Evening star., 1934-05-20
American Legion Auxiliary

HE DlSCrlCC OF COlUmDla Depart.
ment, American Legion, enter
tanned the children Of rs needy vet
Grams at their annual May party at the
Thomson School. Mrs. Mary E Kol-
hos, department Child Welfare chair
man, was in charge of the program.
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor, department
president, spoke on the principles of
good health.
The entertainment was furnished by
the boys and girls double quartets of
the Elliott Junior High School, under
the direction of Miss Hannah Bonell.
The Barry sisters entertained with
songs, acrobatic and military tap
dances. They were accompanied on
the piano by their mother, Mrs. David
E. Barry.
The George E. Killeen Unit, No. Is,
gave each patient at the Mount Alto
Hospital stamped Mothers day card,
The unit also sent a Mothers day card
to each war mother of the unit. The
unit donated the Mothers day wreath
OF poppies for Mrs. Edythe O'Connor,
department president, to place at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The
unit colors were at the Mothers day
services given by the American War
Mothers at Arlington.
Mrs. Isabel Steinbraker, child well
tare officer, attended the department
May day festival at the Thomson
School. She had Is children of World
War veterans in her party. The unit
was the first in the District to pledge
their quota Of 100 glasses of jelly for
the National Rehabilitation chairman
The unit has completed its quota of
poppies and 600 extra for the Gold
Star Mothers to place at the memorial
trees on Sixteenth street.
The Fidac chairman, Mrs. Martha
Witcomb, is planning the unit Night
in England" June 7 in the hall over
the Building Loan Bank, M and Thir-
ty-firSt streets.
The department president, Mrs.
Edythe M. O'Connor, placed a poppy
wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at Arlington Cemetery follow
ing the exercises held by the American
War Mothers, at their tenth annual
Mothers day ceremonies last Sunday.
The department colors and several
unit colors were present.
The American Legion Auxiliary will
participate in the "Massing of the Col
ors" at Mount st. Alban, Washington
Cathedral. next Sunday. All unit presi-
dents are requested to have their COL
ors present.
Mothers day services in Arlington
cemetery at the tree planted for the
Mother of the Unknown Soldier. Mrs.
Jennie knight, past president of
Spengler Unit, opened the services.
Mrs. May Lightfoot, vice president of
the department, said the prayer. Past
Comdr Charles Knight and Mrs.
Edythe O'Connor, department presi-
dent, spoke.
Miss Hilda White of Portsmouth,
Va, very prominent in the American
Legion Auxiliary and the Eight and
Forty, read a message from the Gold
Star Mother, Mrs. Ethel Mock. The
colors were carried by Mrs. Thelma
Stewart and Miss Grace Sandhouse.
The Misses Jean and Phillis Stewart,
daughters of parents who both served
in the Legion, placed a red, also
white carnation in memory to the
Unknown Mother. Mrs. Roberta Faw-
cett. president of Spengler Unit, placed
| a spray of white snapdragon at the
tree.
This unit will hold its next meeting
May %, at the Thomas Circle Club,
1925 Massachusetts, avenue. Gold Star
Mothers of the unit will be honored:
Mrs. Spengler, mother of Lieut.. Henry
G. Spengler, for whom the post was
named; Mrs. Ethel Mock, Mrs. Eudora
Sheehan and Mrs. Clara Sonnemann.
There will also be a musical program.
More than 100 children participated
in Health day exercises held by the
James Reese Europe Unit. No. 5, at
the Garnet-Patterson School May IL.
Talks were given by DR.. Dorothy
Fenebee and DR.. Everett. A letter
of regret was read from Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, explaining her inability
to be present.
The winding Of the May pole was
by children of the fourth grade, Har-
rison School. In health parade
the children carried fruit, vegetables,
milk and out-of-door play toys. Health
songs were sung and games played
Fruit was distributed to the children.