Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-11-27
By PHIL WEXLER


Saturday evening, December 5, in
the Elementary School Auditorium
will include a band concert by the
Greenbelt Band under the direction
of Hartford S. Downs, an address
by prominent speaker and then a
short speech from Colonel Henry
S. Barrett, State Director of Civ
ilian Defense in Maryland, a re-
port On the Defense Corps in
Greenbelt by Commander Arthur
Rysticken, the award by the Ath-
letic Club as a result of the "Miss
Victory" contest, three prizes con-
tributed by the American Legion
to the winners of an essay contest
on the topic "What America Means
To Me-" and. finally, a dance until
one O'Clock in the morning with
music provided by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation Band fea-
turing two vocalists.
Braden To Be M. c.
Town Manager Roy S. Braden
will act as master of ceremonies at
the Victory Rally and will intro
duce the various speakers and
notable guests of honor.
Colonel Barrett is a well-known
figure in defense circles through
out the country and his presence at
the Rally will be in his official ca
pacity as State Director of Civil
ian Defense of Maryland. Other
County defense officials have been
invited to attend this gala affair.
Defense Corps Participating
All Defense Corps units will
actively participate in carrying out
and helping with the program in
order to insure the success Of the
v ictory Rally. The Defense Coun-
Gil has just released list of duties
in which the Corps as well as sew
eral local organizations will parti-
cipate. The list is as follows:
Publicity and program-Mrs.
Virginia Harris and Phil Wexler;
distribution of Rally tickets-Dav-
i'd Steinle with the cooperation Of
all air raid wardens; Chief Buddy
Attick with the assistance Of his
regular and auxiliary policemen
will insure order at the Rally;
ushers-Dr. James McCarl and his
messenger staff; decorations and
color guard-American Legion and
the Legion Auxiliary; Band con-
cert under the direction of Hart
ford Downs; refreshments-Mrs.
Hester K. Neff and the Canteen
Unit; cloak room-Capt. Harry
Bates and the Minute Men; trans
portation of the F. B. l. band to
Greenbelt-Tom Kicker and the
Motor Corps; Chief John Belton
and his auxiliary fremen with the
aid of the Observation Post men,
bers will clear the Auditorium of
chairs after the addresses, for
dancing purposes; a first-aid sta
tion or booth-under the direction
of DIR. Bill Eisner and his Emer-
gency Medical Service. All De-
Dfense Corps members and other
defense organizations will wear
their official insignia at the Rally.
Funds for Defense Equipment
All money raised by the Victory
Rally will go toward supplying the
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with the proper equipment they
need in order to be fully prepared
for the job of protecting the lives
and property of this community.
"All air raid wardens are dis
tributing tickets to the Victory
Rally" Mr.. Steinle said. When
he comes TO your house please buy
the tickets at that time. Wardens
will have lot of territory to COW
er and it might not be possible for
them to return for a second trip.
All wardens will also be requested
to keep q list Of the tickets they
have sold and TO whom. Please
cooperate and buy your tickets
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