Evening star., 1925-04-11
LEGION AUXILIARY
DISPUTE IN COURT
Injunction Asked Against
Further Management of
Service Club Here.

The differences between the Amer
| lean Legion Auxiliary and the
Auxiliary Service Club. which con-
ducts the National Service Mems Club
at 21S Third street, were called to the
attention of the District Supreme
Court today. Mrs. Irene Arnold, presi-
! dent of the American Legion Auxiliary,
brought suit for an Injunction against
| Marguerite G. Peckham and Frank L.
Peckham, 1914 S street northwest:
Charles j. Barrett, 21S Third street
| northwest; Roberta Fawcett, 1904
Allison street, and Margaret Franklin,
l743 Church street northwest. The
five defendants are sued as individuals
and Mrs. Peckham is also sued as
| treasurer of the Department of the
District of Columbia American Legion
Auxiliary Service Club.
At the request of Attorneys Cham
berlin & Smith and Alfred l.. Bennett
Justice Stafford signed a rule on the
defendants to show cause next Friday
why the injunction should not be
issued against them.
Nature of Injunction.
the members of the auxiliary and
under a resolution passed at a meet
Ing in the boardroom of the District
building Thursday night. She asks
that the defendants be enjoined from
using the name of the American
Legion Auxiliary Service Club, Dis
trict of Columbia American Legion
Auxiliary Service Club, Legion Aux
Hilary Service Club or District OF CO.
lumbia Service Club. Also, she re-
quests that they be not permitted
to incur any liability under these
names and that they be restrained
from interfering in any way with or
disposing of the furniture, property,
effects and funds now in their pos
session.
The court Is also asked to appoint
a receiver to take charge of the
property involved, and to require
Mrs. Peckham to give a true and
accurate account of all funds in her
possession, or which may have been
disbursed by her, and to turn over
to the plaintiff association, or to the
receiver, the balance of funds and
property received by her as treasurer.
Formation of Club.
Mrs. Arnold details to the court
the proceedings leading up to the
formation of the club under Mrs
Kate Waller Barrett, who leased the
Third street premises in June, 1924
About $500 was turned over for the
use of the club, it Is stated, to the
treasurer, Marguerite G. Peckham.
much of which has been expended for
the club, but a large balance is
claimed to be on hand. The court Is
told that the plaintiff organization
found the club too expensive and that
1t had no useful field and was not
used enough to warrant its continu-
ance, and a resolution for its discon-
tinuance was adopted. The committee
OF the plaintiff made demand on Mrs.
Peckhan, it Is alleged. for the funds
and to secure possession of the furni-
ture and equipment. but it has been
denied access to the property or
funds.
The defendants, it is claimed, have
associated eogether without authority
and are retaining possession of the
clubs equipment and are holding
themselves out as the American
mourning debts in that name Unless
restrained, they will continue to do
so, the court is advised.
Three Units Scored.
As the result of the adoption of a
resolution at a meeting of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, department of
the District OF Columbia, held Thurs
day night in the boardroom, District
Building, three units, according to
reports, are to be disciplined by a
committee of five appointed for that
purpose.
Although it has been the general
impression that all meetings held in
the District Building are supposed
to be open" meetings. the one held
Thursday night was an executive
session" Of the auxiliary, when the
present situation in the organization
was discussed and action taken in
connection with the National Service
Mems Club, at 21S Third street.
The units affected by the resolu-
ton are the Kenneth H. Nash unit,
Mrs. John o. Johnson, president; Tank
Corps unit, Mrs. Frank l. Peckham,
president, and the Stuart Walcott
unit, Mrs. Louis Werden, president.