Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1942, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ‘D. C., . FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1942. NOW THE BOYS CAN DO A LITTLE READING—Miss Isabel Dubois, Navy librarian (left), and Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, District Victory Book Campaign chairman, direct loading of 3,000 books, collected in libraries here, for distribution to nearby Navy and Marine bases. Loading the books at the Southwest Library branch, Eighth and I streets 8.W., are (left to right) Signal- man Eugene Cornwell and Seaman Raymond Russell of the Navy Yard Receiving Station and Pvt. Walter Wosotowsky and Corpl. Perry Fischer of the Marine Barracks. —Star Staff Photo. * 3,000 Books, Donated In "Victory Drive,’ Are Sent fo Troops Reference Volumes Still Sought for Students At Navy Yard Three sailors, two marines and' four Jefferson Junior High School students loaded a consignment of 3,000 Victory books into trucks at Southwest Public Library Branch, Eighth and I streets S.W. this morning for delivery to the Navy Yard, Marine Barracks, Piney Point g:nch and Cheltenham Radio e, Miss Isabel Dubois, Navy librarian, supervised the loading. About 40 Jefferson Junior High School stu- | dents have been busy for two days dividing the books into fiction and non-fiction groups. Miss Dubois is still hopeful of gesting encyclopedias, she said. Students at the Navy Yard need | referance volumes, she explained. Formal thanks of the marines and sailors for the books was expressed | b the District victory book drive chairman, Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, by Lt. George Ludcke. Most of the 19,000 books taken to the public libraries during the drive sent to the 3d Corps Area distribut- ing station at Baltimore next week. ‘The libraries of George Washingwon, Catholic and American Universities also are collecting books. Jefferson Junior High School, in one wing of which the Southwest Library Branch is housed, featured the Victory book campaign in its graduation exercises last night. Librarians from other branches and volunteers from the Central Volunteer Bureau have been assist- ing Miss Virginja T. McLaughin and Miss Irene Fetti, Southwest Branch librarians, to sort the books | stored there. | Birthday Ball Planned |At Silver Spring Tonight annual President’s ball at the Silver 10 o’clock. Fifty per cent of the money col- lected from the ball and the Mile of Dimes is retained in the county for relief of crippled children. will be stored there until they are | The Montgomery County Council, | American Legion, will sponsor its| Spring Armory tonight beginning ntJ Beardall fo Take Charge |At Annapolis Tomorrow By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 30.—Rear Ad- miral John R. Beardall goes on ac- tive duty tomorrow as the Naval Academy’s 33d superintendent. Appointed recently to head the | academy, Admiral Beardall, an | academy graduate in 1908, formerly | was naval aide to President Roose- | velt. He succeeds Rear Admiral Russell Willson, appointed last month as chief of staff to Admiral Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the United States Fleet. | _Mrs. Beardall, the former Miss Edith McCormick, is the daughter of the late Rear Admiral A. M. D. McCormick (M. C) U. 8. N. They have two sons, Geoffrey and John, Jjr.,, who is an ensign in the Navy. 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