Evening star., 1935-10-20
LEGION AUXILIARY
HEAD IS HON0RED
Mrs. MuckIestone Here Ar
ranging ParIey on Ma
tionaI Defense.

Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, national
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, who is here making plans
for the annual Woman's Patriotic Con-
ference on National Defense to be held
next January, was the guest of honor
of the District of Columbia Depart
ment last week at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Mrs. Julia Cantacuzene Grant was
appointed vice chairman TO the ma
tional vice chairman, Mrs. Joseph H.
Thompson of the National Fidac last
week. The auxiliary will study Poland
this year.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit. No. Is,
will hold its installation at the War
Mothers Home, 1927 New Hampshire
avenue, Tuesday evening.
The department president. Miss
Nicie Perrell. will install the new Off
GERS. Miss Perrell is also a member
of this unit.
The colors Of all units are requested
to participate in the services to be held
at the John Paul Jones statue on
Navy day, october %, at 1890 pm,
under the auspices of the Military
Order of the World War.
Miss Nicie Perrell, department pres
ident, and Miss Edna M. Mcintosh,
national executive committeeWoman
for this department., were guests at
dinner given at the Grace Dodge Ho-
tel on october l3 in honor of the ma
tional president.
A meeting was held at the home of
Miss Lillian Reagan on October II for
the official turnover Of all department
books To the new department officers.
Department President Perrell was a
guest Of the United States Treasury
Post. Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Oc-
tober IL and extended the greetings of
this department. On october 9, she,
accompanied by several members of
her official staff, installed the officers
of George E. Killeen Unit, No. Is, and
on October IL she installed the officers
Of the Washington Police Unit, No. 2e.
The officers of Victory Unit,
No. 4, were installed on October 10 by
the national executive committeewom-
an, Miss Edna M. Mcintosh. who is
member Of that unit. She was as
sisted by the following officers: Miss
Perrell. department president; Mrs.
Margaret Carroll and Mrs. Evelyn
Copeland. department vice presidents;
Miss Irene Sheehan, department SER
geant at arms; Mrs. Ola D. Lee, de-
partment treasurer, and Mrs. Madeline
Stanton, department assistant secre-
tary.
Stephen p. McGloarty Unit, held
special meeting October IL at the
home of the president, Mrs. Eunice
Mars. 2113 Third street northeast.
Committee chairmen were appointed
as follows: Rehabilitation, Mrs. Lilly
Payne Hartke; Child Welfare, Miss
Evangeline McGroarty; Ways and
Means, Mrs. E. o. Pollock; Enter
tainment, Mrs. Elsie Clark; Ameri-
canization and National Defense, Miss
Glenn Newell; Poppies, Mrs. G. N.
McGroarty; Fidac, Mrs. Marguerite
r. Gerdine: Legislative, Resolutions,
Constitution and Bylaws, Mrs. John
r. Bethune, and Junior Activities, Mrs.
Margaret Howell.
The department president has made
the following department committee
appointments from the unit: Ameri-
canization and National Defense, Miss
Faustine Dennis; Fidac, Miss Evan.
geline McGroarty. and Junior Depart
ment, Mrs Adeline Holleran.
The unit has also been honored by
the appointment Of one of its men,
bers, Nine. Julia Cantacuzene-G Grant,
as national vice chairman of Fidac.
The next Fidac Congress will be held
in Warsaw, Poland.