Evening star., 1934-11-11
AUXILIARY HEARS
POST HEADS TALK
Miami Convention Report
and Child Welfare Work
Feature of Meeting.

Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. 10, American
Legion Auxiliary, held its last meet
ing at the Thomas Circle Club, with
Mrs. z. Louise Warren, president, pre-
| siding. Addresses were delivered by
| Comdr. w. A. McCallum and First
Vice Comdr. c. Frank McCarty of
| Sergt. Jasper Post.
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor, past de-
| partment commander and now ma
tional executive committeewoman told
of the recent national convention at
| Miami, Fla.
Mrs. Bertha Pasour, child welfare
chairman, reported at recent meet
ing at her home articles of clothing
| were given to a needy veterans fam
/ lily and that several more articles of
| clothing are now on hand to be dis
| tributed at later date. The unit
also went on record to furnish q
quart of milk daily to a needy vet
eran's family.
Appointment of Mrs. Bertha Pasour
as liaison officer to represent the unit
| at the Department of the American
Legion Advisory Council on Welfare
and Relief was announced by Mrs
| Warren.
! Mrs. Louise Goodacre, Ways and
Means chairman, announces benefit
! card party at her home, 6156 Thirty
| first street, November II, at pm.
Miss Mary Irene Lyons and Mrs
| Theresa Allen Croatsley were admitted
to membership.
Mrs. Warren announced she will
present trophy to the member bring
ing in the most new members by
March 81, 1895.
The following were appointed to
serve on the reception committee:
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor, Miss Clara
Humphries, Miss Iva Smaithers, Mrs.
Ruth Orlosky and Mrs. Maude
Brunson.
La Boutique des HUT Chapeaux ct
| Quarante Femmes, the Eight and
Forty Salon, No. IA, held their first
social of the year at the home Of
LIE Junior Demi Chapeaux, Mrs.
Amelia Boberg, the evening Of No.
vember 7.
Co-hostesses were la chapeaux,
Miss Mabel Staub: lie senior demi
chapeau, Mrs. Marie Hargy; la con-
cierge, Mrs. Mildred Eckles; larchi-
viste, Mrs. Mary E. Kilhos, and Pau-
monier, Mrs. E. Louise Warren.
A benefit silver tea and party will
be given at the home of Mrs. Helen
McCabe, 1908 Twenty-fourth street
northeast, this evening following the
Armistice day program to be held at
Arlington Cemetery. All members of
this salon, the Forty and Eight, Amer
ican Legion, and the American Legion
Auxiliary are invited to be present.
At recent meeting Of James Reese
Unit, No. S, at the Garnet-Patterson
Junior High School, Mrs. lone z. Mon
roe, president, presided, when Mrs.
Bessie Conelly was obligated.
! The monthly meeting of the George
I. Killeen Unit, will be held at the
home of the president, Mrs. Mary
! Killeen, 3117 N street, November IA,
at pm. The new officers will be
| installed.
Kenneth N. Nash Unit, No. 8. met
at the George Washington Club House,
| 1441 Rhode Island avenue, Wednesday
| evening, when Maj. L. E. Atkins gave
| a talk on Alaska, from which tour
of duty he has recently returned. Miss
| Frances Smiler sang Mrs. Emma Wilt
introduced two new members, Mrs
Bertha S. Gessford and Mrs. Ruth
M. Douglass.
| Plans were made to give baskets to
needy families at Thanksgiving. Mrs.
c. Louise Fisk told of plans for a
bingo party to be held at Mount Alto
on November 26, and show, sponsored
| by this unit. to be held at the Home
| for Incurables December 3, when
! Charles Kopen will act as master Of
ceremonies. Mrs. Urban told of some
of the child welfare work and of a
visit and the starting Of stamp club
at the Northeast Boys Club. She
took, in the name of the unit, a num-
ber of albums, together with books.
| Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper recently
entertained at luncheon at the Army
and Navy Club in honor Of the de-
partment president, Miss M. Edna
Mcintosh.
A department executive meeting was
| held in the Board of Trade suite,
Evening Star Building, with the de-
partment president presiding.
| The following appointments were
ratified: Miss Lillian L. Reagan, sec
retary; Mrs. Mary M. Kehoe, treas
urer; Princess Julia CatacuZene-G Grant,
chairman Americanism and National
| Defense; Miss Clara G. Humphries,
chairman Education Of War Orphans;
Mrs. Jennie F. Knight, chairman
tions; Mrs. Helen McCabe, chairman
Entertainment; Mrs. Thelma Stewart,
chairman Fidac; Mrs. Zimmer, chair
man Legislative; Mrs. Marie E. Dyer,
chairman Membership; Mrs. Margar-
ct Carroll, chairman Memorials; Mrs.
E. Louise Warren, chairman Music
and Radio; Mrs. T. v. Walker, chair
man Distinguished Guests; Mrs. Emma
Grouse, chairman Ways and Means;
Mrs. Edith Landvoight, vice chairman
Ways and Means; Mrs. Nellie Walker,
vice chairman Rehabilitation, and
Mrs. Julia Brown, vice chairman, Child
| Welfare.
Mrs. Marie Castle, Mrs. Julia West
Hamilton and Mrs. Marion Money
were elected the Auditing Committee.
Wreaths will be placed by the ma
tional president and the department
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary at the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington today at II am.
Members are invited.
The American Legion services are
in the Amphitheater from to 4:30
pm.