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SATURDAY, DEC. 28, 1957
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By V\ ilia
‘ THANKS to all customers and
readers for so many pleasant
/Surprises during the holiday
season. Your kindness was
i,: overwhelming and we are most
grateful. This includes the
jnany telephone calls compli¬
menting the Christmas issue of
$re Tribune last week. Thanks,
.^again and a Happy New Year
, tto all!
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1 MRS. LILLIAN S. SCOTT who
'is the recent winner of the
<>f l title “Most Popular Mrs. Y. M.
“fe. A.” is still thrilled by her
trip to Havana, Cuba. This free
three days visit was full of ex¬
citement. Upon arrival, Mrs.
i ‘■•fecott was met at the airport
by a special representative of
the Cuban Tourist Commission
Who presented her an orchid
‘ She then taken to
'the corsage. was
Sevilla-Biltmore Hotel. A
photographer and reporter from
the Habana Post interviewed
her and made pictures. This
; information was published in
the December 16th issue of the
Post. The YMCA of Havana
Js arranged a sight-seeing sched¬
ule which Mrs. Scott will al¬
ways cherish. The University
Women’s organization took her
on a visit to some of the
schools and to attend a special
clinic. The U. S. Ambassador’s
wife entertained Mrs. Scott at
her home. Well, it is little
wonder that Mrs. Scott says
she will always remember the
month of December, 1957.
Congratulations from all of us!
A-1C SAMUEL IGLEHART
accompanied by Mrs. Jglehart
and their little daughter, is in
the city for the holidays visit-
ng Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mc-
Glockton, parents of Mrs. Igle-
hart. Airman Iglehart is sta¬
tioned at Ramey Air Force
Base, Puerto Rico.
ad.:, i * * * *
id i.PRESIDENT Arthur D. Gray
mooanteounced this week that Talla-
7 mttegh College received a gift of
$10,4CO from the estate of Alice
F. Cochran. This gift marks
the second portion of a $25,000
bequest from this estate. The
gift will be used for capital
purposes.
* * * *
,!/ "'1fred E. OWENS, electrician
Uan $ Ifc4 West 39 Street, was re¬
sponsible for the special lights
used by the choir of the First
Congregational Church for the
Cantata presented on Decem¬
ber 18. Mr. Owens is a member
,,, qf this church and can always
be depended upon to contrib¬
ute this talent for the Christ¬
mas inspiration of the church.
h Thanks, again!
MRS. ALMA R. WADE and
'Mrs. Ella W. Fisher left today
(•Thursday) by Delta Airlines
fbr Dallas, Texas. They will at-
i • f;tend the National Boule of
nuZeta Phi Beta Sorority. The
'.k! highlight of this meeting will
-nqbe the joint assembly of Sig¬
mas and Zetas.
* * * *
,.t AMONG the holiday visitors
i:K ,in the city are Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Coleman, Sr., and son,
Fred Jr.„of Jamaica, L. I. The
.-.Colemans are former Savan-
nahians and their many
friends here are always happy
to see them. They are the
house guests of the Tom
Washingtons of West 44th St.
* * * *
MRS. JENNIE P. MONROE of
Miami, Florida, was in the city
during the first week of De¬
cember to attend the funeral
of her friend, the laic Mrs.
Rosa A. Jones. She- was the
house guest of Mrs. Lenora L.
Wright of Johnson Street.
* * * *
COLLEGE STUDENTS who
are home for the holidays in¬
clude Miss Antoinette Cox,
Prince Rivers, and Delbert Glo¬
ver, all from Fisk University;
Miss Ruth Simms, Miss Gloiia
Mosley, and Neil Mosley, all
from Talladega College; Leon-
r ' ard Law, Jr., Donald
i William J. Bush, Jr., Robert
Bush, J. T. Stevens,
Moore, all of Morehouse
lege; Miss Kathleen
Miss Zeline Bazemore,
Emily Snipe, Miss Elise
r.-iiirfau of Clarke College;
• Anna Ferguson of Bennett
lege; Miss Carolyn
Miss Natalie Tucker, Miss
an Williams, all of Spelman.
College.
