Evening star., 1941-10-02
Civic Leaders
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Defense Plans
Citizens Association
Presidents to Meet
Next Wednesday


than 10 citizens association have
been called to a special meeting at
the District Building at 8 pm.
Wednesday to hear plans for city,
wide preparations for civilian de-
Tense
Announcement of the meeting was
made today by Col. Lemuel Bolles,
executive director for civilian de-
tense in the District, who said he
would discuss with the civic leaders
a program OF participation of thou
sands of local citizens in the pro-
lection OF their communities.
Because of their geographic dis
tribution throughout the city, Col.
BolleS considered the citizens asso-
Citations as the best means of carry-
ing the defense message to the com.
munities.
Each association will be asked to
set up committees TO carry on the
work.
The call for the special meeting
was in the form of letters to Harry
N. Stull, president of the Federation
OF Citizens Associations, and Or.
E F. Harris, president of the Fed
Grafton of Civic Associations.
First Aid Raid Test.
The meeting will be held TIE
night before the District part:ci-
pates in its first AFRAID test g
part OF a series of such AFRAID
rehearsals to be staged along the
Eastern seaboard from North Caro-
lima to New York A second test
will be held October 16.
AS now planned, the AFRAID re-
hearsal will consist mostly of fash
ing the message of the arrival of
hostile plane to police and fire
departments, hospitals, public utili-
ties as we'll as Boiling Field and
the Naval Air Station. The Dis
trict has lone afraid siren at
fire alarm headquarters, First and
Douglas streets NV, but it is not
expected to be used.
Meanwhile, nine-week courses in
fire fighting for civilian defense VOL
unteers in nearby Maryland will be-
gin october IS. either at Mount
Rainier or Bladensburg. Nd, it was
announced by Fire Chief j. w.
Just, fire co-ordina tor for the State.
Chief Just said he expected 1000
auxiliary and 1000 volunteer fire.
men to be covered by the new
classes by the end Of next month.
Another Course Planned.
Another course on war gases and
lncendiaries also has been planned
and each OF approximately 80 f7To
stations in MARYLAND within a radi'
OF IS miles of the District is E
pected to send two representati.
who themselves Will become IL
structors after they have taken t
I course.
District officials today commend
tie work of the Central Volunte
Bureau, sol PENNSYLVANIA avenrc
NV. and urged the public to CO.
operate with this Defense Council
agency.
Commissioner John Russell Young
wrote, Il wish to thank Mrs. H. S.
Bernton and the rest of her staff
for the splendid work they are doing.
Through their cooperation both the
Fire Department and the Police De-
partment have been able to set in
motion their plans for trainin?
auxiliary men for national defense.
an particularly anxious TO ir-
form the public of our work for &C.
tense in terms of what has alrc- "
been accomplished, and not on tie
basis Of predictions
Enrolment Urged.
In another letter. Col. Bolles said:
In order TO promote greater eff
cheney and to provide a complete and
uniform record of citizen defense
services during the emergency. the
District of Columbia Council of De-
tense asks that all citizens who are
now giving volunteer services, or eY-
pect to give their services. or who
wish training in any phase of the
defense program, enroll with the
Central Volunteer Bureau of the
Defense Council which is the agency
appointed by the Council and ap-
proved by the Office of Civilian De-
Tense"
Recently the bureau registered
about 1000 volunteers for auxiliary
work with firemen in case of emer-
gency.
Most Of the volunteers have been
interviewed by fire officers, and those
accepted soon will begin a course
Of training.
The bureau has furnished the Po-
lice Department with the names OF
more than 1000 volunteers who have
enrolled with them. and is adding
to this list at the rate of about 40
daily. The Police Department has
not as yet perfected plans for calling
in the volunteers to the precincts in
which they live for interviews and
enrollments, it was said.