Evening star., 1951-01-07
Civil Defense
Ready 10 Enroll
Wardens Here
Volunteers Are Told
Where to Apply for
Assignments in Plon
By Crosby S. Noyes

BY Crosby ). Noyes
The greatest volunteer recruit
ment campaign in the history OF
Washington is about to get under
way as the city's civil defense Or
ganization starts turning from the
blueprint stage into reality.
The way the picture shapes up
now, civil defense authorities esti-
mate that eventually 100000 per-
sons, or one out of every eight
District residents, will have an ac-
tive role to play in defending the
city if an attack comes.
Already many calls have been
received by civil defense head
quarters at the National Guard
Armory from individuals or groups
who want to sign up for some de-
fense job. In most cases, these
persons have been told that tie
organization is not far enough
along to make use of their serv-
ices. officials are alert to the
dangers of recruiting large num-
bers of volunteers before training
programs and leadership are avail
able.
Warden Division Ready.
Now, however, a major branch
of the civil defense volunteer ef-
fort has reached the stage where
it is ready and anxious for volun-
teers. 1t is the warden division,
whose members will provide the
link between the people as whole
and the civil defense organization.
Eventually there will be need
for somewhere between $4,000 and
10000 wardens, assigned on
block block basis. Trained in
first aid and the methods of meet
ing the hazards of modern war
fare, they will take an active part
in preparing the people and their
homes against an attack. In the
event of disaster, they will pro-
vide the manpower pool for the
job of recovery.
In addition to the warden Serv-
ice there are five other major
divisions of the civil defense or
ganization that will need volun-
teers. They are the medical and
health services, the engineer serv-
ice, the emergency and welfare
services, the police auxiliaries and
the fire atxiliaries.
| These branches, which are or
ganized around the existing city
departments, will need other thou
sands of volunteer workers under
the supervision of volunteer direc-
tors. Recruiting for all of them
will get under way, according to
civil defense officials. "in a week
or two"
4 Those who wish to volunteer for
the warden service-women as
well as men are needed-should
not apply to civil defense head
quarters. The District is divided
into six warden divisions, with
headquarters at the Force School,
1740 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
The limits of the divisions are de-
fined by boundaries of present
police precincts. Volunteers should
get in contact with division, or
area wardens in their own Sec
ton of town.
The warden divisions are: Divi-
sion A, including the first. third
and fourth police precincts, and
serves 97,452 people; Division B,
second, tenth and thirteenth pre-
cincts, and 201,601 residents; c,
the fifth and ninth precincts with
139, ,282 residents; D, the sixth and
twelfth precincts, with lis 1926 res
idents: E. the seventh and eighth
precincts with 1878 residents, and
F, the eleventh and fourteenth
precincts, with 152,136 residents.
Places to Apply.
Here are the names and ad-N
dresses to which volunteers may
apply:
Division A-Alvah M. Kipp, 1000
F street NV, and James c. Shaw,
2131 Ward place NV.
Division B-John T. Shores, 240
R street NV: Daniel H. Smith,
Bill Eleventh street NV; Henry
w. Legarde, 1908 New Hampshire
avenue NV; Harold w. Joice,
1927 Park road NV; William T.
Branch, 1909 Tenth street NV.
and Arthur o. Waller, 124 Ran
dolph place NV.
Division C-David A. Brown,
1912 Owen place NE.
Division DIARY M. Dengler,
1905 Van Buren street NV;
Harry B. Moss, $40 Madison street
NV: Walter N. Bird, 1444 Juni-
per street NV, and Frank N.
Mercher, 6401 Kansas avenue NE.
Division E-Col. Frank H. Col
Inns. 1888 Reservoir road NV;
Earl L. Keeler, ALL Thirty eighth
street NV; Robert B. Knight,
4464 Greenwich parkway NV,
and Malcolm C. Henderson, 1900
Twenty-ninth street NV, and
Robert c. Nicholson, 4555 Indian
Rock terrace NV.
Division F-W. j. Smith, 723
Thirteenth street NE; Maurice
A. Banks, 926 Forty eighth place
NE; Joseph V. Moran, 4005 First
street S.W.;; William B. Cossa-
boon, 1929 Baker street NE; Pat
rick M. TollHer, 1909 Sheriff road
NE; William F. Yearwood, 1701
V street Sc; Kenneth G. Reed,
jr., 3036 M street Sc, and James
A. Howard, 811 Forty-fourth
street NE.
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