Evening star., 1944-01-20
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members of Congress and receivin
the key to the city from Commits
Sioner Guy Mason, the cotton mai
lunged into her program. Her frs
stop Yesterday was at Walter Rec,
Hospital, followed by appearance
at the Earle Theater and the Stag
Door Canteen.
Today she was to attend lunch
con meeting of the Kiwanis Club a
the Mayfower Hotel and was to visi
the Liberty ship, American Mariner
She will appear at the Capitol Thea
ter at pm. Miss Gisclard wa
greeted upon her arrival here yes
terdav by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
who was travelling OF the sam'
train.
A citation for her efforts in con
nection with the bond drive was pre-
sented to Miss GiSclard by Tee
Gamble, national director of TIT
War Bond campaign, at ceremon,
in the Washington Building, bono
headquarters, today.
The coveted Treasury IT. fas
will be awarded to officers and mel
aboard the American Mariner b,
John A. Reilly. chairman of thu
District War Finance Commit &c
in a special ceremony aboard tn,
vessel at 730 o'clock tonight. Th,
presentation will be made to Comdr
Joseph H. Masse, skipper of tn,
Mariner.
Record Established.
The flag is being awarded in rec
ognition of the War Bond purchas'
record established by officers ant
members of the crew of the ship
More than 80 per cent of the crew
members are participating in a pay
roll deduction plan. Average bono
purchases run higher than 10 pc
cent of the total wages aboard tn,
ship.
A concert by the Sheepshead Ba,
Band, brought here aboard th'
Mariner from Brooklyn, N. Y, viii
precede the ceremony.
The ship remains open to tn,
public daily from 2;30 to pm
and from 7:3O to 10 pm Morn
ing hours, between 10 am. ant
noon, are reserved for visits b,
Government employees. Tomorrow
morning, employees of the State De
partment will get time off to boart
the Mariner.
Saturday has been set aside a
District Day" Workers in mu
nicipal departments, and as man,
police officers as can be spare,
from their duties, will be give
time off TO make the pilgrimagt
School teachers also are being urge
to board the ship Saturday morn
ing.
Schedule for Visits.
The following schedule has bee
set for other Government depart
ments: Monday and Tuesday. tn
Public Buildings Administration
Wednesday, the Foreign Economi
Administration; Thursday, the At
torney Generals Office of the Jus
tice Department.; Friday, open, an
Saturday the Office of Price Ad
mlniStration.
During the last two days nearl
II 900 persons have visited the shiI
The ship is moored to the mu
nicipal fish wharf at the foot O
Twelfth street SW.
Admiral King Appeals.
Admiral Ernest j. King, com
mander in chief of the Fleet. adde,
his voice to the appeal for supper
of the campaign. declaring tha
never before have the materials O
war been so important or needed il
such quantities.
The money invested in War Bonds
he said ''is of supreme Importance.
He pointed out that members of tn
Navy, Marine Corps and Coas
Guard are among the creates
boosters of the drive and are in
vesting about $10,0OO,OOO month il
bonds.
Sale Of the $l,OOO,OO0 "Goldel
Chair" for the special War Bon,
matinee of the "Ice-Capades of 1914
on January % to the Equitable Lif
Insurance Co. was announced toda,
by Station WRC and the Variet,
Club, co-sponsors of the affair. Tn
choir OF honor and l76 seats TO
wounded soldiers and sailors from
Walter Reed Hospital and the Be
thesda Naval Hospital went t
Henry P. Blair, president of the in
surance company, after his firm ha,
purchased 81 ,0O0,0 900 worth of bond.
Other seats for the matinee still
are available to persons buying Wa
Bonds at special booths set up b
the sponsors
At the same time, activity anon
business houses, civic and socia
groups, was gaining impetus. Mr..
Mary c. H. Chymlko, chairman Q
the Soroptomist Club War Serv
ice Committee. announced that
goal of $4,000 had been set fo
that group.
Harry Nathanson, War Bon,
chairman for employees of tn
Goldenberg store, said the worker
had inaugurated Buy a Plane
drive during which they hoped t
raise $4,000.
The Hahn shoe stores are urgin