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University of Illinois Library School

[typographic Department, Washington, D. C Her address 'atts. \V WAC Arabell Peirson, B.S.'36, who has been working in a branch of * Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Public Library since 1936, has joined the Wr (Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service) and is stationed as librarian^ an inland post not far from Montreal. Her address is: W-2846 Wr* n Arabell Peirson, HMCS. Ste. Hyacinthe, N P O Ste. Hyacinthe, P.Q. Ruth Schweickart, B.S.'34, who has been a cataloger at the University y of Illinois Library, reports to the W A V E S in May. Genevieve Turner, B.S/42, ensign in the WAVES, and John Damgaard, lieutenant (j.g.) were married in Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 7, 1944. The wedding date was moved forward five days because the bride received orders to report to Washington, D. C. Katherine Kirtley Weed, B.S.'29, who was formerly reference librarian at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is now an ensign in the WAVES and is stationed in Washington doing: communications work.

Alumni in War Service

Frank J. Bertalan, B.S.'39, was promoted to lieutenant (j.g.) last July. The first of the year he was sent to Washington, D. C, for three months advanced training in naval communications after which he expected an assignment "somewhere in the Southwest Pacific Theatre." George B. Brown, B.S/37, A.M/40, captain, has been made librarian of the Antiaircraft School Library at Camp Davis, North Carolina. He has been selecting reference tools and starting to catalog the entire collection of 10,000 items, consisting largely of pamphlets and manuscripts. Since February 1 he has been manager of the school bookstore, the profits from which will be used to purchase books for the library, and Captain Brown plans to build up the collection of technical material. Don A. Hennessee, B.S.'39, has the following address: Pvt. Don Hennessee, 18187949, Ward B-l, Finney General Hospital, Thomasville. Georgia. Irel H. Hodges, B.S/35, who had been librarian of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, since 1933, is on active duty with the Naval Reserve. His present address is 1224 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, 13. Louisiana. Lawrence J. Kipp, B.S/41, may be addressed as follows: Sgt. Lawrence J. Kipp, 36439855, III TAD Esler AAF Alexandria, Louisiana. The most recent address received in the Library School office for J<* W. Kraus, B.S/39, A.M/41, is: Lt. Joe W. Kraus, 405th Training Group. Battery Training Command No. 4, Miami Beach, Florida. Ralph McCoy, 6.5/39, has the following address: Pfc. Ralph McCoy. Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, A.P.O. 411, Camp Gruber. Oklahoma. Mrs. McCoy and their son are living at 51=^ North Fifth Street, Muskogee, Oklahoma.