If there are other students
in the city we invite their
friends to call ADams 4-3432
and leave their names with
Willa for publication in next
week’s Tribune. Thanks!
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MISS EDITH SIMMONS of
Philadelphia is in the city for
the holidays visiting her par¬
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sim-
mon^s of 509 West Waldburg
Street.
, * * * *
Miss ROMA JONES and
Richard A. Brown of
are in the city visiting
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Jones, and their aunt
mother, respectively, Mrs. Eu¬
nice J. Brown. Roma was
troduced to the
audience Sunday on the
Spencer program,
Channel 11. She was
charming as she
with a compliment to the
erous hospitality of Savan-
nahians. The program
the Sidney A. Jones
Home Choir with S. A.
as speaker. Mr. Jones’
was “The True Spirit
Christmas.” By the way,
| program was scheduled for
p.m. which made it
for morning church-goers
view it.
* * * *
MRS. L. E. PRINCE cf
Intooh was in the city
j week. She is a former
dealer and is now a
subscriber.
* * * *
DR. & MRS. S. F.
are two of the happiest
ents and grandparents of
holiday season; and for
reasons. All of their
children and eight
dren were with them
Christmas.
Dr. and Mrs. C. W.
(formerly Muriel Frazier)
rived from Nassau with
three children: Cleveland
Judson Frazier, and
Canice. Mrs. Wabiwee
Scot, another daughter,
here with her two
Nenette and Kevin Brett.
Ouida Frazier Thompson
of Dr. Luther Thompson)
joined the group with
three children: Melda,
and Keith William.
Kevin Brett and Keith
liam, their youngest
sons, were christened
mornirg at the Butler
terian Church. Cleveland
TI and Judson F. Eneas
"‘udents at Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica.
Congra'ulations to the
group!
* * * *
MISS JUNE WELLS, who
in the United States for
days, will give a talk on
travels in Europe and
color slides of France
Germany at Beth Eden
Church on Sunday night,
cember 29ith, at 6:30
She will also tell how
mas is observed in other
tries and play recordings
Christmas carols from
countries. The public is
* * * *
MRS. MIDDLETON
(the former Miss Maude
terson) of New York City is_
the city for the holidays,
iting her mother, Mrs.
Patterson, and
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Ihweatt, of 751 East
Street. Mrs. Varner is a
Savannahian and is well
as a former instructor at
High School. The family
including a cousin, Mrs.
cia Arnold, were dinner
of Mr. and Mrs. Cooper
Darien on Thursday.
home, Maude!
* * * *
LIEUTENANT & MRS.
WALKER and their three
old son, Alan, Jr., are
the holidays in New York
with their cousins, Mr.
Mrs. A. Bussey, and
Middleton Varner. Mrs.
(the former Miss
Varner) and Lt. Walker
children of Mr. and Mrs.
dleton Varner and Mr.
Mrs. Robert Thweatt,
tively.
* * * *
CONGRATULATIONS and
MAKES PRESENTATION EUR t. POSNER CG—Among those
present at the 11th Anniversary of the Sugar Ray Robinson’s
Cafe Celebration, was famous New York Columnist and TV Pan-
elist, Mss Dorothy Kilgallen, who along with Sugar Ray, and
in the absence due to illness of Hamilton Posner President
of I. Posner Oo„ presented a gold Wrist Watch to charming Ra-
mona Pasos as part of the first prize winning as New York’s
most beautiful girl in the Miss New Yorker Contest held recent-
ly. Miss Pasos also won an all-expense vacation to Hamilton,
Bermuda—(Photo by Bill Keno)
wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Bengt
Janzon who were married on
December 23 at Grace Congre-
gational Church in New York
' is the for-
City. Mrs. Janzon
' Miss Mattiwilda Dobbs,
mer
tihe daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Dobbs of Atlanta. Sa-
vannahans who heard
Dobbs sing on a program spon¬
sored by the First Congrega-
tional Church cf this city
several years ago still remem-
ber the unusual voice and
personality of Miss Dobbs who
is now a singer for the Metro¬
politan Opera Company.
* * * *
JOHN ROSE of New York City
is spending the Chrio'.mas holi¬
days with his mother, Mrs.
