Evening star., 1942-08-24
10000 Expected
At Big Salvage
Rally Tonight
Stoge and Screen
Stors to Appear
In Stodium Program

III StOOiuW TIO9TOm
Twenty thousand Washington.
ans, civilians and servicemen, are
to provide a partial solu-
lion to the war material shortage
problem at mammoth National
for Victory rally at Crit
tith Baseball Stadium tonight.
The program, scheduled to start
at 8 pm, has been arranged by the
D. c. Salvage Committee to make
the District "salvage-minded" and
to produce a sizable collection Of
scrap rubber, metal and rags for
World War II effort.
Horace Happy" Walker, execu-
tive secretary of the D. C. Salvage
Committee, predicted this morning
that If the weather continues clear
between 10000 and $4,000 persons
will swarm into the stadium to par.
ticipate in one of the biggest cele-
brations of it's kind since Americas
entry into the war.
Admission by Scrap Only.
Admission is by scrap contribution
only. Money can't buy ticket but
a piece of metal, rag or an item
of scrap rubber, or all three. and
in any quantity, will admit the
donor to a show which is headhned
by some Of the Nations leading
entertainers and at which civic and
Government leaders will speak.
There Is no limit to the amount
of scrap a person may donate at
the gate, nor Is there any prefer
ential requirement on which iten
metal, rubber or rag-he should
offer.
Mr.. Walker observed this morn
ing, however, that If each person
were to contribute pound of metal.
for example, at tonight's rally and
If the crowd were to number 10000,
the District of Columbia would feed
Americas hungry war machine TO-
600 pounds-or 10 tons-of badly
needed scrap metal, constituting &
prodigious one-night effort.
Ton Collected in Hayride.
That total, combined with the ton
of metal collected in the Slaughter
Boarding Hotel hayride and picnic
yesterday, would give the District
a two-day salvage record excelled
by few communities in recent
months.
Yesterdays hayride, ins which
more than 200 persons participated.
was stamped complete success"
by Mr.. Walker this morning and
he was high in his praise of the
efforts and energy extended by
Henry G. Slaughter and guests of
his boarding hotels.
Mr.. Walker also reiterated today
that, while a contribution OF 10
tons Of scrap metal tonight would
put the program over with wal
lop," persons are free to bring rags
and rubber-and the more the
better
One item gets you into the show.
If you bring more than one you're
helping your Nation-and your
conscience. :
Program Tonight. =
The complete program for tonight
follows:
8 p.m.-United States Army Air
Corps Band will march around the
stadium, then take its place at the
side of the ring.
8.15-Miss Lucy Monroe singing
1.-The Star Spangled Banner
8:20-Strickland Gillian, master
Of ceremonies, introduces the Capitol
Theater unit. Z
8:21-Jimmy Roy, dancing and
tumbling.
s:25-Howard and Rio, comedy
routine. Z
8::32-Tony Pastor introduces his
brother, who plays hot trumpet
solo. ~
6-Commissioner John Russell
Young welcomes audience to rally. ,
8::39-Music by United States
Army Air Force Band.
8:45-Homespun stories by Mr..
! Gillian.
8:52-Barbara Blaine, acrobatic
dancer from Shoreham Hotel.
| 8 pm.-James Cagney introduces
Howard Coonley. acting administra-
tor, conservation division, War Pro-
duction Board
9:02-Mr. Coonley speaks.
9:o7-Sons of the South, colored
quartet from Tuskegee Institute. )
9:15-Introduction of IL semi
finalists in bathing beauty contest
for Miss Washington" title.
9:20-Song by Gene Autry. =
9:30-10 p.m.-Radio show, includ-
ing songs by Gertrude Niessen, Mr..
Cagney and Mr. Autry; dramatic
sketch by Mr.. Cagney; talks by Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, Mrs. Oveta Culp
Hobby, director of the WAACS; 1t.
Comdr. Mildred McAfee, director Of
the WAVES, and Donald M. Nelson,
chief of the War Production Board.
1O-Music by Washie Bratcher and
his orchestra.
10:04-Songs by Gene Archer.
l0:07--Talk by Judge Almond w.
Scott of Municipal Court.
1O:12-ChoruS girl routine.
10:16--Adrian Rollini.
10:26--Little Jack Little.
1898 - Introduction Of Earle
Theater unit.
1O:34--Lyda Sue, acrobatic dancer.
Earle Theater
l0.39-Shea and Raymond, novelty
comedy routine.
10:45-Edward Rocker. baritone.
1852 Lucy Monroe, singing
America"
Another rally will be held tonight
on lot beside the Bethesda Theater.
with AFRAID wardens and other
civilian defense aides assisting, w.
Prescott Allen announced. Junk
collected from residents of Bethesda
and Chevy Chase will be turned IN
between 7:30 and 8 o'clock.
The program will be under the
direction of George v. Menke. Mont
gomery County salvage director. The
scrap collected at the rally will be
sold and the proceeds turned over
to the Women's Activities Of