Evening star., 1935-10-06
LEGION AUXILIARY
SESSION LIVELY
D. c. Delegates Rushed by
Change in Committee
Meeting Place.

Those representing the District De-
partment at committee meetings Sun
day afternoon preceding the national
convention Of the American Legion
Auxiliary found it necessary to rush,
at the last minute, due to change
of place of committee meeting, from
the Jefferson Hotel to the Moolah
Shrine Temple.
Miss Lillian L. Reagan, department
secretaries dinner at the Coronado
Hotel, St. Louis, having as her guest
Miss M. Edna Mcintosh, former de-
partment president, and now the
national executive committeewoman.
The delegates to the National Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary convention at
tended the opening session of the
American Legion convention at the
Municipal Auditorium Monday morn
ing and heard Nine. Ernestine Schu-
-Heink sing THE Star Spangled
Banner" and other selections.
The opening session of the auxiliary
was called to order Monday afternoon
at the Moolah Shrine Temple by
the national president, Mrs. A. C..
Carlson. The colors were advanced,
then the pledge of allegiance to the
flag was led by Mrs. Benjamin F..
Adams, National Americanization
chairman
The call to the convention was
read by Mrs. Gwendolyn Wiggin Mac
Dowell, national secretary. Reports
were made by officers and committee
chairmen. addresses were made and
dignitaries recognized.
The auxiliary is separated into five
divisions, each one electing its own
vice president. The divisional caucuses
resulted in the election of the follow
ing national vice presidents: Eastern,
Mrs. Whit Yeoman MacHugh, New
York; Central, Mrs. ]. B. Dunn, Mich
igan; Northwestern, Mrs. James e.
Paulson, South Dakota; Southern. Mrs.
Frank Parker. Texas, and Western,
Mrs. John Wayne Chapman, New
Mexico.
The Fidac breakfast was attended
ny OO4s y l3AAAo l. SCls IN44SS 4N1(441OOc1l
and others from the department of
the Legion and the auxiliary.
The delegates from Washington
caucused Tuesday morning and a
decision was not made at the time
as to how the delegation would vote
in the national presidency race.
Those attending the States dinner
at the Department of the District of
Columbia table were Miss Mcintosh,
Joseph j. Malloy, department COM
mander of the Legion; Mrs. Edythe
M. O'Connor, then national execu-
tive committeewoman; Miss Nicie B.
Perrell, then department president
elect; Miss Reagan, Mrs. Ella Bell.
Mrs. Mae Loveless and Mrs. Luther
and two daughters.
The Thursday session resulted in
the unanimous election of Mrs. Ada
(Melville) Mucklestone as national
president of the auxiliary.
Stephen P McGroarty Post, No. 81,
and unit will be guests Of Nine Can
tacuzene- Grant at the Sulgrave Club
tomorrow evening, when the officers
will be installed. Miss Perrell, depart
ment president of the auxiliary, will
install the unit officers, assisted by
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart, first national
president Of the American Legion
Auxiliary. The post officers will be
installed by the department COM
mander, Joseph H. Malloy.
The Junior Club of the unit was
entertained at a picnic last Saturday
afternoon by Mrs. Munson H. Lane
and her daughter, Mary Elizabeth
Lane, at their home in Virginia.
After a treasure hunt and games a
campfire supper was served. The
next meeting of the juniors will be
held october 10 at the home of Mrs
Holleran, 1881 Twenty-eighth street.