Evening star., 1931-12-20
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president Of the department and chair
man OF Membership Committee, offered
z trophy TO the unit OF the District Of
Columbia having the largest percentage
OF increase Of membership over last
years membership
The motion was carried 10 have the
Department Of the District OF Columbia
send Christmas greetings to the sister
departments throughout the country.
Mrs. Rita Callahan, property Gus
todian, reported the delivery 10 her Of
property belonging TO the department
and submitted list of the articles re-
ceived to the department president.
brief address by Mrs Minis viii be
included IN the program over the air,
sponsored by Station VOL In the in
terests Of the American Legion, today
between ! and q pm.
The George e. Killeen Unit Of the
American Legion Auxiliary held it's reg
ular meeting In the Killeen Club House
last Wednesday, the president, Mrs
Mary Esther Kolhos, presiding. Several
committee reports were read.
the president, accompanied By her
kehAbllitation Committee, Waited Mount
with the veterans hospitalizsd there
mittee. ~ o
The Killeen Unit Glee Club under
the direction Of Mrs. Elsie Hart, soloist
az st. Dominics Catholic Church. will
sing Christmas carols early this evening
at Mount Alto Hospital, after which an
entertainment will be held under the
direction of Jack Mulane assisted by a
company OF professional actors. The
6Iee CLUB consists Of Elsie Hart, Marie
Dyer; Mamie Kehoe. Linda Laws, sue
Nennurg, Mary Orlando, Edith Land
volght. Mary Glascock, Irene Arnold.
Aua AI.5 Riley Marion Money, Dorothy
Buscher, Lillian Tavenner.
Mrs. Kolhos, president, and Mrs Yil-
leen and Mrs. Arnold, past presidents.
were present at the installation meeting
OF the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing Post last Monday night. A special
January Z.
Victory Unit, No. 4, held its regular
meeting at the Wilson Normal School
WIN Mrs Marion Martin, president,
presiding. The annual Christmas
party OF the unit will be given Decen-
Der %, at the temporary home for SOL
ulers. sailors and marines, Tenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, for
the ex-service men stopping at the
home. There will be short program
and Christmas gift will be given each
man. Refreshments will be served.
Victory Post, No. 4, and Victory Post,
No. 4, Drum and Bugle Corps will be
invited to participate in this event with
Victory Unit, No 4. Mrs william
Obey. rehabilitation chairman Is in
charge Of the Christmas party. Mrs.
Schroeder, ways and means chairman.
reported satisfactory progress In the
sale OF Christmas articles.
Eight new members, Mrs Mcconnell,
Mrs. Georgia Mills, Mrs: Sarah Deery,
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Josephine Brewster,
Mrs. Kathryne Dyer, Mrs. Frances
Hadden and Mrs Wallace Smith, were
given the obligation and welcomed into
membership
The next regular meeting Of the unit,
which would fall on Christmas eve, has
been postponed until the January
meeting.
The James Reese Europe Unit. No.
5, American Legion Auxiliary, spon-
sored a Paper Revue" Tuesday evening,
at the Garnet-Patterson Junior High
School, Mrs Julia c. Brown, chair
man. The program included a cast of
l2o people, who represented different
characters, flowers and conditions, and
several vocal solos and dances. The
costumes were made entirely Of paper.
Capt. Watson B. Miller, chairman,
Rehabilitation Committee Of the Ameri-
can Legion, spoke on rehabilitation
work within the organization Howard
A. Walker was master OF ceremonies.
Mrs. Ida Peters, directress, was pre-
sented with a gift from Mrs. Julia c.
Brown, chairman. Mrs. Nellie B.
Walker, president Of the unit, made an
address, Mrs. Joseph H. Minis, depart
ment president, also spoke. The pro-
gram closed with Taps" by Sergt
Benjamin r. Sears, and benediction by
Rev. L. w. Williams. Patients from
Walter Reed were guests.
A meeting of the I'd Division Post
Of the American Legion was held at
the Cairo Hotel Monday evening. De-
partment Comdr. Fred Fraser, assisted
by Department Vice Comdrs. O'Brisn,
Sprague and McGrath and Department
Employment Officer Campbell, installed
the following officers: K. T. Wright
post commander; T. j. Murray. first vice
commander; c. o. Henry, jr., second
vice commander; w. z. spicer, chap
lain; j. B. Everts, sergeant at arms:
E. c. Schmidt, E. Germ, color bearers
The bylaws were amended to change
the meeting night to the third Monday
of each month.
The post unanimously went on record
as fayoring the use of funds allotted
to the American Legion by the Com
munity Chest for feeding and housing
veterans coming to Washington for the
purpose of advocating immediate cash
payment OF the adjusted service GER
tiflcates.
The following made application for
membership: Claude L. Dawson, A. NJ.
Berthiaume, r. @. Grinder, A. NJ. Allen,
F. j. Huekels, jr.; Charles Philip
Daum, Guy Edelen, James Brown and
Walter Elliott Terrell