Evening star., 1934-12-09
AUXILIARY LEADER
AIDS INSTALLATION
Miss M. Edna Mcintosh lust
Home From Conference
at Indianapolis.
Miss M. Edna Mcintosh, department

Miss M. Edna Mcintosh, department
president, District of Columbia Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, who just re-
turned from Indianapolis, Ind. where
she attended the presidents and sec
retaries' conference. installed officers
Of the Henry c. spengler Unit No. IL
last Wednesday night.
At q special department executive
meeting last Monday night in the
Board Of Trade rooms. Star Building,
the following appointments were rat
ifed: Child welfare, Mrs. Mary e.
Kolhos, Vincent B. Costello Unit No.
is: poppy chairman, Mrs. May D.
Lightfoot. Henry C. Spengler Unit
No. IL: bulletin chairman, Mrs. Sarah
Sheedy, Vincent B. Costello Unit No.
Is; rehabilitation, Mrs. Marie Cos
sard, Victory Unit No. 4; assistant
secretary. Mrs. Madelyn A. Pence,
Henry c. Spengler Unit No. IL.
Madam Julia Cantacuzene Grant Is
entertaining at the Sulgrave Club In
| honor Of Miss M. Edna Mcintosh,
department president, next Saturday.
The, guests are department officers.
past department presidents and COM
mittee chairmen.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit No. IS
met at the Playhouse, 1914 N street,
Tuesday evening. The president, Miss
Irene Sheehan, announced the fol-
lowing appointments, which were rat
ified: Mrs. M. Stanton, secretary:
Miss Margaret Gary, constitution and
bylaws; Miss Helen Reagan. music;
Mrs. Mary z. Kolhos, child welfare.
Plans were discussed for q Christ
mas party for the children. Mrs.
Mary E. Kolhos, child welfare chair
man, was appointed chairman of the
committee in charge. Mrs. Kolhos
selected the following members to as
sist her: Miss Nicie Perrell, Mrs.
Mary Kehoe, Mrs. Agnes Hazard, Mrs.
Ada Murray, Mrs. Margaret Franklin,
Miss Irene Sheehan, Mrs. Ella Bell,
Mrs. Nan de la Prade, Mrs. Blanche
B. Knott. Miss Margaret Gary, Mrs.
Buena Rumsey. Mrs Sallie Cipriani
and Mrs. Marion Skinner.
Miss Nicie Perrell, chairman, has
begun her work on membership and
has appointed committee consisting
Of Mrs. Sallie Cipriani, Mrs. Margaret
Franklin and Mrs. Donaldson to as
sist her.
James Reese Europe Unit, No. 5,
sent basket Of provisions to a worthy
family Thanksgiving. A supper will
be served December ~.
Stephen P. McGroarty Unit met at
the home Of Mrs. Mary Brock. High
View Apartments. The following
members were received by transfer:
Miss Faustine Dennis, Mrs. Dorothy
Harper, Nine. Cantacuzene Grant,
Mrs. Margaret Corbett.
November 80 q card party for the
benefit Of the unit was held at the
home of s. r. Newell, 1920 p street.
The unit served hot biscuits, home
made jelly and cake last Sunday to
about so men at the War Veterans
Home, 2607 Pennsylvania avenue.
A card party for the benefit of the
unit will be held December II at the
home of Mrs. c. N. McGroarty, Falls
Church, Va.
At their next meeting members Of
the post and the unit will be the
guests of Nine. Cantacuzene Grant at
Sulgrave Club. 1901 Massachusetts,
avenue.
The next meeting Of sergt. Jasper
Post, No. Is, will be held at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1925 Massa-
chusetts avenue, December Is, at 8
pm. Comdr. w. A. McCallum will
preside.
Comdr. McCallum reports nearly IS
per cent Of the membership are paid
up. Following the meeting refresh
mentS will be served and Jess Chaillett
will preside at the bingo table. Prizes
will be awarded in the membership
contest.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit No. 8
met Wednesday at the George Wash
ington club house, 1441 Rhode Island
avenue. Reports on welfare work
were received from Mrs. Lillian Z.
Urban and Mrs. E. Louise Fisk.
An entertainment was held at the
Home for Incurables last Monday
when Charles Kohen presented .
group Of entertainers.
Mrs. Charles Kohen, president, re-
quested members to support the sale
Of Christmas seals in the District. A
discussion was held on ways of assist
ing the posts squadron Of the Sons
of the American Legion.
Plans for q bingo and card party
to be held at the home Of the presi-
dent were made, the date to be de-
cided later