Evening star., 1945-02-25
800 War Fund
Workers Attend
Annual Session
Report on "a Drive,
Talk by Mrs. Douglas
Feature Session

nlzdClOnS nrSt annual luncheOn
meeting at the Mayflower Hotel
yesterday heard Representative
Helen Gahagan Douglas, Democrat,
of California declare that the
knowledge they gained during their
work for the fund is invaluable in
understanding "the future problems
facing our society,""
The civic leaders, women's clubs
representatives and campaign and
agency workers from the Washing
ton area also were given details of
the funds first annual report of
money raised for the USO and other
war hospitality for the armed forces,
United Nations War Relief and To-
cal welfare agencies.
Mrs. Douglas told her audience,
I'VE have an obligation in the years
to come" to aid in the relief of war
torn nations and in the aid and
rehabilitation of the less fortunate
in the United States.
Worlds Misery Mirrored.
America should be thankful, Mrs.
Douglas said, that it has been
spared the physical destruction,
starvation and other blights that
have befallen countries marred by
the war.
Just look into the eyes of some Of
our wounded servicemen and you
will see mirrored the misery and
agony of the rest of the world" she
said.
ut is not only our duty. but our
privilege to aid those less fortunate
than ourselves" she said. Mrs.
Douglas added that conditions War
Fund workers observed in work
should help in enactment OF legis-
lation for the benefit of the country.
Herbert L. Willett, jr., executive
director of the Community War
Fund, said every leader, every
worker, every contributor may well
be proud" of last years acni sve-
ment when s4,862 1896 was raised
for 1945. More than 100000 con-
tributors joined to oversubscribe the
goal by $4,000. Mr.. Willett pointed
out that administration expenses
1ell this year to only CAT per cent
OF the total pledges. The year
before the expenses amounted to 7.24
per cent of the pledges.
Ready to Face 1945 Drive.
Looking forward, Mr.. Willett de-
clared: I'VE are ready to meet the
demands OF 1945. The organizations
which make up the Community
War Fund are meeting their respon-
sibilities in the Washington area,
among our fighting forces, and
among our Allies, with competence
and conservation, for they have the
sacred task of giving aid and coun-
sci and courage to neighbors and
friends, at home and in far places. !"
/ Coleman Jennings, vino acted as
campaign chairman, stated in his
report that ''it Is hard to imagine
chairman having an easier and
pleasanter job than to work with
such a group of people, and he
wants to take this occasion to ex-
press his deep gratitude for the
unfailing support and cooperation
which was shown him on every
side"
James Brunot, executive director
of the Presidents War Relief Con-
troll Board. told the workers some
OF the uses to which contributions
to the National War Fund are put.
Among those aided are American
prisoners of war and peoples of
countries recently liberated from
Axis domination.
Admiral Land Attends.
| The speakers were introduced by
Mrs. Paul v. McNutt, chairman of
the Women's Activities Committee
of Community War Fund, which
sponsored the luncheon together
with the war funds board of di-
rectors.
Among those attending the affair
were Admiral Emory S. Land, ma
tional chairman of the United Sea-
mems Service; Brig. Gen. Philip
B. Fleming. national representative
of the National War Fund; Frank
R. Jelleff, president of the Com
munity Chest of Washington; Ben
jamin M. McKelway, associate edi-
tor of The Star; Dr. John w. Rus
tin, president of the Washington
Federation of Churches; DR.. Paul
F. Douglass, president of the United
Nations War Relief, Inc, and E,
Barrett Prettyman, president of the
Washington Board of Trade.
i Music was furnished by the Boys
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