Evening star., 1944-01-25
War Bonds
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open to the public daily from 2:30
to 5 pm. and 7:30 to 10 pm.
Meanwhile 1t was announced by
James w. Hardey, chairman of the
detail division, that the following
group chairmen have been chosen to
direct bond activities:
Britton T. Abbey, shoe stores; ].
Saks, furriers;; Harry Darhanson,
mems wear; c. B. Kerley, limited
price variety stores, and F, M. Can
non, laundries.
Subscriptions from Washington
Lions Club members to date amount
to 100000, Bond Chairman Charles
Maher has informed campaign
leaders. Tomorrow the Lions will
hold War Bond luncheon meeting
at 1890 pm. at the Mayf1ower. Ma
rine Corpl Obie Newcomb, who took
pictures of the Tarawa landing, will
be the speaker. Movies of the inva-
sion will be shown.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 30. American
Legion. is holding rally at 8 o'clock
tonight in front of the Colony
Theater, with Michael j. Lane as
speaker. The posts drum and bugle
corps will be on hand, and valuable
merchandise will be auctioned to
War Bond purchasers.
Other rallies today include a
meeting OF the Western High School
faculty and students, with James
Il. Kirkland as speaker; the Inter-
national Workers Order, No. 1856, at
4402 Georgia avenue at $50 p.m.,
where Joseph A. Kaufman will
speak, and students of Taft Junior
High School at $50 am, when the
schools Minute Man flag will be
raised. For four months Taft
School students 40 per cent or
more) have bought bonds and
stamps each month.
Legion Post Plans Rally.
National Cathedral Post, No. 10
OF the American Legion will hold
rally at 8 pm. tomorrow at Dis
trict Legion headquarters, 2437 Fiji
teenth street NV. Legion posts in
this city have set 81 100000 as their
bond quota.
The guest house division of the
War Finance Committee will meet
at 8:30 pm. tomorrow at the Statler
Hotel to hear a wounded soldier
discuss the need at the front of
War Bond purchases at home.
Models of the military equipment
at the Army's Back the Attack"
show on the Washington Monument
Grounds last summer have been
made by NJ r. Zummo of the Federal
Works Agency and are on display
in room 2028 of the FWA Building.
A call for women volunteers to
aid in manning bond booths in the
city was issued today by Mrs. How
ard G. Nichols, chairman of the
women's divisionf1. She said she
hoped to secure 100 additional VOL
unteers Immediately. A training
class for women desiring to par
ticipate in the current campaign
will be held at o'clock tonight
at 439 Washington Building, Fiji
teenth and New York avenue NV.
With the exception of 200 tickets
in the "honored 500 section" the
WRC-Variety Club bond matinee of
the Ice-Capades of 1914, scheduled
for Saturday, has been sold out,
Chairman Carter Barron of the
Matinee Committee announced to-
day. The 200 tickets, with a price
tag of a $500 bond each, are in the
hands of Sidney Lust, who may be
reached by telephone at Executive
1130.
Leahy Calls Buying a Duty.
Every American should hasten
of his own free will and not from
sense of duty alone" to buy War
Bonds and help our fighting men ef-
fectively, District Selective Service
Director William E. Leahy said last
night at a bond rally of employees
of the Maritime Commission and
the War Shipping Administration.
Mr. Leahy made this observation
after hearing Corpl. Obie Newcomb.
Marine Corps combat photographer
and correspondent. describe the ter
rife defense the marines had to ov-
ercome in conquering Tarawa. Corpl.
Newcomb was in the first wave that
hit the beaches.
Entertainment was furnished by
Smiley Burnett, who is appearing
at the Capitol Theater.