Evening star., 1933-04-23
American Legion
Auxiliary

The regular meeting Of the George
E. Kileen Unit, No. rs, was held Wednes-
Gay evening at the club house, 1904 M
street. The unit indorsed April 80 as
Prayer Sunday" The unit Endorsed
Mrs Marie Dyer, acting department
president, for president.
The unit has adopted the family Of
an unemployed veteran consisting of his
wife and two small children. A collec-
tion was made to help them. Mrs.
Isabelle Steinbraker, welfare officer, will
see to their comforts
The president, Mrs. Leon Arnold, was
elected an officer of the Womah's Demo-
cratic Union. The unit will have a
Mothers day tea May IA at the Killeen
tee consists of Mrs. Mary Killeen, Mrs.
Margaret Carroll, Mrs. Margaret
Vaughn, Mrs. Blanche Buscher, Mrs.
Margaret Buscher, Mrs. Isabelle Stein
braker, Mrs. May Spedden, Mrs. Rose
Ward, Mrs. fanny Tavenner, Mrs. Mar
tina Witcomb, Mrs. Waters and Mrs. Ed
ward Kehoe. Program: Mrs. Mae Or
1anda, Mrs. Linda Laws. Publicity: Mrs.
Ada M. Riley. Music: Mrs. Dorothy
Wilding and Mrs. Elsie Hart. Invita-
tions: Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs Sue Reen-
burg, Miss Mabel Staub, Mrs Marie
Dyer, Mrs. Martha Witcomb. Decora-
tions: Mrs. Alice Curtin and Mrs. Ma
rlon Money. Flowers: Mrs. Della Bar
Der, Mrs. Amy Hammond, Mrs May
Prodigy, Mrs. Mary Green, Mrs. j. v.
Poe.
The unit was represented at the mass
meeting Against Recognition Of Soviet
Russia" by Mrs. Marie Dyer, Mrs. Ada
Riley, Mrs. Mary Green and Mrs. Amy
Hammond.
The James E. Walker Unit, No. 26,
held a joint meeting with James E.
Walker Post, No. 26, in commemoration
Of the birth of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
with an impressive patriotic program. A
portrait of Gen. Grant was presented to
the post by Mrs. Ida Virginia Nickens
Pollard. Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, unit
president, was the presiding officer. In
vocation was pronounced by Rev. ]. L.
S. Holloman. Piano solos were rendered
by Miss Audrey Miller and Miss Belle
Robinson. Lincoln's Gettysburg address
was read by Miss Marjorie Holloman.
MS. Elizabeth Dickerson gave q vocal
solo. The portrait Of Gen. Grant was
unveiled by Mrs. I. v. N. Pollard and
the presentation speech made by her
son, II. Ogden Pollard. Post Comdr.
Stephen s. Madison made the accept
ance speech.
An address was made by Col. q. s.
SIhuC, cu. All dQuTcSS was dLSO ulduc
by Attorney r. w. Tomkins and read
ing given by Mrs. Edna French. A mu-
steal number was rendered by Messrs.
Cox, Newsome, and Fantroy. Music
was rendered by the James Reese Eu-
rope Posts Drum and Bugle Corps.
The distinguished guests included
Mrs. Marie Dyer, acting department
president; Senior Vice Department
Comdr. Busch; Miss Lillian Reagan,
president, Henry c. Spengler Unit; Mrs.
Julia Brown, president, James Reese Eu-
rope Unit; Mrs. Nellie Walker, depart
ment historian; Mrs. Bertha A. Y.
Werthner, department Americanization
chairman; Mrs. j. F. Bundy, Col. West
A. Hamilton, DR.. T. Edward Jones, Capt.
S. H. Epps, Attorney ]. Franklin Wilson.
William Brrren and Sergt. Anderson.
Benediction was pronounced by Rev.
j. w. Bundrant, post chaplain.
The regular meeting of the Kenneth
H. Nash Unit, No. 8, was held at the
Sears, Roebuck g. Co. Art Galleries,
1l06 Connecticut avenue, with the
president, Mrs. Lillian K. Urbau, pre-
siding. The unit participated In the
wrapping of Easter gifts for the hos
pitals. The Welfare Committee report
ed on transportation furnished q vet
eran to return home.
A card and bingo party was held yes
terdey at the home of M3s. Sally
Kohen.