Evening star., 1941-07-20

local Collection and Transportation
Committee. emphasized yesterday
that actual door to- door solicitation
Will begin Wednesday, rain or shine.
The drive will start at 8 am. Boy
Scouts, who also received inStruc-
tlonS yesterday, will precede the
trucks and ring doorbells and give
the aluminium for defense" greet
ing to the person answering. The
Scouts are authorized to carry dona-
tions to the curb for loading into
the trucks.
Approximately 235 trucks, flag
decorated and plainly labeled, will
be used. No other trucks will be
authorized TO make the collections.
3,l00 Workers to Help.
Collection teams will be given
| specific areas to cover, and will con-
sist Of one truck, two captains Ge-
gionnaires, policemen or firemen)
eight Boy Scouts and two laborers.
Foremen will be assigned to each
precinct to coordinate the work and
total of 3,l00 persons is expected
to participate.
The trucks will transport the
aluminium to storage bins at the
precinct police stations, and later
TO major bins at Engine Company
No. % and Engine Company No 81.
Another central bin will be set up
in front of the District Building
at Fourteenth street and Pennsyl-
, vania avenue.
Managers of apartment buildings
larger than four-family structures
/ have been asked to collect the ma
/ terial in advance and have it ready
/ for the trucks, as also have pro-
| prietors Of stores. ANY contribu-
tons not collected may be taken to
/ the bins by the owners.
/ Other members OF the Collection
and Transportation Committee are
William A. Zanten. c. n. Enlmons,
/ John w Batson, Linn c. Drake,
Paul A. Toneman, Ted Luther and
Emil Press.
Scouts Hold Mass Meeting.
Preparing for their important part
in the collection. Scouts from WASH
| ington and vicinity held a mass
meeting at Treasury House. in the
/ Defense Exhibit Center at pennsyl-
/ varia avenue and Fourteenth street.
/ yesterday and heard an address on
the virtues of personal thrift and
received their instructions for the
| drive.
Gale F. johnson. field director for
otTirY q ~ ~
United States Treasury. told the
| Scouts that "a nation that is domi-
mated by philosophy Of thrift is
virlle natlon-a nation which may
| hold its head high with pride" He
| said since the defense program will
cost billions of dollars it is up to the
American people to loan their
money to the Government at this
time.
He officially sold Defense stamps
to two troops-Nos. 1l2 and 81
who had saved the money from
funds intended to have been spent
elsewhere. District Scout Executive
Drake also spoke.
Walmsley Makes Appeal.
Making his first public appear
ance in his new position as in
spector general and acting deputy
director of the Office of Civilian
Defense, T. Semmes Walmsley,
former Mayor of New Orleans, rep
resented Mayor La Guardia, direc-
tor, at the Scout rally. He urged the
boys to learn the virtues of de-
mocracy now and to see that this
Nation lis the same kind of a
country when you become men as
it is now"
Referring to the aluminium COL
lection. Mr. Waimsley said: Here's
your job in civilian defense; get
at it now
A ceremonial bonfire closed the
day of Scouting activities and dem
onstrations late last night
In Arlington County, Va, where
the drive is headed by F. Freeland
Chew, pots, pans and other alumni
mum ware already have been re-
ported rolling into the collection bin
at North Gebe road and Quincy
street in a pre-drive warm-up topped
by the donation of a s23 900 Isotta-
Fraschini automobile. containing
nearly $50 pounds of aluminium.
Arlington Group Co-operates.
Beginning tomorrow Arlington
residents may leave their contribu-
tions in any firehouse, public school,
playground or at the collection bin
on the courthouse lawn. Additional
collection points have been desig-
mated at the Cherrydale Bank, Baus-
erman's Corner and the triangle at
West Hartford street and Wilson
| boulevard. Mr.. Chew said assistance
has been promised from branches
of the American Legion, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Rotary, Kiwanis,
Lions and Monarch Clubs and the
Arlington County Civic Federation.
The Alexandria drive is headed by
Mayor William T. wilkins it was
announced recently by Albert v.
Bryan of Alexandria, director of the
drive for the area covered by the
Northern Virginia Regional Defense
Council.
In Prince Georges County Md