Evening star., 1941-01-28
More Yordoge Scored by u. S.
Agencies on Mile O. Dimes
All Screen Sturs
Expected to Stop at
Track During Visit

Expected to Stop at
Track During Visit
Dime bearing delegations from
the great Government agencies fol-
lowed each other to the N B. c.
Star Mile O. Dimes stand today, add
ing yards and rods of l0-cent pieces
to the shiny red track.
Also bringing dimes, ammunition
in the fight against infantile paraly-
sis, to the stand today, Screen Star
Stirling Hayden planned to visit the
Mile O. Dimes at Fourteenth street
and New York avenue NV. during
the afternoon.
1t was rumored that a number
of Washington debutantes planned
to make their visit coincide with
that of Mr. Hayden, who promised
to give autographs to all who place
their dimes on the line
Red Shelton, whoses antics have
frightened several of the Presi-
dents birthday celebrations in the
past, arrived in Washington yes
terday for this years celebration
and promptly made date to be
at the Mile O. Dimes stand this
afternoon. He was to visit the
stand for the 4:3O o'clock broad
cast with his wife, Edna Stillwell.
All Stars to Visit Mile"
The Mile O. Dimes stand will be
| a scheduled stop on the itinerary of
| all the Birthday Ball stars, accord
! ing to advance word from the Holly
! wood studios. The times for their
visits at the stand will be announced
as they arrive in Washington.
Many of the larger Government
agencies preferred to wait until the
| last days of the campaign in order
to have more time in their various
bureaus and divisions to collect the
dimes that combat infantile pa
ralysis.
Government agencies scheduled to
visit the stand during the day in
cluded the Government Printing Of
| flee, Agriculture Department, Post
Office Department, Federal Trade
Commission and the National Labor
! Relations Board.
A contingent from the Army Air
Corps will lay dimes on the line
during a broadcast at 7:45 o'clock
tonight.
Other groups expected to visit the
stand during the day included rep
RESERVATIONS from the United States
Soldiers Home, the Children Of the
American Revolution, the General
Federation of Women's Clubs and
the Junior Board of Commerce
The Treasury Department led con-
tributions at the stand yesterday
with Assistant Secretary Herbert
CASTOR bringing $4,000 dimes to the
Mile O. Dimes track. And there
will be more he promised, explain
ing that the dimes came from every
division and Office of the Treasury
from the Secretarys Office to the
messenger boys.
G. A. o. Adds to Contribution.
Employees of the General Account
ing Office brought SIP to the stand
yesterday and the agencies under
the Federal Works Agency sent
S385.70, with more coming, A. j.
Sarre, director of personnel for the
Federal Works Agency, explained
Several tines during yesterday S
broadcaSts those who came to give
remained to appeal for other con-
tributors to join them at the stand
Washington I. Cleveland, bringing
the gift of the American Automobile
Association, asked that others leave
their warm homes and venture out
into the cold long enough to lay
their dimes on the line.
Maj. James Lyon, commander OF
the Military Order of the World
War, reminded listeners that sup
port of the Mile o Dimes comes not
from a wealthy few but from small
and widespread contributions" from
the mothers and fathers of the chill
dren of Washington for the protec-
tlon of their children from the dis
ease that may strike any commu-
nifty. Maj. Lyon explained in detail
I
celebration of the Presidents BIRTH
day are spent, and predicted that
the so per cent which goes to the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis would some day result in
the control of the disease.
Bank and Store Contribute.
Robert v. Fleming, treasurer of
the local infantile paralysis chapter
and president of the Riggs National
Bank, brought to the stand a box
loaded with dimes from the en-
ployes of the bank, and Mark Lans-
burgh presented $81.81 for Lans-
burgh & Bro, representing the 81
years Of the department stores
| life.
Young Mary Grace Ryan repre-
sented the Girl Reserves of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton at the Mile O. Dimes. The 43
dimes she brought with her rep
resented each of the Girl Reserves
Clubs and were only an indication,
she said, of the clubs activities in
collecting dimes for the Mile o.
Dimes.
| Ammunition against infantile
paralysis in dimes also came YES
terday from Southern Railway,
which sent a little streamlined train
full of dimes; Y. M. C. A. and Y. w.
c. A, Jewish Community Center,
Modernistic Valet Shop, Lewis and
Thomas Saltz, Sibley Hospital
nurses, Ladies Auxiliary of the
Italo-American World War Veter-
ans, Washington Executives Asso-
citation, Lotus Restaurant. Mothers
Club of Takoma Park Christian