Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-10-23
War Fair Opens
1oPub|ic Today
Al U|ine Arena
Preview of Exhibits
Stirs Enthusiasm of
Fund-Drive Workers

"ooiAAASVoiio community war
Fair. carrying dramatic appeal
for the 120 home-front and foreign
relief agencies participating, was tc
be opened to the public at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon at Ulines Arena. The
lair will be open daily between 2 and
II pm. from now until October 30.
Included in the fairs attractions
are exhibits of the agencies taking
part In the community War Fund
Drlve-exhibits showing where and
how the $4,141,o 900 goal of the fund
will be spent.
Competition in the first aid con-
test sponsored by The Star will open
at 9:45 O'Clock tonight with five
member teams from the Navy Yard
GAO No. l and Veterans Admins
tration taking their turns. Assist
Ing John w. Gates, first aid direc-
tor Of the District Red Cross in
judging will be Gaylor w. Cole. as
sisting first aid director of the Dis
trict chapter, and Dudley Babcock
assistant chief of the Emergency
First Aid Corps of the District Red
Gross.
Contestants Tomorrow.
Taking their turns at GAS pm
tomorrow will be teams from the
Labor Department, State Depart
ment, GAO No, and Public Roads
Administration.
Michigan Park First Aid Club
headed by Ed Cogan, has replaced
Federal Works Agency and Emer-
gency Service Corps of the Airing
ton Boy Scouts, directed by Wendell
Robinson, has replaced Dorchester
House in the field of 10 teams.
The contest will give a demonstra-
ton of what is being done to safe
guard civilians through efforts of
the Red Cross.
Pvt. Vite Fileccia arrived today
from Camp Lee, Va, for his Star
sponsored horseshoe pitching match
with District Champion Irwin Carl
berg at 5:45 pm. tomorrow, the first
ringer match, it is believed to be
presented on a stage. Pvt. Fileccia,
national star. also will give an ex-
hibition Of trick pitching.
Private Preview Held.
At private preview yesterday
afternoon guests heard diplomatic
representatives of some of the
United Nations thank Washington
for setting the pace" in co-ordinat-
ing the drive for all war relief and
home charitable agencies. Intro
duced by Bruce Allen, chairman of
the War Fair, Nine. Alexander
Loudon, wife of the Ambassador of
the Netherlands, read a message
from her husband closing on the
note: I'VE shall be forever thankful.
We shall never forget" The Queen
Wilhelmina Fund is one of the
member agencies of the War Fund
drive.
Mr.. Liu Chieh, counselor of the
Chinese Embassy, spoke as one of
Americas Allies, and said 1--WE must
pool our resources in winning the
war, and we must pool them in
winning war relief"
Nine. Ciechanowski, wife of the
Ambassador of Poland, described
the aid that Polish War Relief had
been to her suffering countrymen.
Flags Decorate Ceiling.
The previeW audience in the aft
ernoon and the $4,000 War-fund
workers at night were the first to
see the Worlds Fair in miniature
into which Uline's Arena has been
converted for the next nine days.
Flags of the United Nations dec
crate the ceiling Booths show, in
giant cutout figures, pictures and
statistics, the plight of citizens of
countries fighting Hitler, as well
as the needs of citizens of the
United States.
Each of the Washington exhibits
Is centered about wartime needs.
Portrayals of children in hospitals
and at play, maternity care and
family welfare in wartime are on
view. These exhibits were planned
by the various agencies who pro-
vide such services in the city.
Workers Given Pep" Talk.
Last night, following a final pep"
talk to the $4,000 war-fund work
ers by Floyd D. Akers, campaign
chairman. and William G. Power
of the Chevrolet Motors Co., the
arena surged with enthusiastic
crowds who visited the booths learn
ing what they are going to sell" to
citizens in the coming campaign.
Step out and SELL" was the
theme of Mr.. Powers speech, and
from the way the workers applaud
ed, and exclaimed over the exhibits.
they will sell" the campaign.
Services for men of the armed
forces dominated the booths of the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
the War Hospitality Committee
booth and the USO model lounge.
One woman, looking at the giant
cut-out cardboard soldier in an 1899
uniform standing at the entrance
to the Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines Club said, Doesn't it take
you back?" The year 1899 was that
of the founding of the Oldest serv-
iceman's club in the city. Mrs. Ray
mond Fowler, president, and Mrs.
Luther Sheldon, chairman of the
clubs War Fair Committee, ex-
planned the huge pictures of lounges,
sleeping and eating facilities and
game rooms provided by the club.
>; A I'VE mean business" note was
apparent at the Civilian Defense
Volunteer ONCE booth. First vol
unteer registrants at the War Fair
were signing up soon after opening
ceremonies. They were Carlyle
Smith and H. G. Dale of 1112 N.
Kennebec street, Arlington, Va.
Map Shows Russian Situation.
Among the foreign war relief ex-
hibits, Russian war relief was
center of listening as well as see
ing crowds. A monograph played
Red Army marches and Soviet war
songs, in front of the booth de-
signed by Howard Swenson, Wash
ington artist. A huge map and
legend showed the situation OF the
Russians. The legend stated that
in the occupied section are concen-
trafod RuSSia's mn ior industries