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Puris Bank CHANCES

PARIS. Feb. 8 GP,.-Bank of France
millions of francs): Gold reserve, 1920
increase, . Balances abroad 10: decrease
8. Discounted commercial bills-France
bought in France 6555: increase. "a
Advances against securities, 1904; increase
so. Thirtyday advances against govern
ment securities. 1853; increase, 434 TEN.
porary advances to state, 36,373; increase
700. Circulation. 154,455: increase. 2,717
Total credit to current accounts, 1923
decrease 675. Ratio Of gold to sight liza
bilities. 57.02 per cent compared with
57.71 last week. Bank rate, per cent.
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Sales Up
Sharply From
Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Feb 8-The Ford Mo-
tor Co. reported today that its retail
sales of passenger cars and trucks
last month totaled 65,435 In jan
uary a year ago retail distribution
was 50858 units.
Sales of trucks and commercial
vehicles, included in the total, num-
bered l5.503, an increase of 46 per
cent over those of January year
ago.
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Metal Market

NEW YORK Feb. 8 LR,.-Copper barely
steady; electrolytic. spot 11.25; export,
+. q. S. New York. 11.20. Tin steady; spot
Lead steady: spot New York. 5.0O-5. .O5:
East st. Louis. 4s5. Zinc steady; East
st. Louis spot and forward, $50. Pis iron,
aluminium. antimony. quicksilver, platinum
Chinese wolframite and domestic scheelite
UNCHANGED,
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rim bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act or
Rates of dividends in the foresoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
tlon. Unless otherwise noted special or
extra dividends are not included Also
extra or extras. d Accumulated dividends
paid last year. Declared or paid so
far this year Payable in stock Paid
last year h Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dIvidendS paid or declared this year
ur Under rule WV With warrants XIV
Without warrants war Warrants
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Puris Exchunoe Rates

PARIS, Feb 8 LP.-The United States
dollar was unchanged at 1880 francs
currency dealings today. The rate COM
pared with 2.257 cents to the franc in
New York overnight. Exchange on Lon
don, 116 625.
In bourse trading 3 per cent rentes
we're 1890 francs; 412s "a. S215; 4ks,
1887 1880.
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Odd-Lot Dealings
Iy the Associated Press

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchense for February 2: 1929
purchases involving S1.315 shares; 3,251
sales involving 76,315 shares, including A
short sales involving 1890 shares.
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Rubber Futures

NEW YORK Feb. s LP.-Crude rubber
futures opened 13 higher March, 1SSOb;
May. 1S.45;. July. 1s.20b: September
1S.05b b Bid.
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London Bar Silver

LONDON, Feb 8 1P.-Bar silver, 21 lad,
unchanged. Equivalent, $500 cents on
the dollar basis 81 lob Bar gold. 1855,
unchanged. Equivalent, S33.S5)
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK Feb. S.-Dividends de-
clared. Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.
Accumulated.
Chicago Corp So pf - 75c - 2-15 81
Increased.
United Elastic Corp -15c 81 3-23
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New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 1P,-National AS
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
tQuotati tions as of 2 o'clock)
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New York Bor Silver
NEW YORK, Feb. 8 R.-Bar
klver, 3434, unchanged.
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BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
By private wire direct to The Star.
7 + { A S U RY.

FEDERAL FARM MORTGAGE.
3L l944-64 l08.ll l0S.li 1OS.ll
HOME OWNERS LOAN.
~ S l942-44 lO4.l7 104.l7 lO4.17
IS l944-52 1923 1923 1923
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Curb Bonds

DOMESTIC BONDS.
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Terni-Soc Gas 81 - 43l7 43la 43Is
ww-With warrants. xw-Without war.
rants. New. st tstp)-Stamped
SNegotiability impaired by maturity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25

William Goodspeed pleaded not
guilty to sale Of liquor by the
drink. and bolstered his plea in
police court with the statement.
Il amt never sold no liquor to no
man in this town"
The 4s-year-old Negro defendant
failed TO convince Judge Joseph
Mallery. Tuesday afternoon. What
did convince the court was testi-
mony OF Frank Wear that he and
two companions paid IS cents for
three drinks Of whisky Saturday
night. and testimony of Police
Lieut.. Larry Amundsen that he
and Officer Dave Peterson found
two bottles Of whisky and the de-
PENDANT occupying the same room
In the Superior hotel. 1901 Market
St, Sunday evening. Goodspeed
was sent to Jail to serve a $50
fine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25

