Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30
WOMAN VETERANS
GROUP CONvENES|
8 and 40, Salon IA, Will Aid
Hospital Patients Out .
ing on July 8.

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the Washington Hotel last week with
La Chapeaux Mabel Staub presiding.
Arrangements were made to CO.
operate with the American Legion and
the American Legion Auxiliary by fur
nishing refreshments to be served on
the boat trip to be given the patients
at the several veterans hospitals on
July 8. The boat will leave at noon
and return at pm. Partner Mildred
Eckles is in charge of this committee
and will be assisted by Partners Amy
Hammond, Ethel Fowler, Helen Nc
Cabe and Ola D. Lee. Members are
requested to wear their chapeaux on
the trip.
Antitoxin Fund Voted.
The salon donated IS to the Ameri-
ran Legion, Department of the District
of Columbia, to be used toward the
purchase Of diphtheria antitoxin and
$40 was donated to the National Eight
and Forty Child Welfare Committee
Several committee chairmen gave
reports and Membership Chairman
Amy Hammond presented for first
reading the names of Mrs. Catherine
Mills, Miss Nicie Perrell and Miss Irene
Sheehan. Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy
was accepted into the salon after
which Mrs. Margaret Carroll, presi-
dent Of the Police Unit, American
Legion Auxiliary. was obligated
La Chapeaux requested committee
chairmen to submit their yearly re-
ports to her in writing by July 80
that they can be compiled and read
at the march to be held August IA.
viii Aid Fourth Fete.
The salon has been invited to partic-
ipate in the annual Fourth Of July
celebration to be held on the Monu-
ment Lot when the colors will be
present. The color bearers, guards
and all members are requested to ap-
pear in regalia at tbs pm. at Six
tenth street and Constitution avenue.
The salon will cooperate with La
Societe des Forty Hommes ct Eight
Chaveaux Grande Voiture. No. 174. on
their annual moonlight boat trip to
be given July 49, Tickets may be
secured from Mrs. Helen McCabe 1908
Twenty fourth street northeast, Poto-
mac 0974.
The regular monthly social for July
will not be held.
The Department of the District Of
Columbia held an executive meeting
Thursday evening in the Board OF
Trade suite, Evening Star Building,
with the department president, Miss
NJ. Edna Mcintosh. presiding.
Department Committee chairmen
were requested to contact unit chair
men In an effort to have reports into
the department by July and to
national headquarters by July 10.
The department president attended
the dinner given by the Stephen P.
/ McGroarty Unit, No. ~, in Falls
Church. Va. Wednesday. followed by
their Fidac program. She and her
staff visited the Sergt. Jasper Unit
| Thursday evening. also attending their
Fidac program.
/ The ex-Service men and women from
/ Naval, Mount Alto. Walter Reed. Sol
diers' Home and St. Elizabeths Hos
/ pital will be given an outing down
the river July 9 at noon. returning
| to Washington between 6 and o'clock.
! Transportation will be furnished by
the Royal Blue Line Bus Co. and Red
Cross Motor Corps from st. Elizabeth's
Hospital Music will be furnished by
the United States Marine Band Or
chestra and the Sons of the Legion
Drum Corps.
The committe in charge OF this ex-
cursion is as follows: Mr.. B. B. Wills.
general manager. Potomac River Line;
Maj. e. P. Van Hise, chairman: Anne
J d. Pryde, vice chairman; John H.
| O'Connell, grand chef de gare, 40 and
! 8. in charge of transportation; Miss M.
Edna Mcintosh. department president.
American Legion Auxiliary, in charge
! Of refreshments; Miss Mabel F. Staub,
! lie chapeau, 40 and 8, serving on re-
freshments: the U. s. s. Jacob Jones
Post. No. 2: Belleau Woods Post, No. 3,
and the Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6.
| The American Legion will assist the
committee on refreshments.
The Henry c. Spengler Unit. No. II,
met at the Thomas Circle Club last
Wednesday evening with the president,
Mrs. Madelyn A. Pence, presiding.
Election of officers was as follows:
President, Mrs. Thelma Merrill Stew
art; vice presidents, Jessie Thomas
and Kate Durant; chaplain, Ruth j.
Pritchard: historian, Mrs. May Man
gor; parliamentarian, Mrs. Jennie F.
knight; property custodian, Mrs.
Helen McCabe; color bearers, Naomi
Painter and Margaret B. Rogers;
treasurer, Miss Lillian L. Reagan.
The James Reese Europe Unit,
No. s, held It's regular meeting at
the Garrett Patterson Junior High
School.
The following officers were elected:
| President, Mrs. Pearl D. Smallwood;
vice presidents, Miss Doris A. McLane,
Mrs. Minerva Dale and Mrs. Hen
rietta Rowe; treasurer, Mrs. Willie
M. Gaskins: financial secretary, Past
President Julia G. Brown; recording
secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth johnson:
chaplain, Mrs. Rosa Anderson: color
bearers, Mrs. Cornelia McLane and
Mrs. Louise Patrick; historian, Mrs.
Romaine Wilson: sergeant at arms.
Mrs. Ida Lovette.
The election was presided over by
Past President Nellie Walker. Gifts
I from the unit to the retiring secre-
taries and past treasurers were pre-
scented by Past President Julia G.
Brown.
The last meeting of the season of
the George E. Killeen Unit, No. Is,
was held Wednesday evening at the
Killeen club rooms, 1904 M street.
The president, Mrs. Mary K. Killeen,
presided.
New members initiated were: Mrs.
Lucy Lynch, Mrs. Marie Knott. Mrs.
Beulah Howard, Mrs. Evie Kidwell,