Evening star., 1942-01-11
wear, a t, ustee of the District Public

wears q t ustee of the District Public
Library tad for II years a member
of the District Board OF Education,
is chairman Of the local drive. Her
once "a st the Franklin Admtnistra :
ton Bu.dins, Thirteenth and K
streets NV.
Mrs. smiths first contributors
were the President and Mrs. Roose.
welt. whc have already presented Q
book apiece. The President EAve IN
address eotitled 'Whither Bound7'. I.
made by 1im before the Milton Pre-
paratory Academy IN 1925. Mn.
Roosevelt gave her autobiography,
'This Is Ny Story"
Mrs. enith emphasized that the
kind Of b,oks wanted are Ike these.
the kind we like to read ourselves"
Mysery Stories Exc client.
Fiction and mystery stories are
excellent Records Of post ]oiraries
show thit the men also like tech
nical bo1xs books on current affairs,
histories and biographies. They Ike
poems aid plays. essays and refer
ence bo,ks. Unbound books and
magazints are not solicited.
For maany soldiers in :he new
camps t1at have mushroomed all
over the country, q book given in
the Distrct may be the first he has
had . cl lance to read. Libraries IN
the new camps are hastily organ
Ted and far too small for the num-
Der of men.
On naval ships, In long established
bases ard camps where there have
always leen books. hundreds more
books a,e always wanted.
As the librarian for the Navy. Miss
Isabel Lubois put it, TITS q case
Of the b,satiable appetite
Books Sent to Iceland.
The men like to read, she said.
and neyer have enough books
around 70 suit them. A box of
books arrived with the first de-
tachmen, OF marines in Iceland,
Miss D.bois said. 50 important
does tn. Navy consider books to
morale.
Books donated here will be sorted
By the Librarians and sent mainly
to nearly camps. A part OF them.
however will be sent 70 areas where
the civilian population is made
quate te supply books for the num-
bers of hen quartered there.
Five Hundred and twelve local Or
Ranizatins have been asked by Mrs,
Smith to spread word of the drive
among t1eir members.
Local radio stations have prom
ised to give impetus to the cam
paign. A national radio program,
featuring Clifton Fadiman, Frank
lin p. Alams and Fannie Hurst, will
be carried by the Red Network Of
the National Broadcasting Co. at
7:30 PHI. Wednesday.
Othr Committee Members.
Assis' .ng Mrs. Smith on her Ex-
ecutive Committee are DR.. Frank w
Ballou. superintendent of schools;
Miss Cara W. Herbert, librarian
and Ra ph A. Beals, assistant librar-
ian of the Public Library; Mrs
Harry s. Bernton, chairman of the
District Volunteer Bureau: Repre-
sentative Collins, Democrat. Of Mis-
sissipp Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle
presidest Of the District Board Of
Education; William S. Hepner and
Brig. Cen. F. r. Keefer of the Ma
tional american Red Cross and Otto
S. Lunt of the District Red Cross.
Other Executive Committee men,
bers are John Russell Mason. George
washington University librarian;
Mrs. Eigene Meyer. Public Library
trustee Theodore w. Noyes, editor
of The Star; Mrs. John Jay O'Con-
nor, former president Of the Trav-
elers' Ad; John T. ORourke. editor
Of the Washington Daily News: Mrs.
Eleano, Patterson. publisher of the
Washington Times-Herald, and Mrs.
Reginald D. Watkins, secretary Of
the Bo4rd Of Education: A. D. VIII
lard, n. general manager, Station
WJsV: Edwin NJ. Spence, secretary,
Station WWDC: Carleton Smith.