Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09
Thoughts of Jap War Restrain
Wushinqton's We Celebration

nelly, director OF Catholic missions
for United States Indian reserva-
tons, for the benediction, Mr.. White
pointed to the participation by the
three members of the clergy during
the evening.
A celebration had been scheduled
at the John Eaton High School
Thirty-fourth and Lowell streets
NV. However, due either to the
public's lack of knowledge or lack
Of interest, only seven persons ap-
peared there. These included the
janitor, four newspapermen and two
unidentified citizens who had heard
that Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey
selective service director, would
speak. He did not appear.
Thousands Attend Movies.
Thousands of citizens celebrated
We day by attending the movies
last night. In apparent anticipa-
ton of too much boisterousness
military police were stationed in
some of the movie houses. However
the servicemen, like civilians, were
orderly, and the police were not
needed.
Indicative of the public's mood
was the fact one of the largest
crowds seen downtown was assem-
bled in front of Loew's Capitol where
a War Bond sales booth did a brisk
business.
District Red Cross first-aid squads
stood by both Monday and yester-
day to take care of any celebration
casualties. These groups were
alerted when the first news of Ger
many's impending surrender came
through.
The brownout order, issued by the
War Production Board last Feb
ruary to conserve electricity, was
officially ended at 8 am. yesterday
Businessmen were notified of its
suspension by the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association.
1.-THE lifting of this restrictive
order is great relief to the stores
of Washington" said Edward D.
Shaw, secretary of the organization
Although the order has been
readily complied with. as a war
necessity by the various business
establishments, it did work a real
hardship on many places of bust
ness which now are greatly. relieved
to have its restrictions lifted"
Many public officials and other
notables spoke on the radio yester-
day and last night, praising the
heroes of the European war and
asking the Nation to rededicate it.
self to the task of defeating Japan
Green Pledges Steady Work.
In a talk over the network of the
Columbia Broadcasting System,
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor, said
I'm behalf of the 1000 900 men,
bers of the AFL I pledge that
we will continue steadfastly on the
job of war production and will con-
tinue to invest our savings in War
Bonds in order to speed the day
when people in our country and
throughout the world can breathe
again in peace, and to hasten the
hour when our boys in uniform can
come home safely"
Harry Hopkins, personal adviser
to the late President Roosevelt,
speaking over WRC. paid tribute to
the '1ost leader"
Surely" he said, eff the soldiers
Of the United States, Great Britain,
France and the Soviet Union can
fight together and win glorious
military victory, then, indeed, In
spite of every difficulty, the Allied
statesmen at San Francisco will
create the basis for a just and last
ing peace.
II cannot thin ktoday of that lit.
tie garden in Hyde Park where
Franklin Roosevelt lies in eternal
peace. No man in the world con-
tributed more to victory and free
dom. And I believe that the free
peoples of the earth will forever
bless his name"
Gen. George Speaks.
About 5000 military and civilian
personnel of the AAF Air Transport
Command, the Chemical Warfare
Service, the Office of the Fiscal Di-
rector, Naval Air Priority Board, and
OF the Air Traffic Priorities Con.
troll Board attended We day cere.
monies late yesterday at Gravelly
Point. They heard an address by
1t. Gen. Harold L. George, com.
mander Of the ATC.
This" the general said, ais not :
day Of celebration in America, nj
matter what it may be in other part.
Iof the world. It is rather a day O
lcommemoration, a day for us t,
pledge anew our determination t,
lgive everything we possess, and t,
continue to give. until the radio
of the world announce the complet,
and unconditional surrender of tn,
third member of that hateful trium
virate that has brought into thi
world such suffering, misery ant
unhappiness."