Evening star., 1936-09-20
LEGION AUXILIARY
WAITS CONVENTION
Miss PerreII Names Repre-
sentatives for D. c. Unit
at Meetings.


lean Legion Auxiliary, Department of
the District Of Columbia, who headed
q delegation Of more than 100 men,
bers when they left last night to at
tend the eighteenth annual conven-
ton at Cleveland during the next four
days, named representatives from the
department to the National Commit
tee meetings. They are: Ameri-
canism, Mrs. Adeline Holloran; child
welfare, Miss Minnie M. Hardy; COM
munity service, emblems, trophies and
awards, Mrs. Julia Brown; constitu-
ton and bylaws, Miss Ethel Hodges;
credentials. Mrs. Adeline Holloran;
education Of war orphans, Mrs. Dor
othy Blake; Fidac, Miss Edna M. Nc
Intosh; finance. Miss e. Louis War
rem: Junior activities. Mrs. Adeline
Holloran; legislative, Miss Ethel
Hodges; membership, Miss Nicie
Perrell; music, Mrs. Virginia Nc
Carthy: national defense and perma-
nent organization, Mrs. Sara Johns:
poppies. Mrs. Dorothy Blake; radio
and publicity, Miss e. Louise War
rem; rehabilitation, Miss M. Edna
Mcintosh, and rules and resolutions,
Miss Lillian Reagan. Mrs. Adeline
Hollaron will act as secretary to the
delegation representing the depart
ment.
Two broadcasts will be made from
the convention, giving auxiliary mem
bers in all parts Of the country an
opportunity to hear the most interest
ing parts of the sessions. The first
will be by the National Broadcasting
Co. tomorrow, from to 4:30 pm.
when the national president, Mrs.
Melville Muckelstone, will give her
report to the convention. while the
second will be Wednesday, from IL to
1880 am. Miss Agnes Samuelson,
immediate past president of the Ma
tional Education Association and
State superintendent of public in
struction in Iowa, will speak on
Patriotic Education"
The District delegation is quartered
at the Cleveland Hotel.
The session will convene tomorrow
afternoon in the Masonic Temple.
The auxiliary will participate in q
joint session with the Legion in the
morning at the public auditorium.
The oficial parade will be held Tues
day morning.
The last regular monthly Executive
Committee meeting Of the District
Department was held at the American
War Mothers Home, with Miss Per-
rell, president, presiding.
The District of Columbia Depart
ment presented nag codes to the Dis
trict School Board at appropriate exer-
cises held last Wednesday at the
Franklin School at 3:45 pm, when the
secretary Of the School Board. Clar-
ence Deggs, introduced Miss Nicie Per-
rell, who gave an address. She then
Miss Faustine Dennis, de-
partment Americanism chairman, who
spoke on that subject. Mrs. Adelme
Holloran, department junior chairman,
presented the codes to Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, president of the Board
Of Education, who accepted them on
behalf Of the School Board.
These codes will be placed in each
graded, junior and senior high school
Of the city.
Lincoln Unit, No. II. held its Sep
tember meeting Wednesday evening
at the home of Mrs. Florence Camp
bell, 1880 Belmont street northwest.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. Gladys Milne: vice
Miss Leah Fuller and Mrs.
Evelyn Cormick; treasurer, Mrs.
Frieda J. Pratt; chaplain. Miss Caro-
lyn Ruderow; sergeant at arms. Mrs.
Edyth Eisenstein; HISTORIAN, Mrs.
Bertha r. Cook; trustees. Mrs. Betty
Bush, Mrs. Florence Campbell and
Mrs. Madlyn Barclay; color bearers,
Misses Natalie Roberts and Katherine
Emery.
The officers will be installed at the
October meeting at the Raleigh Hotel.