The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-08
President Recognizes outstand.
ing Service Records Of
Three N. D. Units

Bismarck, Fargo and jamestown
American Legion Auxiliary units have
been awarded q citation by Mrs. Rae
:. Bolster, national president, for out
standing service In carrying out the
national Auxiliary program.
This citation has been awarded to
three units In each department Of the
organization and covers the work for
the past year. The presidents Of the
three units under whose direction the
honor was won are Mrs. E. r. Trepp,
Bismarck; Mrs. r. p. Burfening, Far
90. and Mrs. 6. Z. Lowry, jamestown.
Fifty-nine units In the North Da-
kota department have won q national
citation for equaling their previous
years membership by Dec. 81. The
units winning this distinction are Pc
kin, Beulah, Cando, Kintyre, Mich
igan, Wtldrose, Kindred. Rugby, VIM
bledon, Hatton, Stanton, Thompson,
Goodrich, Maddox, Gilby, Bottineau,
Mott, Crystal, Wyndmere, Washburn,
Columbus. New England, Cavalier,
La Moure. Garrison, Tioga, New
Rockford, Noonan. Clifford, Regain,
Fingal. Heaton. Argusville. Donny-
brook. st. Thomas, Sharon, Elgin,
Edgeley, Finley, Hope, Aneta, Fort
Yates, Berlin, Drake, Kuhn, New
Salem, Milton, Drayton, Ashley, Min
newaukan. Hebron, Fullerton, Gre
nora, Glendale, Cakes, Hettinger, En-
derlin, Bcwbells and Crosby.
Membership on Jan. was 4,ls5, q
substantial gain over last years MEM
bershtp at the same time. The ma
tional organization also reports a
large gain over last years membership
at this time and increased activity in
all departments.
Mrs. H. P. Ide, Harvey. national
committeewoman for North Dakota,
will represent the department at the
national executive board meeting ct
Indianapolis Jan. 81 and a.. Chair
men Of committees will present plans
tor activities directed by their COM
:nittees at this meeting.
Mrs. Walter johnson, president Of
the Fargo unit, has been named by
Mrs. M. H. Lynch, Lidgerwood, de-
partment president, as chairman for
the North Dakota convention to be
held at Fargo next summer. Mrs,
Lynch and Mrs. johnson soon will
mold = conference and will appoint the
convention committees. It is hoped
that Mrs. Bolster will be one of the
distinguished guests at the meeting.
A new Auxiliary has been formed
at Rhame. attached to Van Jones
American Legion Post No. 1873. with IA
charter members and prospects for
more. The officers are Mrs. Elsie M.
Dahl, president: Mrs. Mae Combs, vice
president: Mrs. Irene Bertcshy, secre-
tary-treasurer:; Mrs. Lucy E. Beier,
historian, and Mrs. Christinea Thorpe.
chaplain.
New radios were placed in the Unit
ed States Veterans hospital at Fargo
and the Soldiers Home at Lisbon ct
Christmas time. The radios were the
gift Of the Auxiliary units and sew
eral Women's Relief Corps organize.
tons Of the state.
Each hospitalized North Dakota
veteran received q gift and money
was sent to each hospital to aid in
holding Christmas parties. North Da-
xota veterans are being cared for in
Is states, 100 Of them In North Dakota
and 200 In other states. Mrs. j. T,
McGillic, Mandan, department re-
Mobilization chairman, directed the
Christmas work.
Mrs. Bert Hurst, hostess for the
Jamestown hospital, with q large
group Of the jamestown unit, visited
the hospital the Friday afternoon be-
tore Christmas. singing Christmas
carols for the 81 men hospitalized.
there. Each man was presented with
q yiff