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for the administration and expendi-
ture of the funds secured under au-
thority of the apper-Crampton Act
for the Anacostia Valley park lands
for which, upon insistence of the
federation's committee the commits
sion secured a 100000 Federal ap-
propriation. The purchase of the
lands with this money, which are
now available for the flood control
work, are an accomplished fact"
Mr.. Cast was born in St. Louis.
Mo. Now chief of the Division of
Engineering and Weighing of the
Treasury Departments Bureau OF
Customs. Mr.. Cast has been with the
Treasury since 1908, serving first in
the supervising architects office. Mr..
Cast moved to Maryland in 1929 and
was elected the first Mayor of
Cheverly in 1881, having been chair
man of the Incorporating Commit
tee. He was Mayor for three terms,
or total Of six years.
How did he find time to be Mayor
and work at the Treasury? His
formula was this-"Just use your
time when you can, morning or
evening""
ut was particularly interesting
job to organize a town government" :"
he added, II got copies of charters
from towns all over Maryland and
held meetings with our Delegates in
the Legislature. Our charter turned
out to be model charter, which has
been used by other towns incorpo-
rating"
Mr. Cast, who has served as vice
president of the Prince Georges
Federation, is now treasurer. post
he has long held. He is at present
delegate and former president of
the Interfederation Conference, a
member of the Joint Committee on
Transportation of Prince Georges
County, a member of the Board of
Directors of the county's Chamber
Of Commerce and former member
Of Petworth Association.
His trophy citation added:
champion of the cause Of con-
servative taxation. q higher stand
ard Of construction Of homes and
Of better schools In Prince Georges
County"
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At the meeting of Esther Chapter
on April Is will be an entertain
ment sponsored by the men. Re
freshments.
The Home Board will meet April
20 at II am. at home of Mrs. Eva
Adams, with Mrs. Ruth Cecil assist
ing hostess.
The Ways and Means Committee
will hold rummage sale on April
80 at 1107 Fourth street S.W.
Bethany Chapter will celebrate its
oath anniversary on April 16. The
charter members will also be hon
ored.
The Sunshine Committee has post
poned its meeting, owing to the ILL
ness of the chairman, Estelle Cat
lin
Friendship Chapter will devote
Tuesday evening to Endowment
Night for the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home. A talk will be given by
Past Patron Dean Hill Stanley fol-
lowed by a musical program and
refreshments.
Bethlehem Chapter will meet
Tuesday evening in Northeast Ma
sonic Temple. Entertainment and
April birthdays.
There will be a reception in honor
OF Grand Condustress Charlotte
Spencer at the meeting Of Chevy
Chase Chapter April IA.
The Thursday Afternoon Card
Club will meet April Is at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Macdonald.
The Home Board Couple Club will
meet April II the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur
Warren G. Harding Chapter will
honor the past matrons and past
patrons on Tuesday evening. The
Home Board will hold a card and
radio party at the home Of Elmon v.
Carr on April II at pm.
Hope Chapter meets April IA. spe-
cial program.
Mrs. Elvira Magdeberger. asso-
ciate grand matron, and Herbert
Middlemiss, associate grand patron,
with the associate matrons and as
sociate patrons, will be entertained
in Miriam Chapter tomorrow night.
There will be a play Consolation"
given by Erma Beahm, Martha East
man, Miriam Lloyd, Louise Lloyd and
Isabel Peake.
La Fayette Lodge Chapter will
observe Mems Night Wednesday.
Refreshments.
Joseph n. Milans Lodge Chapter
will honor their associate matron
and patron Thursday evening, the
asaocaats grand matrou, Mn. Elvira
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results in increased consumption.
Although full program of con-
servation has not been developed,
the spokesman said possible steps
would include prohibition of such
non-essential uses as Cd lawn
sprinkling, (2) non-recirculating
fountains, 90 street flushing and
a. non-recirculating air condition
ing units.
Savings Survey Underway.
A number of Federal buildings, 1t
was said, are not dependent upon
the city water supply for their air
conditioning Such prohibition
on air conditioning would not be
extended to essential industrial users
or to conditioning units of the armed
services considered essential.
1t was stated definitely that
survey on the savings Of possible
conservation steps was underway,
but it was emphasized that the de-
gree of restrictions will depend
largely upon the amount OF public
cooperation.
There is no reason to expect
condition of hardship if consumers
use water to their best advantage
the spokesman said I'VE can main
tain healthful water. A little better
distribution of use is all it takes"
Despite the rapid increase in
population during the national de-
tense program and the war, 1t was
said that the only major addition
to the District water supply system
project recently put into servcie,
according to the District engineers
oface-has added 100000 gallons
a day. The average daily consump-
ton during the month of March was
100000 gallons day, while dur
ing some days last summer it
reached 160,OO0,O00 gallons. 1t was
indicated that consumption might
reach a higher figure this summer.
Per Capita Use Drops.
AS far back as 1910, the city has
had fair margin of safety in its
water supply according to Water
Department officials. They say, how
ever, that the margin has steadily
declined, although actually the per
capita consumption of water has
dropped 10 or 20 gallnos day in this
period. 1t was explained that an
increase in population does not
necessarily increase water consump-
ton because roomers. for instance,
do not increase use of water in the
kitchen or in the Use of the garden
hose
Whatever conservation measures
may be necessary this summer will
be no more severe than conditions
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Legion's Nationwide Collection
OF Old Records Cancelled
Mt Campbell Reports Those Now
On Hand Nay Be Shipped, However

