Evening star., 1942-04-05


has sponsored a drive that received
acknowledgement from Civilian De-
fense Director. Lemuel BolleS. He
has, in fact, requested that 100 cop
les of the plan be sent him for dis
tribution throughout the District as
IAN excellent example Of how
Civilian Defense Committee has &C
cepted it's responsibility and is
moving to discharge it in an ade-
quate manner"
The l8-day Friendship drive,
which will terminate on Friday, was
begun with $4,000 as a goal. Its
plan, which involved a house-to-
house solicitation, called for the for
nation of a Ways and Means Com
mittee. which, In turn. placed a
member in charge of each of 81
zones. Pamphlets, explaining de-
fense progress and containing an
itemized budget of needs, were then
circulated to each home in the area,
and were followed by notices that
authorized representatives would
appear within few days to &C
cept donations.
Plan Also Provides Census.
The tentative budget is concerned
with complete equipment for n ex-
isting warden posts and admins
trative expenses for operating them
for one year.
Leonard L. Tucker, chairman of
the area Civilian Defense Com
mittee, said that the drive is serv-
ing q threefold purpose. In addi-
ton to raising funds, he stated, 1t
is furnishing the committee a COM
plete census and is establishing con-
tact and familiarizing the entire
area with defense work.
The first report of the Ways and
Means Committee, presented at a
weekly meeting on March q, re-
vealed an accumulation of approx
mately sl,150 and represented COW
erage of about Is per cent of the
area.
From reports cleaned at the same
time, Mr.. Tucker said he was "ex-
tremely gratified at the general
attitude of the area toward defense
work" In only one or two cases,
he added, were citizens definitely
not interested, although several
seemed surprised to learn OF the
lack Of available governmental
funds"
Defense expenditures 'in the
Friendship area were first under
written by the Friendship Citizens
Association and a plan adopted by
which membership fees for the
group were put into a defense fund
But as the need for a large amount
of equipment became apparent, the
plan proved infeasible. and the Citi-
zens' Committee on Civilian Defense
was elected at mass meeting.
c. Oscar Berry was appointed
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee and drafted the drive
plan. In compliance with an order
issued by Chief Murphy forbidding
AFRAID wardens from soliciting
funds, no members were chosen for
the committee who were engaged
in warden capacities.
Although the Friendship plan is
the most thoroughly organized
that he has seen, Col. Bolles said
that is no indication that there
are not plans in many other areas
Just as good and just as successful.
Contest Keys Anacostia Drive.
In the Lincoln Park area a
Finance Committee was formed to
plot areas for solicitation. At pres
ent over s3,100 has been collected
and about two-thirds of the terri
tory has been covered.
AS a result of the solicitation air
raid sector and zone posts have been
almost completely equipped and a
telephone communication system
has been installed. In the central
headquarters. located in Klngsman
School, a telephone switchboard
with direct lines to zone posts, Chief
Murphy's office, Police Headquarters
and other units within the school Is
kept occupied "a hours a day.
John j. Watson, chairman OF the
Executive Committee Of the Ana
costa area, attributes the success
of his areas drive to competition.
Each of our sectors" Mr.. Watson
explained. works independently
and so some are ahead of others
thereby stimulating competition.
However, each of the sectors places
a certain amount Of all that IS
collected into a general fund that
is distributed among other units
such as feeding and housing, he said
I'VE have a Ways and Means
Committee that also acts as q
purchasing committee to determine
the disposal of funds solicited, Mr.
watson continued. But we nave
been most fortunate in acquiring
equipment donated throughout the
area. In addition to warden post
eouipment we have been promised
the use of a motor cycle and several
trucks for the duration"
In a plan somewhat similar TO
Anacostias committees in each zone
of the Dupont Circle area Will Or
ganize and carry out their own
financial drives under the super
vision of an area Finance Commit
tee headed by Rowland S. Marshall
All the funds collected will ther
be pooled and distributed in the
area according to needs.
Plans of Mr.. Marshan's commit
tee have only reached a formative
stage, but it is estimated that be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 will bt
needed. What money, If any, is LEFT
after the war will be donated tc
the Community Chest.
Plans of the Southeast Civilian
Defense Committee call for an esti'
mated $25 900 drive, scheduled tt
begin early this week. Each zont
of the area will administer its owr
drive, under supervision Of Finance
Committee, and will be allocated
small amount Of what is solicited
for its own administrative expenses
All other funds collected, however
will be turned over to the Finance
Committee for the complete equip
ing of q warden post in each sector
The Finance Committee will be ap'
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