Evening star., 1936-06-07
FETES ARRANGED
FOR F|DAC MONTH.
D. C. Department of Legion
Auxiliary Plans Plays
and Parties.

American Legion Auxiliary. Pageants,
plays and garden parties have been
arranged during June. under the di-
rection Of Miss Evangeline McGroarty,
Fidac chairman.
The national organization has Sc
lected Poland as the country for the
Fidac Congress in September this
year.
An essay contest on Fidac was re-
Gently completed with Polly Robin
son winning first prize. It was sub
mitted through Stephen P. McGroarty
Unit.
Miss Lillian Reagan. membership
chairman Of the department, an
nounced last week the enrolment
in the national organization was now
more than 100000. She said re-
ports received at national headquar-
ters indicated the enrolment by the
time of the convention in Septem-
Der at Cleveland would be about 412,-
900.
Government Printing ONCE Unit
won first prize and Kenneth H. Nash
Unit second prize, awarded by the
national organization, in the great
est percentage gain in membership in
the District Department.
The local membership drive will
close next Saturday night as results
must be received by the national sec
retary by June Is.
A social meeting was held by Vic
tory Unit on May % at the home
Of Mrs. Hollis, 1922 Third street
The unit unanimously indorsed
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen for department
president for the coming year and
also unanimously indorsed Mrs. Crory
to run as sergeant at arms on her
ticket.
The unit will meet Thursday
when the drill team will initiate sew
eral new members.
Stephen P. McGroarty Unit met
Monday at the home of Mrs. Adeline
Holleran. The resignation of the
president, Mrs. Eunice Mars Parker,
who has been III. was accepted and
Mrs. Holleran, first vice president, was
elected and installed as president.
Upon the recommendation Of the
Nominating Committee the following
officers were elected and will be in
stalled in October: President, Mrs.
Adeline Holleran; vice president, Mrs.
Lillian Trueworthy: chaplain. Mrs C.
N. McGroarty: historian. Miss Glenn
Newell: sergeant at arms, Mrs. Edna
M Thelander; secretary. Mrs. Kath-
arine Davis; treasurer, Mrs. Edith
Groome; color bearers. Miss Margaret
Howell and Miss Nancy Holleran.
An Americanism meeting will be
held in the garden of Miss Newell's
home in Falls Church next Saturday
evening when an American flag will be
presented to the Juniors. At the June
meeting each year it is the custom of
the unit to present an American flag
to an organization of boys or girls in
memory of Stephen P. McGroarty who
was wounded on Flag day, June IA.
1918, in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
The Juniors met at the Raleigh
Hotel yesterday afternoon. After a
short business meeting they went to
Neighborhood House and gave a party
for the nursery and kindergarten chill
dren. Ice cream and cookies were
served. Recitations and songs were
given by Janet Ralph, Jane Ingling
and Helene and Jacqueline johnson.
Toys and books we're presented to the
home.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit met in
the Raleigh Hotel last Wednesday.
with the presirdent, Mrs. Mary B.:
Corwin, presiding The following we're
elected officers: Mrs. Mary B. Cor
win. president; Mrs. Lillian K. Urban,
first vice president; Mrs. Viola Bacon,
second vice president: Mrs. Franklin
P. Nash, chaplain: Mrs. Bertha M,
Gessford, sergeant at arms; Miss Ann
Singleton. historian; Mrs. Ethel Wilt,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Dele F.
Underwood, recording secretary; Miss
E. Gertrude Bacon, treasurer, and Mrs.
Zelda Mulvey and Mrs. Anna Seiders,
color bearers. Installation will be held
IN october.
This meeting was, in part, set aside
for special recognition Of past unit
presidents who are members Of the
unit.
The unit. under the direction of Mrs.
Ruth M. Turner, Amertcanism ofhcer,
will present citizenship medals to stu
dents of Eastern High School and
Hine Junior High School.
The dinner for the benefit of the
unit Tuesday at Thurman Inn was
the occasion of a surprise birthday
party for Mrs. Louise Fisk, rehabilita-
ton chairman.
The Quentin Roosevelt Unit held
the last meeting of the season Tues
day with a luncheon at the Y. w.
c. A. Mrs. Carroll MCGUIRE, former
national president, was the honor
guest.
Oficers Of the unit for the coming
year are: Mrs. Pearl M. johnson,
president; Miss Henrietta Metzerott,
vice president; Mrs. L. w. Smith,
secretary; Mrs w. A. Pollard, cor
responding secretary, and Mrs. j.
Thomas Kelly, treasurer.
A story of the grave Of quentin
Roosevelt in France was read by Mrs.
Smith.
Mrs. r. w. Dutton welfare chair
man, will continue activities during
the Summer at Walter Reed Hospital
and Mrs. Minerva Danforth at st.
Elizabeths.