Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01
LEGION AUXILIARY
/. PLANS ceremony
Memorial Service Is Sched-
uIed Next Sunday in
KiIIeen Club.

A memorial service In commemora-
ton Of all members of the District Of
Columbia Auxiliary of the American
Legion who died during the past year
will be held next Sunday afternoon In
the Killeen Club rooms. 1924 M street.
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, department
president, will preside.
The past department presidents
will dedicate a bronze gavel bell in
memory of Mrs. Margaret Franklin,
the first department president of
District of Columbia, who died last
August.
A wreath will be presented by the
Kenneth Nash Unit, No. 8, and will
be placed at the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier on November II at
Arlington during the ceremonies by
Mrs. Killeen.
Government Printing Office Unit
held installation ceremonies october
10. Mrs. Mary K. Killeen. depart
ment president, was the installing
officer and Miss Irene Sheehan de-
iivered the instructions.
Officers installed were: President,
Mrs. Mary Schaumlefle: first vice
president, Mrs. Elizabeth Brazil: Sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Reba Johns;
secretary, Mrs. Helen Mahoney; treas
urer, Mrs. Walthea Chapman: chap
lain, Mrs. Agnes Dixon: color bearers,
Miss Lois Schaumleffle and Miss
Myrtle Herbert; historian, Mrs. Eta
Jeffries; sergeant at arms. Mrs. Mar
garet Hampshire. Appointments
made by the president were ratified.
Mrs. Schaumleffle announced rum
mage sale November IA at 518 Fourth
street southwest to raise money for
Thanksgiving baskets.
At a recent meeting Of the WASH
ington Police Post Unit the follow
ing appointments were announced by
the president, Mrs. Thelma Stroman:
Americanism and national defense,
Mrs. Edith Armstrong; child welfare.
Mrs. Ada Carver; constitution and by
laws, Mrs. Honora DAILY; entertain
ment, Mrs Rose Kelley; education of
war orphans, Mrs. Hilda Christian;
Fidac, Mrs. Mary Carter; junior &C
tivities, Mrs. Margaret Carroll; memo
rails, Mrs. Harriet Pierce; member
ship, Mrs. Margaret Carroll; national
bulletins, Mrs. Ola D. Lee; peoples,
Mrs. Harriet Pierce; publicity. Mrs.
Ola D. Lee; radio, Mrs. Rose Kelley.
rehabilitation, Mrs. Elizabeth Kett-
ner; unit activities, Mrs. Julia Rich
ford; ways and means, Mrs. Anna
Wilson; secretary, Mrs. Ola D. Lee,
and treasurer, Mrs. Edith Denbroader
Sargt. Jasper Unit. No. IS, met at
Wesley Hall, with President Dorothy
B. Harper in the chair Mrs. Marquee
rite Combs and Mrs. Anne McCallum,
secretary and treasurer, made final
reports and turned over the Offices to
the successors, Mrs. Miriam Austin
and Mrs. Kathleen Abreo.
Mrs. Dorothy Lodge, vice chairman
child welfare. reported contributions
Of clothing and gave general plans for
aid to children of veteran.
The membership campaign was
launched with Miss Ethel Hodges as
colonel of the LIST Regiment, and Mrs.
Helen Ware as colonel of the I'd
Regiment. Team captains in the LIST
Regiment are Mrs. Anna Elliott, Mrs.
Marguerite Combs. Mrs. Rachel Koch,
and Constance Allen Of the Juniors.
Team captains in the I'd Regiment
nice Medlin, Mrs. Janet Thornton and
Viola Smith of the juniors.
The next meeting will be held at the
La Fayette Hotel November at
o'clock.
The juniors held installation of
officers at the Paul Junior High
School October "a, with Mrs. Dorothy
B. Harper installing Mary Winifred
Mccarthy. president; Geretha Nc
Intire. vice president; Jean Marie
McDermott. chaplain; Mary Cath
crime Ware, secretary: Mary Ann
Thornton, treasurer: Catherine Fahey.
historian; Eileen M. Dwyer, sergeant
at arms: Miriam Long and Marie A.
Combs, color bearers; Nancy Lee
Abreo and Betty Clarkson, color
guards.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture Unit. No. SO, held installa-
ton ceremonies at the War Mothers
Home. 1927 New Hampshire avenue,
Thursday evening, with the depart
ment president, Mrs. Mary K. Killeen,
as installing of1cer, assisted by Mrs.
E. Louise Warren, department vice
president. The officers installed were
President, Mrs. Perna Zott; first vice
president, Mrs. Emma Warren: second
vice president, Mrs. Estelle Stone;
chaplain, Miss Lena Meadows: his
torian, Mrs. Margaret Montgomery:
treasurer, Mrs. Agnes Hazard; secre-
tary, Mrs. Alberta Lacy; sergeant at
arms, Mrs. Anna Boyd; color bearers
Mrs. Dorothy Blake and Mrs. Victoria
McCurry.
Mrs. Killeen and her three vice
presidents were presented with flowers
and the units retiring president was
presented with the past presidents
pin.