members joining the post were
Donald N. King, Pasquale Car
darelli, v. Mirabile, Bernard Morris,
Floyd E. Sullivan, Toni Tartaglia,
Ray G. Moore. Columbus G. Reed,
Irving H. Knefelkamp, Harry A.
Thomas, James A. Rexford, Brer F..
Berlin, Robert w. Olinger, Claude
S. Moore. William st. C. harrington,
Williams r. Saalfrank. Paul Schloss-
berg and Gustave G. Vigouroux.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-U. S. S. Jacob Jones and
Lincoln Posts, 2437 Fifteenth street
NV; Government Printing Office
Post, Legion clubhouse; United
States Treasury Post, Colonial Hotel
Tuesday - James Reese Europe
Post, Fifteenth and @ streets NV;
George E. Killeen Post, 1904 M street
NV; Capital Transit and Depart
ment of Labor Posts 2437 Fifteenth
street NV.
Wednesday-Kenneth H. Nash
Post, 1850 Harvard street NV:
Police and Fire and McAllexander
Posts, 2437 Fifteenth street NV.
Thursday-Stanley Church De-
pde Post, 2437 Fifteenth street NV:
Kenna-Main Post, 1910 Good Hope
road Sc.
Friday-United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Post, Legion
clubhouse.
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Shepherds Of Bethlehem

Loyalty Lodge will meet April II
at Z Fourth street NE. A party will
be held for Mrs. Watson who is leav-
ing the city.
Trinity Lodge will have a busi-
ness meeting April l3 at Z Fourth
street NE.
National Lodge will meet April II
at 935 q place NV, with Mrs. Elsie
Caeto presiding. An evening Of
games Is planned.
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Order of the Eastern Star

