Evening star., 1941-10-27
8,O00First-Aid
Workers 10 Be
Here
Civilian Defense
Leaders Praise
Response Of Public

NeSPOnSe OF TuDHC
A call for 5000 volunteers-house-
wives, switchboard operators, JAM
itors, physicians, repairmen, any
one with a knowledge of first aid
went out today as the next step
toward completion of the Districts S
air raid precaution setup.
The volunteers. who will aid the
deputy and assistant deputy war
dens to be selected from nominees
made at mass meetings Saturday
night, were asked to register at the
Central Volunteer Bureau, sol Penn
sylvania avenue NV. Immediately.
The bureau will be open from 1890
am. to 5 pm. daily through Friday.
Tomorrow and Friday nights, the
bureau will receive registrations un-
til 8 pm.
The volunteers will be trained so
they will be prepared for anything -
officials stated They will man in
formation centers, pass out gas
masks, move invalids and some will
take courses in putting out fire
bombs, it was said
No Age Limit Fixed.
No age limits were placed on those
to be enrolled. but all should be
active physically, officials stated.
Those among the 10000 volunteers
who registered last June for defense
work and who wish to be engaged
specifically in the air raid precau-
ton setup should re-register.
Persons living in buildings con-
tanning more than 100 inhabitants
were especially urged to register.
The managers of large apartment
buildings. janitors and switchboard
operators. will be important links in
the warning chain, officials pointed
out.
Not only residents but workers in
schools, institutions, and commercial
buildings were asked to volunteer
their services. Doctors will be in
terviewed on their special skills so
that, as one official put it, "a skin
specialist will not be summoned
when surgeon is needed"
Will Wear Arm Bands.
The volunteers probably will be
given arm bands so they can be rec
ognized and summoned in case or
trouble, officials said.
Meanwhile plans were announced
for calling the permanent defense
committees and deputy air raid war
Il ;.>to i.r-itI
days to discuss further steps.
This came as District officials paid
tribute to the citizens for their CO.
operation at the meetings Saturday
night.
1T was a fine showing and dis
tinctly forward step" declared En-
gineer Commissioner Charles w.
Kutz, who had appealed over the
radio for civic cooperation in the
project. Gen. Kutz praised the work
of Col. Lemuel Bolles, executive di-
rector of civilian defense. and lead
ers and members OF the Federation
of Citizens Associations and Feder-
alton of Civic Associations under
whose auspices the meetings were
held
Reports from a half dozen mass
meetings were received at Col. Bolles'
office by mail today and complete
tabulation on the turnout is expected
shortly.
Praises Citizens Speed.
Also lauding the organizations for
their response, Col. Bolles said the
citizens have given officials working
setups in II days, starting from
scratch, without the availability of
any public funds.
1T is great credit to the people
Of Washington" he declared. I'VE
did not get single turn down on
anything we have asked. I am
exceedingly pleased
While organization of the air raid
setup continues, plans are now
being made for establishment of
the fourth phase of civilian defense
medical protection. Commissioner
John Russell Young is expected to
name chief medical officer and an
executive medical committee will
also be chosen. Organization of
the medical service will involve lin
ing up first aid and ambulance
squads, arrangements for base and
clearance hospitals as we'll as phy-
sicians and nursing service.
The first three phases are organ
ization of volunteer police under
Maj. Edward J. Kelly, volunteer
firemen under Chief Stephen T.
Porter and air raid Wardens under
q chief warden soon to be named
by Commissioner Young, who is
District co-ordinator of civilian de-
YenSe.
Suburban Wardens to Meet.
Maj Kelly has detailed Police
Sergt. Basil McAllister to Col. Bolles'
Office to act as liaison man. A VOL
unteer receptionist has also been set
up in the Office by the American
Association of University Women.
Meanwhile, air raid wardens from
nearby Maryland and Virginia will
meet at the District Building at II
am. tomorrow. Although the near
by States have organized their own
air raid establishments. each State
has been asked to name an assistant
to the Districts chief warden be-
cause of the close relationship of
some of the nearby counties to the
Capital City.
The name of Hallett Hill was in
advertently omitted from the list of
nominations published yesterday in
The Star. Mr. Hill was nominated
for assistant air raid warden in the
Columbia Heights area.
A{&Ian Annna Eune{e