Evening star., 1942-10-26
New Entertainment
Will Be Featured
Al War Fair Today
Record Crowd Views
Exhibits and Simulated
Surgical Operations

On the neelS or record breaking
Community War Fair crowd Sun
day which officials estimated at 40
900 persons, the Fair was expecting
another large audience today as it
opened its doors at the Uline Arena
for another combined showing of
| graphic exhibits, headline enter
tainment figures and realistic simu-
lated surgical operations.
Ralph Bellamy, motion picture
actor, a number of stage stars and
an entertainment unit from Fort
Belvoir, together with a novel Sus-
tanning show, headline the enter
tainment features for this afternoon
and this evening.
On the medical demonstration
stage. which has been a center of
attention. three distinctive opera
tions were scheduled for today.
Doctors will perform an appendec-
tony at sos pm: at pm. there
will be a demonstration of the
Kenny treatment for acute paraly-
sis, and at $50 pm. gall bladder
operation will be performed.
Four teams will compete in to-
nights session of The Stars first
aid contest at 9:45 o'clock. They
are Emergency Service Corps of the
Arlington Boy Scouts, First Aid
Club of the Michigan Park area,
Library of Congress and Procure
ment Division.
Judges will be H. C. Henderson.
staff instructor of the District
Chapter, Red Cross; Charles Whit
beck, chairman of first aid of the
Takoma Park Area and Joseph
Hayes. of the District of Columbia
Red Cross corps of instructors.
Commerce, GAO No. and War
Department will compete at Ills
tomorrow and Federal Reserve
GAO No. and Mayfower Hotel
teams at 9:45. The winner of each
session will qualify for the finals.
Harmonica Finals at 9P.M.
The Stars harmonica finals. with
Johnny Puleo as judge. will be held
at 9 o'clock tonight. Following the
contest, Puleo and his Harmonica
Rascals. including mostly local tai
ent, will stage their comedy skit.
Other Events Scheduled.
Information booths of the various
war relief agencies which are dram
atizlng their work at the Fair are
busy explaining their worldwide
services to the underprivileged dur
ing the war Many of the questions
officials said. were directed at the
War Fund drive which will begin in
the District tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Fair officials pre-
dlcted that increasing numbers of
people will visit the Fair before it
closes on October 30. The Fair will
be open daily from 2 pm. to IL pm.
Besides several operations per-
formed by doctors, the entertain
ment program tomorrow will fea-
ture outstanding stars of radio,
stage and screen, and shows by an
entertainment unit from Fort Meade
and the Army Air Forces Band.
Jack Redmond will give a trick
golf shot demonstration, the Tat
terman Puppets will perform, and a
radio announcers contest will be
held for women.
Attendance Pleases Officials.
Officials were elated over the
throngs of people who visited the
fair yesterday Several times the
crowds became so thick that Off
cials were forced to hold up the
entrance of many people waiting
to get into the arena.
Entertainment stars at the mat
inee show included Andre Koste.
lanetz and his orchestra; with Helen
Jepson and Albert Spaulding
Adolphe Menjou and Herbert Mar.
shall, aided by casts from local the