Evening star., 1942-09-24
War Fund Drive
Will Aid Many
Agencies Here
Leaders Discuss
Scope Of Compoign
For $4,141,000

Mr.. Akers addressed the 100 men,
bers Of the general committee OF
the war fund at a meeting in the
Chinese room at the Mayflower. He
explained the five major divisions
into which the hoped for 4,141 ,0O0
will be divided for use in 1943.
Almost 81 per cent of the fund will
60 to the Community Chest and
other local welfare agencies, IA per
cent to the local and national USO
8.6 per cent to the home front agen-
cies, 81 per cent to foreign war re-
lief agencies and GOA per cent as a
contingency fund-for emergency
demands that come up during the
year and are considered worth while
Film Shows Scope Of Aid.
Edwin G. Graham, general chair
man of the war fund, presided and
outlined the tremendous growth in
the scope Of the movement since it
was first inaugurated by a nucleus
Of community leaders last spring.
The Community War Fund film,
"The Light Behind the Blackout," :"
was given public showing for the
first time, with an introduction by
Herbert L. Willett, jr., executive di-
rector of the war fund. The IA
minute Aim with sound effects gives
spot shots Of wartime Washington
before the afraid siren blacks out
the city lights. Then a kaleidoscope
view Of the various social and chari-
table agencies supported by the fund
Is given.
In quick flashes the audience was
taken frcm the Hebrew Home for
the Aged to the happy pre-school
youngsters at the Friendship House
nursery school; to the YWCA; to a
sick room frightened by the visiting
nurse; to the bustling Travellers Aid
stand at Union Station where the
narrator says trains pull in every
five minutes with more war workers
for the Government; to the boys
clubs; to q cheerful dance Of service
men and finally to the somber scene
of desolate civilians in war-ridden
Europe.
War Fair Plans Pushed.
All these and many other efforts
are among the 40 agencies served
BY the Community War Fund, the
narrator Of the film concludes.
Col. william p. MacCracken of the
War Fair Committee reported that
plans are going ahead for the War
Fair to be held October 22-30, in
elusive, at the .Uline Arena.
NJ. J. Uline, whose cooperation
has made the use of the arena pos
sible, was introduced.
No admission or tickets will be
required for the fair, which will
combine exhibits Of the various
agencies that are beneficiaries OF the
fund, with hospital demonstrations,
q stage and variety show with
celebrities participating and other
features designed to show the sims
Of the fund.
Col. MacCrackep stressed that the
fair will show clearly to the zoe, 900
Washingtonians expected to attend
that their 1943 contributions to the
fund will be used for national war
relief agencies, foreign and domestic,
as well as for al community vel
fare funds.
Tells Of Contributions.
Mr.. Akers told OF contributions
that have already come In ranging
from 81 sent by q former Washing
ton newspaper carrier now In q
Boston hospital to $4,000 from AM
bassador Joseph G. Grew, who COL
1ected the sum from passengers on
the Gripsholm carrying evacuees
from the Far East war area.
The campaign chairman said that
each Of Washington's $4,000 Gov
ernment workers will be expected to
give $6.38 and that those persons in
the more than !, 100 corporations and
Offices where more than IA persons
are employed will be asked to give
approximately $1168 each. He re-
ported that Washington is 23d from
the top in Community Chest ac-
tivities out Of "a cities in the United
States.
That it should not be hard to
reach closer to the top and to obtain
more than the goal of $4,14l 900
Mr.. Akers said he believed was cor
rect because of the influx of almost
q quarter Of a million new war
workers into Washington and nearby
Maryland and Virginia in the past
year.
Board of Directors Listed.
Oscar L. Chapman, Assistant Sec
retary Of the Interior and chairman
Of the Federal Government Unit of
the War Fund campaign, was intro.
duced to the meeting. The Federal
Unit will have q volunteer army of
5000 workers.
The following men and women
are members of the Board of Di-
rectors OF the Community War
Fund:
Francis q. Addison, jr.; Mr.. Akers
Bruce r. Allen. Clarence A. Arata
Thomas w. Beavers, Morris Cafritz
James E. Colliflower, John B. Col
poys, DR.. Wilson Compton, James
A. Councillor, Charles B. Dulcan, sr.
Samuel j. Elson, w. w. Everett
John Clifford Folger, Alvin w. Hall
John ]. Hasley. Brig. Gen. Frank
r. Hines, Welly K. Hopkins, Craig
Hunter, Coleman Jennings, Edwin
N. Lewis, John Locher, Mrs. Cyrus
Mccormick, Lanier P.' McLachlen
Miss Gertrude M. McNally, Mrs
Paul v. McNutt, Mrs. Harold N
Marsh. Mrs George C. Marshall
William Montgomery, Edgar Morris
Alfred G. Neal. Cecil owen, Miss
Anita Phipps. Mrs. Stanley F. Reed
Henry Rhine, Maj. John Saul. C.
Melvin Sharpe. Fred A. Smith, Sid
ney F. Taliaferro, Thomas Corcoran
Mr.. Uline, Roger J. Whiteford, Will
mer j. Waller, DR.. G.. c. Wilkinson
Mr.. Willett and Lloyd B. Wilson.