Evening star., 1941-02-09
Howe tOFete
Symphony
Volunteers
Party to Be Given
This Afternoon
: At Alibi Club

Mr.. Walter Bruce Howe, chair
man of the National Symphony
Crchestras eleventh annual sustain
ing fund campaign. will entertain
workers at a cocktail party at the
Alibi Club after the Beloved Mas
terpiece" concert at Constitution
Hall this afternoon.
: The results of the campaign, now
entering the second week in an
effort to reach the goal of Sl07,-
500, will be given at the next two
report luncheons. The luncheons
are scheduled for tomorrow and
Thursday, the final day of the drive.
duncheons Barometers
of Public Response.
Held at the Carlton. these lunch
cons are the barometers of public
response to the campaign to pro-
vide the necessary funds for the
National Symphony's 1912 sea-
son. Conducted by a committee
consisting of Mrs. r. H. Dunlap,
chairman: Mrs. Clarence A. As
pinwall, Mrs. Bruce Baird and Mrs.
Milton w. King. they both mark
the progress of the campaign and
present a true cross section of the
drive personnel-the heads of COM
mitteeS. volunteer workers and
honored guests who make each
years symphony concerts possible.
Back of the reports given out by
committee chairmen at the lunch
cons is the work of about 800 volun-
teer workers who, throughout the
drive, canvass the city and suburbs
for contributions. Under the gen.
eral craftsmanship OF Mr.. Howe and
the vice Craftsmanship of A. F.
E. Horn, these workers function
through II separate committees de-
signed to reach every phase Of
Washington life.
Three committees which are en-
eouragingly close to their quotas at
the halfway mark of the drive are
the Special Gifts, the Army and
the Orchestra Guild.
Special Gifts Group
Headed by Thomas P. Morgan, jr.
The Special Gifts Committee,
which solicits only the larger givers,
Is headed by Mr.. Thomas P. Morgan.
lr., with Mrs. Arthur T. Lyon as
vice chairman. It's personnel is COM
prised of Mrs. Bruce Baird, Miss
Esther Behrend, Mrs. Francis Biddle.
Mrs. r. H. Dunlap, Mrs. Carl A.
Droop, Mr. and Mrs. E R. Finken-
staedt, Mrs. Walter A. Gawler, Mr.
and Mrs Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs.
MacGill James. Mrs. David B. Kar-
rick. Mr.. Milton King, Dr.. William
Mcclellan. Mrs. Leonid Orusoff, Mrs
Edwin B. Parker, Mr. Frank Rounds,
jr., Miss Marian Stevens, Mr.. l..
Corrin Strong. Mr.. Frederick A.
Whiting, jr., and Mr.. Robert w.
Wilson.
Soliciting the military personnel
Of Washington. the Army committee
Is headed Jointly by Mrs. William
Dryden and Brig. Gen. John N
Greely. Workers in this group who
are sub-divided to cover the various
branches of the service, include Mrs.
William A Borden, Miss Katherine
Andrews, Mrs. William c. Crancc.
Mrs. H. E. Mcguire and Mrs. M w.
SchoepoeSter.
Most successful committee last
year. and promising to be equally
brilliant this year is the Orchestra
Guild, which functions under the
efficient leadership OF Mrs. Foster
Adams and Mrs. Charles Bittinger.
One of the largest committees en-
gagged in the drive, it has been di-
vided into teams under the supervi-
sion of Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Bit
finger. Mrs. Warren Grimes. Mrs.
Boyd Taylor, Mrs. j. Frank Staley, .
Mrs. John Hutson, Miss Mary Hobat /
and Miss Mable Strider.
Eight other committees are also
active in raising the SLOT 500 needed /
J insure the National Symphony's /.
eleventh season. They are the As /.
sociation's Committee. the Educa-
ton, the Government, the Navy, f.
the Suburban. the Speakers Bureau
and the Publicity Committees.