Evening star., 1944-06-02
Women 10 Operate
Bond Booths al Show
OF Enemy Equipment

NAolC tAldil 6OO WOlllCll lIdfC NOlull~
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 IL, at the Monument Grounds,
Mrs. Lindsay P. RawIey, 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, men,
ber of the Girl Scouts Council. Bond
booths will be open daily throughout
the show.
At the same time, it was an
nounced that 100 of the Capitals
prettiest girls" members of the
United Nations Organization, will
participate in the drive as "War
Bond Commands" soliciting SUBJ
|scriptions at night clubs and other
places of entertainment during the
tour-Week campaign.
Prize Is New York Trim.
The Commands represent Gov.
ernment agencies. colleges and high
schools in the District. They will
compete for a trip to New York
With all expenses paid, including en-.
tertainment, for one week end anc
the title OF District War Bond Queen.
The contest is being sponsored By
Loews Columbia Theater. The Com.
mandos during their two years OF
operation, it was said, have solicited
more than $7,000,O 900, participants
In all the war loan drives, two Rec
Cross campaigns and a number OF
war relief drives.
Charles E. Wilson, executive yice
chairman of the War Production
Board, speaking at q bond rally TO,
TOO WPB minute men" yesterday
in the Social Security Buildins
auditorium, urged greater effort thar
ever before in their Fifth War Loan
canvassing.
Quota Is Increased. E
William A. Murphy, WPB bond
chairman, pointed out that the
units S1,800,000 quota is $500 900
more than during the last drive
with the WPB now having 1000
fewer employees.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Sc
lective service director, yesterday
told bond workers at rally at
selective service headquarters that
If the men fighting for us are as
sured of our full cooperation at
home 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 1 streets NV. Marquis Childs,
columnist, 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 militia service. He ad-
Vocated that a rel of military per-
sonnel be called in each community,
with the responses being made by a
relative
This program, Mr. Welsh stated,
would tend to stress the large
number of persons who have left to
serve their country and would serve
as 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 l 200 names
Other Activities Planned,
other activities planned will be
a farm auction at Laytonsville at
a date to be announced later a
oand program ana bond rallv at
Damascus at 7:30 pm. June Is, and
school band rally at Gaithersbure
the evening of June Is.
Victory breakfasts will be held in
some of the communities, with the
price OF admission the purchase of
bond in addition to the cost of the
breakfast. King Mularkey, Bethesda,
and Edward C. Holmead have been
appointed to arrange a series of
oeneflt golf matches.
The public schools participation
Will be in charge of DR.. Edwin w.
Broome, county superintendent. The
school quota is 100000. DR.. Broome
Is arranging with the schools per-
sonnet and parent-teacher groups to
conduct a separate campaign in
each OF the schools to continue after
the schools close for the summer on
June l6.
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