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Definite dates for the three-day Le-
gion Convention and the place of
meeting will be determined by the de-
partment Executive Committee at the
meeting to be held on May 81. The
department constitution requires that
not less than 40 days notice must be
given of this meeting, which must be
held at least 40 days in advance of the
annual national convention. This lat
ter session will be held in Portland,
Oreg, starting on September IL and the
District delegates will be named at the
local convention, at which new de-
partment officers for the ensuing year
will be selected.
Paul McMurray and Henry w. Long
fellow were designated as the Badge
Committee for the department conven-
ton group; Paul ]. McGahan as Pub
licity chairman. and Harold A. REM as
chairman Of the Committee on Conces-
sionS.
! Work of completing the 10000 900
memorial poppies which the women of
| the American Legion Auxiliary will offer
] for sale on the streets on Poppy day."
May %. Is being rushed by disabled
veterans working in SO Government
hospitals and convalescent work rooms,
/ it was announced by the auxiliary ma
tional headquarters.
The poppy work is given only to
veterans receiving little or no Govern
ment compensation and who are in real
need Preference is given to men with
dependent families. The workers are
paid l cent for each flower and the
number of flowers they can make per
day is limited to 800 or less to give en-
| ployment to larger numbers and to pre-
vent physical overstrain.
A paper poppy which can be made
almost entirely by hand is used as the
official Legion and Auxiliary flower
! giving the disabled veterans increased
employment.
Victory Unit Auxiliary met April IA
Connecticut avenue, with Mrs. Marion
Martin, president, presiding. The Vic
tory Unit Dolls entered in the Fidac
Doll Contest were on display. Mrs.
Catherine August dressed the doll en-
tered as Betsy Ross" Miss Mary
Crowley dressed and donated the doll
representing Elizabeth Schuyler Hanil-
ton." This doll was one of the three
winners in the contest.
The unit adopted a resolution, Spon-
sored by the Department Legislative
chairman, requesting the elimination
from the Rankin Bill of the depend
ent parents and needs" clauses. 1t was
also voted 10 present Night in Portu-
gal' in May.
/ A birthday dinner celebrating the
/ twelfth birthday of the unit was given
/ at the Lotus, April 18. Mrs. Gwen
dolyn Wiggin MacDowell, national sec
retary of the American Legion Auxili-
| ary, and Mrs. Pat Allen, national con-
vention chairman of the American
| Legion Auxiliary, were distinguished
! guests Other guests were Mrs. Jo-
| Seph H. Minis, department president;
Senior Vice Commander and Mrs. Dick
! O'Brien, Department Vice Presidents
Mrs. Edythe O'Connor, Mrs. E. E. Cor
win and Mrs. Ada v. Murray, Depart
ment Chaplain Mrs. Mary K Killeen
| Department Parliamentarian and Past
Department President Mrs. Leon Arnold,
Past Department President Mrs. Mar
garet Franklin, Past Department Com
mander, Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries; La
| Chapeau 8 ct 40, Mrs. Wlllette Preston;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Davies and Joseph
| H. Minis. Past Unit Presidents Miss
| M. Edna Macintosh, Mrs. Rose E. Levy
and Mrs Claudia j. Hansen we're pre-
sented with corsages by the unit. The
birthday cake was donated to the unit
by Mrs. Josephine Brewster, captain Of
the Victory Unit, No. 4, Motor Corps.
The department of the District of
Columbia of the American Legion
Auxiliary planted a George Washington
Bicentennial memorial tree on the
grounds of the Washington Cathedral
! Friday at S o'clock The tree selected
was red oak, and the site is west of
the Cathedral, near Wisconsin avenue
The exercises were conducted by
! the Americanism Committee, of which,
Mrs. Bertha Yoder Werthner, past presi-
| dent of Nash Unit, No. g. Is chairman.
Rev. Edward Slater Dunlap. canon of
the Washington Cathedral, pronounced
the invocation followed by brief talks
by Maj Gen. Amos A. Fries, past COM
mander of the department of the Dis
| trict of Columbia of the American
Legion; Comdr Ferdinand G. Fraser,
present commander of the American
Legion. Members of the Western High
School Band, Mcfarlane Knappen,
Charles Newburgh and George Samson,
rendered a selection. A poem. by Lucy
Larcom, was recited by Mrs. Egbert E.
Corwin.
Mrs. Joseph H. Minis, president Of
the department Of the District of Co.
lumbia, planted the tree, followed by
all the members of the Americanism
Committee who we're asked to throw
on a spade full of earth for their
respective units.
| To complete plans for the combined
celebration of the Bicentennial and the
birthday anniversary OF U. S. S. Jacob
Jones Post, No. 2, meeting was held
Monday evening. The celebration will
be held May 21 in the Sail Loft and
the Washington Navy Yord.
Takoma Park Post No. 2s met April
II at the Takoma Park Community
Center with their families, friends and
invited guests at the first annual ban
quet and dance Dinner was served
by the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Fire
Department, with the assistance of
Theta Mu Sigma from Trinity Episco-
pal Church, Takoma Park.
Post Comdr L. E. Beacock introduced
j. Bond Smith as POSTMASTER. Mayor
Davis made a brief address OF welcome.
Senator M Tydings of Maryland made
a short address. Senator S. w. Brook
hart of Iowa spoke on Economic
Rights Of Veterans"
Guests included Mrs. Agnes Hartley,
president Of the posts auxiliary unit;
Mrs. T. B. Walker, post president of
the District of Columbia Auxiliary;
Howard S. Fisk, post department ad-
jutant of Department or District OF
Columbia; Lacey Shaw, president Board
of County Commissioners Of Montgom-
cry County; L. T. Faulconer, vice COM
mander of the Southern Maryland Dis
| trict Mrs. Laversia Powers, principal,
and Mrs Lavergne Fairchild of the
Takoma Park public school.
There was signing of wartime songs,
solos by Harry Walsh, selections by
''Melodious Four" Music was furnished
by the WJSV Radio Orchestra, THE
Melodious Five"
A card party sponsored by the post,
was held at the home or Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Adamson. 1923 Eastern avenue, Tues
day evening.
| The regular monthly meeting Of the
| George z. Killeen Unit, Ladies Auxili-
| arv NJ the American Legion was held