Magdeburger: associate grand pa
tron, Merbert S. Middlemiss and
the associate matrons and patrons
of this jurisdiction. Entertainment
and refreshments.
The Home Board. will meet April
az with Mrs. Esther v. Cross.
Electa Chapter on Tuesday eve
ming will have Bethel No. S, Jobs
Daughters, to entertain with an
Easter pageant.
Washington Centennial Chapter
will have charge of religious services
at the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home today at 3 pm. A choir COM
posed of 80 children will sing. The
speaker will be the Rev. William
Nesbit Vincent.
At the chapter meeting on April 16
Easter music will be rendered.
Entertainment will be presented
in Martha Chapter Friday evening.
Cathedral Chapter will meet
Wednesday at $500 Sixteenth street
NV.
Rehearsal for initiation in Bright
wood Chapter April II, Z pm, at
Stansbury Temple.
The 1943 Officers' Club met at
the home of Past Matron Pauline
M. O'Dell and elected the following
officers: President, Dee S. Cochran;
secretary and treasurer, Stella
Hanneman.
Meeting of 1912 Officers Club
Saturday evening at the home Of
Past Matron Nagle.
Ruth Chapters Past Matrons and
Past Patrons Association elected the
following officers: Mrs. Ruth L. Bon
nett. president: Mrs. Daisy Thour,
vice president; William Loveless, ad-
wiser; Mrs. Harriet E. Pollard, sec
retary; Mrs. Edrena Magee, treas
urer.
Temple Committee meeting at the
home Of Mrs. MolNe Hoist on April
Is at 8 pm.
Oncers' meeting at the home Of
Miss Cora E. Parker on April 16 at
2 pm. Mrs. Frances Crabtree will
be assisting hostess.
On Tuesday evening Lebanon
Chapter will hold q reception in
honor Of Associate Grand Patron
Herbert S. .Middlemiss.
Treaty Oak Chapter will meet on
Monday night. DR.. Weinstein will
speak and show motion pictures
on blood Plasma."
+ Mu Delta Sigma Club Of Mizpah
Chapter will meet Tuesday at the
Ugly Duckling Tea House. Notify
Mary shili or Ruth Bicheu u you
plan TO attend.
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D. G. May Order Elimination
Water Use
Ban on La1en Sbrinkling and Use of Certain
Au.Condtioning Units Among Possibilities
By BRAINBRIDGE CRIST.

possibility District residents will be
District Department.
felt yet he emphasized.
develop
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Meetings this week are:

Meetings this week are:
Monday - Lincoln Unit. Legion
clubhouse; Kenna-Main Unit, 1910
Good Hopse road Sc; Commerce
Unit, 2l5 B street NE.
Tuesday James Reese Europe
Unit. Garnett Patterson School;
Capitol Transit Unit, Legion club
house.
Wednesday - Cooley MCCULLOUGH
and Police and Fire Units. Legion
clubhouse; GPO Unit, GPO Guard
Room.
Thursday ehabilitation Com
mittee, Legion clubhouse.
Friday-Party for veterans, Mount
Alto Hospital.
Mrs. Lillian Howard, department
chairman Of Americanism, reports
progress on the placing of the
American creed in every hotel room
In Washington. 1t is hoped to ac-
complish this by June Mrs. How
ard and unit representatives are at
tending the exercises held each
month at the Americanism school
for the new citizens who have lust
obtained their citizenship papers.
Flag codes are distributed to them
and greetings extended on behalf
OF the American Legion Auxiliary.
The department. represented by
Mrs. Howard. is cooperating with
the Church Committee on the Three
House of observance of Good Fri.
day.
The purpose is to secure Cooper
alton Of business firms in the OBJ
servance of the hours from noon to
3 pm. by affording a recess to their
employees for prayer and worship.
Unit presidents and secretaries
are requested to send their men,
bership in to department head
quarters on April IS before 9 pm
Headquarters will be open from 6 80
pm. to 8 pm.
Sergt. Jasper Unit met April 5 at
the Legion clubhouse with Mrs
Maudie Brunson, president, resid-
Ing. Mrs. Helena Hates, chairman
of child welfare, presented a pro-
gram on her work. Comdr. Charles
Pierce spoke on the need of more
Fairgrounds for children in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Miss Elizabeth
Schermerhorn, regional consultant
OF Children's Bureau, discussed
problems Of teen age and employ
ment.
Mrs. Gertrude Mustain, chairman
OF Pan American Study, introduced
the department chairman, Mrs. Ann
Dickerson and both gave short talks
on Peru, "The South American
Country for This Year"
The unit will observe its anniver-
sary with a dinner-dance on May
7 at the American Legion club
house.
Eight and Forty of the District of
Columbia will have spaghetti sup
per today from to 8 pm. at the
home of Mrs. Mary B. Corwin,
chapeau departmental. Mrs. Helen
Ware is chairman of the arrange
ments and Mrs. Vesta Rodruck, in
charge of the reservations. The
proceeds will be used toward the
purchase of new flags for the salon.
The monthly meeting will be held
April 81 at 8 pm. at the Washing
ton Hotel. A feature will be the
presentation of layette and bassi-
nette by Mrs Claire Smithson to the
Child Welfare chairman, Mrs Vir-
ginia Mccarthy, for use Of a new
born child of a serviceman's wife.
Mrs. Smithson has presented such
q gift annually.
New members of the Kenneth H.
Nash Unit were obligated at the
Washington Hotel last Wednesday
night by the ritual and regalia team
of the Eight and Forty, with Mrs.
Marie Totten, chairman: Mrs. Rod
ruck, Mrs. Rae r. Zaontz, Mrs. Ware
and Mrs. Myrtle Spudis performing
the ceremony.
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Legion Auxiliary
Will Hold Ball at
April II
Reception for Guests
Scheduled for
Headquarters