Amanda Logan, his daughter,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cobb, and grand
children, all Of 817 MilLs B.
Lane Avenue.
* * * *
MRS. IIERLINE MONROE 0 f
Washing on, D. C„ was called
to the city on account of the
death of her godfather, William
Henderson, cf West 54
She is residing with her mother,
Mrs. Mamie Morrell, of 'Mills B.
lane Avenue.
WILLIAM li. HAYNES of In-
diana University is in the city
for the holidays visting
mother, Mrs. Lucinda Haynes
cf Pinpoint. Mr. Haynes is
employed in the office of the
University Architect at Indiana
University. He is a native Sa-
vannahdan.
* * * *
MRS. EVELYN JACKSON of
11C9 Stiles Avenue celebrated
her birthday on Christmas day,
December 25. Congratulations!
* * * *
STARLING I). HUNTER, JR.,
who is attending Hampton
Institute is in the city visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Starling D. Hunter of West 38th
street. Mr. Hunter is majoring
in business accounting.
* * * *
WALTER GORDON of Wash-
ington, D. C., is in the city vis-
iting his mother and daughter,
Mrs. Maggie Holmes and
Pauline Bryant, respectively, of
914 Burroughs street.
* » * *
MR. & MRS. LOUIS LAUTIER
of Washington, D. C., have re-
turned home after visiting
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Gwens of
West 39 Street. Mr. Lautier is
Washington Correspondent for
the National Newspaper Pub-
lishers Association. Mrs. Lautier
is an instructor of retarded
children in the capitol city,
The couple visited the Tribune
office, Wednesday. Mr. Lautier
learned from the publisher
that her mother, Mrs. Mary L.
Ayers, remembered him as a
boy and had not seen him since
he was ten years old. Mr. Lau-
tier recalled the name and
took time out to visit Mrs.
Ayers. The chat was most in-
teresting. Many Savannahians
met the couple at an “at home”
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
| "AVANNAH B. & T. CO
‘‘ill£3 r-Ml LUltfco fivirirc
The Savannah Pan anc l
Trust Company will give a hol-
*day party for their colored em.
ployres, t aturday ^evening at
o’clock at Bennie’s Supper
Club.
Drayton’s band has been en¬
gaged to furnish th" music for
j dinner dancing. will A complete be served. chicken Ram
,
• Shephard is serving as chair-
man of the activity.
Each employee is entitled to
bring one guest. The list of
employees is as follows:
Henry Noble, Joe Garvin, Ro-
solie Small, May Thompson,
Lilia Walker, Lucille
Eugenia Chisholm, Mary Rim-
mons, Carrie White,
Greene, Mary Brown,
1 Mitchell, Lorane Gray,
[ Rustic, Thelma Johnson, Lilia
A)"i"ht, Mary Terrill. Thelma
Williams. Joe Davis, Willie Wil
I k’ n<3, John Garland,
! R^rson. An-ie Dryer, Charlie
fields. Isaac. Rivers. Hasie Oib-
; hors and Sam Shephard,
raan ‘ <
| ’ --- Club
Durra Decca
The Durra Deccas held their
j December of Mrs. Omega meeting Ryals, at the 1205 home W.
141st metes'- street Much with Mrs. business Ryals as
1 was
.
j dispos; d of after whieh
! were played and a most deli-
| clous repast was served. Dur-
* ing the meeting gifts were ex-
| charged by all members pres-
ent. Prizes for the evening were
awarded to Mesdames Hicks,
Jackson, Colley and Kendricks.
Members present were Mrs. Al-
j perta Payne, Mrs. Estella Pate,
Mrs. Minnie Gaston, Mrs. Ma-
j mie Smalls, Mrs. Minnie Noble,
1 Mrs. Naomi Ross, Mrs. Myrtle
| Hicks, Mrs. Myrtle Kendricks,
j Mrs. Colley and Mrs. Juanita
(Jackson. Mrs. Naomi Ross will
Ibe hostess for the
meeting. Mrs. Alston, presi-
i dent; Mrs. Payne, secretary;
i Mrs. M. Kendricks, reporter.
|______ given in their honor by Mr.
and Mrs. Owens.
