Evening star., 1945-01-31

in service, was wounded in France
shortly after D day, returned to
his 29th Division company and was
killed in August.
Charles McCutcheon went to work
for the Briggs Packing Co., then
into the Army. He was killed in ac-
ton against the Siegfriend Line
November "a.
Thomas Lynn, who was brought
up by his grandmother, clerk in
the Agriculture Department, was
killed in the D day storming of a
Normandy beach.
Stanley Downs returned from the
Pacific and died from hemmorhage
after a tonsil operation.
First to Die.
George Meeks, son of Capt. George
c. Meeks, retired commander of the
No. 2 Engine Company of the Fire
Department, was the first Jeffer-
son student killed in the war, one
of the first American Army officers
to die. He was killed in August, 1941,
before Pearl Harbor, when his plane
crashed off Iceland.
George Meeks was just about the
most popular boy with faculty and
student body ever to attend Jeffer-
son. He was intensely interested in
flying. He built glider and stayed
aloft in it longest in contest near
Alexandria in 1880. George Meeks
went to the Naval Academy, dropped
out and later went into the Army
Air Forces.
Flying over Washington one day
early in 1941, he noticed the new
school in Southwest. He found il
was his school and visited it. He
addressed the boys of the ninth
grade In the auditorium. "Study
yotr math while you're here" HI
told them. That's what trippet
me up at Annapolis"
Medals Distributed.
At the rehearsal Lawrence Sample
of the American Legion gave medal.
to George Ntiros and Edwina MAY
Kee, Chinese American. Mrs
Pearl Shaffer of the Daughters o!
the American Revolution gave
medals to Charles Moy, another
Chinese American and to Georgis
Spiridopoulos. The winners were
nominated by the student body.
Mrs. Shaffer, in an eight-minute
address, told the students "ever
though many of you have name.
that are difficult for us to pro.
nounce, you are just as American a.
those who fought in the American
Revolution"
The children applauded.
The boys and girls graduating a.
Jefferson believe that We day is a.
hand. They express their idea in tn,
exercises in a form that in ancient
times was a Greek dramatic limo
vation of Sophocles and in recent
days has become familiar on ths
radio choral speaking.
Arranged in a colorful rectanglt
on step-up benches on the stage, ths
"a boys and 26 girls make counter.
point with their low and high voice.
as in turn they declare parts of The
statement.
The words are well spoken bu'
some of them are always surprising
in their nobility. The chorus be.
gins with "This is v day, a new
step in the forward March of De
mocracy" and includes Jefferson'
1--WE hold these truths to be self
evident, that all men are createt
equal" and Lincoln's Ut is for u
living rather to be dedicated to tn,
unfinished work which they VIII,
fought have thus so far nobly ad
vanced," and Wilson's 1--WE fight ,
war to end war;" and Chamberlain
II bring you peace in our time," ant
Roosevelt,s declaration in his wal
message after Pearl Harbor, wv,
will not only defend ourselves to tn,
uttermost, but will make very GER
tain that this form of treacher.
will never endanger us again"
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attend tonight you might take it in
It's war show that has the stuf
Hollywood strives for.