Evening star., 1942-10-15
Government Workers
For War Fund 10
Meet Tomorrow
500 Employees Sign
To Collect Funds in
Federal Offices

| P'SJSS S'S''
To Collect Funds in
Federal Offices
A mass meeting of the volunteer
solicitors for the Community War
Fund in Government departments
will be held in the Departmental
Auditorium at $3.50 pm. tomorrow to
spur the drive for pledges from ap-
proximately 275,000 fellow Govern
ment workers.
Led by Undersecretary Of the In
terror Oscar L. Chapman, the war
funds Government Unit chairman,
$500 Federal employees have already
| joined the ranks of the volunteer
solicitors.
They will hear Mrs. ]. Borden
Hartman, former Minister to Nor
way, describe the hardships faced
by civilians on the war fronts who
may be in need of the aid provided
through the foreign war relief agen-
cies which are among the 120 in
cluded in the Community War Fund.
John L. Sullivan, assistant secre-
tary of the Treasury, will also ad-
dress the War Fund personnel at the
rally Others invited to participate
in the meeting are Mrs. Jesse Jones,
Mrs. Claude Wickard and Mrs
Harold Ickes, as representatives of
the group of wives of Government
officials now active in behalf of the
War Fund.
Mr.. Chapman will preside at the
meeting which will also feature a
motion picture entitled THE Light
Behind the Blackout."
Concert November 3.
Meanwhile, J. P. Hayes, manager
of the National Symphony Orches-
ira, announced that Victory Pro-
gram" concert for the benefit of the
war fund would be presented by the
orchestra with Hans Kinder con-
Quoting at Constitution Hall No.
vember 3.
The special event to swell the total
of Washington's war chest is being
given through cooperation OF the
National Symphony Orchestra Asso-
citation and the National Society,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, which is making Constitution
Hall available for the occasion, rent
free. All other expenses will be
taken care of in such a way that |
every dollar of ticket proceeds, ex-
cept the Government tax, will go
into tho act
Beethoven Featured.
Feature of the victory program
will be Beethoven's Symphony No.
S in C Minor" which long has been
the symbol of the fight of the United |
Nations, with its musical emphasis
on the code for "V" TO- victory. The |
symphony. it was announced, thus |
will symbolic the efforts of thou
sands of Washington workers in the
Community War Fund drive"
Seats will be on sale next Mon
day at the symphony box Office
in kits music store, 1880 G street
NV. Mr.. Hayes pointed out that
no one should purchase ticket in
stead Of making an outright gift to !
the war fund itself. but should make
a gift in the usual way as well as
attending the concert.
Orchestra Glad to Help.
Corcoran Thorn, president of the
National Symphony Orchestra As
sociation, in statement concerning
the forthcoming event, said:
During the past two years our
National Symphony Orchestra has
proven itself to be an instrument of
public service as we'll as a musical
agency for the enjoyment of WASH
ingtonians, new and old. In 1941
we gave successful benefit concert |
for the USO at the Water Gate.
This past summer the Army Emer-
gency and Navy Relief funds each
gained approximately $4,000 from
a special benefit concert on July Is.
Although we are not included in
the new Community War Fund,
since we are not relief organiza-
ton, and already have our funds
for 1942-43, we are enthusiastically
in support of the war chest and
are pleased to do our bit by this
special concert on November g."
Herbert L. Willett, jr., executive
director of the Community War
Fund, in statement. said:
THE generous offer of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra Asso-
citation. DR.. Kinder, and the OAR
to give special victory program
concert on November 3, with entire
proceeds to the Community War
Fund, is one more evidence of the
united civic front Washington is
presenting to the challenge Of the
war fund drive we are all about
to undertake Every concert-goer
and music lover will want to attend
the November concert. both for the
sake of sharing in a notable civic
event and because his presence will
supplement his gift to the war fund.