I * * * *
VINCENT SEABROOK Of New
York City surprised his mother,
Mrs. Fredericka Seabrook, with
| a visit on Christmas eve. His
| uncle, Edmond Gregory, ac-
ccmjpanied him. Mr. Seabrook’s
i first job when a boy was as a
Tribune Carrier. He is now
; employed by the Military Sea
Transport Service. He has vis-
ted more than a dozen foreign
countries.
* * * *
SATURDAY, NOV. 30, at 8:00
p. m. the new home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ulysses Stewart, 810 W.
4sth Street, was dedicated. The
dedicatory ceremony was per-
, formed by the Rev. A. C. Curt-
right and Rev. Richard M
Williams. After the
a social hour was
John McIntosh served as
j ter of ceremonies.
GAS CO. EMPLOYEES
HONOR EDUCATORS AT
CHRISTMAS PARTY
With Edwin Chapman serv¬
ing as chairman and Rev. E.
Boyd as master of ceremonies,
Savannah Gas Company gava
a well planned Xmas party for
its employees at the Coconut
Gtovk\ featuring a dinner,
awards for 5 years, 10 years, 25
years and 30 years employment
and dance.
The special awards for out¬
standing community services to
the employees of Savannah Gas
Co. went to Wilton C. Scott, di¬
rector of public relations at Sa¬
vannah State College and su¬
pervisor of Alfred E. Beach
Adult Evening school and Bus¬
iness school, and Edward
Fletcher, visiting teacher for
Chatham County and aide for
Industrial classes at Adult Even¬
ing High and Business school.
Mr. Scott organized special
clashes for the emoloyees and Mr.
Fletcher is in charge of these
classes.
|
M ”. es( ] ames ames Johnson Jonn »on and ana
f Wimberly J Surprised
c j lasl Thursdav *nursday evening „ vpnlnc
! following the regular inission-
ary Society meeting held
in First Tabernacle Baptist
Church, a surprise luncheon
was given for Mrs. Rosa John¬
son and Mrs. Frances Wimber¬
ly in the lower auditorium.
The affair was in recognition
of service rendered by the
ladies in the Mission. Mrs.
Johnson, has sefved as pres¬
ident for more than twelve
consecutive years an,d Mrs.
Wimberly for over thirty years.
The table decorations lent a
Christmas spirit, the menu
- consisted of southern fried
j chicken, a variety of salads,
coffee, ice-cream and cake,
hard candies. Mrs. Lillie T.
Lewis sponsored the affair,
I being assisted by Mrs. Annie L.
Giaves, president - elect; Mes-
dames Gertrude Maner, Louise
Walker, Dora Hall, Anna Jones.
j Rev. E. G. workers Lane joined and sixteen in the
missionay
pleasantry honoring the dis-
[ tinguished guests.
1 ■ ——-
jZetas To Attend
P 0 „I e In Tevas
The regular meeting of Al¬
pha The: a Zeta chapter of
Zota Phi Beta sorority was
held on last Saturday evening
at the home o.f Soror Ola
Dingle on> West 35th street.
Many reports were made and
plans were completed for rep-
re ;en‘ation at the Boule which
will convene at Dallas, Texas,
December 27-30. The delegates
| are Sor0 r Ella Fisher, basileus,
and soror Alma Wade. They
will leave on Dec. 26 via Delta
Air Line. Dr. Debra Gannon
Partridge, grand basileus, of
Q Ueens college, Flushing, New
York, will preside.
Immediately following the
: business meeting a Christmas
j soc * a * hour was had. A tasty
turkey dinner was served by
the co-hostesses; Sorors R.
Delaware, E. Fisher and O.
