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Evening star., 1944-02-21
By the Way
Beth Blaine

Since the opening of the
United Nations Service Center
here, Mrs. McCook Knox has been
a member of the pool of volun-
teers which helps staff the CEN
ter.
What do you do-you vol
unteers in the pool?" we asked
Mrs. Knox. And her prompt
reply was that they did a little
bit of everything and in general
just what they were told to do
and that usually they didn't know
themselves until they got to the
center.
"Tell us few of the things"
we asked Mrs. Knox. And she
told us this. You know that the
volunteers in the pool render "a
hour service at the center. And
when l say "a hours I mean "a
hours. There isn't any slacken-
ing OF the influx of servicepeople
who come pouring into the CEN
ter between trains (the center is
just across the plaza from Union
Station). Sometimes they want
to wash up and relax for few
hours. If they want to rest and
no room is available we get them
blankets and cushions and a quiet
place to lie down. Sometimes
they want to dash off some hur-
ried but important letters be-
tween trains. We give them the
writing facilities. Sometimes they
need a suit pressed or mended
or buttons seWed on. That is
done for them too. Sometimes
they need information about the
city.
They want to go to church. to
the theater, to do a bit of shop
ping before the shops close and
the regular information service
at the center is closed for the:
day, well, then, the volunteers
from the pool help answer those
questions and get directions for
them"
Pool volunteers work on four
hour shifts. Have you ever
worked on the night shift?" we
asked Mrs. Knox. She has in
deed, she told us. That's where
She saw 1943 go out and 1914
come in, for she was there all
night. The grateful letters that
these servicemen write and their
verbal thanks make all the VOL
unteers feel that it's a WORTH
while thing they are doing, Mrs.
Knox said. And you have only to
talk to the men and their fam
lilies to realize how very worth
while.
Brought up in New York City,
Mrs. Knox is the daughter of the
late Anson G.. McCook, one-time
Evening star., 1944-02-21
Washington Club

Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin was re-
elected president at the recent elec-
tion of the Washington Club. Other
officers include Mrs. Douglas P.
Birnie, reelected to the Board Of
Governors and vice president; Mrs.
Gregg C. Birdsall, second vice presi-
dent; Miss Grace Burton, treasurer;
Mrs. Paul S. Bond, secretary, and
Mrs. William E. Stafford, secretary to
the Board of Governors.
Mrs. William Thornwall Davis was
reelected to the Board of Govern
ors, which includes Mrs. william
r. Smedbury, Mrs. william w. Sloan
and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor.
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Federation Club
To Hear Talk
On 'SaIvage'

Miss Helen Blankenhorn, chief Of
the women's unit of the general
salvage division Of the War Pro-
|duction Board, will speak on What
Becomes of Our Salvage" at meet
ing of the Conservation Committee,
District Federation of Womens
Clubs, Thursday at 2460 Sixteenth
street NV.
The speaker will tell how paper
and tin Is used for containers, for
concentrated rations, which are fur
nished to troops at the front,
dropped by parachutes and used in
life boats. The boxes and their
contents will be displayed.
Mrs. Arthur Watkins, Federation
president, and Mrs. Newton Cords
Wing, committee chairman who will
preside, urge that conservation
|chairmen invite all members of their
clubs to attend.
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4. J. Knott to Sbeak

aid for War Prisoners" will be
discussed by A. j. Knott at a meet
ing of the Housekeepers' Alliance at
2 pm. tomorrow at the home Of
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, 1442 Clifton
street NV.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president,
will preside and present the hostess,
who will speak on the United Ma
tions' Conference on Food and Agri-
culture.
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Mrs. T.C. CMgiH
Heads Hospital
SezUinp Guild

Mrs. r. G. Cargill has assumed
supervision of the Volunteer Sew
ing Guild Of Children's Hospital
due to the departure of Mrs. e. r.
Raumaker, former chairman, who
is leaving Washington for Idaho
Falls, Idaho, where she and her
husband will make their home.
For two years Mrs. Raumaker
has worked with the group OF
women who meet every Wednesday
from 10 am. to pm. at 1920
Connecticut avenue NV. to sew
garments for the patients at the
hospital.
Mrs. Raumaker's report, before
turning over the Craftsmanship of
the guild, revealed that in the past
two years the women, whose work
is entirely voluntary, supplied 4,871
articles to, the hospital. These in
cluded aprons, bed bags, bibs, bed
jackets, bottle tops, bed socks, draw
sheets, dresser scarves, gowns, ice
bags, specimen belts, masks, pot
holders and crib blankets.
Approximately 1000 articles were
made of new material, with the re-
mainder sewn from scraps. In addi-
ton to the above, animals and
dolls were also sewn; numerous
other articles such as shoes, cloth
ing, games and books were supplied; !;
so pounds of boxed candy was
presented by Mrs. Chester Mccall,
and 30,192 surgical dressings were
made at the Parish House of the
All Souls Unitarian Church under
the supervision of Mrs. Calvin
Hokes.
Volunteers are always needed to
sew on articles for the hospital and
women interested are asked to con-
tact Mrs. Cargill, 3001 Porter street
NV.
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Federal Employees
Dinner on Wednesday

