The union times., 1944-09-30
Connecticut AFL
 Gives Full Aid To. United War Fund
Special Help For Wounded Veterans Planned Drive
 Opens October 9

More than I2,OOO Connecticut citizens will voluntarily step to their posts on October 9th, for the second time in history, to secure contributions to united war fund for the support of p war-related agencies of the Connecticut War Fund, state affiliate of National War Fund, and the home front agencies of the community war chests. The combined fund will be in excess of $5,OOO,OOO, of which $2,6OO,OOO is the Connecticut War Fund goal, will be sought in the October campaign.
 The benehciarles of these funds are our own armed forces, prisoners | of war, merchant marine seamen, and the war victims of our Allies. A single contribution to the Con- necticut War Fund goes to work for the fighting forces through the USO, with its 5000 units stretching from Alaska to Brazil, and from New foundland to Hawaii: USO Camp shows, which carry entertainment to our service men and women i'll every | theater of war, and to the military and naval hospitals through the USO Camp Shows new hospital circuit; War Prisoners Aid, which supplies American prisoners of war with re- creational and sports equipment and United Seamen's Service with its 104 clubs and rest homes Civilians i'll combat zones are aided through the United Nations Relief and refugee re- | lief agencies of the Connecticut War Fund
 Agencies represented by the Connecticut War Fund are: USO, United Seamen's Service, War Pris- oners' Aid, Belgian War Relief Society, British War Relief Soci- ety, American Relief for France, Inc., Friends of Luxembourg, Greek War Relief Association, Nor wegian Relief, Polish War Relief, Queen Wilhelmina Fund, Russian War Relief, United China Relief American Relief for Czechoslava- kia, United Yugoslav Relief Fund, Refugee Relief Trustee, U. s. Com mittee for the Care of European Children, American Denmark Re- lief, Inc., America Relief for Italy, Philippine War Relief (of the U.S.) Inc., United Lithuanian Re- lief Fund of America, Inc., Ameri- can Field Service.
 Because the need for assistance for the fighting forces and people of Allied countries will be intensified by sudden end of the German war, every effort will be made to insure the success of the 1914 Connecticut War Fund campaign. Morale services to the fighting men will be needed more than ever after the fighting stops. Occupation forces are expected to be needed in Europe for many months, and repatriation of war prisoners must await diplomatic negotiations. As wounded veterans are returned to this country, large sums will be needed by USO Camp Shows new hospital circuit to enable 1t to carry on morale work i'll Army and Naval hospitals.
 As European countries are fiber ated, National War Fund will be ready to meet the emergency needs for food, money, clothing and 1nedi cine and is the only agency prepared to do so without delay.
 Contributions by the Connecticut members of the AFL made up an important part of the l943 goal of the Connecticut War Fund, and the success of last years campaign was due in no small part to the generous way AFL members gave of their time, as well as their earnings, to the Fund.
 Relief supplies of every description, from cigarettes to surgical instruments are covered in the AFL's war relief program for workers of the hard pressed United Nations, through the Labor League for Human Rights, official relief arm of the AFL.
 All out support for the 1914 campaign of the Connecticut War Fund, in October, by the AFL members of Connecticut, is sought by campaign leaders of the Fund. l DEDEAT WIJITE DADED