Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
OUR
NEIGHBORS
By SALLY MEREDITH

Hello, Greenbelt:
In spite of the set-backs our
men are experiencing on the wal
front, and in spite of all the i'm
portant news in the papers and
On the radio, the news" upper
most in my mind is that spring
is nearly here. Thank goodness
there won't be any priorities on
spring by the occasional days that
become more and more frequent
when you walk out of the house
and don't automatically pull your
coat more tightly about you and
bury your chin in your collar,
days that make you want to take a
hike to the lake or bounce a few
balls across the tennis net. Il;
Shelley says tiff winter comes.
can spring be far behind?"
Wedding announcements have
always been considered pretty good
signs that spring was near. We
have two this week. Mrs. David
Davenport DUNCAN, of Arlington.
Virginia, announces the engage
ment of her daughters Do..i
Louise Doris is our expert first
aid instructor) to William Max
armstrong, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Armstrong, of Wichita
Kansas. Miss DUNCAN is gradu-
ate of George Washington Uni
yerslty and member of Sigma
Kappa international Sorority. Mr..
Armstrong is graduate of Okla.
homa A.. and M. College, and is
located with the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation in Washington.
Miss Dungal has selected Satur-
day, April A, for the date of her
wedding. The ceremony will take
place at the Clarendon Methodist
Church in Arlington, Virginia
Mrs. Denzil Woods sister, Miss
Maxine Nicholson of Washington
d. c., was married in Miami
Tuesday, March 10, to Guy Stark.
They left Thursday for Cuba
where they plan to make their
home with her father, Hamilton
Nicholson. You probably saw Miss
Nicholson with her sister, Kitty
She attended Spanish class here
until just before Christmas.
An old friend of Greenbelt. Mrs
Peggy Bargas, was here visiting
Mrs. Peggy Arness from Febru.
ary ri until March /. Joe Bar.
= eft here last June fo.
naniel Field, an air base at
augusta, Georgia, has been raised
from q First Lieutenant to a Cap.
tain, and has been recommended
by his commanding officer, Colonel
Bolsseau, for the rank of major
Peggy A. got wire Tuesday from
feggy b. saying that Joe had been
ordered overseas, destination un-
Known" We're all hoping that
Peggy will bring her family back
to Greenbelt to live.
At their meeting Thursday
March 5, the American Legion
Auxiliary discussed the annual
awar, announced by Mrs. Hedges
president, of five scholarships te
orphans of veterans, authorized
bv the national convention in Mil
waukee. Known as the "Nationa]
Presidents Scholarships" the
awards will amount to a maxi.
mum of $400 each, depending upor
the needs of winners. $4,000 was
approved by the National Execl,
tive Committee for this purpose
Candidates must be girls who arc
orphans of World War veterans
graduates of an accredited high
school, and between the years of
sixteen and twenty, inclusive
Those interested may call Mrs
Thomas Mcnamara. Mrs. Kaighn
hostess at the meeting, served
delicious refreshments.
The March 18, meeting of the
Greenbelt Camera Club, mentioned
IN calendar of Events" viii
feature an interesting and in
structive lecture on PHOTOGRAPH.
lc Pictorialism" as prepared by DR.
z. P. Wightman. The talk will be
fully illustrated by sixty slides
and the basic rules of pictorial
composition will be presented and
explained.
Mrs. Christina Argentina Of
New York, is visiting her daught.
er and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
B. Stiller at 2O-E Crescent Road
That's all until next week.