Evening star., 1944-11-17
Infantry Show
Stand
Al Monument
80 Veterans Stage
Army Exhibit as Aid
To War Loan Drive

Army Exhibit as Aid
TO War Loon Drive
It's cold and windy and the
weatherman says 1t may be wet.
but the tight against the Japanese
|pillbox on the Washington Monu-
ment grounds, will 60 on just the
same.
The 80 infantrymen from Fort
Benning. Ga, who destroy the pill
box as part Of the show, Here Is
Your Infantry" explain. "You don't
worry about weather when you're
nghttng . Jap or q jerry"
The show, which begins today, Is
being given here to spur War Bond
purchases in the Sixth War Loan
drive for $94 900 900 and is open
from 10 am. to 10 PM, with the
pilbox fight at 1890 and $50 pm.
AS to the Washingtonians who
turn out to see the boys demon
strate basic Army weapons, and
watch them creep over the field un-
der enemy" fire toward the pillbox
they'll really get an idea Of what
men in battle feel, they can see.
and feel for themselves, that 1t isn't
very comfortable" the boys said.
Team Practices Act.
The infantry team arrived last
night. BY 8 o'clock this morning
they were on the grounds, going
through their half -hour act. Not
that they all needed practice. Most
of them are doing with blank bullets
and make-believe enemies what they
did with real bullets to real enc
mics overseas.
Throughout the day. from 10
am. to 10 pm, they will display
10 basic Army weapons, including
the hand grenade or pineapple, !"
the infantry mortar or "teardrop," I"
the fiame-thrower. MI and Brown
ing automatic rifles, and Thomp-
sons submachine gun or tommy" !"
The soldiers. all trained in the
Fort Benning (Ga.) Infantry School,
will demonstrate the use of each
weapon. stripping and reassembling
each. and will answer all questions
about them.
Buyers Get Seats.
The show and exhibit are free to
the public, but War Bonds will be
on sale. Grandstand seats for the
infantry shows will be available
for all. Eight teams like the one
here will tour the country during
the Sixth War Loan drive, under
the sponsorship of the Army ground
forces in cooperation with the War
Finance Division. The show will
continue until Monday night, when
the drive ofiicially opens at Con-
stitution Hall with the Parade of
Stars" show.
President Roosevelt will make q
short War Bond address Sunday In
connection with the opening Of the
drive. He said today the speech will
be very brief.
On1cially, the first bonds of the
drive were sold ct the Capitol q ~
an. strday by Secretary 6ethe
Treasury Morgenthau, with vice
President Waiface and Vice Prest.
dent-elect Truman as customers,
Others on hand for the sale, In SEN
ate Secretary Halsey's ONCE, were
Senator Barley, Senator George,
Speaker Rayburn, Representative
Doughton, Col. Halsey and e. r.
Bartlett, chairman OF the Interde-
partmental War Savings Bond Com
mittee.
Employees Of the Treasury War
Finance Division set an example for
the Nation today-they bought
$81 ,652 worth Of War Bonds, more
than double their quota.
Four precampaign rallies were
held yesterday, and five are sched-
uled for today.
Today's meetings include three
luncheons and two night meetings,
Earl Goodwin, radio commentator
was to present Fifth War Loan
drive citations at Reciprocity Club
luncheon at the Mayfiower Hotel,
and Ralph E. Myers was to award
citations at q luncheon of the Up
town Lions Club at the Broadmoor
Hotel.
Tonight the druggists division Of
the War Finance Committee will
meet at the Washington Hotel at
$50 to see two war films, Coming
Home" and "957th Day" The Jo-
seph H. Milans Masonic Lodge, No.
80, will hold rally meeting at $50
pm. at 523 Eighth street NE.
Liquor Men Make Plans.
Approximately 200 members OF
the liquor, wine and beer industry
division of the War Finance Com
mittee attended q luncheon rally
yesterday, at which plans for the
industry's part. In the drive were
formulated. Wilmer j. Waller, Dis
trict chairman OF the drive, praised
the group for its work in past
drives and declared:
"Complacency will prolong the
agonies Of the war and increase its
cost. Bonds-particicularly the lit
tie fellows extra bond-are needed
more urgently than ever before. As
the sixth drive ends December 16,