The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-03-13
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will be undertaken by the sixteen
national patriotic groups repre-
scented at a recent meeting called by
the National president Of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. o. d.
Oliphant, In washington. d. G. An
extension committee was created.
A Madame Schunan-H eink dish
fund was started In Terre Haute to
furnish china ware for the pro
posed American Legion home Of the
TT. Harrison Post. Madame Schu-
mann einis donated the first dol
lar.
The urgent need OF the $4,000, 900
endowment fund Of the American
Legion was emphasized by letter
received recently by tn Massachus-
etts department from a veteran In
Poland asking for land.
Centerville unit has sent in an
order for peoples to State head
quarters. Osgood unit has con-
tributed its quota toward the Otter
Lake (Mich.) billet. Evansville has
contributed $3.50 toward the billet.
Mrs. b. S. Rose, president. recently
returned from Florida and has
started membership drive.
Mrs. Brooke Reisler, secretary OF
the Irvington unit, has asked for
100 membership blanks. Data will
be collected for the units history.
The Irvington unit is the largest
in the Seventh district.
Many responses are coming in to
State headquarters to the request
to have each unit bonded by a uni.
form system of bonding.
The Thomas Stineman Unit of
Wabash is the largest unit in the
State and now has 113 paid up MEM
bers. The State secretary has
mailed 125 history blanks to the
secretary, Mrs. Helen l.. Grey.
Officers of the Orleans Unit, the
last organized before the Indiana
department was formed, has elected
these officers: Mrs. J. H. Taggart,
president; Mrs. Lloyd Baker, VICE
president; Mrs. Adna Harris, treas
urer, and Miss Margaret Ochs, Sec
Rotary.
Mrs. r. e. Remington, president
of the Robert e. Remington Unit.
has returned from Florida. She will
call a meeting for Monday after,
noon
Many of the units have assisted
the Legion posts in helping raise
the $4,000, 900 endowment fund.
Evansville Unit cleared $500 at tag
day Mrs. G.. I. Seybert, Seventh
district chairman, will be aided by
Mrs. A. r. Head, Mrs. Fl. .: Nathan
Swain, Mrs. II. X. Bachelor. Miss
Jean Coffin, Mrs. Kathryn Satter.
Mrs. Charles Butler and Mrs. Ray
Harris. Mrs. Edna NJ. Barcus has
spoken In a number Of places for
the endowment. Franklin Unit con-
tributed 500 toward the quota Of
the post.
Reginald Fisher Unit No. I. of
.Connersville, has applied for bond
through National headquarters.
Officers were installed recently by
Mrs Mable' Davis, of Hagerstown,
Sixth district committeewonan Miss
May Merritt is president, and Mary
Neatch, secretary.
The unit at Portland has reor-
ganized and elected these officers,
Mrs. ]. A. Cunanins, president; Mrs.
Mark Moran. vice.president; Mrs.
Maud Renner, secretary: Mrs. w.
r. kirkpatrick, secretary; Mrs. Ger
u ude, chaplain, and Miss Marie
Breedie, press correspondent.
Miss Esther Harris. state member
ship chairman, soon will issue a
bulletin with instructions for con-
Quoting membership drives all over
the state. The date Of the in.
tensiye campaign week will be an
nounced later.
The Clinton Unit holds a social
and a business meeting each month.
Plans for the coming month include
a. runmage sale, card party and
membership drive.
Kent voyle Unit No. 322 of
Elizabethtown is planning for a So
cial meeting soon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Eisenbise, Eleventh
district committeewoman, will visit
the unit at Marion at a meeting
In her honor Tuesday.
The Hobart membership trophy
presented by Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart,
first national president, will be
given to the department attaining
the greatest percentage Of member
ship over its highest membership.
Mrs. w. Winter, poppy chairman
of Minnesota. has charge Of two hum
dred disabled soldiers. who are max
ing peoples for the various depart
meats who have. ordered The ma
tional poppy program IL giving these
men q chance to be at least partial
" self-supporting.
Mrs. B. S. Rose, Evansville. de-
partment rehabilitation chairman.
said the Evansville unit is receiving
more welfare calls than ever before.
Mrs, Rose is making inquiries as
to whether any Of the sufferers In
the Sullivan mine disaster were ex-
service men. If any are found, an
effort will be made to relieve their
families.
Mrs. A. o. Garrison OF Frankfort,
who visited State headquarters