Evening star., 1941-01-19

ralvsiS victim last year, who told
the audience proudly that he now
felt fine
The Mile o Dimes will receive so
per cent Of the proceeds OF a tur-
key shoot today at Hilltop Tavern,
one eighth mile beyond the District
Line on Conduit road. Shooting
with l2-gauge guns having 32-inch
barrels, will begin at 1890 pm. and
lights will be provided in the event
the matches continue after dark.
A pastel of President Roosevelt
will be auctioned off at 7:30 pm.
tomorrow at the Mile O Dimes
Two Detroit Girls Aid.
Among the coins deposited III the
Michigan bottle at Dime Square
yesterday we're 20 dimes sent by two
/ 6-year-old Detroit girls Carol Ruth
Matthews and her little aunt, Joyce
Ann Reedy A letter. written by
the mother Of Carol Ruth. eX-
planned. We go to the DR. Charles
Oakman School for Crippled Chill
dren. The March OF Dimes helps
to maintain it
The 81 contribution. representing
savings from the children, allow
ances. vas sent to another aunt of
Carol Ruth. Mrs Maude Johnson
! an employe of the General Account
inc Office
NJ. S. Syzmchak. member OF the
Board of Governors of the Federal
/ Reserve System. came to the stand
! yesterday to urge radio listeners TO
/ support the campaign. Pointing
out that the work CfferS no cause
/ for arguments as to its merit MI
! SyzmChak said.
ITS simply a question Of being
reminded
( He promised that the various Of
fees of the Federal Reserve System
here would respond generously.
Veterans Bureau Pledge.
/ William C. Black, chief clerk of
the Veterans administration told
Announcer Toby David that work.
ers in his bureau always have con-
sidered it a privilege to support
the drive. Like Mr. SyzmChak, ne
pledged an impressive total in dimes
/ when the Veterans administration
turns in its contribution.
Among the woman Democratic
leaders participating in broadcasts
was Miss Marie Bickert of Phila-
| delphia, vice chairman of the Penn
sylvania Democratic State Central
Committee. who recalled her work
as a member of various Pennsyl-
vania hospital boards, and told the
audience that she once had been
asked by small bedridden paralysis
victim:
Lady, do you think I'm going to
walk in heaven?"
Miss Bickert pleaded for gener-
Gus response to the appeal for funds
TO treat the crippllng malady and
to conduct research into its cause
and cure in order that children
might be given the right to live
and enjoy life
Mrs. Ida McCabe KaySer, Demo-
cratic national committeeWomar
from Minnesota, and Mrs. Lennaro
Thomas. national committeewomar
from Alabama. also took part in
the program.
Contributions acknowledged over
the air yesterday included a check
for IS from Betsy Ross Council No
25, Daughters of America; s5 from
William D. Gibson, a patient al
Mount Alto Hospital; $40 from
Mrs. Mary E. Mackenzie. 2101 Con-
necticut avenue NV, and Is dime;
from members of the Catholic Wal
Veterans Ladies Auxiliary
M. j. Uline, builder and nWnel
of the new Uline Ice Arena. Thirc
and M streets NE, announced that
he would present to the Mile 9
Dimes one 10-cent piece for every
person attending the Ice-Capade:
of 194l at the arena the night Of
January 30. Patrons of all tht
ice shows performances may make
their own dime donations throrgf
usherettes, if they desire. Mr.. Ulint
added.
S. G.. Loeff1er, operator of River.
side Stadium, revealed that 10 PEI
cent of the gross gate" of tn,
Washington Eagles-New York Rov
ers ice hockey game Friday nigh
would be turned over to the Mill
O Dimes. Mr.. Loeffler said h,
expected to be able to make a siza
BILE contribution, since Eagles
Rovers contests have proved par
ticularly popular this season, an,
Friday has been the best nigh
at the box office
The Mile O. Dimes will rece1y
all proceeds of a dance to be give,
by the Boys Club of Washington
in its auditorium.
The proceeds are our part il
helping children who can't play a
vigorously as We" Fred Sparrow
president of the junior staff an
head of the committee in chare
of arrangements for the affair. sal