Evening star., 1926-04-11
to the national convention.

to the national convention.
The Georgia trophy, or historical
record cup contest ending on July l,
is now claiming the attention of auXii-
iary departments. This cup Is award
ed to the auxiliary department. turn
ing in to national headquarters the
greatest number of correct member
ship application blanks according to
percentage of membership in the de-
partment The information contained
in these applications is used in the
compilation of an auxiliary record
and history to be preserved for pos
terity.
| The successful organization of the
! American Legion Auxiliary unit for
the Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, Amer
;can Legion, was held on Tuesday
evening at the Willard Hotel. This
organization is composed Of mothers.
wives, sisters and daughters of le-
| gionnaires, and also widows. mothers,
sisters of deceased exservice men who
served in the World War. Among
| tho present who aided in the forma
\ tion of the unit were Mrs. Thacker
V. Walker, president of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary of the District
| of Columbia; Mrs. Mary II. Shana-
| han, first vice president of the de-
| partment auxiliaries; Miss M. Edna
Mcintosh, second department vice
| president; Mrs. Charles II. Ruth, ma
| ttonal chairman of guardianship serV-
| ice of the American Legion Auxil-
larry; Miss Alma Moore, department
secretary; Mrs. Ella M. Nessenmeth,
| department treasurer; Mrs. Mamie
Palmer Dorsey, department historian;
| Mrs. Emma p. Belt, chairman of de-
| partment membership committee.
Miss Augusta p. Palmer, past depart
ment president, Woman's Relief
| Corps of the Grand Army of the Re
| public, was a guest of honor.
Those initiated into membership of
! the American Legion Auxiliary were
Miss Zephia Il. Corrigan, Miss kath-
I ryn B. Greedy, Mrs. Burnita Shelton
| Matthews, Mrs. +. w. Griggs, Miss
Minnie NJ. Baker, Mrs. Paul c. Rob.
| bin, Mrs. j. Thad Baker, Miss Clara
e. Humphries. Miss Anna f. Hum.
| phries, Mrs. Jerome Y. Lightfoot.
| Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews,
| president of the Womens Bar Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia.
was elected president protein of the
unit.
The first regular meeting of the
| new auxiliary unit will be announced
"1tHlH tHe next rev Gays.
| The Belleau Wood Post, No. ,. the
American Legion. will meet today at
| 3 O'Clock at the home of Comdr.
| Emily ]. Carey, Thrifton Village, Va.
| The George T.. Killeen unit met April
at Potomac Hail and accepted three
new members, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Ober
and Mrs. Naylor. The president named
the following committees: Mrs. ID. Don
ovan, membership; Mrs. Steinbraker,
ways and means; Mrs. X. Ward, en-
| tertainment; Mrs. Wood, Americanism
| Mrs. killeen, poppy; Mrs. Kolhos, sick
and welfare; Mrs. Van Ness, legisla
| tive; Mrs. Probey. ST., memorials; Mrs
Cook, child welfare; Mrs. Ober, fiae
committee; Mrs. Speden, constitution
and bylaws.
| Plans are being made for a card
party for early in May. Mrs. Killeen
chairman of the large poppies for the
department, will hold meetings every
| Tuesday and Thursday nights during
| April and May in order to have made
the ! 1000 large poppies to place on the
| graves in Arlington of the World War
boys and also to place Il poppy at the
markers on Sixteenth street.