Evening star., 1944-06-02
Women 10 Operate
Bond Booths at Show
Of Enemy Equipment
Girl Scouts Will Serve
As Messengers at
Display Stortine Sunday

More than $50 women have volun-
teered to operate War Bond booths
at the exhibit of captured air COM
bat equipment scheduled to open the
Fifth War Loan Drive here Sunday
June II, at the Monument Grounds
Mrs. Lindsay P Rawley, special
events chairman, Women's Division
District War Finance Committee
announced yesterday.
Girl Scouts will serve as messen-
gers for the bond sellers under di-
rection of Mrs. F. w. Milliken, mem
Der of the Girl Scouts Council. Bono
booths will be open daily throughout
the show.
AT the same time, it was an.
nounced that 100 of the Capitals
prettlest girls members of the
United Nations Organization. will
participate in the drive as War
Bond Commands" soliciting sub.
Scrlptions at night clubs and othe,
places of entertainment during the
four-Week campaign.
frlze Is New York Trim.
Inc Commands represent Gov.
ernment agencies, colleges and hiot
schools in the District. Thev will,
compete for a trip to New vort
with all expenses paid, including en-
tertalnment. for one week end ano
Che title of District War Bond Queen
Inc contest is being sponsored bl
LoeWS Columbia Theater. The Com.
mandoS during their two wears ot
operation, 1t was said, have solicited
more than S7,000,OO0 participating
IN all the war loan drives. two Rec
cross campaigns and a number ot
war relief drives.
CharleS E. Wilson. executive v,ce
chairman of the War Production
BOARD, speaking at bond rally fol
'oo WPB minute men" YESTERDAY
III the Social Security Buildins
auditorium, urged greater effort thar
ever before in their Fifth War Loar
CanVaSSing.
Quota Is Increased.
William A. Murphy, WPB bond
chairman, pointed out that the
units $l,800,OOO quota is $500 O00
more than during the last drive
with the WPB now having 1000
fewer employees.
MAJ, Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Sc
lectlVe service director. Yesterday
told bond workers at a rallv at
seIectlVe service headquarters that
II the men fighting for us are as
Suled OF our full cooperation at
nome there is no question about our
ultimate victory"
An auction of merchandise do
mated by members of the Adas
israel Congregation for War Bond
purchase will be held Monday at
the Adas Israel Synagogue. Sixth
and l streets NV Marquis Childs
columnlSt, radio commentator and
author, will be the guest speaker.
A number OF special activities are
planned in connection with the
montgomery County Fifth War Loan
Campaign, with Independence Day
services playing an important part.
County Chairman Richard F..
Green said it has been suggested by
r, Barnard Welsh. Rockville attor-
ney and chairman of the Rotary
group, that communities arrange
Independence Day celebrations in
honor of the 10000 county men and
women in military service. He ad-
Vocated that roll of military per-
Sonnel be called in each community,
with the responses being made by a
relative.
This program, MI Welsh stated,
would tend to stress the large
number of persons who have left to
serve their country and would serve
as a pointed reminder to buy War
Bonds.
A number of communities. Mr..
Green said, already have started
plans to hold such programs. Resi-
dents of Takoma Park, in connec-
ton with their annual Fourth of
July celebration. will dedicate the
towns honor roll on Carroll avenue,
which carries more than 200 names.
Other activities planned will be
farm auction at LaytonSville at
date lo