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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Legion Auxiliary
Votes $4,000 TO
Educate Nurses
Announcement Made
At Meeting Of
D. c. Department

Mrs. Russell B. Howell of New
Jersey. national Eastern vice presi-
dent of the American Legion Auxil-
larry, announced at a meeting of the
District Of Columbia Department
Thursday evening that the national
organization had voted $4,000 for
education of nurses. OF this, $4,000
is to be replaced by units through
out the country. The meeting was
held at the Legion clubhouse, with
President Edith Sadler presiding.
Other speakers were Mrs. Law
renee Smith, national rehabilitation
chairman; Mrs. Harrison Smith, ma
tional chairman Of american
study; Carl Brown, chief of contact,
national rehabilitation office, the
American Legion; Miss M. Edna Nc
Intosh, department chairman of re-
Mobilization.
Mrs. Ann Dickerson. department
chairman Of Pan-American study,
has offered a prize Of IS for the best
scrapbook on Peru.
The department president and her
staff will make an official visit to
I'd Division Unit on Wednesday at
$50 pm. at the New Colonial Hotel.
Meetings this week are:
March 1-Sergt. Jasper Unit,
Legion Clubhouse.
March 2-Costello Unit, Legion
Clubhouse.
March s. Cooley Mccullough
Unit, Legion Clubhouse; Nash unit,
Washington Hotel Killeen Unit,
1904 M street NV; I'd Division
Unit, New Colonial Hotel.
March 5-Victory Unit (place to
be announcedD.
Mrs. Mary B. Corwin chapeau de-
partmental, OF the Eight and Forty,
presided at the meeting on Wednes-
day at the Washington Hotel A
special tribute was made by Mrs.
Corwin to Presidents George Wash
ington and Abraham Lincoln.
Songs of the World War I we're
sung by Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren,
Miss Emily Carey and Mrs. Vesta
Rodruck, led by Mrs. Rae R. ZaontZ,
mistress Of ceremonies. with Mrs.
Laura Lipscornb accompanying at
the piano.
Mrs Amelia Selinger. Mrs. Ann
Dickerson. Mrs. Eva Folk and MIS-,
Ruth Latta were initiated Others
proposed by Mrs. Edith Warren
Quinn, partnership chairman, to be
initiated at the March meeting are
Jerry Love and Lillian Sawyer.
The ritual and regalia team, under
the direction of Mrs. Marie Totten,
will obligate the new members of
Kenna- Main Unit on March 8 at 8
pm.
The James E Walker Unit held
its annual valentine party at st.
Flizabeth's Hospital for the inmates.
Games were played and refresh
monts served. A musical program
was presented by the Burt brothers.
Mrs Bertha Robertson, president,
presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
District Legion Department
Launches Membership Drive
Junior Baseball League to Operate;
Other Activities This Week

Comd Patrick J. Fitzgerald OF
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion, last
week launched the spring drive for
membership to complete it's quota
set by the national organization. It
is being conducted by Department
Membership Officer c. Francis Nc
earthly.
It was announced by Comdr
Fitzgerald that the Lerion Junior
Baseball League will be operated
this year under direction of Lester
Steinem. athletic omter.
Grand Voiture TIA, of the Forty
and Eight will have an oyster roast
next Sunday at the Potomac Boat
Club, Thirty-sixth and K streets
NV, starting at pm. There will
be dancing from to pm. Lee
glonnalres and their friends are in
vited.
Under recent act of Congress,
approved by the President, addi-
tlonal appointments to West Point
and Annapolis by the President of
Sons Of World War Veterans may
be made. Sons Of veterans killed
in action or who have died or may
hereafter die, of wounds or injuries
received or disease contracted in
active service during the World War
are eligible.
The American Legion booklet,
Fall IN has been distributed to
over 100000 men now in the
armed forces Of the United States.
The book contains advice to service
men from those who served God and
country in 1918 and includes data
On benefits available to the men
from Government insurance and
other relief acts.
1t has just been announced
through the American Legion that
Columbus University has established
five scholarships for the school of
law effective in the fall of 1943 for
disabled veterans of World War II
who desire to commence the study
OF law. These scholarships will be
good for four-year courses and the
rehabilitation service of the Legion
will utilize it.
The national organization will is
sue a certificate Of achievement to
each squadron Of the Sons Of the
American Legion holding a father
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Murnemen to Meet

