Evening star., 1944-09-03
S4,850, 900 War Fund
Campaign Will Open
Here October Is

The Community War Fund Cam
paign to raise $4,850,000 here to aid
service men and women, local well
fare agencies and refugees abroad
will begin October Is and continue
through November 5, Coleman Jen-
nings, campaign chairman, an
nounced last night.
We have our biggest Job this
year" declared Mr.. Jennings, who
is serving his second successive term
as chairman. However, we will de-
sire satisfaction from knowing that
the task is hard and that it will
demand a measure of sacrifice when
sacrifice is the brave way of life
all over the world"
Organization Under Way.
The committee, which consists of
eight soliciting units already is we'll
under way in organizing the second
annual drive and is now recruiting
$4,000 volunteers for soliciting in
the District and nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
The soliciting groups include: Ad-
vance gifts unit, headed by George
A. Garrett; business unit, Clarence
G. Sheffield; Government unit, Mai.
Gen. Phillip B. Fleming; special
aT1igafon aS5ignment cunt unit {aahr r! seHeli
son: Fairfax 1ty, R. Wade Pear
IE. LUCounty, Col. Waldron
Waceonard; Montgomery County,
Dalter P. Elliott, and Prince Georges
County, Robert M. Watkins
Headquarters Established.
Arlington and Montgomery Coun-
ties have established campaign
headquarters at 1859 Wilson boule-
ward, Arlington, and 8646 Georgia
avenue, Silver Spring, respectively
Fairfax and Prince Georges Coun-
ties will open Offices Tuesday at
the Community Building, Falls
Church, Va, and the Professional
Building in Hyattsville, Md, re-
spectively.
Of the funds raised, % per cent
will go to the USO and other war
hospitality units; 66 per cent to the
Community Chest and other local
welfare agencies, and II per cent to
United Nations War Relief.
Service Groups Listed.
Among the service organizations
supported by campaign funds are
the Defense Commission of the
d, Washington Federation of Churches
National Catholic Service Mems
Club, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club and the War Hospitality Com
; mittee and Recreation Services, Inc.
which operate the Banneker Service
Mems Club, Hearthstone Club, In
: formation Service, Officers Service
Club, Potomac Area of the American
Youth Hostels, Service Mems Club
No i, Ticket Booth, United Nations
Service Center. Walsh Club, Wal
Workers Council and Womens Bat
talions.
Welfare agencies receiving finan-
cial aid from the fund include more
than 100 groups belonging to the
Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery anc
Washington Community Chests, a!
we'll as other local services not in.
cluded in any of the Community
Chests.
Failing under United Nations Wal
Relief are: Belgium, British ane
Czechoslovakian War Relief Socie.
> ties; United China Relief, United
Yugoslav and French Relief Funds
National American Denmark Asso.
citation. Greek War Relief Associa
ton, American Relief for Italy
United Lithuanian Relief Fund oil
America, Inc; Friends of Luxem-
burg, American Relief for Norway
Polish and Russian War Relief
Philippine War Relief, Inc; Queen
Wilhelmina Fund, American Field
Service, Refugee Relief Trustees and
the United States Committee for
the Care of European Children.