The annual Federal dinner honor
ing various Government depart
ments, sponsored by the Sixteenth
Street Heights Circle, will be given
at the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G streets NV, at 6 pm.
Wednesday.
Entertainment by a WAC chorus,
under the direction of 1t. Virginia
Morely, will be featured. The group
will also sing in the Ash Wednesday
service at 8 pm. at the church.
The program will include a talk
by a member of the Marine Corps
who was at Guadalcanal.
Mrs. David Williams is in charge
of the menu and Mrs. Hannah
Overstreet is directing decorations.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Abbleby
WI MOue to Ne1U Home
By Katharine NJ. Brooks.

The new Assistant Director of the Bureau of the
H. Appieby and Mrs Appeby who have lived Jocen
Will move the
Mr. Appeby has been Undceary of Agriculture years
ana with his family
Capital They have
the groups of the scientifically
Appleby has given much of her time
Mr. and Mrs Appeby residents
time after they
in school, Their Loring,
Their daughter Margaret married 1t
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Miss adams Weds
Mr.. Robert Ornze

Mr.. and Mrs Windsor Adams an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Windsor Adams, to
Mr.. Robert c. Orme, merchant ma
rine, son of Mr.. James Orme. The
wedding took place February Is in
the Church of our Lady of Lourdes
in Bethesda, the Rev. John T.
Sweeney officiating.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Mary Adams, as maid
or honor and the bridegroom s
father was his best man.
The informal reception for a
small number of guests was held in
the home of the brides grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Dorsey,
In Bradley Hills.
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AIMnnae to Meet

Pictures of the restoration of Will
liansburg, accompanied by a lee.
ture, will be shown by Mrs. C. w.
Mitchell at meeting of the Pi Beta
Phi Junior Alumnae Club at pm.
tomorrow at Columbian House,
Twenty-flrst and G streets NV.
Hostesses will be Mrs. E. Maine
Shafer, Mrs. Harry Ames, jr., Miss
Audrey Hamblen and Miss Virginia
Saegmueller.
Mrs. Regina zies Wenchel, presi-
dent, will preside.
All members initiated during the
past 10 years are invited to attend.
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B'n0i Birth Women

A dessert luncheon, followed by a
meeting at l pm, will be held by
Bnai Birth Women of Argo We'd
nesday.
The program will include a talk
on Glands and Personality" by
Sara Morgan and will be opened
with prayer by Mrs. Max Zarin.
Mrs. Elliot Levinson, program
chairman, has arranged a style show
with members acting as models.
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Miss Bennet
Becomes Engaged

Mrs. Elizabeth Digges Rudacille
OF Front Royal has announced the
engagement of her daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Sharp Bennett, to 1t.
Odorion Roby, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Odorion Wilton Roby of Fairland,
Md.
Miss Bennett is the daughter of
Col. Alexander Sharp Bennett and
a granddaughter of the late Brig.
Gen. John Bradbury Bennett.
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announcement
OF fEngagement

Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Brooke john
son of Warrenton announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Mildred Katherine Johnson, to Mr.
William Harrison Armstrong of
Blacksburg, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond L. Armstrong of Midland,
Va.
Miss johnson is employed in the
War Department in Washington
and Mr.. Armstrong, who is a gradu-
ate of Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, formerly was assistant county
agent of Fauquier County. He is
at present located in Blacksburg.
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A u1iliary Plans
PreIenfen Sale

A silver tea and prelenten food
sale, under the auspices of the
Womens Auxiliary of st. Adams
Episcopal Church, will be held from
2 to 5 pm. tomorrow in the parish
hall.
The committee chairmen are Mrs.
L. Whiting Estes, tea table; Mrs.
Arthur Carr, cakes; Mrs. Walter
Gale, pies; Mrs. James c. Murdock,
breads; Mrs. Charles S. Hamilton,
table; and Mrs. Carl
Walker, decorations.
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Engagement Party
Given Yesterday

