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for the opening of registration, Mrs.
John F. Lewis, chairman of the
Women's Home Defense Association
of Philadelphia. visited the Capital
and made a careful examination of
! the defense setup. She said she was
interested chiefly in the Central
Volunteer Bureau explaining that
her home city planned to set up
similar agency.
In answer to Mrs. Bernton's pleas,
regiStrants listed all types of skill
and capabilities yesterday. These
volunteers will be subject to call,
but it was indicated that many of
them may be needed much sooner
than was thought would be neces-
sary at first.
Mai Ernest w. Brown. chief of
police, for instance, has asked for
| 1000 auxiliary policemen and 100
auxiliary policewomen. In addi-
ton, Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter
has estimated that the city needs
1000 auxiliary flremen.
On top of this, the growth in local
population. due to both the training
camp and Government defense pro-
grams, has made certain other needs
immediate. A call has been received
by the Committee on Volunteer
Service for 300 group leaders to work
with the Y. M. C. A., Y. w. C. A.,
Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts and settle
ment houses. These persons will as
sist with work which already has
been greatly expanded.
Still other urgent needs are 500
volunteers to serve without pay as
typistS, clerks and in other clerical
capacities. Local hospitals have
asked for $50 nurses aides and so
orderlies at once. Requests also
have been made for 10 trained lab
oratory technicians and for 20 per-
sons to aid in publicity and radio
work.
Dancers Of All Types Asked.
At the Thompson School, Twelfth
and L streets NV, from to $50
o'clock tonight, trial performances
will be held for dancers to enter
tain in nearby Army camps and to
take part in series of shows to be
given in Washington for the bene-
fit of local defense workers. Dane
ers of all types-ballroom, aero
batic, eccentric, tap and original
have been asked to try out.
All volunteer workers serving with
the various social service agencies
the Red Cross, Council of Social
Agencies, American Woman's Volun-
teer Association and the Junior
League-have been requested by
their respective organizations to reg
lister also with the Central Volunteer
Bureau. This is urged, it was ex-
planned, in order that record can
be made of their capabilities. They
will not be shifted from their pres
ent work
The registration this week will be
the only concerted drive to register
volunteers, Mrs. Benton said. After
Thursday, however. people may fill
out the cards at the Central Volun-
teer Bureau in the old District Arm
DRY, which will be used as head
quarters for the local home defense
program.
Mrs Lavinia Keyes Ebbling. who
was appointed executive secretary of
the bureau Monday afternoon. will
begin her new duties july l. Mean
time, while she still is employed by
the Civil Service Commission, she
will familiarize herself with the
work so that she will be better able
to coordinate the activities of the
agency when she officially takes
over
Members of the Volunteer Service
Committee said Mrs. Ebbling has
had wide experience as an organizer.
She was at one time director of the
Division of Social Service for the
Alabama Relief Association. She
later served as assistant P. w. A.
commissioner in South Carolina and,
from 1886 to 1899, was regional rep
resentative of Region 4 of the Social
Security Board, which includes the
District, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina and Weft Virginia.