The annual ball of the District of
Columbia Department, the American
Legion Auxiliary, will be held at the
American Legion clubhouse, 2437
Fifteenth street NV, on April II
from 10 pm. to l am. Reservations
for tables should be sent to Mrs.
Rosetta Wells. chairman, at the
clubhouse by April IA.
There will be a reception for dis
tinguished guests in the auxiliary
headquarters at $50 pm.
Mrs. Edith S. Sadler, department
president and her staff. will pay
official visits to Lincoln Unit tomor-
row night and Cooley ey-McCullough
Units on Wednesday night, both at
the Legion club house.
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Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chapter
will honor their associate matron
and patron Thursday evening, the
aseocaats grand matrou, Nrs. Elvira
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La Fayette Lodge Chapter will
observe Mems Night Wednesday.
Refreshments.
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Treaty Oak Chapter will meet on
Monday night. DR.. Weinstein will
speak and show motion pictures
on Blood Plasma."
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+ Mu Delta Sigma Club Of Mizpah
Chapter will meet Tuesday at the
Ugly Duckling Tea House. Notify
Mary shili or Ruth Bicheu u you
plan 10 attend.
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Meetings this week are:
Monday-Front Line Post, 1903
Fourteenth street NV.
Tuesday-Military Order Of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV; Junior
Drum and Bugle Corps, Eastern
High School Armory.
Observation-Disclosures Post, 1925
Massachusetts, avenue NV; WASH
ington Post, 1903 Fourteenth street
NV.
Thursday - McKimmie -Catterton
Police and Fire Post, 935 G place
NV.
Friday-Nationsl Capital Post,
1908 Fourteenth street NV.
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Equality Reed Auxiliary
will meet at Sixteenth and Harvard
streets NV. ON Tuesday.
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Potomac Auxiliary will meet to-
morrow at Thirty first and M streets
NV.
Evening star., 1943-02-28
Nutrition Talk Heard
BY School Delegates
Al Talent Session
Leose-Lend' Soup Is
Served to Youths Who
Seek Scholarships