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolf Wicks OF
Rochester and Washington enter
tanned yesterday afternoon in honor
of their daughter, Miss Regina
'Wicks, and announced her engage
ment to Mr.. Theodore Joseph
Schatz, son of Mr.. and Mrs. I. L.
Schatz, who formerly made their
home in Cleveland and now are
living in Washington.
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School
To Get -Four Flaes

-Four American flags are being
presented, in a dedication ceremony
honoring George Washington, to
the New Indianhead Elementary
School by the Maryland State So
ciety, Daughters of the American
Colonists, today. The presentation
is being made by the State regent,
Mrs. Hewitt Griggs Robertson.
Mrs. Harry Grove and Miss Caro-
line v. Sudler are the guest speakers
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Luncheon Host
lin London

Air Marshal Viscount Trenchard
RAF, who recently returned to
England from the United States
was host at a large luncheon last
Tuesday in London, when his guests
included United, States Ambassador
to the Court of st. James's, Mr.. John
B. Winant, and the military chiefs
of the various armed services now
in the European war zone.
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Leaves for Kansas

1t. Col. Lee Herman has returned
to the air base at Salina, Kans.,
where he serves as adjutant of
bomber command, after visit with
Mrs. Herman and their daughter,
Mary Lee, at their home in North
Arlington. He was the guest of honor
at several informal parties during
his stay.
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Davis Guest

Mrs. Davis, wife of Comdr. Ward
D. Davis, is visiting Comdr. and
Mrs. j. r. Jadrnicek in their home
in Falls Church. Mrs. Davis, who
formerly lived in Falls Church, has
been visiting relatives in San Fran
cisco. Comdr. Davis is on duty in
Alaska,
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Persons in South

The president of the Export and
Import Bank and Mrs. Warren Lee
Pierson have gone to Florida, where
they are guests for 10 days or a
fortnight of the former administra-
tor of Federal housing, Mr.. Stewart
Mcdonald, at Palm Beach.
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" eISh WOmen to Meet

Women of Welsh ancestry are in
vited to attend a meeting of the
Women's Welsh Club at 8 o'clock
tonight at the home of Miss Vivien
Davies, 2013 Kalorama road NV.
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Lit. Fulton Home

1t. Robert B. Fulton, III, has ar
rived on leave from Camp Campbell,
KY, and is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry R. Fulton.
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Luncheon Hostess

Mrs. B. Gwynn Dent was hostess
at luncheon Friday at the Mayflower
for small group of friends.
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Returns Home

Mrs. Eva Nisbet of North Arling-
ton has returned from visit at
her former home in Darlington, KY,
and with her brother-in in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dawes
of Evansville, Ind.
At Hot Springs
Mrs. Sada S. Shattuck is spend
ing two months at Hot Springs, Va.
Evening star., 1944-02-21

MRS. ANDERSON,
Formerly Miss Irene Elizabeth
Johnson, her marriage to Mr..
James William Anderson took
place Friday in Arlington.
Underwood Photo.
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the good, hot coffee in the canteen the brave way youthful Jay Davis, machine shop clerk, is bear ing up under the tragic loss of his baby |. . A suggestion for the 1us- cious and likable blonde caus- ing such a furor among the yard wolves :. a deepsea divers suit and helmet; they've tried every thing else without results :. John Bonelli, first class welder In the South Yard, is going to put his neck in the matrimonial moose on June 10 with Ann Mauro of West Haven.
 FEMININE FLUFF: Style Shop has some new form-fitting jerseys and crepes in summer pastels and sophisticated black for $1495 and $19.95. You should see the cute black number sister Blanche Ra- gena of the V. Yard got for John Bonnellis wedding-Kinda m-m- m-mm Among the items ap- proved by Mrs. Avery of the V. Yard personnel in girls work clothes are the following: neat two- piece washable blue denim slack suits at Grants, suitable for wear with blouse beneath the tailored jacket-$2.98 .. Navy denim work pants in the mems department, worn here by either sex. They cost $149 a pair Striped basque shirts at the Victoria Shop $125- also available in yellow, white and blue For Norwichites, silk jer- sey blouses in paStels at the Lincoln Stores for one dollar.
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ering the ungOdly freckles that pop out at the most unexpected places. I've often wondered If 1t Is worth the price we pay.
 Did you hear the gal with the mellow voice singing, Put your Arms Around Me Honey" last Friday at noon? Well, she's none other than the comedy lassie in the Progress Department here in the South Yard. We're very glad you're with us, Rose, and We ex- perienced quite thrill when we heard you sing Friday.
 ODD AND ENDS IN OSM Joe Donohue, the good Irishman, stocking up on potatoes for the winter A well known gentle man rushing the season by wear ing yellow stockings Tony Mankowski and Margaret Vain wright back to work after long absence. Bob Trask, new leading man in our midst Jimmy Dev- lin and his everready sense of humor Clara Wainwright welcomed back with open arms after three days away from her beloved blueprints Right, Tenny? Know a deep, dark se- cret and l would love to tell you.
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Kathleen Norris Epps'
 Engagement Announced

