Evening star., 1942-10-20
War Fund Campaign
Leaders Voice Hope
OF Reaching Goal
Donations EquoIing Those
Given in Separate Drives
Last Year Urged


tional organizations like the USO
and foreign relief organizations, will
be urged to give q lump sum at
least equaling the total contribu-
tions made by them to separate
drives last year.
This theme was emphasized yes
terday afternoon by several speak
ers at a meeting of volunteer work.
ers assigned to the business section
of the Metropolitan Unit of the
War Fund. The meeting was held
in the Board of Trade rooms.
Confidence that the goal Would be
attained was expressed by Floyd D.
Akers, general campaign chairman;
William Power, Chevrolet Motor Co.
executive from New York here this
week for series of talks to war
fund workers, and Herbert Willett,
executive director of the war fund
drive. Hard work will be needed
to obtain a minimum of 4O0, 900 do
nors, Mr. Akers said, adding that
165, 900 additional Government work.
ers coming here since last year
would have opportunity along with
permanent residents to help the war
effort by aiding the war fund.
Invited to See Fair.
Bruce Allen, arranging the War
Fair at Uline Arena, called on all
fund workers to attend the free en-
tertainment and educational ex-
hibits Thursday night. While this
meeting will be for workers only,
the public will be admitted free of
charge each day from October %
through october 30, from to II p m.
Mr.. Allen said the entertainment
talent would be outstanding, and
that the exhibits showing how
money given local agencies is spent
will be very educational. To DEM
onstrate work done in hospitals,
complete operating room equipment
will be shown on a stage, with sur
geons explaining the nature and
functions of costly hospital instru-
ments.
Meanwhile it was announced that
more exhibits have been added to
the War Fair. Two of them will
demonstrate the activities of the
WAACS and the WAVES, and will
be attended by young women OF
these two services.
A scrap metal exhibit will be in
stalled in the form OF three dio-
ramas, to show Transformation OF
scrap into war weapons.
Manpower Saving Cited.
Mr. Akers struck a keynote when
he remarked that the White House
has asked Washington to do a bet
ter fund job than usual" He cited
the saving in manpower, reduction
of campaign expenses, expanded war
and home front needs, and the in
clusion of Arlington and Fairfax
Counties, Va, and Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, Md, in
the Metropolitan War Fund as ad-
vantages to be derived from a single
united drive. .s.
Mr.. Power pointed out that
Washington's greatest payroll pros
perity is linked with the city's great
est human needs. He said sub
scribers have 120 good reasons to
give, because there are 120 agencies
sharing in the war fund. If the
fund is intelligently presented, lit
tie sales resistance should be en-
countered, he emphasized.
Seen as Selling Job.
"It is a selling job. and each
worker on leaving a prospect should
ask himself, Who sold who? Did
I sell him or did the prospect sell
me?" Mr.. Power added. This years
fund, he said, is a new model, for it
includes not only the Community
Chest agencies of other years, but
also eight foreign relief groups and
national organizations.
Lee Butler, Metropolitan Unit
chairman, declared the business Sec
ton would be covered thoroughly.
with volunteer workers calling at
each room in each building. Be-
cause of the emergency needs, many
persons probably will give in lump
sum not only the total of their
contributions to individual drives
last year. but also will give some
thing additional, Mr.. Butler said.
He, too. urged workers to attend
the exhibit at Uline Arena Thurs
day night.
New residents are enjoying the
city's cultural advantages and po-
lice, fire, health and other protec-
tive services and should give to the
war fund, Mr.. Akers emphasized.
He said failure by the Nations Cap
ital to achieve its human goals
would give Herr Goebbels propa-
ganda for dissemination among
Germans" but he quickly added,
washington is not going to fall"
Selling the war fund is easy, he
said, when the volunteer workers
understand what they are selling.
Must Translate" Money"
Mr.. Willett said the outlook for
favorable reception for war-fund
workers is encouraging. What
would 1943 be If we had no united
drive now to care for next years
needS?"" he asked. "It would mean
AZ major drives next year. Already
we have 10 applications for partici-