Evening star., 1942-10-13
Sanctions
War Fair 5 Use
0fServiicebands
Fund Campaign
Leaders Discuss
Plans for Event

Barron and John j. Payette, CO.
chairmen for entertainment.
Further details of other co-opera-
tion by the union were explained
by Mr.. Terrell. who outlined, off
the record for the present, highly
promising program of professional
talent for the fair.
Bruce r. Allen, presiding as
chairman of the Fair Committee,
expressed appreciation not only for
work of the Entertainment Com
mittee, but especially for the atti-
tude of the musicians union. To
the union he expressed thanks and
grateful appreciation for their kind
ness and cooperation in making
the entertainment at the War Fair
success"
Radio Active.
Elaborate cooperation of radio
stations was reported by Robert H.
Davidson. WWDC will sponsor a
series of glee club concerts, he said
WJSV is sponsoring a barbershop
quartet contest. WINK will pre-.
sent q table tennis tournament to
be played at the fair. VOL will
put on a Double or Nothing" show
for the fair audience, and WRC is
sponsoring a children's costume
display. WMAL has not yet COM
pleted its plans. he said.
Mr.. Allen praised the cooperation
of all newspapers of WASHINGTON,
each one of which, he said, was par
tlclpating in some manner of it's
own, in addition to helping advise
the public of general fair activities.
Plans for the presentation of mock
surgical operations by the District
Medical Society were explained by
Mr.. Allen.
Floyd D. Akers, campaign chair
man of the Community War Fund,
explained the purpose of the fair in
a brief speech before the luncheon.
Concentrates Exhibits.
"The Community War Fund" he
said, gives us an opportunity to
present graphically to the people of
Washington the multiplicity of
agencies participating in the Com
munity War Fund.
Never before has there been an
opportunity for the public to go to
one place and see in a brief time
just what 120 war and social agen-
cies are doing for the community,
the country and the world
Mr.. Jouett Shouse, chairman of
the Committee on Attendance, pre-
sented an elaborate report of city
wide organization of a movement
to personally call attention of the
public to the fair, through many
agencies and channels.
Other reports we're made by
George A. Lohr, for advertising;
H. A. Stacy, for Howard P. Foley,
stage and lighting; Mrs. Stanley F.
Reed, hostesses; Thomas P. Morgan,
hosts; H. R. Melnicove, tickets, and
Hardie Meakin, judges.
Following the luncheon, Mrs.
Shouse announced appointment of
a committee of more than 40 District
men and women, representative of
many groups in the city, to promote
attendance at the fair.
The group held its first meeting
yesterday in Mrs. Shouse's office in
the National Press Building to map
plans.
Members Of Committee.
The Attendance Committee mem
bers. most of whom attended the
meeting, are:
Mrs. Robert P. Patterson and Mrs.
Hugh c. Smith, War Department;
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, Marine
Corps: Mrs. Seth Williams, Marine
Corps; Mrs. Harvey Wiley, House
keepers Alliance; Mrs. Alice Hunter.
Colored District of Columbia Parent
Teachers Association: 1t. Mary
Agnes Brown, Miss Ernest Field
Parkins and Miss Florence MCGEE
Women's Bar Association; Miss
Estelle Zirkin, Soroptimists' Club.
Also Mrs. Robert Low Bacon and
Miss Charl o. Williams, National
Education Association; Miss Barnes
and Mrs. Roy Patterson, Women's
Trade Union League: Miss Gertrude
Wick, Women Bankers Associat ton:
Mrs Henry Grattan Doyle, Board of
Education; Mrs. Richard Boeckel,
publicist: Mrs. Oscar L. Chapman,
District Voteless League of Women
Voters; Mrs. p C. Elicit and Mrs.
Alma Hudson. District of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers:
Miss Christine Sadler and Mrs.
George S. Holmes, Women's Press
Club; Mrs. James Austen Stone and
Nine. Alexander Loudon, United
Nations.
Also DR.. Gladys Kahn, Women's
Medical Association; Mrs. Alexander
Wolf and Mrs. Arthur Newman,
Council of Jewish Women; Mrs.
Troy Northcross, Homemakers' Club;
Mrs. Helen Steinbarger. Zonta Club
and Public Library War Reading
Room; Mrs. Robert Wilson. Junior
League; Miss Elizabeth Grifnth,
Educational Association of the Dis
trict Of Columbia; Miss Mary Nc
Farland, Once of Emergency Man.
agement; Mrs. Arthur Watkins, Dis
trict of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs; Msgr. Lawrence j.
Shehan, st. Patricks Church; Sidney
Katz, Congress of Industrial Organ
izations; Rabbi Gerstenfeld, Hebrew
Synagogues and Sunday Schools.
Also Mrs. Percy c. Elicit, District
Federation of Women's Club; Mrs.
Rucy S. Messenger and Mrs. Vernon
Munroe, Once of Civilian Defense
Volunteers; Mrs. Robert Wilson,
Junior League, A. A. u. w., and DR..
Frederick Reissig, Federation OF
Churches.