Marnemen living in Washington
ana vicinity will meet March 3 at
3 pm. at 935 G place NV, celebrat-
ing the oath anniversary of the or
ganization at Coblenz. Germany,
when the Sd Division was a part OF
the Army Of Occupation, Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Ladies' Oriental Shrine,

Ladies' Oriental Shrine.
Su zu Court will hold election
of officers in Stansbury Masonic
Temple on Tuesday at pm. with
High Priestess Myrth Craley pre-
siding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
WV Group 10 Attend
Publicity Directors
Marriage tuesday
Ceremony to Be Held
At Meeting Of Military
Order of the Coolies

Top Notch Tent of the Military
Order of Coolies will attend the
marriage of Harold B. Stanton OF
Bladensburg, Md, supreme publicity
director of the organization, and
Miss Bernice E. Pearson of Nc
Comb, Miss, at Woodmen of the
World Hall, 935 G place NV, at
$50 pm. Tuesday Capt. S. w.
Salisbury, Chaplain Corps, U. S. N,
will offciate.
Capt. Oscar w. Hollingsworth,
past commander of the District of
Columbia Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will be best man and William
L. Manning, District commander,
will give the bride away. Catherine
D, Leissler will be matron of honor
and Dorothy Crismond the maid of
honor.
Top Notch Tent will hold the first
OF a series of hospital visitations
and entertainments on March Is at
Walter Reed Hospital.
Comdr Barron presided at the
last meeting of United Sta, es
Treasury Post held at 1903 Four
teenth street NV.
August Herman, son Of Charles
Herman, was obligated into men,
bership
Past Comdr. Wright was pre-
sented with VFW button as
testimonial.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Council of Administra-
ton, Department of District of
Columbia, District Building.
Tuesday-All American Post,
Thomas Circle Club 1926 Massachu-
sets avenue NV; Junior Drum
and Bugle Corps, Eastern High
School Armory.
Observation-Disclosures L. Edmonds
Post, 1903 Fourteenth street NV;
United States Naval Gun Factory
Post, 24o7 Minnesota avenue Sc.
Thursday-Equality-W Walter Reed
Post, Pythian Temple. 1912 Ninth
street NV.
Friday-National Capital Post,
1903 Fourteenth street NV.
The monthly meeting OF the
Council Of Administration of the
Ladies Auxiliary was held Thurs
day evening, with the department
president, Mrs, Dorothy Lehman,
presiding.
A large number of members at
tended the department. of Mary
land meeting, at which the national
president, Mrs. Marie C. De Witt,
was the honored guest.
National Capital Auxiliary met
Monday evening, with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Maud Wright, presiding.
Mrs. Eola Wright, past department
president; Mrs. Sarah Johns, presi-
dent Of Treasury Auxiliary, and
Mrs. Helen Philips, secretary of
Treasury Auxiliary, were guests.
The next meeting will be March %.
An evening Of games will be held
at the home OF Mrs. Ethel Orme on
March Is and on March AZ at the
home of Mrs. Beth johnson, the
proceeds of which will go to the
quota for the National Home fund.
The charter was draped in memory
Of Mrs. Fortunate Brewer.
On March l Treasury Auxiliary
will have the department president
and her staff as guests. Mrs. Sarah
Johns, president, will preside over
the meeting at 1918 Rhode Island
avenue NE.
All-American Auxiliary will hold
Its meeting March at the Thomas
Circle Club.
Police and Fire Auxiliary will
meet Wednesday at the YWCA, at
GA E street NV. Mrs. Edria Sense
man, president, announced that the
department president and her Of
hcers will be guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28

