Evening star., 1941-06-11
McNutt Sees LASTING
Benefits From u. ). 0.
Fund Campaign
Addresses Special Gift
Unit Report Meeting;
$25, 900 Roised

Terming the United Service Or
ganizations campaign a community
obligation" Federal Security Admin
istrator Paul " McNutt told the
special gifts unit of the campaign
yesterday that the drive would not
only help the men in the camps and
defense centers, but would demon
strate to the world that we are a
united people
Mr.. McNutt pointed out that the
recreation centers TO be built by the
Government and operated by U. S. o.
agencies would be carried on after
the emergency by the communities
in which they have been built.
mo matter what the devastation
of the war itself" he declared. here
is one thing that should last and be
of benefit in the years to come. 1t
is not just an effort of today. This
is an effort that will paw dividends
as long as any of us live.
Aside from the building of mo-
rale," he said, the success of this
campaign will be manifestation of
a spirit which has been altogether
too lacking in this country since the
beginning of the emergency"
Failure Reaction Cited.
Before the team captains made
their reports at the luncheon. held
in the Willard Hotel, Unit Chairman
Dwight F. Davis declared:
Think how the boys in camp
would feel if we should fail and
think of what encouragement our
failure would be TO those who are
opposed to our form of government.
The local campaign is for $3.50
900. of which S145,000 will 60 to the
national fund goal of $40. 1865 900 to
operate the recreation centers near
the camps The remaining Sl05 900
will be allotted to nine local agen-
cies to provide leisure time facilities
and activities for service men and
defense workers coming to Wash
ington.
The first report luncheon of the
entire corps of volunteer solicitors
will be held Tuesday at the Y. w.
C. A. At yesterdays luncheon a
total of s24 ,892 was reported by the
special gifts unit.
Reports Made by Teams.
Team captains reporting and the
amount their teams have collected
to date follow:
Floyd D. Akers. $1.360; Mrs Clar-
ence A. Aspinwall, $3.50; Edward
Burling. jr., $3.50; Walter B. Clark
son. $500; Mrs. David R. Craig. 81
687: Mrs Walter G. Distler, $3.50;
Minor Hudson. S972; C. Carroll Nor
gan, $4.755: Benjamin Ourisman,
s2,618, and Griffith Warfield, s3,43O
The executive committee reported
s3,260
From the number of contributors,
it was determined that the average
gift amounted to S57.
District Government workers were
enlisted today in the drive. Com
missioner John Russell Young and
Walter L. Fowler, campaign direc-
tor for the municipal government,
both predicted District Government
workers would meet their quota.
AS a preliminary, executives of
the city departments met yesterday
afternoon at the District Building,
where inspiration talks were given
by 1t. William Exton, jr., United
States Navy reservist. on duty with
the Bureau of Navigation.
Cites Loneliness Tragedy.
Mr.. Fowler. who is District budget
director, declared loneliness is one
of the great tragedies of life, urging
a wholehearted drive to provide en-
tertainment facilities for service men
on leaves.
1t. Exton said These soldier boys
are on our side; let us be on theirs +"
The national campaign, he declared,
is symbolic of something tremen-
dously important"
Commissioner Young said District
workers never had failed to meet
such a call for aid and said, Lets
put this one over"
AS a constant reminder to WASH
ington of its community obhga-
tion," 1,400 posters will 60 up on
street cars and busses, it was an
nounced.
The posters will bear the slogans,
"A little from you means a lot to
them" Don't say no to the U. S. O."
and They've giving a lot, won't you
give a little?"
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
has. announced that gifts to the