Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-07

til Truman dishes it out. / want t.
be sure It's true"
Seaman Second Glass; Eugene
zychick Of Cleveland said, seriously
This is good news, but it's not over
yet and the hardest job is yet to
come"
District Police Alerted.
On receipt Of news Of the Ger
man surrender, Commissioner John
Russell Young ordered the Police
Department alerted and said that
work would be as usual at the
District Building.
Inspector Harvey G. Callahan,
who said he had had no word yet
from the War Department, said,
however. that auxiliary police and
regular police were standing by
for duty.
All policemen were ordered to re-
port to their precincts by Col. Ed
ward ]. Kelly. Police officials said
they would remain at the precincts
as flying squadrons, to respond to
all gatherings of large crowds. when
they are reported to headquarters.
Schools Remain Open.
The public schools announced that
"dignif1ed services Of Thanksgiving
and prayer" would be held in each
school as soon as President Truman
made his proclamation, but none
of the schools closed. ..
The Beverage Industry Commit
tee, through its chairman, Milton s.
Kronheim, ST., said it was prepared
to request that all liquor stores close
Immediately as soon as a We day
proclamation was announced.
Restaurants and stores were ex-
pected to carry on as usual. how
ever.
Stay-on -the-Job Is Slogan.
The Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association likewise took a
stay-on-the-job stand. Edward D
Shaw, secretary, said business places
were expected to continue as usual
as requested by the President. He
said that since the Government Of
fees were not closing, stores would
follow suit.
Generally, restaurant and hotel
bars will remain open after We
day is proclaimed, unless the Gus
toners get "unruly," in which case
they will be closed Immediately
spokesman for the hotels and res
taurants announced.
Life at Walter Reed Hospital
droned on in the May sunshine in a
routine way. Lecturers addressing
groups In the theater at Forest
Glen annex and in the Red Cross
building at Walter Reed. told the
men that the signing Of the uncon-
ditional surrender by representa-
tive of all German forces had been
reported, but that it was not Official.
There was no reaction.
An officer said, I'VE all have our
fingers crossed. The report a week
ago Saturday night from San Fran
cisco got us more excited than this. "
How many Of you men are going
to stay in the Army?" an officer
lecturing on Labor Management
asked a group of 200 soldiers in the
Red Cross building. One hand
went up.
Committee Plans Ready.
We Day Committee officials here
awaited proclamation from the
White House before carrying out
elaborate plans for ceremonies
throughout the city, designed to keep
crowds from f1ocking to the down.
town area. The theaters, too, with
held putting We day trailers on the
screen in advance Of the proclama-
ton.
In the section covered by the Ar
kansas Avenue Citizens Association
corps Of boys was alerted to leave
classrooms when the proclamation
comes, to distribute 1000 announce
ments Of a mass meeting in Roose-
welt High School. Leslie e. Graub-
ner, chairman of the associations
We Day Committee, said the an
nouncements could be distributed in
two hours and that If the proclama-
ton comes today. the meeting, which
will include outdoor dancing, will
be held tonight.
Vinson Trusts Common Sense.
An official prescription for the
celebration of We day came last
night from War Mobilizer Fred M.
VinSon, who announced:
THE Federal authorities will not
attempt to prescribe a rigid rule OF
conduct, but rather incline to en-
trust the matter to the common
sense of the citizenry and their
local officials.
The Federal Government does
however, request that there be nc
interruption of war production, arc
no greater interruption of norma.
activity than the peoples sense Of
sober rejoicing demands"
The White House issued Mr.. Vim.
sons statement last night in re.
Spouse, it said, to numerous in.
quiries whether the Government
looks with favor upon local cele.
brations which interrupt
the normal course of business"