Evening star., 1935-04-07
LEGION AUXILIARY
W|LLDANCE MAY |.
Benefit Child Welfare Fete
Is Annual-Mrs. D. B.
Harper in Charge.

des HUT Chapeaux ct Quarante
Femmes, Eight and Forty, of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Department Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, will be held May
l at the Washington Hotel. There
will be reception at $3.50 o'clock.
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper is general
chairman. She will be assisted by
Mrs. Leon Arnold, in charge of dis
tinguished guests; Mrs. Dess Fame,
tickets; Mrs. Helen McCabe, hostess;
Miss Marie Luebkert, finance officer,
and Mrs. Ola D. Lee, publicity.
The Reception Committee will be
composed of the salon officers, past
chapeaus, Past Department Presidents
Mrs. Cecilia j. Stephan, Mrs. Rice w.
Means, Mrs. Daniel B. Miller and Miss
Faustine Dennis will serve as aides.
This committee will meet with the
main committee tomorrow at the
Washington Hotel at pm. Those de-
string tickets may secure them from
Miss Bess Faine, Flagler Apartments,
West 0692; Mrs. Olo D. Lee, 3026
Wisconsin avenue, Emerson SOIL; Miss
Mabel Staub, 1901 A street southeast;
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, Miramar
Apartments, Potomac $500, or Mrs.
Helen McCabe, 2603 Twenty-fourth
street northeast, Potomac 0974.
Victory Unit, No. 4, met March %
at the home Of the vice president, Mrs.
Harry Mills, who entertained at a So
cial, serving refreshments.
Plans were made to celebrate the
sixteenth birthday anniversary with a
dinner dance at the Gingham Club
April %. Mrs. Joseph Minis, past
president, was appointed toastmistress.
The unit took part in the national
| defense rally sponsored by Nine.
Cantacuzene-Grant at Central High
School by having the unit colors in
the massing Of the colors Of different
organizations, also by having an usher
assist Mrs. Edith O'Connor, chairman,
with arrangements. Nine. Cantacu-
zene- Grant honored the unit by in
NAL supper after the rally-Mrs. v.
Doleman, past president, and Miss E.
M. Doleman. secretary.
Mrs. Walthea Chapman, president,
has been making scrap books for pa
tients at st. Elizabeth's Hospital She
also has begun work on the unit S
quota Of poppies for May 80, the quota
being 1900.
The unit was we'll represented yes
terday in the Army day parade.
Mrs. Shredder, child welfare chair
man, attended the meeting held by
Mrs. Pride, department chairman, and
brought back some plans for child
welfare work.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit, No
is, held a business meeting at the
Playhouse, 1914 N street, Tuesday eve
ming, the president, Miss Irene Shee-
han, presiding.
The president announced the unit
was the first to turn in its 1,70O
poppies, the units quota being 1000
The entertainment chairman an
| nounced a dance will be held at Wal
ter Reed Hospital, April 26. An en-
tertainment Is being arranged at the
same hospital for April II, when re-
freshmentS will be served by the unit
Miss Margaret Garry placed the
name OF Miss Nicie Perrell before the
unit for department president for the
year 1856. The nomination was
seconded by Mrs. Margaret Franklin
| Letters from two other units indorsine
Mime. Cantacuzene-Grant and Miss
Dorothy Harper for department presi-
dent were read and tabled for the
next meeting.
Stephen P. McGroarty Unit, No. 81
VIII entertain at tea in honor OF
Nine. Julia Cantacuzene-Grant Apri]
IA from to 7 o'clock at the Thomas
Circle Club. 1925 Massachusetts ave.
nue.. All members of the American
Legion Auxiliary of the District oi
Columbia are invited.
George E. Killeen Unit No. 25 viii
meet Wednesday at pm. at the clul
room, 1904 M street. The president
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, has invited tn,
department president. Miss M. Edns
Mcintosh, to make her official visit
The department chairman of de.
tense. Mrs. Julia Catacuzene-G Grant,
will be in charge of the defense
program. The hospital chairman. Mrs
| Mae Spedden, and her committee
make regular visits to Mount Alto
Hospital. The welfare officer. Mrs
Della Barber, has a family the unit
is giving aid. Donations of clothing
are asked for.
Henry C. Spengler Unit No IL held
tea last Sunday honoring the nation
al president, Mrs. A. c. Carlson. The
department president, Miss M. Edna
Mcintosh, was the guest of honor.
A bingo party was held at Mount
Alto Hospital last Monday evening
under the department chairman of re-
habilitation, Mrs. Marie Gorsuch.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit No. 8
held its Fidac program in the audi
torium Of the Interior Building under
the leadership Of Mrs. E. E. Corwin
The department officers made an Off
cial visit.
Sergt. Jasper Unit No. IS met at
the Thomas Circle Club, with the pres
ident, Mrs. E. Louise Warren, In the
chair.
Mrs. Margaret Combs, rehabilitation
chairman, announced a bingo party
to the veterans at Mount Alto Hos
pital In the near future.
Mrs. Gladys Marthill, Americanism
| and national defense chairman, re.
ported that she is working on the
Americanism and national defense
program to be held the latter part Of
this month, when the presentation ol
colors viii be made to the Sergt. Jasper
Squadron, No. 13, Sons of the Amer.
lean Legion.
Twenty-Five new applicants fol
membership were accepted and Is new
members were initiated. The mem
bership trophy. offered by the presi-
dent, Mrs. E. Louise Warren, to the
member bringing in the most new
members by March 81, was won by
Mrs. Ola D. Lee, while the Minis
Trophy, offered to the unit having
the highest percentage of increase in
membership over last year as of March
81, was won by this unit.
The cash prize offered by Miss Nicie
Perrell, department membership chair