Evening star., 1935-10-27
LEGION AUXILIARY
COMMITTEE MEETS
Past Secretary's Pin Given
Miss Lillian Reagan by
Miss Mcintosh.

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She announced that in accordance
with the request of the national Or
ganiZation she has asked that all units
read the following at their meeting
after the preamble to the constitution
of the American Legion Auxiliary:
The principal object Of Ffdac is to
maintain, foster and develop that
spirit of comradeship which mani
tested itself on the battlefields of the
World War and to use thai comrade-
ship in the cause of peace"
National Executive Committeewom-
an Miss Edna Mcintosh presented to
Miss Lillian Reagan a past Secretary's
pin in recognition of her work during
the past year.
Double Membership Aim.
Mrs. Ethel Mock, legislative chair
man, requested that all units appoint
members who are not employed dur
ing the day as unit legislative chair
men, enabling them to contact mem
bers OF Congress when in session on
bills of interest to the organization.
Miss Lillian Reagan, membership
chairman, requests that each unit
double its membership during the
year. This will give this department
total Membership at the end of the
year Of 2008.
The department president has Of
fered a cash prize of 50 to the
unit having the largest paid-up mem
bership on October 81, while the
chapeau of Salon No IA, Eight ct
Forty. Miss Ellen Louise Warren,
has offered trophy in the name
OF Salon No. "A to the unit having
the largest paid-up membership as of
December 81.
Mrs. Waltham Chapman, chairman
OF community service, unit activities.
trophies and awards, requested that
each unit submit a written report
to her each month.
Convention Report Read.
Miss Edythe M O'Connor. past
national executive committeewoman of
this department, read her report on
the recent national convention held
at st. Louis, Mo.
The following appointments were
ratified by the Executive Committee:
Distinguished guests, Mrs. Irene Ar
mold; resolutions. Mrs. Marion Skin
ner; parliamentarian, Mrs. Jessie
Thomas.
Miss Perrell announced that the
Department of the District Of Co.
lumbia, American Legion Auxiliary,
will take a prominent part in the
Navy day exercises to be held at noon
at the John Paul Jones Statue to-
morrow, under auspices of the Mill
tary Order of the World War, when
a wreath made by the Vincent B.
Costello Unit, No IS, will be placed
at the statue in the name of the
department. All unit colors are re-
quested to be present.
New officers of the George E. Kill
leen Unit, American Legion Auxiliary
were installed by the department presi-
dent, Miss Nicie B. Perrell, on Wednes-
day evening at the Killeen club house.
The new president, Mrs. Catherine
Waters, announced her appointments
as follows: Treasurer, Mrs. Isabelle
Steinbraker; secretary, Mrs. Ada M.
Riley; Americanism and national de-
tense, Mrs. Donnelly; child welfare
and war orphans. Mrs. Isabelle Stein
braker; constitution and bylaws,
Mrs. Irene Arnold membership. Mrs.
Irene Arnold: poppies and memorials.
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen; publicity, Mrs.
Ada NJ. Riley rehabilitation, Mrs. Mae
Spedden; unit activities, Mrs. Margaret
Buscher; ways and means, Mrs. Mary
K. Killeen.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit will hold its
next regular meeting November 6, at
the Raleigh Hotel A bingo party,
Mrs. Louise Fisk supervising. will be
held at Mt. Alto Hospital October %.
a rummage sale under the direction of
Mrs. Dele F. Underwood. will be held
November 7. The bulletin edited by
Mrs. Mary B. Corwin, president of the
unit, will be issued monthly.
The Junior Club of Stephen P. Nc
Groarty Unit met or Saturday
afternoon, october 10. at the home of
Miss Nancy Holleran, 1891 Twenty
eighth street, the junior president,
Miss Margaret Howell, presiding.
Miss Jane Ingling was appointed
treasurer, and Miss Mary Elizabeth
Lane was membership chairman.
The following were accepted as
members: Miss Virginia Louise
Browning. Misses Jacqueline and
Elaine johnson, Misses Hannah and
Alice Barr. Miss Evangeline Nc
Groarty gave bridge party for the
benefit OF Stephen P. McGroarty Unit
in Falls Church october 18.
Salon IA, des HUT Chapeaux ct
Quarante Femmes. met at the Wash
ington Hotel october Is with le cha
peau, Ellen Louise Warren, presiding
The following appointments were an
nounced: La Secretaire ct CaiSsiere,
Miss Mabel Staub; Cheerio, and Edi-
tor Bulletin, Miss Emily Carey: Child
Welfare, Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper;
Color Bearers, Mrs. Vergie Mccarthy
and Mrs. Louise Goodacre; Consti-
tuition and Bylaws, Mrs. Willette
Preston; Distinguished Guests, Mrs.
Irene Arnold; Education War Or
phans, Miss Clara Humphries; Enter
tainment, Mrs. Marie Dyer, with Mrs.
Bess Faine, co-chairman; Finance
anc Auditing. Mrs. Jennie Knight;
Hospitality, Mrs. Amelia Boberg;
Membership: Salon, Mrs. Mildred
Eckles, Miss Ann Nevitt, Mrs. Marie
Hargy; Auxiliary, Mrs. Mary B. Cor
win, Mrs. Anna Elliott, Miss Florence
Buechley; Legion, Miss Emily Carey,
Miss Mabel Staub, Miss Orene West;
Memorials, Mrs. Sue P. Minis; Music,
Mrs. Ethel Fowler; Parliamentarian,
Miss Ethel Hodges; Property Custo-
dian, Miss Mary Norris McCabe; Ritual,
Regalia and Emblem, Miss Lillian
Reagan; Salon Activities, Mrs. Mary
B. Yates; Ways and Means, Mrs.
Edith Landvoigt.
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, child well
fare chairman, has arranged with Mrs.
Ernest Grant of the District Tubercu-
losis Association to give a Thanks
giving children's party at the Glenn