Evening star., 1942-08-07
Salvage for Victory
Rally Committees
Are Appointed
104 District Leaders
Press Ahead With PIuns
For Scrop Collections

More than 100 Washington lead
ers are at work today on an inten-
sive drive for continued collection
of scrap metals. rubber and rags to
be fed into war production, as plans
were speeded for Salvage for Vic
tory" rally to be staged at Grifith
Stadium at 8 pm. August "a.
Assigned to committee posts are
104 officials and members of the
public, In addition to a governing
committee at the top including
Commissioner Young, civilian de-
Tense co-ordinator; James E. Colli-
flower, chairman Of the Salvage
Committee, and Col. Lemuel Bolles,
civilian defense director.
Horace Walker, executive director
for the Salvage Committee, an
nounced the committee will have no
meetings but that the members will
devote all possible time to pushing
the programs-for the salvage rally
and for the continuing salvage cam
paign.
1000 Salvage Depots.
Donations Of scrap metals, rubber
or rags will entitle a donor to ,en-
trance to the August "a rally, to
hear talks by national leaders and
entertainment by eight or more ra-
dio and screen stars and music by
a 110-piece Air Corps band. Mean
while, 1000 salvage depots are to
be set up for collection Of scrap for
production.
Mr.. Colliflower announced the fol-
lowing Rally Committee appoint
ments.
Finance Committee: John Reilly,
chairman; Wilfred H. Blantz, vice
chairman; Russell J. Bowser,
Charles Appleby. Joseph N. Deck
man, g. Edward Altemus, Gilbert
G. Clark. Gilbert Hahn.
Women's Division: Mrs. Newton
c. Wing, chairman; Mrs. P. G. Ell
lett, vice chairman; Mrs. Hazel r.
Englebrecht, Mrs. E. M. Peterson,
Miss Dorothy Height, Mrs. M. E.
Carroll, Mrs. Clarence Armstrong,
Mrs. Jean Bennett. Miss Sybil
Baker. Mrs. A. c. Watkins, Mrs.
Henry @. Doyle.
Radio: A. D. Willard, jr.: Made
line Ensign, Sam Lawder, Richard
l.. Linkroum, Carlton Smith, Nor
man Reid.
Program: Miss Eleanor Durrett,
chairman; John r. Brougher, vice
chairman; Miss Elizabeth Mann, j.
Claude KEEPER, Mrs. Herbert Som
mers, Sam Block, j. w. Stevens,
Harry Wainwright, George P. Nal
lonee.
once of Civilian Defense: Mai.
Leonce Raoul LeGendre, chairman;
Conrad Van Hyning. vice chairman;
Mrs. Harry Bernton, Mrs. Olive
Swinney, Walter Bramhall. Capt
William z. Clements, DR.. John A.
Reed.
Seating and Ushers: Linn G.
Drake, Charles Fyfe, Leonard De-
Cast. H. Clifford Bangs, Mrs. Alice
Hunter, Robert O. Ball.
Publicity Committee.
Publicity: Howard P. Bailey,
chairman; Kirk Miller. vice chair.
man; Mrs. Edward r. Seal, Mrs.
Joy Elmer Morgan, Harold Goodwin,
Mrs. T. L. Bigham, Jack Sacks. J.
Henry Bailey, Howard Allen, Tom
Grimm, Frank Baer
Arrangements: Washington /
Cleveland, chairman; John Locher
w. r. Spicer, william Xanten, Harry
N. stull, DR.. e. r. Harris, Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld, Bernard J.
Nees, Sidney r. Katz, the Right Rev
James E. Freeman. Clarence Arata
Dr.. Oscar r. Blackweldcr. Msgr
Lawrence J. sheehan, Hyman vien-
or, Isaac jacobson, Milton Kron-
helm, Claude w. Owen.
Reception: Coleman Jennings
chairman; Edgar Morris, vice chair
man; Ambrose Dirkin, Paul B
Cromelin, Martin Wiegand, Stanley
Horner, Rufus s. Lusk, Milo F
Christensen, Herbert Woods, Ma,
Teitle, Calvin G. LAUDER, Capt
John H. Fowler, Marion X. Wilber'
ding, Commissioner Guy Mason.
Distinguished Guests: Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, jr., chairman; Mrs
Edward H. Gam, vice chairman
Patrick j. Fitzgibbon, Leon B. Lam.
bert, Lou L. Brown, James B. Nc.
Keon, Donald Kimball, Mrs. Mont
gomery Blair, jr.; Mrs. William Var
Week, Mrs. Harry G. Oberholser
Lloyd B. Wilson, Dr. George G. Nc.
Cam, George Keneipp.
Entertainment: Richmond B
Keech, chairman, and John J
pavettA vicA chairman.