The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

Christmas spirit is being manifested
in Legion and Auxiliary work among
disabled soldiers and needy families.
Mrs. John Paul Ragsda1e has worked
In conjunction with the national re
Mobilization chairman. Mrs. Hazel
Workman. and the Seventh district
hospital and welfare committee.
Indiana units ara preparing boxes
for sick and disabled men and their
families. List Of Indiana men in
the Whipple Barracks, Ariz.. hos
pital have been assigned units
Mrs. Workman recently visited
the Dawson Springs, Ky. and
ChiIlicothe. Ohio. Veteran Bureau
hospitals. Men in the Marion Ma
tional Military home Will be re
membered by the Indiana Legion
department and Auxiliary with gifts
sent each Of the 1900 men there.
VIII simmons Of Gas city has been
active IN planning Christmas for the
Marion men. Gas City Auxiliary
unit assisted in wrapping and ship
ping Packages.
A thousand disabled men from
Massachusetts ara scattered through
out the United States I'm hospitals.
The Massachusetts, Auxiliary viii
care for these.
Mrs. Arthur Robinson Of the Irv-
ingtOn unit has been named legisla-
tive chairman Mrs. Robinson will
be assisted by Mrs. Carrie Theders OF
Connersville. and Mrs. r z. Farmer
9f Terre Haute.
Mrs. J y. Mock Of Kendallvile
has been appointed rehabilitation
chairman Of the Twelfth district and
viii work in conjunction with Mrs.
b. S. Rose OF Evansville
There VIII be an installation Of
department officers In January.
State officers: Mrs. Charles E
Combs, president: Mrs. Charles y.
Cook, Richmond. first vice president:
Mrs. B. S. Rose. Evansville, second
vice president: Mrs. George McIvos,
South Bend. third vice president:
Mrs. Claire 2. Thurston. Indianapo-
lis, secretary; Mrs. Helen S. Green,
Garrett, treasurer; Mrs. o. E.
Adams, Brazil. chaplain; Mrs Edith
Boswell. Carlisle, historian District
cOmmitteewOmen: Miss Ida Kirsch,
RoonvilIe, First: Mrs. Helen Bryan,
Nincennes. Second; Mrs. Q. T Avis.
Salem, Third; Mrs. Ray Dunlap.
Franklin, Fourth; Mrs. J. D. Hunni-
cult. Rockville. Fifth: Mrs. L. B.
Davis. IIagerstown. Sixth; Mrs. L
G. Elmcre. Indianapolis. Seventh;
Mrs z. NJ. Bennett. Kokomo. Ninth;
Mrs. A. ExtOn-Porter. Whiting.
Tenth; Mrs. Henry Eisenbise, Lo-
gansport, Eleventh; Mrs. Neva Eel
Iers, La Grange. Twelfth. and Mrs
Is. ". Brainard. Goshen, Thirteenth.
Mrs. Dorothy Harper, national
treasurer and model unit president.
viii preside. Mrs. J. c. Glackman.
Rockport. IS retiring president.
Hayward-Barcus unit gave
Christmas party Wednesday evening
at the home Of its president. Mrs.
Lucy Wheat. S07 Keystone Ave.
national headquarters stan and
friends with a bridge party Friday
evening Mrs. o. D OHphant. ma
tiOnal president. was honor guest.
Irvington unit members were en-
fertained with q Christmas party
Wednesday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. Maude Smith. 525 Drexel
Ave Mrs. OHphant; Miss Bess 3.
Wetherholt. national secretary: Mrs.
Dorothy Harper. national treasurer;
Mrs Elroy Boyd. Mrs. P. NJ. Akin,
Miss Margaret Gauss. Mrs. Dorothy
Ashley. Mrs Cecilia Wenz. Mrs.
Workman. Mrs. Claire P. Thurston.
Mrs. Edna NJ. Barcus, Mrs. James
A. Drain and others were guests.
Miss Melissa Cornelius sang, Mrs.
Arthur Robinson and Mrs. Martha
Reddick gave readings and Mrs.
Louise Hughel Peyne rendered
piano solo.
Unit is one Of the largest. and
does a large amount Of welfare and
hospital work; also. frequently gives
social affairs Members are endeav-
orinS 10 each sign up a member in
"a 7 a.rion