Evening star., 1935-12-08
F|DAC LAUNCHES
ESSAY CONTEST
$500 Scholarship Will Be
Awarded Student Writ
ing Best Paper.

Legion, Auxiliary. At meeting last
week of the District of Columbia De-
partment Executive Committee Miss
Evangeline McGroarty, department
chairman of Fidac, announced the
plans for the contest.
Miss McGroarty said unit Fidac
committees soon will begin to organize
the contest in the local schools in
order that the winners can be selected
in time to be entered In the national
contest, which closes May !, 1885. All
high school students are eligible to
submit essays, not to exceed 1000
words. The prize In the national
contest will be 5000 scholarship. The
chairman announced Poland will be
the country studied this year on the
Fidac program.
A special meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Government Print
ing Office Unit, No. 33, was held Mon
day evening at the home Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. George Johns. Plans were
! made for dance to be given in Hard
ing Hall, December 20, to raise funds
for charitable WoTk.
AS the regular unit meeting would
fall on Christmas day. Mrs. Johns
has called special session to be held
at the Government Printing once
tomorrow at pm.
Mrs. Ethel Mock, department legisla-
! tive chairman, explained bill will
come up in Congress TO pay the ad-
| justed service certificates and 1t Is
hoped that it will become a law by
March l.. After the bonus bill will
come the bill for relief Of widows and
orphans. The Legion has been fight
ing for the passage of this bill since
1881 and at present there are 146,500
who should be cared for. Another
major bill to be considered will be the
universal draft bill.
Mrs. Mary Corwin. president OF
Kenneth H Nash Unit, No. 8, asked
permission of the department to spon-
sor an award Of a medal to q student
of Mckinley High School in honor Of
her unit for an essay on American
ism"
James Reese Europe Unit, No. 5,
met November 26 at the Garnett-Pat-
terson School, with the president, Mrs.
Pearl D. Smallwood, presiding.
Mrs. Adeline Halloran spoke on the
junior activities being carried on by
this department and the president has
already formed plans for a junior
group for this unit.
Plans are being formed by the child
welfare chairman, Miss Doris Lane, for
children's Christmas party December
81 at the Garnett-Patterson School.
United States Department of Agri-
culture Unit, No. SO. met November %
in the auditorium of the Administra-
ton Building, Comdr Joseph j. Koehl
of Agriculture Post, No. 36, American
Legion. opening the meeting and later
turning the gavel over to Mrs. Lillian
Luther, acting president.
The unit will soon receive its char
ter. Mrs. Ola D. Lee, department
treasurer and department publicity
chairman, who was guest of the eve
ming, spoke on the activities of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
| The following temporary chairmen
Of committees were appointed: Reha-
bilitation, Mrs. Emma Warren: Child
Welfare, Mrs. Dorothy Blake; Mem
bership, Mrs. Lena Stone; Junior Ac-
tivities. Mrs. William Murray; Fidac,
Mrs. Angela Ritter: Radio and Music,
Mrs. Margaret Montgomery; Publicity,
Mrs. Dorothy Blake; Ways and Means,
Mrs. William Haegerty: Bulletins, Mrs.
Agnes Hazard; Legislation, Mrs. Lii
liam Luther. and Americanism and Ma
ttonal Defense, Mrs. Agnes Hazard.
The rehabilitation chairman, Mrs.
/ Emma Warren. is arranging party to
be given to the veterans at Mount
Alto Hospital during the Christmas
holidays.
Mrs. Louise Goodacre, chairman Of
rehabilitation for the Sergt. Jasper
Unit, No. l3, announces, in accordance
with the national program for De-
cember, the unit will sponsor a Christ
mas-bingo party, with veterans as
guests. at Mount Alto Hospital, Thurs
day at 8 pm. Assisting her will be
Miss Margaret Hammer, Mrs. Maudie
Brunson, Mrs. Eula Hook, Mrs. Francis
Hummer, Mrs. Blanche Elliott, Mrs,
Irene Lyons and Mrs. Imogene Gal
lagher. Prizes, music and refreshments
Will be the entertainment feature.
The Christmas organizing meeting
for the juniors of the unit will be held
next Saturday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. C. Francis Mccarthy, 1903
Tunlaw road, when Mrs. Mary Nc
Millin. chairman, and her committee
Will form the plans for the juniors,
Winter activities. Daughters of
Legionnaires, 8 to 16 years Of age, are
invited to be members of the Junior
Club. For information telephone Mrs
Mccarthy or Mrs. McMillin.
Stephen p. McGroarty Unit. No. 81,
met Monday evening at the Thomas
Circle Club, the president, Mrs. Eunice
Mars Parker, presiding.
The following were elected and in
itiated: Mrs. Irene M. Witt, Mrs.
Elizabeth z. Stokes, Mrs. Elfrida G..
May, Mrs. Martha L. Risdon, Mrs.
Edna H. Wilson and Mrs. Lillian True
worthy.
Comdr. Egner spoke regarding O
Christmas party to be given to the
children Of the post December 81.
The child welfare chairman re-
ported groceries furnished the family
CT hospitalized veteran. Thanks
giving baskets were sent to three other
families and pajamas and ice cream
to a boy in local hospital. The
Junior Club furnished a Thanksgiv-
ing basket to the invalid mother of a
soldier killed in the World War. The
rehabilitation chairman reported
cakes, jellies and preserves were sent
to the War Veterans Home. She re-
ported that the unit had been as
signed to the Naval Hospital In con-
nection with the plans Of the de-
partment for Christmas work among
veterans in the local hospitals.
The applications for membership Of
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