Evening star., 1943-01-13
State Societies Band
To Promote Big
Civil Defense Rally
Col. BoIies Emphasizes
Advantages Of Drawing
Newcomers Into Plan

Tentative plans for a big civilian
defense rally in the Departmental
Auditorium next month, probably
on February 8, were made last night
by representatives of Is local State
societies who formed an organization
to put on the rally and other
gatherings during the wars dura-
alton. 1t was voted to designate
the rally as the "All States Rally"
Meeting in the Community Chest
Building, 1101 M street NV, the
group organized under the name of
the Conference of State Societies of
Washington, D. c., and elected Dr.
Emery j. Woodall, president of the
North Carolina State Society. as its
president. w. j. Fleming, president
of the New Jersey State Society. was
elected vice president and treasurer,
and Miss Lorna E. Lockwood, a
member of; the Executive Committee
of the Arizona State Society. was
elected treasurer of the new organ
ization.
The group was called together by
the Hospitality Committee OF the
District of Columbia Defense Council
at the request of Col. Lemuel Bolles,
executive director of civilian defense,
who spoke at the meeting.
Bolles Stresses Newcomers.
Col. Bolles stressed the desirability
of the proposed defense rally under
auspices of State societies to solicit
the aid of newcomers from the
various States in the Districts S
civilian defense program.
BY getting the newcomers together
at such rally, Col. Bolles told the
group. they would be both helping
the people from their respective
States and the community here. He
warned against complacency or in
difference in civilian defense.
Col. Bolles suggested that clearance
for the use of automobiles by per-
sons to attend the rally could be
obtained. He said also that his office
would arrange for the distribution
of leaflets to those attending the
rally, giving the names of officers
of the civilian defense organization
in the different areas. The leaflets
would also inform the newcomers of
the defense area in which they are
living.
DR.. Woodall named a Program
Committee of Rowland A. Sara,
president of the Florida State
Society, chairman; Shelton w. Fair
child. president of the Delaware
society; Robert H. Lucas, president
of the Kentucky society; Mrs.
Dorothy B. Harper, secretary of the
California society, and Mrs. James
w. Thurston, financial secretary of
the Georgia society.
Assistants Named.
Named to assist the Program Com
mittee were Miss Marjorie A. Day
of the War Department and Charles
H. Cunningham, executive secretary
of the Home Hospitality Committee.
Arthur c. Pearson, vice president Of
the Minnesota State Society, was
named to have charge of arranging
flags and placards at the rally.
Mr.. Fleming, the vice president
and treasurer; Winthrop Carter,
representing Senator Bridges, pres
ident of the New Hampshire society,
and H, v. Hess, representing Sen
ator Burton, president of the Ohio
society, were elected members Of a
Budget Committee. frA
The Is State societies represent
ed at the meeting were said to rep
resent more than half the number
of active local State societies.
The meeting was opened by Col.
Bolles. With him was Capt. w. l..
Clemens, his executive assistant.
Besides State society representa-
tives already named, among those
attending the meeting were Allen
c. Phelps, president of the Colo
RADIO State Society; Pascal Fallon,
acting president of the New York
society; Miss Pherne Miller, secre-
tary of the Oregon society, and Miss
Marie Flanagan, corresponding sec
retary of the Rhode Island society.
The conference voted to continue
as an organization for the dura-
ton of the war. DR.. Woodan sug-
gester that following the rally 1t
might stage other programs, mem
tioning as a possibility a huge out
door dance in front OF the Capitol.
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