Evening star., 1935-02-24
AUXILIARY GIVES
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Miss Irene Sheehan Talks
as Feature Of Evening.
Floor Show Seen.
The 18th birthday anniversary din

The 18th birthday anniversary din
ner of Vincent B. Costello Unit No.
Is, American Legion Auxiliary, was
held Monday at the La raree. Miss
Irene Sheehan, president, gave brief
address. Following the dinner there
was a floor show.
Guests were: Miss Edna Mcintosh,
! department president; Department
Comdr. and Mrs. O'Connor Roberts.
Comdr. and Mrs. OConnell, Mrs
Edythe O'Connor, national executive
committeewoman Miss Nicie Perrell,
department vice president and mem
ber of Costello Unit; Senior Vice
Comdr. Clark, Third Vice Comdr. M.
Taske, Mrs. Margaret Franklin and
Mrs. Sue Mimms, past presidents;
Gregory Cipriani, Norman Grant and
Charles Kohen. past commanders;
Miss M. Staub, La Chapeaut Depart
mentale and 40; Mrs. Dorothy Har-
per, Chapeau Nationale Passe; Miss
Lillian Reagon, department secretary.
and the following unit presidents:
Miss Glenn Newell, McGrority; Mrs.
Sara Kohen, Nash; Mrs. Chapman,
Victory; Mrs. Margaret Carroll Police,
and Mrs. Ola Lee, vice president, Sergt.
Jasper Unit, and Mrs. Gregory Cipri-
ami, past president of Costello; Mrs.
J. Kehoe and Mrs. Margaret Gary.
Mrs. Marie Castle has been named
temporary chairman of the Treasury
Unit. An organization meeting of
this unit was held Monday evening
at the Mayfiower Hotel and the de-
partment staff was in attendance.
The department executive meeting
was held Tuesday evening at the
Hayloft, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue.
The department commander and his
staff, the American Legion, made an
oncial visitation.
Police Post Unit, No. 90, met
Wednesday, following organization,
which occurred last month. Greet
ings were extended by the depart
mcnt president, Miss M. Edna
Mcintosh.
James Reese Europe Unit, No. S,
Mrs. Julia G. Brown, National De-
tense chairman, and Mrs. Cornelia
McLane were delegates to the tenth
patriotic conference on national de-
fense, at the Mayflower Hotel, with
the unit president, Mrs. lone 2. Mon
roe. and Mrs. Mamie Mccoy, also
Miss Doris McLane.
The unit will have a national de-
tense program, sponsored by the
National Defense chairman. Mrs. Julia
c. Brown, at its next meeting.
Sergt. Jasper Unit. No. 10, will meet
at the Thomas Circle Club Thursday
evening.
The president, Mrs. E. Louise War
ren. reports final plans for the testi-
monial dinner and dance in honor of
Past Comdr. Joseph j. Malloy OF
Sergt Jasper Post have been COM
pleted. This will be held at the
Broadmoor Hotel March 2. Tickets
may be secured from any member Of
Sergt. Jasper Post or by calling Mrs.
e. Louise Warren. 1928 Seventeenth
street northeast. or Atlantic CASA.
A bingo party for the veterans at
Mount Alto Hospital will be held
March 4 at 7:30 pm. Mrs. Margaret
Combs, Rehabilitation chairman, who
is in charge Of arrangements, reports
that the Drum and Bugle Corps from
Fort Stevens will render a musical
program.
Mrs. Warren, president. has recently
been appointed a member of the Ma
tional Radio Committee OF Salon
National La Boutique des HUT
Chapeaux ct Quarante Femmes Eight
ct Forty.
A national citation for unit activi-
ties for l933-34 was presented to Mrs.
Edythe OConnor. National Committee
i woman of the District of Columbia
Department, at the last meeting of
Stephen P. McGroarty Unit at the
Playhouse. with Miss Mary Glenn
Newell, the president, presiding.
Reports on the tenth Women's
Patriotic Conference on National De-
fense were made by Miss Faustine
Dennis. first vice chairman, and Mrs.
John F. Bethune, delegate from the
unit
Nine. Cantacuzene- Grant, depart
ment chairman on National Defense.
made an address and asked CO.
operation in the national defense pro-
gram to be given by the American
Legion Auxiliary March l8 at Central
High School.
The fifth birthday anniversary Of
the post and unit was celebrated. The
| birthday cake was cut by Mrs. c. N.
McGroarty, mother Of Lieut. Stephen
P. McGroarty, for whom the post is
named
Among the guests were Miss M.
Edna Mcintosh. department president:
Mrs. Edythe O'Connor, National Ex-
ecutive Committeewoman; Miss Nicie
Perrell, department vice president;
Mrs. Margaret Carroll. department
sergeant at arms; Mrs. Louise Good
acre, department color bearer; Miss
Irene Sheehan, president Vincent B.
Costello Unit; Mrs. Ola Lee, repre-
senting Sergt. Jasper Unit; Mrs. Sarah
Unit; Mrs. Walthea Chapman, presi-
dent of Victory Unit; Mrs. Margaret
Franklin and Mrs. Sue P. Minus, past
department presidents, and Mrs.
Gregory Cipriani, Past Department
Unit Activities chairman.
The post and unit have changed
their date Of meeting to the fourth
Monday in each month, to be held at
the Thomas Circle Club, the next
meeting being March Is.
A card party and dance will be
given by the post and unit, jointly,
March 2 at Almas Temple. 1915 K
street.