Evening star., 1943-04-18
Federation Launches
100000 Bond Drive
10 Purchase Bomber
s1.
p p $500 Purchased or
: Pledged Before Citizens
Organization Adjourns

The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations last night voted to launch
4 100000 War bond campaign for
purchase Of a medium Army bomber
to be named after the Federation
By adjournment time more than
300 had been purchased or
pledged.
Harry S. Wender, president, said
the campaign had been suggested
to him by Mrs. Henry L. Colman,
who had presented to the Federation
a key from bomb dropped by her
husbands squadron on Axis troops
in North Africa. Her husband,
Capt. Colman, was a former dele
gate from American University Park
Association.
Formal plans for the drive were
presented to the federation by
James A. Crooks, chairman OF the
Annual Dinner Committee, who
recommended that because of war
time restrictions and limitations
the annual dinner be abandoned
this year.
Dinner Is Abandoned.
-. - Since it had been considered ad-
Visable not to have the dinner this
year, Mr.. Crooks said Mr.. Wender
had suggested that the committee
consider some means of preserving
a social event. 1t already has been
recommended, he pointed out. that
at such an event The Star Trophy
and the service flag, symbolic OF
delegates in the service, be pre-
sented.
while this federation has given
its full support and cooperation to
the sale of War bonds, it has not
heretofore made any concrete ef-
fort to sponsor a program for the
sale of these securities to the citi-
zens of the District of Columbia, Mr..
Crooks said. Your committee be-
lieves that the federation should do
just that"
The plans of the committee, ac-
cepted by unanimous vote, called for
a 100000 campaign to end by May
l. the end of the Second War Loan
Campaign. On May a War Bond
rally-tentatively planned for the
Departmental Auditorium-wil be
held under the auspices of the fed
Grafton. which would include pro-
gram of professional entertainment,
presentation of The Star Trophy,
service flag and an address by an
outstanding national figure
Motion Picture Aid Sought.
THE cooperation of the War Ac-
tivities Committee of the motion
picture industry in the District has
been sought" Mr.. Crooks said, ito
aid in the distribution of tickets
and the sale of bonds, and to assist
in supplying outstanding profess
siona1 entertainment for the rally"
Mr.. Wender said it was hoped
that theaters would act as issuing
agents so that bonds purchased at
them would go to the credit of the
Federation. He also urged delegates
to become issuing agents, The Fed
Grafton. which has already pur-
chased $1,000 bond for s74O. voted
to appropriate STA for a s10O War
bond.
The bomb key was presented to
the Federation by Thomas E..
Lodge. delegate from American
University Park on behalf of Mrs.
Colman. who was present with her
younger son Ronald. Mr.. Wender
read parts of several letters from
Capt. Colman, who told of expert
enclng a 60-mile- -an-hour sand
storm. Capt Colman, long active
In civic affairs, was for many
years president of the North
west Council of Citizens Associa-
tions.
Favor Use of Sirens.
Following debate among some of
the delegates as to whether an air.
raid siren sounded like the siren of
an emergency vehicle, the fedora
tion supported the recommendation
of its Safety Committee asking the
commander of the eastern defense
area to reconsider the ban on use of
sirens on emergency vehicles. How
ever, the committee agreed to strike
out the part of the report which said
that there is little resemblance be-
tween the sound of the two types
OF sirens.
The committee also recommended
that an effort be made to work out
some method by which volunteer fire
organizations can use sirens to call
their members.
The limitation on the Use of
sirens" the report stated has
created an extremely dangerous
situation, especially so in the cities
OF the area in that the general noise
level In cities is such that bells and
exhaust whistles are not adequate as
warning devices for emergency
vehicles
Bonds Are Purchased.
1t was voted to recommit a Safety
committee report urging District
authorities to investigate CONNER
clal parking rates charged motorists
ana to secure reductions if possible
On the motion of DR.. Lynn an Kebler
vice chairman of the Health Com
mlttee, the group endorsed Clean
up week, which began today.
Milo Brlnkley. chairman of the
Pubic Utilities Committee. said the
recent order of the Public Utilities
commission establishing a cross
town route over Military road was
only "a portion" of the route sup
ported by his committee.
I'VE favor real cross town
route he observed.
Mr.. Wender announced at the
conclusion of the meeting that Mrs.
Colman purchased $500 War
bond. He said he would purchase a
similar bond for himself and his
wife and two 500 bonds for his
children.