St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-10-22
st. Paul War
Chest Drive on
Way Monday

| SO14C U1OOV NOlu11L00T WOEh-
| ers are ready to start out this
coming Monday morning to
raise 81, 302,44 for the Com
munity and War Relief Chest
of st. Paul, West st. Paul and
Ramsey county. William ]. Hickey,
campaign chairman, in announcing
this record number of volunteers,
states that from responses received
so far indications are that this area
is determined to meet the goal
needed to maintain morale and well
fare services on the Home Front,
the Military Front, and the Allied
Nations Front. Preliminary solicit
tation started this week under the
direction of the Industry and Labor
Division, and house-to-house solicit
tation starts Monday.
Kickoff" for the workers will
be Saturday night in the form of a
big entertainment show in the Au-
ditorium presented by Don McNeill
and his Breakfast Club troupe from
Chicago. This popular Blue Net
work radio act will entertain for
two hours. Mayor John ]. Melon
ough will present the entertainers.
Mr.. Hickey urges all volunteers to
attend and to secure complimentary
tickets from their captains. He also
urges that members of their fam
lilies and their friends plan to at
tend and purchase their tickets at
Field Schlick or in the lobby of the
First National Bank building. The
show begins at 8:15 p. m. and will
be broadcast over WTCN from 9:15
p. m. to $50 p. m.
Thomas J. Gibbons, chairman for
rural Ramsey county, this week an
nounced additional names of key
personnel helping him and his plan
ming committee that include: Mrs.
G. w. Eckman, Northone Club, has
the district east of the Fairgrounds;
Mrs. Lodahl, chairman of the Fall
con Heights Community Club, has
the district north and east of the
Fairgrounds; Mrs. Paul Owens and
Mrs. Hugh Warden have the district
south of North st. Paul, and Mrs.
Gordon Schmidt and DR.. Nick I.
NIGGA have the district of Turtle
Lake.
Mrs. Robert johnson, head of the
Victory Aides in rural Ramsey
county, is busy on last minute de-
tails with her people who are plan
ming to take an active role in the
campaign.
Mr.. E. Williams, Superintendent
of Schools in Rural Ramsey county,
announces that the schools in
Ramsey county are all set to par
ticipate in the campaign as they
have in previous years and that
there is increased interest because
so many of the children have broth
ers and relatives in service and are
anxious to give up part of their
spending money to help continue
USO, War Prisoners Aid, and other
agencies which will help.
The War Relief Chest will help
to finance for the coming year 81
local welfare agencies and services,
IA foreign relief groups, and USO,
War Prisoners Aid, Army Emer-
gency Relief, and United Seamen's
Service.
'In those areas not reached by
the services of the Community
Chest ITSELF" Mrs. Johnson says,
Eve find great interest in contribut-
ing to the War Chest proper. Many
of these people have relatives in
the old country and are anxious to
do their bit in sending whatever
material aid can be sent overseas.
They also are interested in helping
out those agencies which contribute
to the well being of our fighting
men,"
Food, clothing, medical supplies,
and other materials are sent to the
suffering people of Europe through
Ia agencies, such as British, Polish,
Russian and Chinese War Relief.