The national organization will is
sue a certificate Of achievement to
each squadron of the Sons Of the
American Legion holding a father
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28

The James E Walker Unit held
its annual valentine party at St.
Elizabeths Hospital for the inmates.
Games were played and refresh
ments served A musical program
was presented by the Burt brothers.
Mrs Bertha Robertson, president,
NrPcldPd
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READ AMAZING FACTS:

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON RESOLUTIONS
Leaders of Local Republic
an Party Hold Discussion
on Various Suggestions

A committee from the Young Re-
publican Club and Republican Town
Chairman Vernon L. Hall held an
informal conference last night to
discuss the resolutions adopted by
the Young Republican Club for con-
duct of party affairs, however, no
deciding factor was entered and the
resolutions will be reconsidered at
tonight's meeting Of the Republican
town committee at The Elton.
The resolutions stipulate that a
re-campaign fund of $1,000 be
raised for maintaining headquarters
for the party and employ perm
anent secretary; for more jealous
effort of the Republican leaders to
help make the coming elections sue
cessful; for eradicating the present
rule of requiring a fee Of $25 for
each district from any candidate
for nomination on the Republican
ticket, and for information from the
party leaders as to their ideas as to
the set-up of the Republican city
ticket this fall.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18

/ For variety draw billboard de-
sign on the walk or porch, or make
board of plain pine lumber two
by-three feet. We are giving you the
design here since it is basic for
many other tossing" and rolling"
games Motive how the numbers add
up to Is in all directions.
billboard can be played as COM
petition between two players or two
teams. Players take turns throwing
three rings, one at a time. Play for
score of 100 or play 10 rounds.
ANOTHER GAME
If you have drawn this billboard
design on the sidewalk you can use
it for Switchboard. Sprinkle little
sand on the slide one-by-siX inch
disks toward the target either by
throwing or by pushing with stick
or Switchboard shovel. Each
player is allowed three disks. Take
turns, one disk at time This gives
each player chance to knock off
the disks Of the other player and
thus tremendously increases the
competition of the game.
Against the wall of the garage or
chickenhouse you might hang up a
Ring Toss target. This Is simply a
board about two feet square in
which you have driven long nails six
inches or so apart. Hang up by one
corner and toss rubber or rope rings
at the target, trying to leave them
hanging on the hooks. Count the
center hook as 25., the next row as
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18
VIRGIL PINKLEY
GETS PROMOTION
u. P. Correspondent in
Africa Made European
General Manager

London, June 18.-UP)-Hugh
Baillie, president of the United
Press, today announced the appoint
mentof Virgil M. Pinkley as Euro
pean general manager.
Pinkley at present is at an adj
vanced air base in North. Africa
and will continue with the Allied
forces in the field until later when
he will make his headquarters in
London.
He Is the first European general
manager since Webb Miller, who
was killed in a blackout accident
here In 1870
The appointment puts the UPS
European department in charge of a
man who has had wide news and
business experience In all parts of
the world. His first Job In the
United Press was that OF reporter
in the London bureau in 1927.
Later he served as staff CORE
spondent and sports writer in the
Washington, New York, and Los
Angeles bureaus OF the UP. He COW
cred the Olympic games In Ger
many, managed the Salem, Ore,
bureau, served as a business repre-
sentative In the eastern division of
the United States, covered Musso-
lini's declaration OF war on Ethiopia
In Rome and In 1889 became Euro
pean business manager.
Last year Pinkley completed a
world tour In which he visited all
major news fronts including India
North and South Africa, and the
southwest Pacific. He had several
narrow escapes while reporting the
desert war In Egypt.
After filling numerous speaking
engagements in the United States
in the latter half of 1912. he flew
to Algiers and has been In charge
OF United Press coverage In North
Africa since February.
Pinkley's home is in California
His wife and daughter reside al
Laguna Beach an his parents at Sar
Bernardino.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18