900 war prisoners. Polish workers
and artisans were replaced by
Russians.
Priests, professors and the elite
regarded as likely 10 corrupt the
incoming Russians, were deported
some to Siberia.
Living Too Good
The Soviet. according 70 the
Poles here, found the Polish stan.
dard OF living higher than theirs
and systematically removed I'M
ported food, wearing apparel,
household devices, medical sup
plies and woolens. The Poles were
recompensed in zlotys. which had
been retired from circulation last
December.
Polish emigrants to other coun-
tries was estimated as follows:
Hungary. $4,000 military and
5000 civilians; Rumania, $4,000
military and 10000 civilians: Lii
tijuana, $4,000 military and $4,000
civilians: Latvia. 1000 military.
other countries, including France,
10000 military and 10000 civilians.
Some Find Friends
Before the war, $50, 900 Polish
workers already had been installed
in France.
The poorest refugees walked 10
Rumania, France and other coun-
tries. where Polish refugee COM
mittees gave them aid, clothing
and work.
Hungary. Rumsnia and France
were hospitable. although hence
forth France Is sending picked
refugees to Algeria, where farm
work may be found.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
Seabeck Dinner
Thursday Night

The ~Seaheck dinner an an
nuai prelude 10 the midsummer
SeaAeck conference. win h held
hy young people 81 First congre-
gatlonaI church Thursday evening
AZ $50. The Rev. Ralph '. Con-
ard az Seattle. director of the
conference. viii he smoag TIE
speakers.
The program will include = me
act play. Dust ~ the Road ard
q number Of brief skits. al under
direction Of Mrs. w. ". Goodwin.
William Cough. president ~ the
local Pilgrim fellowship. ain pre-
side through the dinner and IN
trodace Margaret csrmedy. gen
eral chairman, ~ toastmistrcss
Other speakers wiil include
Barbara Collins OF Seattle, last
years president. and Paul Ray
mond. president-eiect for the ies0
conference. Elizabeth Burr viii
play = flute solo. accompanied BY
Dorothy selden.
Those taking part In the play
are Jean Betty Baker. Don Hit
hrunn. Robert Robertson and Rich
ard Turner. Assisting In ar
rangements ara Richard Brewer,
Richard Hessert. Dorothy Clifford.
Richard Turner and Mary Louisa
MacIntyre. program. Margaret
HIN. Dorothy seiden. Gail Drake.
Mrs. Frank carmody and Mrs. c.
r. johnson, dinner. Roberta
Morse. Virginia Greening. Marian
Willard. Carolyn scharf. Frank
Baker. Richard Hilthrunn. Mari
Ign Atkins. Clifford johnson, Don
Dempsey. Lois Atkins. Mrs. Frank
r. Baker and Mrs. Holland +.
Burr. dining room, Mary Ellen
Howell. Thelma Pope, Patricia
Edgerton. Howard Brown. Jean
Sanders. Carl Baird and Mrs. Earl
Clifford, decorations, Richard
Hessett. Patricia Towne. Chester
Dyer and Elizabeth Burr, pub
licity and tickets, and Betty Ann
Evans, hospitality.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25

Poles who moved out OF the
Reich section into the Restegebeii
were forced to migrate to make
room for Germans brought back
10 the Reich from the Battles. Ca.
hois. volhynis and the South
Tyroi.
The entire German-occupied area
had population of $4,000. 900. Ac-
cording TO the Polish information
center in Paris, 1000. 900 had been
expelled into the Restegebeit from
the Reich section by the beginning
of March. Warsaw. which prior to
the war had 1,2o0, 900 inhabitants,
now had about 1000, 900.
How II Was Done
According to the Polish infor-
nation center. the expulsion Of the
Poles was accompanied by the con-
fiscation Of goods, property. books,
art, silverware and other valuables.
In Arguynia, the same source
said. the Germans expelled the en-
tire Polish population of 10000.
At Poznan, 10000 were expelled
Additional data given by the
Polish information center include
the following:
Each expelled Pole Is allowed 10
take along one valise and rs to
100 marks. In Berdychowo. sub
urb of Poznan, cited as typical
example, the Poles were chased
out on a freezing night, sent to
isolated barracks and later carried
by train to labor camps in the in
terror of Germany.
Women Transported
The Germans similarly cleaned
out Gniezno, the ancient capital
of Poland. which belonged to Ger
many before the world war.
The cities of Lodz, Kalisz and
others also were cleaned out.
After the cities, the Germans ex-
PEELED farmers from Poznania and
Pomerania.
Old people and children were
sent to the Restgebeit in cattle
trains, while strong men and wom-
en- were sent to Germany. Many
women and girls were sent to
work in the army zone in Ger
many. The Germans declared the
obligation to labor on all males
between Is and rs.
IntellectuaIs Weeded
The Soviet-occupied portion of
Poland comprised about $4,000, 900
inhabitants, the majority Of them
Poles. Deportation, property con-
fiscstion and - according to the
Poles-executions occurred, just
as in the German section.
The total deported to Russia
was estimated at 1000. 900. includ-
ing women and children and 200,-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
Roosevelt 0kehs More
White House Police