MT. and Mrs. Joseph E. Epps of Hampstead Street, New Lon don, announce the engagement of their daughter Kathleen Norris Dabney to Chief Petty Officer Howard Lovelace, son of MT. and Dr. William Lovelace, of Quincy Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The groom to be has studied at Howard University in Washing ton, D. C., and has been stationed here at Fort Trumbull for one year. Kathleen Norris Dabney (who was named after the author, Kathleen Norris, whom her par ents knew very welD was gradu- ated from WMI in the class of 1941 and has been working in the test gang office with MT. Shepherd for the past year. No date has been set for the wedding.
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NANCY HOLLAND SOCIETY EDITOR
George AkrOyd Weds Mass. Girl

George s. Akroyd, son of Mrs. Mary Akroyd of 20 Division Street and the late Benjamin Akroyd, took Miss Elizabeth Yer onica Lively, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edmund Lively of Colrain, Mass, for his bride Saturday morning May 20, at St. Joseph's Church at Shelburne Falls, Mass. The Rev. Michael Lahey per- formed the double ring ceremony.
 The wedding of the couple took place on the same day that the brides parents observed their 35th wedding anniversary.
 The bride was given In mar riage by her father. Her cousin, Miss Marion Lively, was maid of honor.
 The bride was gowned in white satin, made princess style with long train and fingertip veil. She carried bouquet Of white car nations and snapdragons.
 A reception was held at noon at the Mansion House at Shell burne Falls, for 250 guests.
 Those from this city who att tended the wedding and reception were the bridegroom's mother, also Mrs. Harold Biltcliffe and son John Biltcliffe, and Mrs. John Jar wis and Charles Smith of Groton.
 Mrs. Akroyd is a graduate nurse, and the bridegroom is employed as chipper in the Victory Yard.
 On their return from their we'd ding trip to New York City, MT. and Mrs. Akroyd will reside here.
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the engagement of their daughter, Mildred May, to John B. Deffley son of Mrs. Herbert Deffley of AS West Colt Street. Mildred is 8 machinist at the V. Y. wet dock on the first shift, and John Is a we1der on the second shift also in the Victory Yard Billie, the former bus driver, Is now working in the North Yard and apparently likes 1t. Her successor on the bus Is Lucille Rau, former foundry worker-a very careful driver with a very determined attitude of get ting all her passengers to their destination on time =. Julia Pal aski, chaser at the Wet Dock Out side Machinist Main Yard, Is back after short illness. Julia looks her old self again and is chasing round again.
 Don Ross, formerly of the Vic tory Yard Shipyard office wrote quite a letter to Doris Griffin, also of the V. Y. Shipyard office, telling her how he enjoys his life as a merchant marine /. Bucko, form CT shipftter at the V. Y. Wet Dock, was the reason for the addition of another star in the Shipfitter's Service Flag. Bucko would give any runner a real run for his money. He was fast boy.
 Rose Dimarco, a blues singer in her own right, is now working for MT. Porter in the South Yard. Rose, if you remember, won the second prize in the local entertainment given in the Main Yard a few weeks ago. We all hope to hear her again soon Frank O'Connor, chaser in the Main Yard Machine Shop, couldn't get through a boat because of little excess baggage ahem Frank.
 MT. and Mrs. Leon Archambault of Norwich announce the engage ment of their daughter, Theresa, to Sgt. Chester Kozlowski of Jewett City and stationed at Ruc- Ter, Fla. Terry" is a shipfitter at the Victory Yard Wet Dock.
 Kathy Jones, illustrious writer of Southern Style'' has now changed her hitching post to the Victory Yard, assisting Jim Zip- pieri in his new job. I am sure the Southern convicts will miss her most informative column. Good luck, Kathy, in your new job.
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ward sight, we will embrace a wide expanse of blue white-capped wa ter dotted with toy-like boats playing a will-o-the-wisp with each other. The guardian of our peaceful hanbor, the stalwart keep CT of the sea, the old lighthouse herself, stares right back, as though we were trespaSsing on forbidden ground. Her cold white beauty by day, and her continual twinkling at night keeps many a seafaring man on the straight and narrow. She has her job to do and % do we, we who are across the river.
 Then there will be a realization that there is little more than usual commotion behind us, and within one swift glance we will spy a busy Shipyard, representing us for standing one minute to view Neptune's guard. Then a load call broke the silence, Hey, Gramp, stand Ger up." It happened that ''Gramp" was a liner upper, whose Job it is to align the aft end of the boat. (By the way Gramp Is known as Arthur Monroe to his "paymaster'O Gramp later ex- plained his job in this manner .. . "Well to start with, I was a car penter with Ford Bacon and Davis, and when we completed building the Victory Yard, I stayed on in the carpenter shop as liner.
