tation.
A delegation of five girls from
Trinity College also came to the
Dollar Club yesterday to leave their
dollar bills and express the hope
that DR.. Kinder, who visited the
school twice this year, would be
able to come again. The girls were
Miss Joan McTague, president of
the senior class; Miss Betty Cleary,
Miss Pauline McNamara, Miss