Evening star., 1942-08-31
Bond Rally
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to arrive the crowd. which had been
held behind ropes on the south side
of E street, broke through and
surged across the street to the bar
ricade at the Treasury Building
terrace.
Several women in the crowd
tainted in the crush, but were re-
vived at the scene.
Shortly before the rally was to
start, the announcement was made
that servicemen unaccompanied by
their dates would be permitted to
enter the enclosed space of the ter
race. Not only members of the
Army, the Navy and the Coast
Guard, but a number of British
soldiers took advantage of the offer
and were permitted to sit on the
Treasury steps during the rally.
Line Stretches for Block.
An hour before the bond pur-
chasers were permitted to move onto
the Treasury steps to buy their
bonds, the line stretched over a
block, from Treasury place around
Fifteenth street to F street.
The orchids, which were to be pre-
sented to the first 100 women pur-
chasers were attractively displayed
on a Spanish mosS-coyered center
piece in front of the speakers plat
form. Thirty-six potted ferns formed
v below the centerpiece.
Campaign officials announced that
up to noon today 81 ,528,833 has been
pledged by the people of Washing
ton. This figure was reached even
before the public was admitted to
the Treasury square to purchase
bonds, following half-hour Nation
wide broadcast presented by the
Hollywood stars.
Following this broadcast people
began moving in lines to four long
tables set up on the plaza. The
tables were operated by members OF
the American Womens voluntary
Services. They took the orders for
bonds.
The movie stars then took their
place at the tables, where they were
kept busy autographing bonds and
just scraps of paper. At table No !
were Bing Crosby, Ann Rutherford,
Ralph Bellamy and. Martha Scott.
Seated at table were James Gag
ney, Irene Dunno, Virginia Gilmore
and Ginny Simms. At table were
Greer Carson, the comedy team of
Abbott and Costello and Walter
Abel. Hedy Lamar. Edward Ar
mold, who presided at = the radio
broadcast; Kay Kayser and Dinah
Shore.
Lets Face Facts.
Lets face the facts" Mr.. Arnold
declared in the broadcast ''Wal
bonds pay for bullets and bombs
-. If you want the Japs bombed
again and again, if you want the
Nazis to be beaten back until they
are wiped out, buy bonds. Our armed
forces can do it If you give them the
weapons"
IF millions of our boys can make
sacrifices, 1t is not asking too mucf
! for us to lend our money to thu
government" Miss Scott said.
I'VE don't need elaborate phrases
or fancy language to tell us why VIZ
are in this war;" Miss Dunno de-
clared.
Early this morning, crowd begar
to collect outside the Carlton Hotel
awaiting the start of the parade. By
the time the film stars were ready
to leave, more than 1000 person!
were gathered there. AS the STAR
returned from rehearsals for th'
broadcast, they were greeted witt
enthusiastic cheers, and candle
camera fans strained against police
men in an effort to snap some O
the celebrities.
| Arkansas Girl First in Line.
First in line, early this morning
was Mary Carter Thornton, 12-year'
old Fordyce, Ark, girl, who is visit
ing her sister in Alexandria. Mar.
arrived at 7:30 o'clock, her lunch il
one hand and $1S75 in her purse t.
purchase the first war bond sold a
the rally.
| Movie fans who stationed them
selves in the right places got thei
! first glimpse of the bond-selllnl
constellation yesterday. Nor
than 1000 turned out at Union Sta
ton early in the morning to gree
the train from the West, which
brought Miss Lamar, Miss Carson
Miss Dunno, Miss Rutherford, Mis-
Gilmore and Mr.. Abel to town.
Kay Kysers orchestra arrived a
the same time. set up in the sta
ton concourse and provided
musical greeting as the stars cam
from the train to be met by Treas
ury Department officials.
Rehearsed for Broadcast.
Later in the day, stars were t
be seen dashing in and out Of tn
stage door at the National Theatel
where many of them were rehears
ing for last nights "Comman
Performance" broadcast from there
Never during the afternoon did tn
crowd of patiently waiting FAM
which blocked the E street side
walk, at the stage door and over
flowed across the street, numbe
less than 100.
Last night, after the broadcas
at least 1000 persons were gathered
hoping for a glimpse of a favorit
film personality. But the sta,
went by way of an alley from tn
National Theater to the Nations
Press Club, where they took pal
in an informal entertainment, an
long after they were gone, much c
the crowd still waited.
The Command Performance
show really was not broadcast fror