Dingle. The January meeting
will be held at the home of
i &° ror Frankie N. Golden, anti
bas B eus -
I
A NUMBER OF CLUBS
HAVt PAID 1HL1R
Y MEMBERSHIP DUES
Miss Ruth Mullino,
prize winner in the recent
Popular Y Lady Member”
test, will leave for Atlanta
day by way of Delta Air
fche will be a guest of the
lahaje Hotel. Miss
is a graduate of Savannah
College and teaches in the
system of Brunswick,
Mrs. Rebecca E. Mitchell
: George B. Williams Jr.,
secretaries at the West
: YMCA, report the following
clubs that have paid their
: bership dues for the area
5 national Young Men’s
Association. They are :
Hi-Y club, Alfred E. Beach
school, Alfonso P. McLean,
viser, O. L. Douglas, principal;
Paulsen Junior Hi-Y club,
Singleton, Jr., adviser, Miss
j tella Maree, principal; Frank
Spencer Gra-Y club, Daniel
Hungarian Student Named One of
"Ten Young Women of the Year”
Mademoiselle's 1957 Merit Award winners, honored for signal achievements during the
past year. Top row: Surprise winner Judith Szekeres, Hungarian student, cited as a ''sym¬
bol of courage” in her country’s fight for freedom; Dorothy Lundquiit, science student)
Barbara Romney, poetry editor; Althea Gibson, tennis ace; Gisele Mackenzie, TV star.
Bottom row: Dr. Charlotte Friend, cancer researcher; Jeanne Fssig, fashion designer)
Grace Hurtigan, painter; Toshiko Akiyoshi, jazz pianist; Carol Lawrence, actress,
New York, n.y. — Twenty-tliree-
year-olci Judith Szekerea, who
helped spark (lie Hungarian re¬
volt, is today the proud possessor
of a 1957 Merit Award from
Mademoiselle magazine.
1 For the fifteenth successive
year these awards were presented
to ten young women whose ages
range from the late teens to die
early thirties. award
In making a special to
Judy Szekeres for “courage,"
Betsy Talbot Blackwell, editor-in-
chief of Mademoiselle, «ited the
part this young Hungarian sixteen-point played
in "formulating the
petition for government reform.
This petition, drawn up hy Buda¬
pest students, sparked the revolt
of the Hungarian people, and the
memory of their fight will remain
an Inspiration to freedom-lovers
everywhere.” After fleeing Hun¬
gary, Judy, with the help of an
English language course at Wel¬
lesley. won a scholarship to the U.
of AJatapna, where she is major-
ing 'tlfliwleyioients in chemistry.
of the other
“young women of the year” range
from headline performances in
sports gnd the lively arts to a
<! sin of laboratory experiments
that may create new cures. All are
cited in January Mademoiselle
“for the outstanding quality of
their performances and the d-di-
cation that they brought to r
chosen fields.” They ate:
Dorothy Lundquist of Web¬
ster, S.D., science student. Her ex¬
periments in measuring (lie effects
of inadequate sleep won her first
place at the National Science Fair
for high school students and so
i npressed the American Medical
Association that she was one of
I .vo non-M.D.’s invited to exhibit
ier project at Hieir annual meet-
ing. Now a college freshman, she
typifies the welcome news from
the n.s. Office of Education that,
in 1957, students have reversed
their half-century neglect of sci¬
ence-a field never more import¬
ant to the u.s. and the world.
Barbara Romney of Provo,
Utah, editor. She came to N.Y.
Wright, adviser, Mrs. Ayler Mae
Lovett, principal; Haven Home
Tri-Gra-Y club, Mrs. A. L- Grif¬
fin, adviser, Mrs. Ophelia Mc-
Iver, principal.
Joseph R. Jenkins .executive
secretary of the YMCA, has beep
notified by J. Clinton Hawkins,
chairman of the Program Com-
mittee of the National Board of
the Young Men’s Christian Asso-
THE CAROLINA ST0MPERS
| J Of Charleston, S. C.
Will add to your Holdiay Entertainment at
j | THE COCONUT GROVE
j
( Tuesday Night, New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1957
I j An Exciting Holiday Dance
[ ! Beginning Midnite — Lasting until?
Given by the
j Golden Dream Club
j (The Club of a Friendly Atmosphere)
ADMISSION ADVANCE $1.00 AT DOOR $1.25
FRANK GRANT, Secretary HENRY SINGLETON, JR., President
I Wishing You and Yours Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
a a
From All of Us
from Brigham Young U. deter¬
mined to start a poetry news¬
paper. While rounding up money
and material, she assisted at
N.Y.tJ., gained experience working
for little magazines. In 1957, at
twenty-six, she launched Poetry
Hroaaside, the first newspaper in
America devoted to publishing
new poets. Leading literary triumph lights
have hailed it as “u of
presentation , . . an excellently
edited, long-needed journal."
