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—_ BH. EDSAND B.AHALL is Treasurcr of tho Business Men's Committce. In the form letter mentionsd above d.ted September 1, 1942 and adcrcussed tc various business houses in the city of Chicage, it is stuted that = Business Men's Comsittee to aid imssian war lelief had been inuugurated in this city. The latter stated that this was not the tine to be con cormed about imssia: ideologists but that tho surest way to save imerican bloed and jmerican dollars-.was to back sussia now. The letter went on to state thut the iussian armies had fought magnificently and thet their home frent needed the medicines und supplics the iussian sar helief is sending in ships carrying Lend-Lease munitions. The letter stated further that the regular russian Ver lelicf Organiza- tion hos raised in Chicapro over 1150,000.00, mostly in smsll subscriptions, but indicated thet Chicsge's fair share of the National total should be more than three times-that amount. The letter stated that if the job was to be done, the bulk of the méney would have te com: frem the businzss connunity. The letter further requested contributicns by «wach business firm and re que sCted that the checks be mide payable to the Treasurcr cf the fund loc. tod in «oom 800 ct lll Viest Honrog St. Enclosed with this leticr was a partial list of business concerns which had contributed 100.00 or more to the Business Men's Comuittee, siussian “Tar iielief. On Octcber 1, 1942\ contidentiat Informant QP :2c. sveitaplo to this office literedury distributed by the Miissian Var hclicf, Inc., Chicage Comittec, iwom 325, 80 East Jackson Plvd. The literature ecn- * ! tains tesfimenials fr from various prominent poeple including BiG | nOOSEVELT, Ti “a (REUT H Lett, WN, Governor of the “State ef New York and uN /VEXELL Eee, vad of the amcrienn Missien to Mescow,and others, The contents of this literature is not being reported in full inasmuch as it would uppear that the leaflet-was originally distributed fron the iussion jar wcliei, Inc., New York City and is undoubtedly in possession of most of the offices receiving copics of this report, how- ever, a copy oj this leaflct is being mde an enclosure to the Burecu. eres a} -_— On September 9, 1942 Gee emits this office literature advertising a pen@ert.of american Feik music to be held at iiandel Hall, 57th and University ou Saturday, Suptenber 12 at 8:30 P.H. The concert was to feature Dinh PNOBINSOY cond was under the sponsorship of the Chicage Committes of fiussian Var itelicf, Inc. and the joint unti-Fascist iefugee Committec. The net proceeds of this cuncert were to gc to the two sponsoring orgonizaticns. 7 AON Setar — ise Biwi 2 eae er eee : *