WARM SPRINGS. Ga.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has approved bill
authorizing an increase from 80
to 10 men in the White House
police force in Washington to pro-
vide additional protection.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
Harold Dahl Cleared
OF Forgery Charges

NEW YORK-Harold z. Dahl,
the American flier held captive by
Franco during the Spanish civil
war, was freed Tuesday of forg-
cry charges against him in two
California cities.
The charges were dismissed in
magistrates court, when the dis
trict attorneys office disclosed 1t
had been advised by authorities
of Los Angeles and Riverside. Cal.
that they no longer wanted the
aviator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25

SEATTLE-The federal bureau
OF Investigations Seattle field
office received new special
agent in charge today-S. j.
Drsyton. formerly of Cincinnati.
Drayton, at one time administra-
tive assistant to J. Edgar Hoover.
FBI director, succeeded r. c.
suran here. Suran replaced Dray-
ton in charge of the Cincinnati
office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
OLD CHINA HAD CORN

Chinese mandarins WE'RE eating
corn on the cob as early ~ 1874.
according to records published At
that time. They also were eating
succotash long before moderns
mixed lima beans with corn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25

The new doctor COVE me O
oorole. he sold they don't
swob throots no more. de-
clore, IL you live long enough
you lose foi'h in doctors Just
becouse they change so often. !"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
BY SAMUEL DASHIELL

PARIsAn Gaul divided into three parts
occupied portion Poland
One including the northern provinces
erana Pozen and LODI
the
is the dumping ground for unwanted Poles
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
Dispatch Tells What Became
OF People Of Seized Poland
"Restegebeit" Is Dumping Ground Now
For Unwonted Poles and Jews

Editors This Is the on
uon Polish officials rancea and from Berlin.
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WarrentOn
Social
Notes
Mrs. Peirce and
Mrs. Behr Guests
OF Mrs. Morton

WARRENTON, Va, July 10
Miss Epic Duncan and Miss Nellie
Duncan left Friday for New York
to meet their nieces, Joan and Susan
Ovington. who arrived today on the
George Washington from England.
The children, 8 and years old, are
American born, but, with their par
ents. have lived in England for four
years. They will be here with their
uncle and aunts, Mr.. F. D. Gaskins
and the Misses Gaskins for the du-
ration Of the war. Their father,
Capt. John Ovington, is in the avi-
alton service.
Mrs. Albert E. PIERCE, IT,, of Key
West, Fla, and Mrs. Joseph Behr Of
Montgomery. Ala, are guests of
their mother, Mrs. E. S. Morton.
Mrs. Pierce is accompanied by her
children.
Miss Jane Hall Of Hollywood and
New York is with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Hicks,
at Poplar Springs, near Casanova.
Mrs. A. Ludlow Clark of New York
will arrive today for a visit with
her father, Maj. r. A. Mcintyre,
and her sister, Miss Betty Mcintyre.
Miss Anne Byrd Leaves
For Visit in New Jersey.
Miss Anne Harrison Byrd of Up
per Brandon. who recently was the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Melville H.
Bearns, left for Bay Head, N. j.,
yesterday with her flance, Mr.. James
Keith, to spend some time with his
aunt, Mrs. B. L. Hardin of WASH
ington, who has a cottage there. Mr..
Keith's mother. Mrs. John Keith,
also Is with Mrs. Hardin for the
month.
Miss Anne Hoyt Of Greenwich,
Conn.,, is the guest of her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H. Rob-
ertson.
Mrs. Jane Carruth has returned
to the home of her daughter, Mrs.
J. S. Macy, after a visit in Phila-
delphia.
The Right Rev. Charles Colmore,
Bishop of Puerto Rico, is the guest
Of his granddaughter, Mrs. James
Adams, at The Plains.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Turner Day have
as their guest Mrs. Days sister, Mrs.
Robert Mitchell of Cincinnati.
Mrs. Robert Nelson and Mrs. Gil
bert Green Of Washington are stay
ing at Carter Hall.
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1895

