Evening star., 1943-09-22
War Bonds
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securities. or 592 per cent of its
quota, only s4,7OO,00O had been in
vested in the small denomination
series E bonds, Mr.. Reilly revealed.
Meanwhile. the national campaign
to raise $4,000 .OOO, 900 was only
$3.50 900 900 short of its goal.
Unless local bond buying in the
series E category is intensified to a
great extent" Mr.. Reilly said,
Washington will be known as a
sector of the country which fails to
support the sacrifice of our men
on the battle fronts. However, the
Nations Capital has never failed
to meet its obligations, so / am con-
f1dent our people will yet rise to
meet the challenge by making up
their deficit"
Generals to Speak.
Today is Army Air Forces day at
the War bond show on the Monu-
ment Grounds. Speakers at the 2 80
and $50 pm. shows were to be Mai.
Gen. Barney M. Giles, chief of air
staff, and 1t. Gen. Thomas Hol-
comb, Marine Corps commandant,
respectively. The Air Forces bands
from Patterson Field. Dayton. Ohio,
and Boiling Field will provide music.
Outstanding war workers in food
industries who are manufacturing
foods for fighters all over the world
were welcomed at the Army show
today by the Quartermaster General,
Maj. Gen. E. B. Gregory.
Dog fanciers saw the Quarter
master Corps fighting dogs put
through their PAGES. Visitors in
cluded officers and regional directors
of Dogs for Defense. Inc. the non
profit organiza ton that recruits dogs
for the Army.
Roger L. Barron, 8. of Springfield,
Va, and three other youths will
demonstrate model airplanes they
built, during the afternoon show.
Control line flying" in which the
model plane flight is governed bv
two wires so feet long. attached to
the elevators. will be demonstrated
The planes are operated by miniature
engines.
Plan Desk to Desk Drive.
Advised that breakdown OF the
500, 100000 total shows only $12. 200. =
600 worth Of securities of all types
bought by individuals. District kew
workers planned to increase the
tempo of desk-to-desk canvassinp,
Other signs of activity on the War
bond front included the following
The Society of Mutual Benefits
will hold a bond rally at 9 o'clock
tonight at the Jewish Community
Center, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV. Nathan Goodman and Ralph
Wallace, co-chairmen of the So
ciety's bond drive, announced that
the organization had already raised
$4,000 of its $25.000 quota. and they
hoped to reach the goal tonight.
A. E. Lichtman, president of
Lichtman Theaters announced he
would give prizes to the four leading
War bond and stamp sellers among
the Districts colored school children
during the last week of this month
The prizes are: First. $50 bond
second, s25 bond; third. SIS in
stamps: fourth, $40 in stamps.
Yellow Cab Co. employees an
nounced that 900 drivers had set
their goal at SIS 1000 for the CAM
paign, with each buying at least q
S25 bond. Thus far half of the
firms quota has been reached.
Speakers Tonight.
William P. McCracken, jr.. chair
man Of the War Finance Commit
tees Speakers Bureau. reported the
following theater speakers for to-
night.
keith's, James c. Wilkes and Will
bert McInerney; Trans-Lux. James
j. Hayden and Roger Whiteford
Circle, Irving Goldstein: Capitol
Lyle ORourke; Columbia. Emmett
Leo Sheehan; Palace. Clifford Jane
son and w. Cameron Burton; Vii
lase. Ben Lindas; Newton Leonard
P. Walsh; Earle. James j. HAYDEN
and Austin l.. Canfleld; Metropoli-
tan, Thomas Gillespie Walsh and
James r. Kirkland; Ambassa dor
Philip Shinberg.
Apollo, David Hornstein: Avalon.
Samuel Herrick: Avenue Grand
Hanserd K. Presley: Calvert. Milton
King; Home. James S. Mccarthy :;
Penn, Michael J. Lane: Savoy, Philip
Wagschal; Seco, Sidney S. Sachs:
Sheridan. Morris Abrams: Silver,
Robert Conroy; Tivoi, Fred Yacht
ler. and Uptown, Charles Drayton.
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