Evening star., 1940-10-15
Democrats and COP
In District Arrange
Heavy Schedules
Number Of Meetings
Of Both Parties Slated
For Rest Of Week

Local Democratic and Republican
organizations today announced ad-
ditional meetings and other activl-
ties designed to stimulate interest
in and support Of their respective
candidates in the November elec-
tions.
Three speakers are to address
meeting of the Woman's National
Democratic Club at o'clock tonight
at its headquarters, 1926 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV. They are Harlan
Wood, local attorney; Mrs. Pauline
Worth Of New York and j. Leo Kolb,
director Of finance for the Demo-
cratic party in the District.
Miss Laura NJ Berrien and Mrs.
Rebekah S. Greathouse, members
of the Willkie- McNary Campaign
Club Speakers Bureau, will speak
at noon tomorrow at meeting at
the Madeira School
Additional plans were announced
today for the rally meeting to be
held at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Will
lard Hotel under auspices of the
Women's Membership Committee Of
the Willkie -McNary Campaign Club,
at which Mrs. Kathleen Norris, nov
elist, and Mrs. Worthington Scran-
ton. vice chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee, are to be
leading speakers. Edwin Steffe,
baritone. it was announced today,
will sing, and William Tyler Page,
author of The Americans Creed"
also will give a short talk. Men,
bers of the League of Republican
Women, the Willkie Washington
Club and the Democrats for Willkie
organization will attend, it was an
f1ounced.
Russell Balderson, chairman OF
the Democratic Central Committee
for the District of Columbia, last
night issued a statement warning
persons here from Connecticut,
Delaware and New York that Octo-
Der l9 is the closing date for regis
trations in those States.
In Connecticut it is necessary for
q person to appear in person to be
examined before registering. it was
announced. The dates for the eX-
eminations vary in different Sec
tions of the State and persons in
tending to vote were advised to find
out the examination dates in their
particular precincts from their reg
istrars' offices.
In Delaware a voter must register
In person. Registration also must
be in person in New York except in
cities and towns of less than 5000
population. New York absentee
voters must make application for
their absentee ballots at the time
they register. it was announced.
Additional information may be OBJ
tanned by persons intending to vote
by calling the local Democratic
headquarters in the Burlington
Hotel, 1t was announced.
A program of music. motion pic
lures and speeches will be featured
at a Democratic rally to be held
next Monday night at Democratic
headquarters in the Burlington
Hotel. Mr.. Balderson, chairman of
the local Democratic Central Com
mittee, announced 10 Democratic
organizations and one Republican
group will take part in the program
The Democratic Absentee Voters
Bureau has opened new headquar-
ters at 743 Fourteenth street NV.
where its Offices are to be open each
day from 9 am. to pm, it was
announced
West Virginia Democrats have
their bureau in the Raleigh Hotel
and New York Democrats have
theirs in the Willard Hotel.
Next Sunday has been designated
Eugene V. Debs Day by the WASH
ington Independent Committee for
Thomas and Kruger, and will be
observed here with a series of din
ners at which records quoting parts
of Debs' Carton speech against war
will be played.