Evening star., 1945-09-21
NotabIes Will Attend
Community Drive for
War Fund Tonight

NotableS OF Washington diplo-
matte, military and community life
will attend the gala opening cere-
monies for the Community War
Fund campaign at o'clock tonight
in Constitution Hall.
The names of Admiral Ernest j
King, Gen. George c. Marshall
Ambassador Vladimer Hurban of
Czechosloyakia, and Lee D. Butler
campaign chairman, were included
among the list of boxholders re-
leased today.
Coleman Jennings, chairman of
the meeting, announced plenty OF
seats also are available to the public
without charge for the dramatic
musical narration featuring Walter
Huston, stage and screen star, and
the Army Air Forces Band.
The public will be admitted at
7:50 pm, Immediately following
campaign workers. They will be
seated by representatives of the
Army. the Navy. Marine Corps and
Coast Guard.
War Is Over" Theme.
The War Is Over is the title OF
the musical narration which will
tell the story of Community War
Fund services and spark the drive
to raise $4,970,000 in the Washing
ton area for 152 welfare agencies.
Taking part in the program will
be Vitya Vronsky and Victor Babin,
tWo-piano team: Sergt. Glenn Dar-
win, former Metropolitan Opera
singer, and 10 voices of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
choir, led by Charles Dana
Beaschler.
Mr.. Butler will give the cam
paign message and Herbert L.
Willett, jr., executive director of
the Community War Fund, will talk
on The Road Ahead"
The embassy officials and their
wives will represent the interest of
the United Nations in the success
OF the campaign. Approximately Is
per cent of the money will go to the
National War Fund, supporting the
USO and Is war relief agencies
abroad.
Fund Covers Wide Area.
Approximately IS per cent of the
funds will go to welfare agencies in
the District, Alexandria, and Arling-
ton, Montgomery, Fairfax and
Prince Georges Counties to provide
essential community services to meet
the human problems of reconversion
and to cope with the emergencies
that arise in war or peace.
Among those entertaining in boxes
will be the Greek Ambassador and
Nine. Cimon Diamantopoules. Lux
embourg'S Minister and Nine. Hughes
lie Calais, Belgium's Legal Counselor
and Nine. Joseph Nisot; Nine. Henri
Bonnet, wife of the French Ambas-
sador; Baron w. Won Boetzelaer and
Nine. Boetzelaer, representing The
Netherlands; Counselor and Nine.
Lars G. Jorstad, representing Nor
way; China's Counselor c. M. Chen
and Nine. Chen: Yugoslavia's Sec
ond Secretary to the Embassy and
Nine. M. M. Mejuskovic, and Manuel
A. Adeva, assistant to the Residence
Commissioner of the Philippines.
and Mrs. Adeva.
Also having boxes tonight will be
Maj. Gen. A. H. Turnage, Vice
Admiral Edward L. Cochrane. Brig
Gen. R. c. Hood, Benjamin M.
McKelway, Alexander F. Jones, Mrs.
Eleanor Patterson, William ].
Flather, jr.; Frank Jelleff, Capt.
George S. Howard, Morris Cafritz
and B. r. Tolson.
Other Reservations.
Boxes held by top campaign work.
ers include those Of c. G. Shefield
chairman of the business unit !:
Granville GUIDE, in charge of special
downtown solicitations for residen-
tial; Carter Barron and John Pay
cite, theater solicitations; Matt
Meyer, publicity chairman; Walter
Elliott, chairman for Montgomery
County, and Clarence j. Hite, chair
man for Alexandria.
Ralph A. Van Orsdel, advance
gifts chairman; Robert j. Boyd,