Evening Tribune Dot Moino*. Iowa
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Twilight Parade Tonight; Visit by WAC
Director
Col. WeStfoy Bittle Boyce, new director of the'women's army corps, will arrive Moines JFrlday night for the WAC officer candidate school graduation Saturday morning. She was commissioned a second lieutenant here almost three years ago-Colonel Boyce will be acconv panted by Mai. Pr.nclB A-Clementa. war cot~ B0*CE-department general staff, training group. The fifty-eighth class of officers will be addressed by Brig. Gen. P. .X. English, chief of staff for the seventh service command.
Colonel Boyce succeeded Col. Ov«te Gulp Hobby a* director July 12. She »a. WAC staff director In North Africa before becommc WAC deputy director In May.
The graduation coincides with the third anniversary of the opening of Port Pei Moines as a women's training center July 20, 1942. A parade at 10 a. m. will precede the ceremony.
Twilight Parade
Here on an inspection tour of army hospitals, two WAC officers 'and three members of the WAC's national advisory committee will review a twlliffht oarade at 7:301 p m. Thursday »t Fbrt ?™ Hoinea. The p^lic la invited
Accompanied by MaJ. Gen. C. H, Danlelson. commanding general, seventh «rvice command the visiting froup include. U. Col. Dorothea Coleman, air force
WAC director. W*011""""" ^ »Ur; Mai. T«»»IJ-Welch. \v AC
sUff director. «venth service command; and Dorothy Enderi. 2 Milwaukee. Wis. Dr. Bid. Rohb
of Boston. Mass., and Mrs. John W. Bedlck of Omaha. Neb., na-ttonnl advisory committee mem-b«r.«.
The visitors were to be welcomed In Gov. Robert D. Blue's office Thursday afternoon by fnur Dr» Moines women—member* of the WACa lows civilian advisory committee (CAO):
| Mrs. Oliver P. Thompson, 2524 Grand ave.. chairman of ■ the Iowa CAC; Mrs. Frtd Moore, 634 fortieth at.; Florence Kinney,
1341 Forty-eighth St., and Mrs.l '. A. Ledlie. Irtriianola *ve.
Friday they will be Joined by two moro CAC members— Mrs. HarUn S. Miller, 2900 Forest drive, and Mrs. Cbariea T. Cownle. 2S24 Grand ave.— In an all-day visit to the fort.
Events Friday at the poat will be climaxed by an outdoor concert at Allen Circle and a water pageant at the swimming pool in the evening. The public Is Invited to both. /