The present progress and benefits
of nutrition were discussed yesterday
by DR.. M. L. Wilson, assistant direc-
tor in charge of nutrition. Office of
Defense Health and Welfare Serv-
ices. He spoke in broadcast inter-
view with Watson Davis, director
of science service, during a special
nutrition luncheon" prepared for
delegates to the Science Talent
Research Conference.
Great progress already has been
made in the medical and public
health fields through acceptance of
nutrltion.' DR.. Wilson declared
agriculture. the food fields and
communities as whole are now
called upon to take action"
AS an added feature of the lunch
con, the delegates-high school sem
lors who are competing for science
scholarships here during a hve-day
series of examinations and confer
ence sessions-Were served lease
lend soup, a new dehydrated food
developed by Government nutrition
experts. Because Of lease-lend de-
mands, the new soup as yet is not
available In retail food outlets.
The Science Talent Research is
being sponsored by the Science Clubs
OF America and the Westinghouse
Electric & Manufacturing Co. as a
contribution to the advancement of
science.
A series of sightseeing tours and
interviews by the board of judges
is scheduled for today.
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JAW Treasurer Urges
Security Assessment
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Feb. 27-George F..
Adde's, international secretary treas
Urer Of the United Automobile
Workers (CIO). recommended to the
unions membership today the levy
Of a 50-cent monthly security as
sessment" per member for the dura-
ton of the war.
The recommendation was made
In Mr.. Adde's semi annual financial
report, covering the period from
May /, 1912, to Nov. 80, 1942, which
disclosed:
That the UAW-CIO had 773659
oues-paylng members in November
and an average Of SOS, ,694 during the
seven-month period.
That SO new charters were issued,
with limitations and reinstatements
averaging more than 10000 per
month.
mat average income during the
period was 1927, 7,937 80 a month and
average expenditures s304 5l4.03.
That the net deficit over the De
Rod was s53,03405.
Mr.. Adde's expressed belief that
with continued steady increase
in membership the deficit will be
eliminated before this year is over. -
Discussing the proposed security
assessment" Mr.. Adde's said the in
ternatlonal union If confronted
with a period of two or three months
mass unemployment would be in
serious financial difficulties"
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CarIin Calls for Strict
Speed Law Enforcement

Montgomery County policemen
were directed yesterday by H. Leslie
Carlln, new county police chief, to
enforce traffic and speed laws more
strictly because of the increased
numbers of pedestrians.
Chief Carlin said that due to gas
ollne rationing and the non essential
driving ban, many children are
walking to and from school and the
number Of adult pedestrians on the
highways also has increased greatly.
Declaring that the order is not a
campaign, but is to be a standing
policy, Chief Carlin appealed to the
public to cooperate by driving in
an extremely careful manner, espe-
cially in hours just before and after
school, when there are many chill
dren on the streets.
In January, he said, eight persons
were injured.
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Buy War savings stamps and help
stamp out the Axis!
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could not process meats at costs
lower than the ceiling prices"
AS for competition. he was of the
opinion that in his own city good
little man can always lick a good
big man from out of town. Busi-
ness security is based on loyalties
strengthened by years of personal
contact. Branch houses of big COM
panies, with their changing person.
mel, just can't compete in this
respect.
What would you be paying for
pork chops now, if it wasn't for the
OPA?" he asked About 65 cents
a pound. And how much for a $50
suit-about Sl50."
Representative Stefan, Republi-
can, of Nebraska, after reading in
Washington newspapers of black
market activities. wrote Price Ad-
ministrator Prentiss Brown for in
formation regarding its extent with
view to remedial legislation.
while there has been some black
market activities in Washington, the
problem is not as great here as in
many places, because of the COM
paratively small amount of slaugh-
tering done in this area" Mr.. Brown
answered.
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Agriculture
Continued From First Page

Mr.. Fulmer declared that unless
the proper committees and Congress
take hold, I'VE will wind up with
the most serious situation in our
history He said he had received
letters from all sections of the coun-
try telling of mounting farm labor
problems.
Representative Pace, Democrat.
OF Georgia, pointed out that the
President is devoting his full time to
the winning Of the war, and sug-
gested that perhaps he was not fully
acquainted with problems facing
farmers. 1t would be the commit
tees task to inform him Of the sit
uatlon, Mr.. Pace said.
He declared that too many people
were depending on the Federal gov
ernment when they should turn to
their governors and State legls-
latures for solution of manpower
problems. He urged members to
make vigorous requests. to the House
Military Affairs Committee for ap-
proval of the Fulmer bill designed
to halt the drain of farm labor into
the armed services.
Voorhis Offers Suggestion.
From Representative Voorhis,
Democrat, of California, came a
proposal that one man be named to
control the procurement of farm
machinery instead of divided juris-
dlction between the Agriculture De-
partment, the Office OF Price Ad-
mlnistration and War Production
Board.
Representatives Morrison, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana, and Vinson,
Democrat, OF Georgia joined in urg-
ing a lifting of quotas on agri-
culture commodities and permitting
farmers to conduct his farm as he
thinks it should be conducted.
I'VE should get rid of the burea-
Gratis in Washington who can't solve
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Shortages StifIe Meat Trade;
Two Firms Sold Here in Week
Wholesalers Accuse Packers Of Using OPA
Order to Put Them Out of Business

