Evening star., 1943-04-09
D. D.C:Prepares
| Intensive Drive
For War Loans.
Churches, Theoters,
Radio All Bond to
Raise $70,000,0 900

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Gearing for the greatest financia
undertaking in the history of the
Nation-the second War Loan drive
for $4,000, 900 ,OOO-local civic groups
business organizations, religious
faiths, professional leaders, and ma
tional radio networks today stood
ready to follow through on the
theme, They give their lives-you
lend your money
The District quota for the drive
from April IL through May is more
than $4,000, 900, of which $42 100000
Is to be obtained from the public
Commercial banks are expected to
fill the remainder of the quota.
One hundred members of the In
surance Underwriters Division, under
Chairman Fred G. Halderman, and
100 members of the Business Di-
vision, under Chairman Edgar
Morris, met yesterday to assign
prospect cards for the local drive.
Benefit Dance Held.
The KiWanis Club held a War
bond day" at it's weekly luncheon
yesterday at the Mayf1ower Hotel,
and last night the Samuel Gompers
Masonic Lodge held a War bond
rally and dance at the Statler Hotel.
Members of the lodge raised more
than two and one-half times its
quota in War bonds. The quota
set for the event by the War Bond
Committee of the Masonic Order
was 100000. The sales reached a
total of $254,310, according to DR..
Maurice Goldberg, committee chair
man.
A letter sent to the lodge by Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
was put up for auction by the COM
mittee and was bid in by Samuel
Weinstein, 4505 Brandywine street
NV, for $4,000 in War bonds.
1t. Allan Rothenberg of WASH
ington, holder of the Navy Cross
and Silver Star for bravery in the
battles of Midway and the Solo
mons, told the 800 guests of his ex-
periences and stressed the import
ance of raising funds to maintain
the fighting forces.
Seton Darr, chairman of the cam
paign speakers bureau, sponsored
by the District Bar Association, an
nounced his group will cover 200
organizations during the drive. Two
speakers will appear each day at
local theaters for a week, at about
3 pm. and 9 pm, to give 4-minute
talks.
This phase of the drive will begin
on April Is, 16 or 18, depending on
when the respective theaters begin
their week. Speakers will appear
at the suburban theaters only in
the evening.
Jewish Program Mapped.
The Jewish community will map
their participation in the campaign
with meeting of the rabbis and
presidents of all synagogues in the
city next Thursday night at the
Jewish Community Center.
Meanwhile Congregation Ohev
Sholom, Fifth and l streets NV,
will hold war bond rally at pm
Sunday night. Speakers will include
Representative Folger. Democrat,
of North Carolina; Capt. Stanton
Salisbury, Navy chaplain; Hugh
Lynch OF the District War Finance
Administration and Capt. John H.
Simpson, U. S. A. There will also
be several war heroes from Guadal-
canal and North Africa.
Rabbi Zemach Green, leader of
the congregation, will welcome the
guests. The synagogue's Ladies' Aux
iliary will dedicate service flag, a
Jewish folk chorus under Mendy
Shain and Cantor Israel Flusberg
will sing, Washington Jewish war
veterans will present the colors and
the United States Navy Band will
play.
Radio Programs Slated.
The four national radio networks
and approximately CTS individual
stations will conduct an all-day sale
and promotion of war bonds and
other Government securities On the
opening day of the drive, April Il.
Besides the best radio talent obtain
able. there will be special broadcasts
all during the day from London,
Africa, the Pacific. other war zones.
and from hospital rooms to bring
the necessity of the campaign home
to the public.
Stories of how American boys are
dying and their faith in the people
on the home front buying War bonds
to back them up resounded at the
Kiwanis Club luncheon yesterday.
Two returned war heroes and Will
liam E. Leahy, director of selective
service for the District, were the
speakers.
Seaman George Haboush of the
Coast Guard, who was accompanied
to the meeting by Coast Guardsman
George Klemchuk, a participant in
Guadalcanal action, presented a
graphic picture of the initial land
ings in North Africa. Describing
himself as from Brooklyn and
Dodger fan, Seaman Haboush gave
an account of three days of in
tensive fighting. during which, he
said, many American boys were
killed.
"I am here to tell you to buy War
bonds" he asserted 1T will help
our boys win the war"
Guadalcanal Veteran Speaks.
Mai. Don Dickson, Marine Corps.
formerly co-author of the comic
strip, STONY Craig" which appears
in The Star, told the meeting Of his
experiences on Guadalcanal.
Those boys on Guadalcanal and
In Africa are not soft and they
are not beating their gums about
what they have accomplished to
date" he declared, "but they are ex-
pecting you people to keep up the
fight the same as they are doing"
He said it was unpleasant to see