Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-22
Presidents Meetino
Called 10 Stimulate
Support for 0CD
Church, Civic, Business
Leaders Urged to Back
Civil Defense Program

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In an effort to carry support for
the civilian defense program to
every organized group in the city,
Defense Co-ordinator John Russell
Young yesterday called a "presi-
dents meeting" for Tuesday at 8
pm. IN the Departmental Audi
forum.
Invitations to attend the meeting
were issued to presidents and prin-
clpaI officers of business, educa-
tlonal. religious, civic, fraternal,
patriotic and other types of organi-
cations throughout the city.
In announcing the meeting. Co.
ORIGINATOR Young emphasized that
with the constantly increasing bur-
dens incident to the war effort fall
Ing on the citizens of the Capital
1t Is more than ever essential that
the organization of civilian defense
receive the support of every group
OF citizens in the community.
Col. Bolles to Speak.
Civilian defense will be presented
IN all its phases by Col. Lemuel
Bolles, executive director of civilian
defense for the Metropolitan Area;
Leonard Tucker, president of the
Civilian Defense Council; Chief Air
Raid Warden William j. Mileham
and John J. Hasley.
BY means of charts thrown upon
a screen, Col. Bolles will outline the
organization of civilian defense; Mr.
Hasley will explain how the block
plan is organized and what its aims
are and Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. Mile
ham will explain the work of their
organizations
The meeting will feature an ad-
dress by Maj. G. J. B. Furness of
the British Army. Besides his
service in guarding airdromes dur
Ing the German air raids in the
winter of l940-41, Mai. Furness has
had wide experience in the organi-
cation of British civilian defense as
we'll as in the evacuation of casual
ties.
Businessman's Viewpoint.
Other speakers will include Mr..
Young who will introduce Commits
sioner Guy Mason and Col. Charles
w. Kutz. Engineer Commissioner.
and L. P. McLachlen, president of
the Washington Board of Trade,
who will discuss civilian defense
from the businessman point of
view.
The RI. Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington. will offer the
invocation and the Rev. E. L. Harri-
son, vice president of the WASH
ington Federation of Churches, will
pronounce the benediction. Eagle
Scout David White of Troop 81
will give the pledge of allegiance.
The meeting will open with pro-
gram by the United States Marine
Band.
Col. Bolles, who will preside at
the meeting, urged that where the
presidents of organizations could
not be present they send representa-
tlves OF their organization.
Platform Guests.
Platform guests will include Brig.
Gen. John T. Lewis, commanding
general of the Military District of
Washington; Director James M.
Lands, director of the National
OCD; Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, III, of
OCD; Admiral F. L. Reichmuth;
Senator Pat McCarran of the Senate
District Committee; Representative
Jennings Randolph of the House
District Committee; Mrs. Cornelia
Brice Pinchot, emergency feeding
and housing chairman: Miss Anita
Phipps, AWVS. and Mrs. John B.
Cleland, jr., of the District Red
Cross.
In urging attendance at the pres
1dents' meeting" Mr.. McLachlen,
who has assisted in making plans
for the event, declared the partici-
patton Of business men and business
interests in the District is important
to the entire civilian defense pro-
gram.
The establishment of we'll bal
anced and well defined civilian de-
Tense program will mean that we, in
Washington, are prepared for any
eventuality," he said 1T will be in
finitely better to be prepared and
not be called upon than to have
some disaster come upon us without
adequate preparations having been
made. Through the medium of this
presidents meeting. Col. Bolles is
taking a long step forward toward
having a closer inte~ra ton of effort
than has been possible thus far.
I'VE all hope that every group in
the city approached to attend this
program will be represented. BY the
organized cooperation of established
civic and citizens groups and trade
groups it will be more easily possible
for the officials of the OCD to make
effective the program they have in
mind"