Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
American Legion

erie. Kale, Brute Morrell Foster Spicer.
Strs wbridge, Maloy, Phillips, Jack KEEL
Ter. Francis Miller. James Kehoe, Fred
Fraser and William Kehoe. The enter
tainment will be dancing, cards and a
buffet supper. lie Chapeau Herman
briefly outlined the party at the execu-
tive meeting Of the Department Ameri-
can Legion
A social meeting of the Salon was
held Wednesday evening at the home
of Partner Irene Arnold. Invited guests
were presidents of the American Legion
Auxiliary Units. Victory. Mrs. Minis
Costello, Mrs. Murray, and McGroarity,
| Mrs. Corwin.
Chairman Fawcett. with her commit
tee. Is preparing 25 Easter baskets for
children of World War veterans. The
monthly business meeting of the Salon
will be April IS at the Hotel Washing
ton.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. IS, will
hold its regular business meeting April
/ Z. at the Cairo Hotel Mrs. Ada "
Murray, president, has been appointed
membership chairman for the District
units
Plans are completed for a joint social
meeting with the Costello Post for April
/ %. at the Cairo Hotel The speaker
will be Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries His
subject will be "Russia's five-year plan
and what effect on our labor question
the Communist party has In our
country" Legionnaires, auxiliary MEM
bers and their friends are invited to
attend.
The ninth birthday anniversary Of
the Henry c. Spengler Unit, No. IL,
American Legion Auxiliary, was cele-
brated March Is, at the Thomas Circle
| Club Mrs. Rice w Means presented
the birthday cake and the unit pre-
sented Mrs. Means with a corsage of
pink sweet peas and wished her many
happy birthdays. Mrs. Joseph H. Minis,
president of Victory Unit and president
OF the Presidents Federation of the
American Legion Auxiliary Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, was the honor guest.
Mrs. Minis brought welcome from De-
partment Comdr Mcneil Other guests
were Comdr. Reich of Henry c..
Spengler Post and members Of the post.
Mrs. Roberta Fawcett, assisted by
DR.. Laura L. Brennon, presented flowers
to Comdr. Corwin and Mrs. Corwin,
| president of McGroarity Unit; Mrs.
Edith O'Connar of Sergeant Jasper
Unit; Mrs. Ada Murray Of Costello
Unit, and Mrs. Lean Arnold Of Killeen
Unit.
The past presidents of the unit were
greeted by the following: Mrs. Ethel
Fowler presented the first president,
Mrs Anton Stephan; Mrs Jennie
Knight presented Mrs. Louise White
Mrs. Lillian Reagon presented Mrs
Dorothy Harper, Mrs. Howard Fisk pre-
sented Mrs. Amos A. Fries and Mrs
Ray Pritchard presented Mrs Howard
Fisk Also present we're Miss Hazel
Nelson, past department president of
/ North Dakota: Mrs Willette Preston
past department president of Oklahoma;
Mrs. Hargie, past department president
OF Panama. All were presented with
pink roses and corSages of sweet peas
Miss Sarah Davenport gave piano
numbers and Miss Harbers violin selec-
tons. The history OF the post was given
| by Past Comdr. Jones and the history
Of the unit by Mrs. Stephan.
An amendment to the constitution
and bylaws were adopted, changing
the annual meeting and election Of on
GERS from october to June. The unit
will start the making of the big peoples
for Memorial day at Maj. julius l.
tPeyser's Office next Wednesday. meet
/ ing every Wednesday thereafter.
The unit meeting April % will be In
charge Of Mrs. Rice w. Means, national
chairman of War Orphans, and there
will be an initiation of Mrs Blanche
/ Mrs. Eva G. Adcock.
A card party will be held at the
Thomas Circle Club April 90 afternoon
and evening
Mrs. May d. Lightfoot, president,
presided. end Mrs. Fawcett presented
her with ccrsage of pansies. Mrs
Means cut t,-e birthday cake.
The membership quota of 331 mem
bers assigned to Sergt. Jasper Post,
No. 10, by the department Member
ship Committee has. been exceeded by
| at least five members, it was announced
by Comdr Kehoe at the meeting of
the post Wednesday evening.
The adoption of a constitution and
| bylaws was the special order of bust
ness before the post Seventeen new
members were admitted A program
of entertainment, under the direction
of John j. McGinnis who also acted
as master OF ceremonies, was presented.
Refreshments were served.
At the last meeting of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing Post Harry
Smith, former post member, exhibited
a Signal Corps, film, America Goes
to War The post had among its
guests the commanders of several Dis
who spoke. Comdr. McGrath of the
Police Post spoke of his posts 'Mardi
Gras festival to be. held in June.
The Kenneth II. Nash unit No. 8,
American Legion Auxiliary, held its
April meeting at the Hotel Hamilton.
Mrs. Ethel Wit, chairman of finances,
announced that plans have been COM
pleted for the annual card party the
evening of April 80 at the Thomas
Circle Club, 1926 Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Lillian Urban has charge of the
prizes and. tickets. Mrs j. d. Byers.
chairman of the membership commit
tee, presented the names Of six appli-
cants for membership.
Mrs. Franklin Nash chaplain and
chairman Of peoples, enlisted the serv-
ices Of the unit in making peoples for
the coming Memorial day services.
The president, Mrs Bertha Yoder
Werthner. notified the unit that a spe-
cial meeting would be called at the
hamilton Hotel some time during the
present month, on the occasion of the
first official visit of the chairman of the
Eastern Division, Mrs Ralph S. Heaton,
vice president of the American Legion
Auxiliary Of Closter, N j. The auxiliary
presidents of all District units are to
be invited to be present. The chairman
of the Program Committee Ia Mrs AZ