Evening star., 1935-06-09
LEGION AUXILIARY
UNIT IS INITIATED
55 Charter Members in New
Treasury Division CeIe-
brate Occasion.


ated last Wednesday night at the
MayfloWer Hotel.
The meeting opened with the ad-
Vancement of the colors, following
which Miss NJ Edna Mcintosh, de-
partment president, turned the session
over to Mrs. T. v. Walker, mistress OF
ceremonies Mrs. Marie A. Castle,
president -eleCt, now serving as depart
ment chaplain, was escorted to the
rostrum by Comdr. Below, United
States Treasury Post. There are SIS
charter members and 10 new appll-
cants,
The new officers were installed as
follows: President. Mrs. Marie A.
Castle; vice presidents, Mrs. Bovay,
Mrs. McGrath and Mrs Daley; chap
lain, Mrs Evelyn Copeland; sergeant
at arms. Mrs. Marie B. Souder: his
torian, Mrs. Walter Mcnamara; sec
retarv. Mrs. Frances Hamrick; color
bearers, Mrs Brookshire and Mrs
Burns.
At Mobiles restaurant last Monday
evening plans were made Tor another
unit IN the department, to be known
as the Government Printing Office
Unit.
The department president requests
members to attend the services OF the
Salvation Army 50th anniversary at
the United States Chamber OF Com
merce today at pm.
A tea will be given for Miss Nlcle B.
Perrell, candidate for the ONCE OF
department president, at the Admiral
bv the Vincent B. Costello Unit today
from to O'Clock.
The next regular meeting of Salon
No. IA, Eight ct Forty, will be helo
at the Washington Hotel June ~ at
pm. This will be preceded by
Pouvoir meeting at pm.
Members of the salon will partlcl-
nate in a party June IS at 3 pm. to
be given at the Episcopal Home. Ne
braska avenue and ROCK Greek
Church road. This service for the
children at the home will be held in
honor of the tree planted and dedi-
Gated there on May %, 1882, to keep
before the children the ideals OF
George Washington.
A marker will be placed at the tree
BY the chapeaux Miss Mabel Staub
which Will be engraved and set forth
the purpose of the tree. Arrange
ments are in charge of Ola D. Lee
end her committee.
At the United States Chamber of
Commerce Building, today at pm.
the members of the salon will partici-
pate in the fiftieth anniversary serv-
ices of the Salvation Army. The col
ors are requested to attend and all
members are requested to wear re-
gala.
The regular meeting of the George
E Kllleen Unit, No. 25. will be held
on Wednesday evening at the Killeen
Club House, 3204 M street.
The degree team of Victory Unit.
No. 4, will initiate 10 new members of
the Killeen Unit.
The color bearers, Mrs. Anna
Hanna and Miss Laura Treadwell
Riley carried the unit flags at the
massing of colors at the Cathedral
and on Memorial day at Arlington.
The unit made its quota of poppies.
The Gold Star Mothers placed them at
the memorial markers on Sixteenth
street. Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, presi-
dent of the unit. placed a floral piece
at the tomb of the unknown Civil
War hero in the name of the Killeen
unit
Members of the unit visited Mount
Alto on Hospital Sunday" and in
spected the hospital. Mrs. Mae Sped
den, hospital chairman, is planning
q June party at Mount Alto.
Mrs. Isabelle Steinbraker, child well
fare chairman. announced a depart
ment party for veterans children at
one of the parks.
The members of Sergt. Jasper Unit,
No. 13, American Legion Auxiliary,
have received an invitation to partici-
pate in the f1ftieth anniversary serv-
ices of the Salvation Army, to be held
at the United States Chamber Of
Commerce Building today at 2 pm.
The color bearers will be present in
uniform.
The colors of the unit were present
et the Amphitheater in Arlington
Cemetery on Memorial day, while
Mrs. Imogene Gallagher and Mrs.
Maudie Brunson served as ushers. On
May 29 the poppies were placed on
the graves of the World War dead in
Arlington by Mrs. Addie Horton,
poppy chairman, assisted by Mrs.
1mogene Gallagher, Mrs. Maudie
Brunson, Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy.
Mrs. Louise Goodacre and Miss Clara
Humphries. The members of the
6ergt. Jasper Squadron, No. 13, Sons
of the American Legion, and Past
Comdr. Rodney A. c. Horton of STAN
ley Church De Pue Post also assisted
in the placing of the poppies on the
graves.
Vice President Ola D. Lee donated
and placed in the name of the unit
q wreath at the Confederate Memo
rial on Memorial day in honor of her
grandfather. a Confederate veteran
VINO recently died in Roanoke. Va
Comdr. w. A. McCallum and Publicity
Ohcer George Lee of Sergt. JASPER
POSI- NO. l3, American Legion, acted
as guard of honor at this ceremony.
Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Maudie Brunson
represented the unit at the Confeder-
ate memorial services held in Arlinp-
ton Cemetery last Sunday.
A special meeting of Stephen p.
McGroarty Unit, No. q. was held at
the home of the president, Miss Mary
Glenn Newell, in Falls Church. Nav Is
when an American flag was presented
to Star Troop, No. 10, Girls Scouts, of
Falls Church. The presentation was
made by Nine. Cantacuzene-Grant,
Amerlcanism chairman. The Falls
Church Band furnished music during
the evening and accompanied the
audience in the singing of the national
anthem and America" Mrs. Lowell
F. Hobart, first national president of
the American Legion Auxiliary, was a
guest and speaker
An initiation ceremony followed.
conducted by the drill team of Victory
Unit, No. 4. The following were
initiated: Mrs. Marian H Austin, Mrs.
Grace Reid Pendleton, Mrs. Cora Britt
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