Evening star., 1943-06-06
D. G.. Women in Uniform

completion Of a six-Weeks course in
Army Office work.
!, Eager to see active service after
holding down desk Job in Wash
ington, WAAC Auxiliary Katherine
Rebecca Price is now learning basic
WAAC training here. Master of
five foreign languages, Miss Price
left college to take a job as linguist
research analyst for the Air Trans
port Command here. After a few
months she was transferred to the
Military Intelligence Branch of the
Army Air Forces as economic an
alyst, where she remained until en-
rolling in the WAAC. She resided
at 1900 Oakcrest street, Arlington,
Va. Aux. Price was graduated
magma cum laude with Phi Beta
Kappa from Barnard College in
New York City and obtained a
Masters Degree in English litera-
ture at Columbia University.
Auxiliary Marguerite McCord, 1923
Second street Sc, has been grad
uated from the administrative school
here after she completed a six
week course offered to WAGES Sc
lected for their business back
ground, education and aptitude
The following young women from
the District and nearby areas have
just arrived here for eight weeks
basic WAAC training:
Mary R. lines, Freda G. Johnston,
Margaret Callahan, Miriam S. But
Ter, Linda E. Baker, Elva r. Austin,
Ester c. Dickson, Ida L. Coulter,
Edith S. Jackson, Audree V. Gates,
Virginia B. HiscoX, Mary F. Hall,
Margaret M. Smith, Orval E. Rich
ardson, Edith Patton, Eleanor j. La
Mourea, Hazel E. Palmer, Natalie
NeWblatt and Alice M. Clark, all of
Washington.
Elizabeth H. Bassford, Linda E
Baker. lone M. Hill and Catherine
H. Pisani, all of Arlington, Va;
Bette M. Rogaleski, Falls Church,
Va; Mary H. Green. Rockville, Md,
and Charlotte E. Magaha, Takoma
Park, Md.
VICTORVILLE FIELD, Calf
Two Washington WAACS have ar
rived here for service at the Army
airfield. They are Auxiliaries Ma
belle H. Herndon of 25l7 K street
NV. and Demetra Panagos, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Panagos
of 1923 Thirteenth street NV, a
graduate of Central High School and
business college. Both are assigned
to the personnel Office.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.-The fol-
lowing women from Washington and
vicinity have arrived here for
WAVES officer candidate training at
the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's s
School:
Alva M. North, Emily L. Steiner
of Trinity College; Ruth E. Starr,
Mally Graham Kemp, Doris NJ.
Smith, Catherine G. Calomiris, Hell
en- c. Roberts, Martha Benenson,
Elinor Dunnigan, Alice L. Richards,
Edna M. Haley, Lucille B. Merkin,
Ruth B. Tarrant Mary H. Buden-
bach and Florence Nusim, all of
Washington.
Rose Rita Nudo, Greenbelt, Md:
Jeanne M. Smith, Silver Spring,
Md; Muriel F. Hazard, Chevy Chase,
Md, and Eva Meinke Hart, Arling-
ton, Va.
Miss Tarrant of PAL Wyoming
avenue NV, was sworn in as an
apprentice seaman for officer train
ing in the WAVES by her father,
Vice Admiral William Theodore
Tarrantp U. S. N (retired), Navy
representative on the Joint Board.
She attended Vassar College and
Standard Secretarial School. Be-
fore joining the WAVES she was
an editorial assistant in Good
Housekeeping Magazine and more
recently field and hospital repre-
sentative for the American Red
Cross, North Atlantic area.
Miss Steiner was the first college
senior in the District to enlist in
the WAVES in the college enlist
ment program.
HUNTER COLLEGE, N. Y.-The
following Washington and vicinity
women arrived here last week for