Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
Final Campaign
For War Fund
Begins Today
10000 Convossers
Urged to Reach All
In Assigned Areas

SoSS
With five more days to 60, 5000
solicitors of the Community War
Fund campaign today will launch
q fresh drive to bring pledges up to
the 1850 900 goal by the last report
luncheon Thursday.
An outstanding feature of the
Thursday meeting will be the re-
port of a $1,000 check from Gen.
John j. Pershing, who annually con-
tributes this sum to the Commun-
ity War Fund.
Solicitors plan to reshuffie their
remaining unsigned pledge cards to
see that every Greater Washing
tonian," who had been missed will
have his chance to contribute. The
goal this year Is the greatest in the
history Of the metropolitan area,
but SO far results have brought 344,-
046 pledges for 1859 ,691, leaving a
total of $465 900 yet to be raised.
Musical to Be Repeated.
A substantial boost to the figures
is expected to be made through two
more performances of 'Wings Up"
an all-soldier musical review spon-
sored by the Army Air Forces, Tues
day and Wednesday nights at Con-
stitution Hall.
The same stellar cast which de-
lighted audiences last Thursday and
Friday nights at the same place will
appear again in the variety per-
tormances. Among the entertain
ers will be Peter Lind Hayes, mimic;
Claud Stroud of the radio-famous
Stroud twins; Sn]ter Long, tap
dancer; the 100-pieces Army Air
Forces Band, and two of their dance
units; Vronsky and Babin, piano.
duo team: Virgil Fox, organist, and
many others.
Tickets now are on sale at the
Willard Hotel Ticket Agency at
Cappel's Concert Box ONCE at
Thirteenth and G streets NV.
while telephone reservations NAV
be made by calling Franklin 5000
The Constitution Hall box office
will be open all day Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Final Effort Urged.
Campaign Chairman CoIem n
Jennings called on the volunteer
workers of the drive last night to
make next Thursdays report meet
ing triumphant end to the cam
paign." This can be done. he
declared, If all volunteers will fol-
low up their assigned responsible
ties within the structure of their
unit organizations.
Mr.. Jennings warned workers that
the city will not be thrown open to
miscellaneous solicitation. Residen-
tial teams, business firms and Gov
eminent ofnces that have not COM
pleted their quotas have been asked
to put forth q final strong" effort
workers who can honestly say
that they have completed the lob
assigned to them viii be- heartily
welcome If they will volunteer to
give some extra help where It can
be used best" he said.
Flying Squads. Organized.
Community War Fund agencie,
have organized their own flying
squads" Of workers to solicit small
business houses, Offices and miscel-
laneo',s givers over the week end
One group. organized by Mrs. Mir
lam G. Calvin, executive secretary
OF the War Hospitality Committee
and Recreation Services, Inc, and
Mrs. Jean Jackson, executive secre-
tary OF War Hospitality Committee
information service, has been con-
centrating its effort on the down.
town business area.
Another group. organized by JUS
tin Cline of the Potomac area
American Youth Hostel, is now
working in the neighborhood OF
Indiana avenue and its adjoining
territory.
USO Club volunteers have Joined
forces under the direction OF
Miss Clara Boyd Wheeler to con-
tact Offices and small businesses on
H street, and the YWCA USO, led
by Miss Gretchen Feiker, has Or
gained to solicit the territory
around its headquarters at Seven
tenth and K streets NV.
Community War Fund headouar.
tiers hope that much of this solicit
Ing will meet with the same results
as the campaign obtained from ar
unsolicited law firm, overlooked un.
til yesterday. The ,law firm, COM
posed of three law partners anc
four stenographers, contributed q
total OF $445 to solicitor who hae
found out at the last moment thai
the firm had been overlooked.
Business Firms Receive Appeal.
Community War Funds Speaker.
Bureau, led by Serge N. Benson a.
its chairman, is continuing to bool
speakers and show two Communit,
War Fund movies to organization
interested in the fund. To date
the Speakers Bureau has Furnished
volunteer speakers to 1850 sucl
meetings.
The Business Unit is now awaitin,
results from letter mailed b,
Clarence G. Sheffield, its chairman
to heads of Washington bushes
firms. The letter reminds the firm
that approximately 1888 peopl
employed in business have not a
yet contributed to the Communit,
War Fund.
Business Unit is responsible TO
$195, 624 of the amount still to b.
raised by Community War Fund be
fore it makes its goal" the lette
said. It asks employers to max
sure that all employees have bee,
given an opportunity to make ade
quate contributions and asks then
to forward any unreported contri
buttons to the Community Wa
Fund ONCE promptly.
You are doubtless as interestet
as any Of us in the success of tn,
campaign and in business doing it
full share" 1t continued. $50
simply call your attention to tn,
facts and ask your help in overcom
ing the obstacles which we can al
list, but in spite of which we car
cIlrrond