"Linisette" spun rayon in
light blue with white rayon
braid. Gray or navy with
white; white with navy.
Sizes 10 to 20
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University Women
To Hear Mrs. VotaW

Mrs. Carolyn Harding Votaw will
be guest of honor at tea tomorrow
of the American Association of Uni
versity Women at the clubhouse.
Mrs. Votaw, who is a student of
Indian literature and art and who
lived in India for more than 10
years. will speak on the Tai Mahal.
She will also discuss the Lincoln
Memorial and grounds, where,
through her suggestion, the reflect
ing pool was laid out, resembling
the setting of the Indian structure.
Miss Louise L. Newell, chairman
Of the Committee on Art in WASH
ington, viii introduce the speaker.
Mrs. william C. Van Week, presi-
dent of the club, will preside. Miss
nellie L. Ingels and Miss Virginia
Kinnard will pour.
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are being collected, to be dyed and
torn into strips by members of the
class and used for weaving. The
hobbies and arts class will utilize
information gained in the nature
class this spring and will collect
various leaves to be used for spatter-
prints and plaster models.
An extremely active group is
composed of older girls who work on
surgical dressings for the Red Cross
every Friday from 2 to 4 o'clock at
Alexandria Red Cross headquarters,
401 North Washington street. These
girls are under the direction of Mrs.
John c. Swank, who hopes later to
instruct them In assisting with lay
cite work.
A badminton set has been re-
ceived with much enthusiasm by the
athletic group. Elementary instruc-
ton in the game is held in the yard
at the clubhouse and when the girls
have mastered the principles they
plan to play on the Jefferson Play
grounds between and pm. on
Wednesdays.
Swimming, bicycling and hiking
will also be enjoyed by outdoor
members Of the group. with hiking
and bicycling alternating on Mon
day afternoons and swimming every
Tuesday AFTERNOON under a director
at the municipal pool.
Several Dozen Girls
Enroll in Art Glass.
Over two dozen girls have already
enrolled in the art class, under the
direction of Mrs. Lincoln Avery, a
former teacher in Pennsylvania
schools. Crayons and water colors
will be used and the girls will be
given helpful instruction in dress
design.
Another innovation this year Is
the class in dramatics, directed by
Miss Margaret Shead, recent
graduate of State Teachers College,
Harrisonburg. This group, composed
OF both Junior and senior members,
will meet every Wednesday evening
from 1880 to 9 o'clock. They plan
to present a well rehearsed play at
the end of the season in August
when members of the art class will
cooperate by designing and plan
ming scenery and back drops.
The club program also will in
clude . class in folk dancing, direc-
ted by Mrs. Smith every Saturday
from 1890 to 1870 o'clock.
In addition to the regular activi-
ties, the new headquarters is busy
this month as the Alexandria CEN
ter Of the doll adoption program,
sponsored by the Washington Coun-
Gil Of Churchwomen.
The Alexandria Girls Club is
directed by a board composed of a
member from each of the following
women's clubs: Soroptimist Club of
Alexandria. Women's Club, Young
Women's Club, Venture Club and
Women OF the Rotary. composed of
wives of members of the Rotary
Club. Miss Evangaline Sheetz is
president of the board.
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Three Plan to Go
To Oregon Farley

Miss Burmah Miller will represent
Alpha Lambda Chapter at the ma
tional convention of Phi Delta Delta
International Legal Fraternity at
Portland, Orig, July 26 to %. Miss
Miller has been admitted to the
District Bar and was secretary of
Alpha Lambda Chapter during the
last year.
Other members of Alpha Lambda
Chapter, planning to attend the con-
vention include Miss Irene Vivian
Wright, former president. and busi-
ness manager of the Phi Delta Delta
magazine, and Miss Mabel Ross,
alternate.
The group will leave here about
next Sunday.
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Knitters' Club Is BUSY
Group of Women Gathers Weekly
In Interesting Surroundings

