Evening star., 1948-07-04
BOnd-a-MOntb
League Plans
Final Session
Program Includes
Award of Prizes
Bv Frances Lide

Activities of the Washington Wom-
ems Bond-a-Month League will come
to a climax Friday afternoon when
number of prizes will be awarded
at session to be held in the audi
torium of the Washington Gas
Light Co.
Final reports on the work of the
women during the current security
drive are being assembled at the
District of Columbia Savings Bonds
Division of the Treasury Department
and will be announced at the meet
ing.
Prizes will include various types of
merchandise, ranging from perfume
and jewelry to clothing. One of the
winners will get $25 Savings Bond
donated by local store. And
members Of the winning team will
receive an invitation to have din
ner at one of the leading hotels
here
Although the names of winners
are not yet available, there seems to
be little doubt that top honors in
the women's drive for cash sales WI.
go to Mrs. Thelma N. Dawson, who
has accounted for purchases totaling
more than 100000. Youthful Mrs.
Dawson is secretary of the Building
Trades Council and has done a.
great deal of work among labor
unions.
Mrs. Lindsey P. Rawley, chairman
of the league, is not competing for
prizes, but her own record of sales
will be one of the high lights of
the campaign. Mrs. RaWley has
been concentrating on sales to busi-
ness firms and it soon became OBJ
vious that she doesn't like to take
mo" for an answer. When she
received a report that firm was
unable to invest in bonds, Mrs.
Rawley turned her attention to its
officials and persuaded many OF
them to buy.
Ingenuity has marked the efforts
of MANY of the 300 volunteer bond
saleswomen.
Mrs. Pearl M. Heagerty, past
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, is among those who So
licited bond month subscriptions
by mail, sending letters to the 22,-
900 members of the Legion posts
and auxiliaries. Mrs. Heagerty
financed the mailing project and
enlisted volunteers to assist with the
work of getting out the letters.
Mrs. Albert E. Carter, who headed
a team of members from the con-
gressional circle, arranged the spe-
cial bond booths set up on Capitol
Hill on June 10.
Mrs. Rosetta B. Shaw, secretary
of the Cosmetology Board. can
vassed the beauty industry; Mrs.
William c. Pacheo and Mrs. Roger
L. Lewis made personal canvasses
of some Of the medical buildings,
and Miss Margaret Pepper solicited
District teachers by mail.
Mrs. George M. Quirk took ad-
vantage of the drive to buy bonds
for Christmas gifts, assuring the
recipients six months Of interest at
the time they receive the bonds.
Miss Florence Kelly's record OF
cash sales totaled more than $780,
900 last week, while she also had
registered % bond-a-mon CUSTOM
ers. Mrs. Pacheo was another leader
in cash sales, with more than $40,-
900 to her credit.
Mrs. Edna H. O'Neil made one of
the largest single cash sales of the
drive-a 100000 order.
These are only few of the wom-
en- whose efforts have been out
standing during the drive.
The prizes to be awarded Friday
will be divided into two classifica-
tions-cash sales and bond-a-month
registrations.
Thomas j. Groom. chairman of
the District Savings Bonds Division,
will be on hand, and the program
will include a talk by James r.
Kirkland, who was chairman of the
Speakers Bureau of the local divi-
sim during the war. Lynn Allison
will sing and Peter N. Chumbris will
act as master of ceremonies.