Aetiiea Gibson of New York,
tennis ace. She started high
school at nineteen, having quit
years before to go to work und to
keep at her tennis, was graduated
in the top ten of her class, went
on to finish college. After a scries
of uphill battles (tournament in¬
vitations didn't come) and bitter
disappointments (defeats at For¬
est Hills and Wimbledon), last
fall she rode up Broadway in a
Idizzard of ticker tape, winner of
both the national and interna¬
tional women’s singles crowns.
Gisele Mackenzie of Winni¬
peg, Canada, TV star. She won a
violin scholarship to the Royal
Conservatory of Music in her na¬
tive Canada, started her career
ns a vocalist when her violin was
stolen. Working her way up
through radio and TV ranks, she
got her own show this past fall
and critics rhapsodized quality that “Gi¬
sele has the refreshing re¬
served for true stardom.” “Best
entertainer on TV,” in 1957 she
brought to its screen the bright¬
est new talent of the season as
singer, musician, comedienne.
Dr. Charlotte Fkif.no of New
York, cancer researcher. As an of¬
ficer in the waves (after a PH.l).
in microbiology) she was in
charge of chemical pathology
laboratory at a U.S. Naval Hos¬
pital before becoming a virolo¬
gist at the Sloau-Kcttering Insti¬
tute for Cancer Research. In 1957,
having already discovered the
only virus that consistently causes
leukemia in mice, she went on to
develop the first successful vac¬
cine against cancer in mammals,
a long, solitary step toward an
ciation, of this re-appointment
the Commission on
Policies Program of the Nation-
al Council of Young Men’s
tian Associations for 1958.
The Savannah State
YMCA will be presented on
YMCA in Action” Program Sat¬
urday 1:00 tol:30 p. m. over
j dio station WJIV. Eugene
i is the adviser of the
PACK FIVE
eventual cure for cancer.
Jeanne Essie of New York,
fashion designer. As a model and
then as a fabric researcher, she
studied the building of dresses
from pattern and fabric to final
sample. Today she is a master of
designing and combining fabrics
for a young American look. In
1957 her bold black and whites
followed their wearers to the of¬
fice and home again for cocktails.
Their “no price tag” look have
swept her into the top group of
American career-girl designers.
Grace Hartican of New York,
N.Y., painter. She grew up in
New Jersey, but it was in N.Y.C.
that she found her subject—“It
concerns that whieh is vulgar and
vital in American modern life
ami the possibilities of its trans¬
cendence into the beautiful.” ThI*
young painter really cams !~‘Y
her own in ’57 and was one of the
five American painters (the only
woman) invited to participate in
the Sa<> Paulo Bienal, the most
important international art exhi¬
bition in the Western Hemisphere.
Toshiko Akiyoshi of Tokyo,
jazz pianist. Now here on a schol¬
arship at Boston’s Berkelee School
of Music, she studies musics!
composition by day and does her
“homework" in a jazz spot st
night. A sensation at the 1957
Newport Jazz Festival and at
N.Y.’s Hickory House, she was the
first jazz artist to compose swing
for strings. With two of her, rec¬
ords already released and a jazt
symphony on paper, fellow musi¬
cians say “she’s pushing the wall
with the greatest.”
Carol Lawrence of Melrose
Park, Illinois, actress. After study-
ing dance, voice and dramt
at Northwestern U., she went on
to tin- Chicago and Opera Ballet, sunt-
inrr musicals then the choru?
line in n.y. Last fall she landed
the lead in Rroadway’s Vest Side
Story. The day after the opening
this twenty-three-year-old was
hailed for excelling as a dancer,
singer, actress. In the words of
the critics, stuff “she fell can lust do night.” everything
... star
tion, and Dr. W. K. Payne is
president of Savannah State
College. Frank Freeman will
be the announcer
The weekly USO dance for all
servicemen who have remained
in the vicinity for the holidays
will be given at the Y Satur¬
day night beginning at 8:30 p,
m. Mrs. Francis J. Johnson, USO
staff aide will be in charge.