Evening star., 1947-12-28
Committee Is Named
For March Of Dimes
Drive Starting Jan. IS

Formation of the District of
Columbia Committee for the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis annual March of Dimes"
and Mile of Dimes drive was an
nounced yesterday by Edgar Morris,
general chairman of the local COM
mittee.
At the same time, Bryson Rash.
of Radio Station WMAL, advised
Mr., Morris that all radio stations
in Washington will make their
facilities, talent and personnel
available for success of the drive.
Charles Stofberg, special assistant
to Commissioner John Russell
Young and chairman of the coin
card subcommittee, announced that
100000 coin cards will be in the
mail to District residents by Janu-
ary IS, starting date of the drive
The executive committee named
by Mr.. Morris consists Of:
Commissioners Young. Guy Mason
and Brig. Gen. Gordon R. Young,
honorary chairmen: Robert V.
Fleming, treasurer; I. j. Roberts,
assistant treasurer; Maj. James R.
Lusby. controller; and Mr.. Stof-
berg, secretary.
Other members of the executive
committee are Shep Allen. Clarence
A. Arata. Maj Robert J. Barrett,
Carter T. Barron, James S. Beattie,
Kenneth Berkeley, Jack j. Blank,
Herbert c. Blunck, Everett j.
Boothby, Frank M. Boucher,
Thomas w. Brahany, A. Julian
Bryla" Carl Burklund, Mrs
Margaret Hart Candy, Herbert F.
Corn, DR.. Hobart M Corning, Brig.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, T. A. M. Craven,
Justice Edward NJ Curran, Bourbon
A. Dawes, Edward A. Dent, United
States Attorney George Morris Fay,
James H. Flanagan, Morton Ger
Der, A. E. Giegengack. Col Camp
bell johnson. Alexander F. Jones,
Justice Richmond B. Keech, Fred
S. Kogod, Eugene Kramer, Milton
S. Kronheim, sr., Frank La Falce,
Louis r. Lautier, 1t Col. Leonce
Legendre. Col. Waldron E. Leonard,
Sidney Lust. C. J. Mack, H. Ran
dolph Maddox, Joseph c. McGar-
raghy. Hardie Meakin, Col. Harvey
L. Miller. L. Gardner Moore,
Thomas P. Morgan, jr., Fire Chief
Clement Murphy, A. G. Neal, Judge
George D. Nelson. John T.
ORourke. John J. Payette, Ralph D.
Pittman, Edmond Plohn, Glen Prel-
Ter, Mr.. Rash, John A. Reilly, FL
wood H. Seal, William c. Shelton,
Robert c. Simmons, Carlton D.
Smith, Fred S. Walker John M
Waters. Frank E. Weakley, Wash
B. Williams and Joseph A. Wilmer.
subcommittee are as follows: /
Hotels, Mr.. Weakly, chairman: Lewis
M. frey, Charles L. Hutchinson, Mr.
Moore, Augustus Gumpert, Mr.
Mack, Russell A. Conn, Mr. Blunck,
Thomas c. Deveau and Harry
Weissinger.
Sports, Mr. Morgan, chairman !
Col. Miller, Police Inspector Talley, |
Dick O'Brien, Josephine Sabagh,
Jim Gibbons, Bob Wolfe, Shirley
Povich, Bob Addie and Ev Gardner /
March of Dimes: Mr.. Barron and
Mr.. Payette, co-chairmen: Mr.. Lust, !
Mr.. Kogod, Louis Bernheimer, Nor
ton Gerber, Mr.. BrylaWsk and Lloyd
Wineland.
Coin Cards: Mr. Stofberg, chair
man; j. Wilmer Morris, Harry Dun |
can. Mr.. Blank and Joseph w.
DWyer.
Mile of Dimes: Mr. Rash, chair
man; Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Burkland, Mr. |
Berkeley, Ben Strouse, Mr. Craven,
John Hayes, Larry Carl, Leslie
Arries and NJ Robert Rodgers.
Publicity: Mr.. La Falce. chairman;
Mr. Rash, Garvin Tankersley, Gus
Miller, L. William Hill, Ben Gilbert,
John Riseling, Howard Coppenbarg-
er, E. Cleveland Giddings. Herman
Paris, George Dorsey, Robert Den
ton, Tom Griffith and Rick La Falce |
Special Gifts: Col Leonard, cha
riman; Arthur S. Flemming, Joe
Deckman, Phillip Lustine, M. F. |
Calnan, c. w. Mclaughlin, Robert
Wilson, George E. Mcneil Dr.. Ray
mond T. Holden, Mr. Giegengack,
DR. NJ M. Alexander, DR.. Milton
Baldinger and William Rumple.
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