Evening star., 1940-05-22
broadcasts Today End
Dollar Club Drive
To Aid Symphony
Funds to Be Turned
Over to l. Corrin Strong
In Closing Ceremonies

Omcials Of the National Broad
casting Co. and The Star were to
turn over to the National Symphony
Orchestra today the receipts Of the
N. B. C.-Star Dollar Club drive for
funds to aid the symphony.
Scheduled to speak on the final
broadcast from the Dollar Club were
Kenneth Berkeley, N. B. c. manager
here, and B. M. McKelway, man
aging editor Of The Star. The Dol
lar Club fund was to be received by
L. Corrin Strong. president Of the
orchestra association.
The broadcast, closing the doors
Of the Dollar Club, was to be heard
over Station WRC at 4:30 pm.
Dollar Club. headquarters was
crowded to the doors with young
people yesterday, all anxious to
participate in the drive to preserve
the symphony orchestra for Wash
ington.
Scouts Join In Broadcasts.
Among the groups taking part in
the broadcasts were the Boy Scout
Drum and Bugle Corps from Barney
Neighborhood House. the Washing
ton and Lee High School girls glee
club from Arlington, Va, and stu
dents from the King-Smith School
Speaking from the Dollar Club
yesterday, Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy Lewis Compton asserted
that the symphony orchestra was
one thing that could be saved in a
world where so many fine things
were being lost.
TN these unhappy days." he said
"our attention is naturally focused
on our Nations defense. This is
fitting and vital. We should, how
ever. avoid hysteria. Calm, realistic
thinking and planning are needed
Such influences as our National
Symphony will help us to maintain
our composure and keep our feet
on the ground"
Mrs. Bittinger Broadcasts.
Optimism for the success of the
symphony campaign was voiced by
Mrs. Charles Bittinger, co-chairman
of the Orchestra Guild Committee
for the drive, on another broadcast
from the Dollar Club yesterday.
Year by year, Mrs. Bittinger de-
clared, the support of the orchestra
Is becoming more democratic. Nine
out Of 10 Of the people subscribing
to the campaign through her COM
mittee, she said, have increased
their gifts over last year and almost
200 more people have contributed
through her committee, which So
licits gifts mainly from the smaller
givers
"The implications Of this sort Of
thing are tremendous" she said.
"It means that 4 great many peo-
pie in Washington care q great deal
about this hard-fought-for thing
our own orchestra. And 1t Is true
that II 10000 people each care 4
dollars worth. either for music, or
for, the city's pride In its music. the
orchestra win find itself safe at last
In its hope Of surviving these bad
days"
Dancer, 10, Brings Gift.
A 12-year-old ballet dancer,
Barbara Cole. came to the Dollar
Club to leave her gift because, as
she explained. her dancing teacher
has often told, her that dancers
must learn how to listen to good
music The student concerts given
by the symphony orchestra, she
said, have helped her and other
dance students.
A group from 8c3 class ct WASH
ington and Lee High School came to
the Dollar Club with the girls glee
club from that school. Their
spokesman, Dick Goodman, ex.
plained TINT his eiass had con.
tttbutsd mpst % tl1e school.wide
gift for the synpaaqay drive.