Evening star., 1936-06-28
AUXILIARY CO[0RS
IN JULY 4TH FETE
Department, Unit Banners
to Appear in Program
at Monument.

The department and unit colors Of
the American Legion Auxiliary of the
District will participate in the July 4
civic celebration at the Washington
Monument. The program will open at
7:30 pm. with concert by the
United States Marine Band. Senator
Radcliffe of Maryland will make the
principal address. The massing Of
colors ceremony will be under direc-
ton of Col. John w. Oehmann and
Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt.
Miss Edna M. Mcintosh, national
executive committeewoman for this
department and also department chair
man of the past presidents parley
held a meeting Tuesday at the Amer
ican War Mothers Home to make
plans for a party to be given the
ex-service women Of the World War.
The department colors and all unit
colors are requested to participate IN
the parade tomorrow at pm. in the
Georgetown area, under the auspices
of the Trinity Church carnival. The
starting point will be on Wisconsin
avenue below M street.
The juniors Of Kenneth H. Nash
Unit, at a meeting at the home OF the
unit president, Mrs. Mary B. Corwin,
June 10, with Mrs. Zelda Mulvey,
chairman of junior activities, presid-
ing, elected the following officers:
Jean Mulvey, president: Evelyn Un-
derwood, vice president, and Betty
Prezioso, secretary-treasurer. Mrs.
Adeline Halloran, department chair
man of junior activities, installed the
officers.
On behalf Of the members Of the
past presidents parley OF Nash Unit,
Mrs. Corwin presented to the juniors
miniature auxiliary colors and dedi-
Gated them. A preamble to the Amer
can Legion Auxiliary, compiled by
Mrs. Corwin, was read by her and a
COPY given to each junior member.
A copy of the Constitution of the
United States also was given each
junior member.
A prize has been offered to the jun
ior member bringing in the most new
members over two for the period June
10 to December 81. Isabelle Dough-
erty and Audrey Burton, prospective
members, were guests.
The Executive Committee met al
the American War Mothers Home
1927 New Hampshire avenue. with
the department president, Miss Nicie
Perrell, in the chair.
Edward Huntington, a veteran from
the Bay Pines Veterans Facility Hos
pital Bay Pines, Fla, and Miss Edna
Herman of the American Red Gross
spoke.
Mrs. Irene Arnold, department
chairman of constitution and bylaws
announced all units with recommends
tions to amend the constitution anc
bylaws must be received by the de-
partment secretary Is days prior tc
the department convention. August II
and 18. Registration fee for dele
gates to this convention will be 81
All membership must be received
by the department secretary by Au-
gust /, together with the list of dele
gates and alternates who will repre-
sent the several units at the conven-
ton.
The following officers of the Juniors
of the United States Department of
Agriculture Unit No SO, we're installed
by the president. Alberta Lacy. assisted
by Seregant-at-Arms Anna o. Boyd,
at garden party at her home: Suz-
anne Montgomery, president; Olivia
Boyd, secretary: Frances Boyd, treas
urer, and Phyllis Blake, color bearer.
Miss Twila Fankhouser, sergeant-at-
arms, was unable to be present.
Refreshments we're served. and each
Junior member was presented with a
silver candle holder by Mrs. Lacy as
a souvenier of the installation of the
first Junior officers
The unit recently endorsed Mrs.
Killeen as candidate for department
president of the Auxiliary, with Mrs.
Emma Warren as color bearer.