10, the outside row as points. Play
for a score of 100, or for ten in
nings. For more hilarious but less
skillful game, set the score at 100.
If you go beyond you have to start
over again.
TONY RING TOSS
If you are lucky enough to have
some extra space in the front
yard, you might set up game of
Ring Tennis, or Deck Tennis. De-
sign your court to fit your space,
but In no case make 1t larger than
20 by A feet Lay it out as for
Badminton. String your net across
the center feet, 8 inches high.
This court is not exactly official
but will do for our amateur game.
You also will need a rope or rub
Der ring about seven inches in di-
ameter. Open the game by tossing
this ring over the net. Opponent
tries to catch 1t and toss it back.
Score as for Tennis or as in Bad
minton. No fair to hold the ring
or feint with it. You can play
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18

singles or doubles.
There are many more games
you can play in a tiny backyard or
front lawn. Most require very little
space or equipment. If you have an
old croquet set you can use the
balls for Bowling the Green-or
you can mark a space in the lawn
as if for Switchboard and roll your
tennis balls onto it. This becomes
exciting when you try to hit your
opponents balls and drive them
from the target.
You can play Horseshoes in a
narrow little space, or One-Go
Basketball against the side of the
garage. Or, if you want to make
some more elaborate play equip
ment, this in itself can become a
vacation hobby. Probably your local
library has book on how to make
games. One of the very best of these
small space games Is Box Hockey.
1t is rather silly-looking game
but a real thrill to play.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18
BEST PAL DROPS
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
OPA to Check on Where
Comedian Got Gasoline
for Honeymoon Trip

Hollywood, June 10. - (UP)-
Charlie Chaplin was forsaken pub
licly by his best friend today while
his ration board sought to find out
where he got the gasoline for his
wedding trip and two lawyers IN
Mexico were reported investigating
details of his divorce from Paulette
Goddard.
Robert Arden, confidente and in
innate of Chaplin, felt his role of
Damon had been trumped by the
erstwhile Pythias. Advertising in
variety, movie tradepaper, Arden
said:
"For sale. Would like to dispose,
cheaply, of slightly used empty
bag which I am still Loyalty hold
ing. Address Robert Arden, No. 202
Daily Variety"
Arden was Chaplin's go-between
with the district attorney and pub
lie during his unpleasantness with
Joan Barry, red-haired protege Of
the actor, who says she is to bear
child by Chaplin in September,
and even offered to involve himself
in the case to clear his friend.
He took care of financial arrange
ments in the early stages of the
Barry case, and answered questions
propounded by district attorneys
Investigators.
Arden had not been advised of
the impending nuptials and was
frank in saying he thought his pal
had sold him out.
The Office of Price Administra-
ton said it would subpoena Chaplin,
if necessary, to find out about the
gasoline.
I'VE want to satisfy ourselves as
to the justification for the trip, OPA
Director Samuel Leask said. 1--WE
want to know the reason for TAX
ing two cars, the speed of the cars
their ownership, the source of the
rations, and how they were OBJ
tanned"
Reporters pursuing Chaplin and
18-year old Oona O'Neill from the
Santa Barbara courthouse said he
eluded them by driving 30 miles al
hour. The OPA said it had hac
scores of phone calls and wires
wanting to know how Chaplin coulc
get gas for honeymoon trip wher
the callers couldn't get gas to &c
to work.
From Cuernavaca, Mexico, came
the report that two Los Angeles
lawyers were searching for records
of Chaplin's divorce from Miss
Goddard. They already had ex-
amined Cuernavaca books, they
said, and went on to Cuautla.
Miss Goddard obtained a decree
from Chaplin in Juarez Mex, june
4, 1912, saying they had been mar.
ried six years before in Canton
| China
Purpose of the investigation wa!
not stated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18
Good Evening.

