Evening star., 1935-11-10
LEGION AUXILIARY
PLANS EXERCISES
Mrs. MuckIestone, National
Leader, to Speak at Ar
Iington Rites.

Leduer, 10 Spedk al Rr-
Iington Rites.
Members OF the District of Columbia
Department. American Legion Aux
iliary, headed by Mrs. Ada Muckle-
stone, national president. will attend
the Armistice day exercises tomorrow
at Arlington National Gene
terry and the services at Washington
Cathedral at 4 o'clock
Mrs. Mucklestone will make an ad-
dress at the cemetery and with Miss
Nicie Perrell, department president,
will place wreath on the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier. She will be
a guest Of Alexandria Post No. "a
at luncheon in Gadsby's Tavern. A
wreath will be placed on the tomb of
Woodrow Wilson at the Cathedral.
The department colors and all
unit colors are requested to be present
at Arlington tomorrow where they will
report to Ted Luther at 10 am. at the
West entrance of the Amphitheater.
Owing to the limited capacity Of
Bethlehem Chapel and the large
number of organizations which are
to participate in the services, it will
be impossible to mass the colors and
the unit presidents are requested to
notify their color bearers not to bring
their colors to the cathedral.
Mrs. Anna E. Elliott, president OF
Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. l3, announces
the following appointments: Amer
icanism and National Defense, Mrs.
Bertha Pasour; Community Service,
Mrs. Imogene Gallagher; Child We'll
fare, Mrs. Gertrude Clarkson; Consti-
tuition and Parliamentarian, Miss
Ethel Hodges; Distinguished Guests.
Mrs. c. Francis Mccarthy; Entertain
nient, Mrs. Gladys Marthill; Fidac,
Mrs. Pauline Grenfell: Junior Activi-
ties, Mrs. Mary McMillin; Memorials,
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper; Membership,
Miss Iva Smathers; National Bulletins,
Mrs. Irene Lyons; Poppies, Mrs. Addie
Horton; Property Custodian, Mrs. Ella
Hook: Publicity, Mrs. Anna Elliott;
Radio and Music. Mrs. Louise Warren;
Rehabilitation, Mrs Louise Goodacre;
Trophies and Awards. Miss Margaret
Hammer; Ways and Means, Mrs. Mary
Gardner.
The Junior Club for girls from 8 to
16 years of. age will stress early train
ing in the ideals and principles OF the
American Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary under the guidance of the
Junior Activities Committee: Mrs.
Mary Mcmillan. chairman: Mrs.
Kathleen Abreo, vice chairman; Mrs.
Virginia Mccarthy, Miss Ethel Hodges.
Mrs. Bertha Pasour. Mrs. Margaret
Combs. Mrs. Janet Thornton, Mrs.
Helen Ware. Mrs. Anna Elliott.
The Woodrow Wilson High School
activities will be a part of the Com
munity Service program, in co-opera-
tion with Principal Norman ]. Nelson.
including school awards, Fidac essay
contests. participation in the schools
dedication program in early January,
and other appropriate ceremonies dur
ing the school year. The committee:
Mrs. Imogene Gallagher, chairman;
Mrs Dorothy B. Harper. vice chair
man; Mrs. Sylvia Mclaughlin. Mrs.
Gladys Marthill. Mrs. Maude Brunson.
Mrs. Alice Chaillet, Mrs. Muerl White.
Mrs Helen Ware, Mrs. Margaret
Jacobs and Miss Mary Norris McCabe.
Miss Iva Smathers, membership
chairman, is launching a three team
membership campaign, with the goal
for department trophies and the Ethel
Hodges Unit Trophy.
Mrs. Mary Garder. Ways and
Means chairman. announces a bingo
and card party November l6 at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club.
1ol5 L street. The next regular meet
ing of the unit will be November 18
at the Raleigh Hotel.
The George E. Killeen Unit, No.
25, will meet Wednesday evening at
the Killeen Club Rooms. 1904 M street.
The president, Mrs Catherine Waters.
will preside
Each member is requested to bring
some dry grocery or canned goods to
help fill the Thanksgiving baskets.
The post and unit will hold "open
house" on Armistice day from to
pm. at the club rooms. Hot coffee
and sandwiches will be served after
the services at Arlington and before
going to the Cathedral.
There will be cooking school DEM
onstration Tuesday at 8 pm. at 2l46
Georgia avenue.
he Ways and Means chairman,
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, announces a
bingo party November 20 at 8 pm.
at the club rooms.
At the request of the National Mem
bership chairman this department
has challenged the Department of
Nevada to a membership race for
paid-up members as of December 81
on percentage basis of their last
years membership. The prize to be
awarded will be decided by the re-
spective department presidents.
Miss Perrell reported a paid-up
membership of 500 for this depart
ment at the annual telegraphic roll
call. The quota for this department
for the coming year has been set
at 822.
Efforts are being made to organize
a new unit to be known as the United
States Agriculture Unit, No. SO, and
IN connection with the plans Of this
group the department vice president,
Mrs. Margaret Carroll, accompanied
by the department secretary, Miss
Margaret Garry, and the department
treasurer. Mrs. Ola D. Lee, attended
a meeting at the Agriculture Depart
ment to assist the group with these
plans and help them obtain their
charter
Mrs. Lillian Luther was chosen as
temporary chairman and Mrs. Edith
Warren Quinn as temporary secre-
tary pending the signing of the tenn
porary' charter. Mrs. Dorothy Blake
was also anpointed as tempOrarv