Summer heat, which has finally
come to Washington, Is unheeded
by one group of local women, the
American Knitters Club, which
meets every Wednesday from $50
to noon at the Hay-Adams House.
The hotel has donated q large,
ir-conditioned room, where men,
bers enjoy pleasant companionship,
interesting conversation and short
readings from current publications
as they ply needles on garments for
the Red Cross.
Miss Myrtle-May Smith, who Or
ganized, directs and instructs the
class, was trained in social service
and welfare work under the guild
ance of the late Jane Adams, hav-
Ing worked with her for many years
at Hull House in Chicago. With
increased burdens placed upon the
Red Cross, Miss Smith decided about
two months ago to organize q knit
ting group, composed of women
anxious to serve but lacking any
definite program. Miss Smith had
previously instructed knitting gratu-
ously In private homes and through
pupils and friends sent word of her
new class at the Hay-Adams House.
Her class includes many excep-
tional knitters among whom is Mrs.
Mary Henry who turns in each week
a beautifully knitted, long-sleeved,
mans sweater; Mrs. A. r. Fellows
who. completes a large chid's
sweater each week, and Mrs. Julia
Webb, who produces innumerable
baby bootees, which the Red Cross
Is delighted to receive for its many
needy babies.
Many in the class had never knit
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ted until this spring but are now
proudly displaying well finished
scarfs, sweaters and other useful
garments.
Wool Is supplied by the Red Cross
but Miss Smith does not distribute
it to any but perfected knitters.
Amateurs must supply their own
thread and after they become sum-
GENTLY skilled, they are given the
heavy maroon-colored yarn supplied
by the Red Cross. At least 80
sweaters a month are contributed
to the society by the American Knit
ters' Club in addition to numbers Of
other articles such as f1annelette
baby clothes and crib covers.
Although knitting is done prin-
cipally for the Red Cross, members
may knit for any purpose they
choose. Heavy white sea boots, are
being knitted for British sailors by
one member, who sends the COM
pleted articles to the Bundles for
Britain" while another has con-
tributed many garments for use by
the Friends of France"
Miss Smith recently received a
letter from a member of her class,
Mrs. A. H. Knox, now mentioning in
Michigan, telling of a class which
she has organized at the Michigan
summer resort patterned after that
held each week at the Hay-Adams
House
With nearly 30 women knitting
and sewing in her class, contributing
wooden garments and other neces-
sites each week to the Red Cross,
Mrs. Knox said, "all one needs to
do is to start the ball rolling and It
goes along by itself and gathers
momentum"
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Beta Sigma Phi

A moonlight cruise will be given
by the District of Columbia Council
Of Beta Sigma Phi July % from
9:15 to 1880 am, on the steamer
Mount Vernon. to Mount Vernon
Miss Winifred Ericsson of Eta Chap
ter and president of the council, is
in charge of plans, assisted by Miss
Johnnie johnson of zeta Mu
Chapter.
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Pioneer Women

A luncheon and card party will be
given by the Hanita branch Of the
Pioneer Women's Organization
Wednesday at the Lotus Restaurant.
The program will include a floor
show, Nah Jong, cards and prizes.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Barnet
Landau, Mrs. Alexander Drain,
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Alexandria Girls Club
Is Adding Many Interests
In Its New Headquarters
Activities Are Increased and
Busy Season Is Anticipated
By Approximately 800 Members
BY GRETCHEN SMITH.

BY GRETCHEN SMITH
variety interests
Alexandria Girls Club this approximately
ranging from to 49, enrolled different
Toy Smith, executive
important
Pitt the former
clubhouse building eoccuped by
its
The club located the cenged
Ing formerly private house Although
the club they large and spacious providing
classes dancing and dramacs Members
planning gay furniture
coverings
Slovakian designs
Another which headquarters
the back approached
planning cultivate principal
section OF the yard for badmnon practice
games Window boxes also being painted petuna
tanas and hanging and will
looking the
Mrs.. mi
Returned From Buffalo.
to Buffalo and brought
new ideas for the education
introduce hobbies crafts
10 H. In addition simple
the girls will receive rdenay instruction weaving stockings
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UPPER Mrs. Leon Br1Uner volunteer yorker
dria Red Cross headquarters Wren Het
and Euelyn Posey gh ho rap surgical bandages
the girls are members the Red Cross 0orkers the
Alexandria Girls Club. Star STAFF Photo
Looer Betty Jean Alexander Patsy Sarkey of jun
Tor group Alexandria Girls Club 1Dorkng in the border
beds of the Fairgrounds at the club headquarters
Pitt street, Alexandria, Va. Star Staff Photo.
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Mrs. AL Epstein, Mrs. Irving Werber,
Fisher.
Proceeds will be used to contribute
to the Palestine aid fund.