 "Now, see here, a liners job is to lay out markings on the boat for trades to follow. For instance, l lay out the center of the aft torpedo room, from which all in- stallations start their laying out. The most important and difficult aligning is the torpedo tubes, but my work in the past has been very accurate, and I will continue to keep on my toes, and in doing SO I will also keep on Tojo's too."
 HAVE YOU HEARD P?
 MT. and Mrs. Andrew J. Morris of 190 Vauxhal1 Street announced
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world, your shop, and nothing at all about your neighbor In the shop you never visit.
 The new girls in the school are easily identified. They are the ones wearing, in addition to be- wildered expression, a bandanna. The second day they blossom forth with glamor bobs and bows. The other day one little cutie, tripping down the ways crowned with an affair of pink satin, blue net and forget-me-nots, drew comment from an old fellow who Is known to resent women in the yard. Tt ain't a shipyard no more," he muttered. "It's a blankety-b blank three ring circus"
 have my own private and per- sonal suggestion for the pin-up girl contest. Wouldn't it be nice if the winner were somebody like Terry Perkins, the 'welder, who besides being not too bad physically, works as hard and as steadily as any man in the yard? Surely vital, tireless woman like Mrs. Perkins would be more fitting representa- tive than some dainty little num- Der who is careful not to muscu- larize her figure by working too hard. You will find my suggestion at the bottom Of the committees waste basket tomorrow, betcha. We'll, I can dream, can't I? Thank goodness, nobody takes me serious ly.
 ODDS AND ENDS-Have you seen Nancy Hollands new hairdo? This style, which formerly was known as the upsweep, is now called O. P. R. style. Ask Nancy why. Incidentally, who is that guy who is always following Nancy around? There is wolf if I ever saw one Some of the nicer things In the victory yard . Ship Superintendent Bob Chap pell's popularity with the men
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but 1t still remains a secret for now. Maybe next time!!
 IMPRESSIONS OF SHEETMET- AL E. Sadie, the personality girl. Fay, the Venus of the South Yard /. Mavis, the blonde beau- ty, with a wardrobe equaling Roz Russell's :. Wilma, the wolf, that girl Durham, the wolf, that sells compliments two for a nickel ;. George, a good kid and Frenchy, the joker. Hank, losing so much weight that he goes around singing, Sam You Made the Pants too Long,"
 Speaking of spring fashions, Gene Jones was seen few days ago, wearing spats!! Pappy Sis- taire, FEB Inspector, spent the en- tire day Sunday with bucket of whistling clans. Personally, it sounds like second childhood, but Ollie Young told me that he spent seven years of his life teaching clans the musical scale He had every note except high c and when 1t came time for that clam to sing, Ollie had to pinch hit. He got so dfsgusted with this one clam that he threw the clans, wooden bucket and seven years of hard labor into the winds. He told me that story with tears in his eyes.
 Baron Munchausen, the tall story teller, has been visiting Howard Knight. Confidentially, Howard, and I know quite few people that agree with me, you don't need any tips.
 In this issue I'll say so long to the South Yard. I have just been transferred to the Victory Yard under the capable supervi- sion of Jimmy Ziepperi. I have enjoyed very much the nine months that have spent in the South Yard. You're a wonderful bunch to work with, so thanks for the pleasure of working with you, and "I'll be seeing you"
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PERSONAL FATHER

For those who have not been fortunate enough to stand the Eastenmos tip of the Victory Yard clear day. and look oceanward this is dedicated. We first of a will
 set the stage by having light breeze blowing which sembes Tilt of music in Then the
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SOutherr. Style
Kathy Jones

Ouch that's my sunburned shoulder. Ah the backsap- ping friends have when they find that we have newly acquired sunburn Such agony to through whole sum- of being lily white delicate pink lobster red and finally along about September light tan All that without consd
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Elsie: What kind of a husband would you advise me to get, Grandma?
 Grandma: You just leave hus- bands alone and get yourself a sin gle man.
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The Feminine Touch
By ALMA D. ROBERTSON

should ask me- which they haven't I'd the Victory Yard good deal like New York Ctybg, noisy and colorfu
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In 1889 Vermont dentists would attend ladies at their homes" if requested.