Cav young things from Maine to Oklahoma
Are daily receiving the coveted diploma,
Sometimes with honors, sometimes without
some with SMILE others with pout.
The line forms at the right and it goes way oach'
At times it almost looks like a direct attack
Forward forward! to marching strains
A speaker speaks about losses and gains.
The line forms at the right, yes, by gosh
From Woonsocket, r. l., to Wisconsins OSHKOSH
Some get prizes of books and crowns
All are CARRIED in very long gowns.
There's valedictory, class Grafton, TOO,
The colors this year are gold and blue,
Glass flower the daisy, now do tell!
Oh lookit Billy Barry he almost fell!
They tunefuLy sing pretty songs in parts,
Then of course the prize awarding starts
The line forms at the right don't they look great!
All the girls and boys of grammar grade elght
EN- EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18

The unglamorous price of such
production is paid by business ex-
ecutives who wear smudgy second
day" collars, by workers who stand
in block-long queues waiting street
cars, by hungry bachelors who hunt
for meals at any price, and by
merchants who find the line of
patrons seeking entrance into the
cafe next door cutting of their own
business entrances.
While these problems may seem
trivial, they call for more patience
than the hardships imposed by the
food and gasoline rationing. De-
troiterS have learned.
10000 Women In Plants
What has forced Detroit into this
uncomfortable life, and what will
bring similar difficulties to other
cities, is the wholesale influx of
women into industry. Large num-
bers of women already employed in
restaurants and laundrieS are
f1ocking to War-plant jobs.
More than 10000 Detroit women
now are engaged in actual manu-
featuring work. The manpower
commission is recruiting an addi-
tional $4,000 women. Still, however,
the VINO will have a net deficit
of $4,000 war workers in the De-
troit area.
The laundry situation is SO crit
ical that one quipster referred to
it as the white market" -Four OF
Detroits largest laundries have
gone out of business entirely, and
various estimates indicate more than
half of the small hand laundries
have closed or curtailed their opera
tons.
According to the vice president oil
the Laundry Owners Association
each Detroit laundry turns dowr
300 to 400 calls for laundry service
each week. One laundry became sc
short-handed that it suspended
finishing services entirely and al
laundry was delivered rough dry
Wait In Line For Cars
The association vice president
| MdIk AdlpllelSCil, Sildo loullu tll'
problem so serious that he has lef
his glass-top desk to wrap bundles
in his own large laundry.
The poor bachelor washes hand
kerchiefs and sox in his room, fol
most laundries now refuse to d.
these items. A man can get hi
shirts done, but laundries general!
require 10 days to two weeks tint
and many make no promises Of de-
livery at all.
And take the transportation
problem. While most cities com
plain Of crowding after boarding
carlines. Detroiters wait in line TO
their rides every day Of the week
The surface lines now carry 100000
more passengers a week than the.
did year ago, a 43 per cent in
crease.
Conductors now are largely wo
men. many of them Negroes. New
motormen are being trained to Sc
cure a maximum of operating tim
from each car.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18
w 0 r L D w A r
A YEAR AGO
JUNE 10, 1912
(By United Press

President Roosevelt confers with
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
-ostensibly on matters concern
ing globaI strategy - at a secret
spot.
British retreat 80 miles in Bat
tie of Libya.
Chinese communique reveals a
Japanese landing in Southern
Chekiang Province.
Russian infantry repuIses heav-
lest German attacks ON Sevasto-
pol since about assault began Is
days ago.
British Admiralty announces
loss f destroyer Wild Swan Q,120
tons), sunk In Atlantic, 100 miles
west of French coast.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18
SET RECORD ON MITCHELL

Wilmington, Cal. (UP)-The Lib
erty ship Billy Mitchell, now under
construction here. was used as q
guinea pig to establish a new
worlds record for riveting. Two
crews engaged in the contest, for
five hours. with a physician and
trained nurse standing by while the
two crews drove 2,001 rivets into the
hull of the vessel. The winning
crew finished six minutes ahead OF
the other with an average Of $685.
rivets per hour against the pre-
vious record made about a year ago
of 1872 rivets per hour driving in
1859 rivets during an eight-hour
day.