Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15
Roosevelt Election
Urged by HiIdreth
To Save Democracy
Patrick and Vorys
Will Debate
Rival Candidates.

Reelection of President Roose-
welt ito maintain the spirit of
democracy" and the American way"
was urged yesterday by Melvin
Hildreth, attorney, in an address at
the second luncheon meeting Of the
fall reason of the National Demo-
cratic League of Washington, held
In the Burlington Hotel.
Speaking on What is the Amer
lean Way?" Mr.. Hildreth declared
"Willkie states he is leading a
crusade fer the American way, but
Roosevelt is leading a battle to
maintain the American way" The
speaker traced international condl-
tions back to 1917 and added: 1T
was President Wilson'S ideal to make
the world safe for democracy and
may it be the achievement of Roose-
welt to save democracy for the
world"
He defined the American way
generally as the desire of justice
and liberty for all.
Roosevelt or Willkie' will be the
subject of a debate at pm.
tomorrow between Representative
Patrick. Democrat of Alabama. and
Representative Vorys, Republican
of Ohio. in the Burlington Hotel
The debate will be under auspices
of the Democratic Central Commit
tee of the District of Columbia.
Each speaker will be given IS
minutes in which to uphold the
merits of his party's candidate and
then a chance to come back for
five minutes rebuttal. Subsequently.
they will answer questions from
members of the audience, 1t was
announced.
Tomorrow night at $50 o'clock
James c. Wilkes, chairman OF the
Republican State Committee in and
for the District of Columbia. will
speak at the first of this seasons
meetings of the Young Republican
Club of the District of Columbia, to
be held at the headquarters of the
Willkie- McNary Campaign Com
X,
Fifteenth and H streets NV.
At l pm. Tuesday the Women's
Membership Committee of the
Willkie-McNary Campaign Club will
hold its first luncheon meeting in
the Willard Hotel. In addition to
James A. Councillor, president of
the club. and Rufus Lusk, previously
listed as speakers, an address will
be made by Mrs. r. A. Boone. exec
utive secretary of the Womens
Membership Committee. An addi-
tional feature of the program will
be the, reading of The Americans
Creed" by its author. who also will
lead in reciting The Pledge to the
Flag" The meeting will be in OBJ
servance of Constitution Day.
Tuesday evening Senator Lee of
Oklahoma will speak at the second
of series of meetings of the Wom-
ans National Democratic Club at
its headquarters, 1926 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV.
Tomorrow afternoon a recording
of the Coffeyville (Kans) speech of
Wendell Willkie, the Republican
presidential candidate, will be heard
at o'clock at the Willkie Wash
ington Committee headquarters, 727
Fifteenth street NV. Arrange
ments have been made to seat I5O
guests, it was announced.
The Willkie Washington Commit
tee announced yesterday 1t had re-
ceived a contribution of $50 from
Section S of the Chevy Chase Boys
and Girls Willkie Club. The con-
tribution was taken to committee
headquarters by Jimmy Hills, 13-
yesr-old president of the club group:
David Hills, 10, vice president;
Richard D. Stimson, 9, treasurer,
and Albert Stivers IA, secretary.
The sum included $50 in checks and
Sl8 in cash. more than half of
which was in silver, and was taken
to the committee headquarters in a
canvas bag.
Hills. the youthful president, said
his club membership included $50
boys and girls aged 9 to 13. The
children have been collecting money
since July and have kept their funds
in a glass bank, which was broken
open yesterday morning, prepara-
headquarters.