have no function It is too bad, but
a lot Of them will have to go.
Raymond c. Briggs. president OF
l.. S. Briggs, Inc, was quite sanguine
about the situation, He said his
greatest difficulty was in getting
labor to process The meat he buys
While obtaining meat was difficult
he said, he expected the OPA would
be able to straighten that out
shortly.
Another man, a wholesaler, told
the Writer-"of the record"-that
he did not believe there was an
establishment in the trade that was
not violating the price regulations
They have to stay in business
he said. Figure it out for yourself
Prime beef is $3.50 hundred
pounds on the hoof. It processes
down to 26 cents a pound. And the
ceiling is % cents.
degrading Continues.
How do they get around it? Lots
Of ways. There is still a lot of up-
grading. Short weights are delivered
all along the line. You have tc
remember that the buyer who com
plains in this market just isn't able
to buy any more"
Not all the meat men on the mar
ket sang the blues, One man said
that he and his competitors on the
market had made more money last
year than at any time in THEN
business careers, If people were
selling out, he said it was because
they wanted to retire and live a
life of ease
L have to laugh at the situation
the big packers are in he said
They had it all figured out that
restricted slaughtering would put
them in position to take the de-
sirable customers away from the
local professors, wholesalers and
hotel supply firms. But there was
one thing they didn't figure on
That was the black market. Also
that competitive buying would keep
livestock prices so high that they
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Montgomery Residents
Offered Stute Tax Aid

A representative of the State Con-
trollers Office has been detailed to
spend II days in Montgomery
County this month to help taxpayers
make out their State income tax
returns.
He will be at the Rockville Court
house March II, 18, 10 and 20; at
the Bethesda County Building
March %, % and "a; at Takoma
Park March 26 ard 81 and at the
Silver Spring County Building
March % 30 and 81.
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our problems" Mr.. Morrison de-
clared.
Representative Vursell, Republi-
can, Of Illinois, asserted that if nc
administration action is taken soon
then Congress will act
The new committee, following
formulation of its agenda, will ap-
point small delegation from its
membership to confer with the
President.
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Gen. Godfrey Will Tell
Of Visits to Airdromes

Brig. Gen. Stuart C. Godfrey will
address the Washington Post, So
ciety of American Engineers on
Visits to Airdromes'' at a meeting
at 1890 pm. tomorrow in the Gold
Room Of the Hotel Hamilton, l4th
and K streets NV.
Gen. Godfrey is in the Engineer
Base Services of the Army Air
Forces and has made numerous
overseas inspection trips He will
be introduced by Brig. Gen. c. L.
Sturdevant.
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Arlington Red Cross
Opens New Workshop

In an effort to do it's share to meet
a new quota of 18o, 100000 surgical
dressings which the War Depart
ment announced would be needed
by tomorrow, the Arlington County
Red Cross Production Corps said
that new Workroom has been
opened in the Old Dominion Build
ing. ll09 N. Highland street.
The new location is convenient to
the Clarendon shopping area and
instructors will be there to assist
beginners. Mrs. Lilly K. Boss. sur
gical dressing service chairman,
requested workers to wear wash
dresses and a covering over the
hair.
Buy War savings stamps and help
sta mn mt tho AviSs