Evening star., 1941-12-16
Civil Defense
BodySet Up in
Montgomery
Mayors Organize
In Prince Georges;
Fuirfux Unit Formed

Defense organizations in nearby
Maryland were further perfected to-
day with the formation of Civilian
Defense Executive Committee in
Montgomery County and mayors
conference" on AFRAID protection in
Prince Georges County. In Fairfax,
Va, a Civilian Protection Corps was
organized.
The Montgomery County Commits
sioners today approved the resolu-
ton setting up the Civilian Defense
Executive Committee, to be headed
by Circuit Court Judges Charles W..
Woodward and Stedman Prescott as
co-chairmen and Thomas E. Hamp-
ton. president of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners, as vice chairman.
Other members include Commits
sioners r. w. Farmer, Walter P.
johnson, John E. Oxley and o. w.
Robey; Park Commissioner Lacy
Shaw. Alfred D. Noyes, chairman OF
the Southern Maryland Defense
Council: Albert E. Brault. an ex-
ecutive director of the County Civil
ian Defense Council.
Other Committee Members.
Also Mrs. E. Brooke Lee, secretary
of the Southern Maryland Defense
Council; Mrs. Ralph Wells. execu-
Of fl1o TiyiliotN To-
fense Council; Mrs. B, Peyton
Whalen, chairman. of the County
Womens Division of civilian de-
'fense; DR.. Edwin w. Broome. coun-
ty superintendent of schools; DR..
Dexter M. Bullard, chairman of the
medical services of the Defense
Council: Arch Macdonald, chief air
raid warden for the county: Paul
Banfield, chairman of the food and
shelter service of the council.
Also named were John Oden, chief
of the councils fire service; 1t. Col
E. Brooke Lee, commanding officer
of the 7th Battalion of the Maryland
State Guard; Andrew M Newman,
county chief. of police: j. Donald
Clagett of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission: Judge Charles
M. Irelan, county chairman of the
Red Cross: Joseph B. Morrison,
deputy air-raid warden for the
county.
Others are Judge James c. Chris
topher, AFRAID warden for the 7th
election district; Joseph B. Simp-
son, AFRAID warden for the 18th
and 5th election districts: Wilton
Allen, deputy chief air-raid warden;
Joseph A. CAntrel, counsel for the
county commissioners, and Fred w.
Tuemmler, planning director of the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Mr. Tuemmler will act as secre-
tary of the committee.
Mayors Conference Organized.
The Mayors Conference was or
ganized last night in Hyattsville and
one of its aims will be to achieve
uniformity in the warden systems
in the metropolitan area towns.
The appointing of block wardens
In each municipality was urged by
Floyd B. Matthias. Mayor of Mount
Rainier, who suggested that the I'M
portance of air raid precautions be
demonstrated to the public by the
showing of motion pictures OF the
bombing of London.
Robert B. Forrest, chief air raid
deputy warden of the county, named
the Mayors deputy wardens for
their communities. inStructing them
to appoint their own assistant
WardenS.
E. Murray Cover, Mayor of Hyatts-
vile, elected president of the group.
stressed the fact that the Mayors
conference would work in co-opera-
ton with county and State defense
officials. A meeting will be called
next week to take up specific local
problems, he said. William c. We'd
ding, Mayor of Riverdale, is secre-
tary of the conference.
Fairfax Corps Formed.
Thirty-two members joined the
Civilian Protection Corps for the
town of Fairfax last night at a
public meeting called by Robert D.
Graham, who was named lieutenant
of the corps by former State Sena-
tor John w. Rust, captain Of the
county corps.
Preceding the meeting, the Town
Council held a special session, at
which Mayor John H. Rust was au-
thorized to set up the corps.
Cecil Brown of the county police
department explained different
types of bombs and blackout pro-
cedure.
Mayor Rust administered the oath
of office to those who volunteered at
the meeting. 1t was announced that
others who wish to serve may see
the mayor and take the oath.
Courses i'm Alexandria, Arlington.
A schedule of instruction courses
on first aid, chemical warfare and
incendiary bombs for volunteer de-
fense workers was being arranged
by air-raid officials in Arlington and
Alexandria.
A first-aid course to be held to-
night at the ST. Thomas More
Parish Hall is to be attended only
by so designated wardens in Airing
ton County, and is not to be open tt
the general public as was an
nounced in The Star yesterday, F
Freeland Chew, deputy air-raie
warden for the county, announced
today. The meeting place, Mr.. Chew
explained, will not accommodate
more than so persons.
Mr.. Chew said he also will desig
nate AFRAID wardens to attend
chemical warfare class and anothe
dealing with incendiary bombs
which will be held later this week.
A flrst-aid course for wardens onl,
will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonlgh
in the George Washington Higl
School auditorium in Alexandra
with Mrs. Leonard c. Urquhart des
ignated the instructor. The cours
will not replace regular Red Cros
first-aid classes, but is planned Il
give quick instruction for any i'm