Evening star., 1952-04-17
7O7 New Citizens Take Ooths
As Army Records Ceremonies
War Brides Lead
Record Number in
Alexandra Court

SSASAAOA4S C1Aot "do 1CCOlOcU "
the Army.
The record number of citizen
received a welcome from Judg,
Albert v. Bryan and the DR.
Elisha Dick Chapter of the Daugh.
ters of the American Revolution
The proceedings were recorded
by Maj. Joseph H. Gigandet O.
2945 South Dinwiddie street, Ar.
lington, chief of radio and tele.
vision for the Army and Air Force
recruiting services. His wife
Maria, one of the first war bride.
to come to this country, became
a citizen in the ceremony yester.
day.
To Aid Recruitment.
Maj. Gigandet said he plans tt
use the recording in the recruit.
ment program. He said he be-
lieves native-born citizens may be
by the obligation to bear
arms which is assumed to ma.
turalized citizens.
Maj. Gigandet and his wife were
at her home, Antwerp
Belgium, less than two weeks after
he met her. He was with British
forces that liberated the city in
September. 1914.
Mrs. Gigandet sailed for this
country December "a, 1945. Her
husband believes she may have
been the first war bride to reach
the United States after World War
II.
They have two children, Michael,
5, born in Canada, and Patrick
3, born in Germany.
Vice Consul Admitted.
Also admitted to citizenship yes
5erday was Laurens Johannes
Platteel of Norfolk, Netherlands
vice consul for Virginia and North
Caroline. Mr.. Platteel said the
position is honorary and does not
require that he be a Dutch citi-
zen. He is a representative for
dolland-America Steamship Line.
The majority of those admitted
we're German war brides.
The new citizens were:
From Arlington: Dorothea L. Chapman,
s9 South EdsSn snon street. G0nstartin
srigitta r: BILLINGS. N T5io Moth ot SSsds. Eish.
Bedfefd s5se 5ree tan J2ue p e0n5ab B Brake
1894 North Eleventh street; Hama Bruml,
'13 Walter Reed drive; o,.o .,
d'0 sreet assa kra pfefs atcEsF G3s M so4s sS9t
SS0999 Lee Boulevard; Alicia M. Ribertson,,
800 South mb,Is Twenty road Mar a5.
ierce Street zair z oner hs sly G!4 NSFth NsFth
0GI ,0WGsIntgy-seyenth Y street; Henry D. Chiu,'
courthouse road; Minnie I: Brown: 14O9
'1p9h d6a En1fb Emf5son rn street; Claude Brown
hear 1869 South Rolfe Street; Ralph W.
ftsbetb ftshsF 14o7 woIa H9rth Edsfw09d street
'oya D. Pertino. 5s1S South Thirteentahi
IA AEso n.n JEANNE ap N. Moaett so43 south
a@Pa Pike hess ciem6as aea4 soSth Ga
;99qth Dinwiddie Street; Daniel Paterson.
Anna Paturzo. 1904 South Vermont street:
frances M. Williams. 4412 North Dittmar
Fl 0T Vc!5s9 s4ts sssssss sssns 2 5sss
iieW drive; Mary T. Parrish, 5l7 Bert
and ,n1,5. street; Sonia M; Blake: 5oa Belleviev
Charles T. Hondros, 911 Eighth street;
;arlos ;;aa1los s. Franco, 1904 abingdon drive;
A. . rs son Fayets
seh1Tens, s,;t1,e 1859 GpnSton road; Liliane F.
7o@ tennessee Avenue: inser
empe M9nPs T1aes F9wST Sage erf e RH
;. .schremp. 1917 Tenth street;
Also Per Hellekjaer; liza Valley drive;
rene O. Lacey. 2l5 Briland street; Mar
iaria G. Jf Janes. ss Fairhavs1 eFs0h aSenue SsTess
iedwig A. Kwiecinski, 524 Donmanton
'oulevard; Viola D. Harrington. Presi-
Also, SsSletse NJ; Gray, 2s1e Richmond
ighway; Frieda NJ. Trinsaii, Kings high
Ion avenue; Charles L. Isaacs. 119 Prince
treet; tae!a;s. Joyce ,, A. Davis; 5S0 Hunting
Jolly street; Anne M. Hingerty. 41Is
boulevard.
From Falls ,Church-Paulette Pell. $50
v,eStmoreland Y, street; Annie D; Fleming.
'leming, ,219 Fast SSdu Columbia street;
tella A; Henig, 321 Oak drive: Marjorie
lose v. Gelbach, 1907 Lincoln avenue
lice A.; Wernimont., 90s Barrett road
tE1lsSe; Enid ). weaver, 7io Meridian dhaa
From Fort Belvoir-ursula C. Thomas,
)aphine A; Case. Charlotte C.: Fox, Eliza
riede o; sunder, Ronald D. Pope, Mar
From Washington-Maidah Mazda,
40 Nineteenth street NV; Ruth NJ
de- Sa Grave kenYsn street Nortb GW
Others we're Ellen J. Moore. Rochester,
nd; Frieda B., Gilbreth, Stafford, va;
ort o1t Mysr M paqlette l. HatmaksE spring
rika NJ Muzidai, Fort Myer; Florence
homas. Vienna; Austria Garand, AMMAN
sGvs ae Rosa oye NJ Mndt MARTINEZ F9st MyeI
Norfolk