Evening star., 1934-05-27
American Legion Auxiliary.
A MEETING of the Executive Com

A MEETING OF the Executive Com
IA mittee OF the American Legion
Auxiliary, Department Of the District
of Columbia, was held In the Board
OF Trade rooms, Star Building. with
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor. president.
in the chair.
The department colors and all unit
colors are requested to be present at
the Washington Cathedral on Mount
St. Adams today, at 4 pm. to par
ticipate In the annual Massing OF Col
iots ,undef the auspices Of the Military
! Order of the World War;
Mrs. O'Oonnor will place q wreath
at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
and also one at the Confederate
memorial in honor of the Civil war 3
unknown soldiers in Arlington Gene
terry on Decoration day. AL members
desiring to participate in the parade
on Decoration day will form on Penn
sylvania between Ninth and Tenth
streets at $50 am.
All unit poppy chairmen are re-
uuested to deliver all finished poppies
made by their members to Mrs. Mary
Killeen, BIT N street, by May 28.
Those desiring to place the poppies
on the graves at Arlington will be at
the cemetery, May 20, at 8 pm.
The department convention will be
held on September 10 and II. The
place will be announced later. The
Capital Transit Co. has been request
ed to print the insignia Of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary on their passes
for that week.
Plans for a garden party, to be held
at the home Of Mrs. May I. Lightfoot,
ASST Wisconsin avenue, are now being
formed. This will be held in June.
Sergeant Jasper Unit, No. Is. will
holo business meeting at the
Thomas Circle Club. June 6, at pm
The unit Fidac chairman, Miss
Margaret Hammer, will present hel
Fidac program for this year on the
subject, "A Day or Night in Eng
land" at this meeting. The Black
Friars Club will present one-act
play, the cast consisting OF Margaret
Frawley, Mary Black Wilbur Betts
and Julian Zier.
Annual election of officers will also
be held.
A radio broadcast was presented by
the unit radio chairman, Mrs. Ola
D. Lee, yesterday over WRC al
11:45 am. Those on the program
we're Mrs. Gertrude johnson Ger.
maine, the Little French Crib, who
sang Memories of France" and
"Madelon," assisted on the piano by
Miss Ray Morrison: Arthur Reilly
president of the WMAL Breakfast
Club. who recited the World War SOL
diers' immortal poem by John Nc.
Crea, I'm Flanders Field; Mrs
Edythe M. O'Connor, department
president, and Richard Viancour, q
member Of Fort Stevens Post, No. 80
and champion bugler Of the Depart
ment of the District OF Columbia
American Legion, who closed the pro-
gram with TAPS"
Victory Unit, No. 4, held a special
meeting, May 81, at the home of the
president. Mrs. Catherine August
Clarendon, Va. Ushers were appoint
| ed for service at the Amphitheater
Arlington National Cemetery, Memor.
ial day A wreath will be placed upon
the tomb of the unknown civil wal
dead by the president Of the unit
Plans were also completed for partici.
patton in memorial services to be held
that day. The unit has completed
their quota Of 2.l00 poppies to b
| placed on the graves Of the World
War dead, May 30.
A bingo party was held at the Tenn
/ porary Home of Veterans, May %
One hundred glasses Of jelly and jan
I was pledged to be distributed through
the department rehabilitation chair.
man.
The colors Of the unit will be pres
| ent at the Massing Of the Colors to.
day at the Washington Cathedral.
| The next meeting of the Women's
Auxiliary of the Lincoln Post will b
held May 2S for the purpose Of CON-
pleting the organization and securing
charter.
James Reese Europe Unit, No. 5, me-
at the Characterization School, will
the president, Mrs. Rosie Thomas
presiding. Chairman Of poppies, Mrs
Margaret Key Kelsou, reported 1.00t
poppies had been made. Mrs. Llliar
Hills, chairman OF activities, reportee
on q card party given by the unit.
i Flowers were sent to the units Golt
J Star mother, Mrs. Louise Crawford
and to Mrs. Emma J. Anderson, pas