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Signal Corps Plans
Dance to Benefit
Servicenen's Club
By Betty Murphy

conversation in the Signal Corps
these days invariably gets around
to the old fashioned country
dance the officers wives are giving
the night of April Is for the bene-
fit of endoWing a room at the
Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and
Airmens Club.
The party's to be held in the
Fort Myer gymnasium, which will
be appropriately decorated for the
occasion. and every one is being
asked to wear gingham and blue
jeans and low-heeled shoes.
Square dancing will be featured,
with program of speciality dane
ing and singing, and door prizes
will be given. The tickets, cost
ing $3.50 per couple, will pay for
everything but the refreshments.
These will include home made
cookies. doughnuts, hot dogs and
coffee which will be sold sepa-
rately.
Mrs. Francis C. Bowen is gen.
eral chairman of the benefit and
Mrs. Arthur E. Mickelsen, ticket
chairman. Any information re-
garding the dance may be OBJ
tanned by calling Republic 67O0,
Extension 2056 or 6828.
Bridge Luncheon
Plans for the benefit will be dis
cussed Tuesday at the Signal
Corps Officers Wives bridge
luncheon at the Army Navy
Country Club. Mrs. Spencer B.
Akin, wife of the Chief Signal
Officer. will greet the guests, and
Mrs. Kirk B. Lawton is to preside
Mrs. Alfred M. Shearer is chair
man of arrangements and is being
assisted by Mrs. Robert c. Ang-
ster, Mrs. Rafael Cleveland, Mrs.
Eugene v. Elder, Mrs. Wayne o.
Jefferson, Mrs. James H. Scho-
field and Mrs. James S. Willis.
Maj. and Mrs G. Wesley Kells
of the Royal Canadian Signal
Corps are giving tea and cock
tail party next Saturday to help
endoW the room at the S. S. M
g. A. Club.
Their invitations inform the
guests that "the Easter Bunny
will accept your donation to a
fund for the Signal Corps Room
at the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines
and Airmen's Club at Peggy and
Wes Kells', 5012 North 34th road
Arlington, Saturday, April 8, from
3 to o'clock" Little Carol Ann
Davidson and Joyce Ann Plunkett
in bunny costumes will be at the
door to receive donations and Mrs.
F. E. Reaney will pour tea.
Fetes for Simpsons
The commandant of the Ma
tional War College and Mrs. Har-
old R. Bull have two interesting
guests from England this week
end, 1t. Gen. Sir Frank Simpson
and Lady Simpson. Gen. Simp-
son has come to America to give a
series of lectures under the aus
pices of the Kermit Roosevelt
Fund, one at the War College, an
other at West Point and a third
at the Command and General
Staff School at Fort Leavenworth
Gen. and Mrs. Bull gave din
ner Friday night in their guests
honor, 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Alfred
M. Gruenther will fete them al
luncheon today, Maj. Gen. S. N
Shoosmith, deputy commander oi
the British Army staff in North
America, and Mrs. Shoosmith will
be their hosts at dinner tonight
and Mrs. Floyd L. Parks, whose
husband is Army chief of informa.
ton, will entertain Lady Simpson
at luncheon tomorrow while Gen
s., son is lunching with Gen
Bull at the War College following
the formers lecture.
Yesterday was devoted mostly tc
sightseeing, as the Simpsons
haven't been to America before
and today the visitors are attend
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