Evening star., 1936-02-02
UNIT HEAD
TO Be GUEST HERE
Miss PerreI| and Staff to
Pay First Visit of Year
Tomorrow.

Miss Nicie Perrell, president, Dis
trict of Columbia Department. Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary. with her staff,
will make her first Official visit of the
year tomorrow evening to Stephen P.
McGroarty Unit, No. o. at the Thomas
Circle Club, 1925 Massachusetts ave-
nue..
With her staff she will visit Ken
meth H. Nash Unit, No. 8, next We'd
nesday at the Raleigh Hotel.
A meeting of all unit junior chair
men was held at the District Red
Cross Chapter House, 1880 E street.
with the department chairman of
junior activities, Mrs. Adeline L. Hol-
leran. presiding.
Mrs. Holleran requested each junior
study the Is points of the flag code
and the history of the flag. A flag
scroll has been obtained from the Flag
Association and sent to the Board of
Education for its approval. One was
also sent to the War Department
for approval The scrolls will be pre-
sented to each school in the Distinct
during the present school year as part
of the junior work in Americanism
and national defense.
Miss Faustine Dennis. department
chairman of Americanism and ma
tional defense, requested the juniors
be represented at the Americanism and
national defense mass meeting to be
held in March by this department.
The auxiliary has been divided into
two groups. juniors and seniors. The
juniors are girls up to the age of Is,
after which they become members of
the senior group At present this de-
partment has 95 juniors enrolled.
The Junior group of the United
States Treasury Unit, No. 35, gave a
benefit bingo party last night at the
home of Mrs M. Mcnamara, SIS
Buchanan street, and will give a play
at the Chestnut Farm Dairy Audi
torium. TWenty-sixth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, on February %.
Mrs. Margaret Franklyn. first de-
partment president, has been made
chairman of the past presidents parley
of this department.
A dinner dance will be given for
the department officers by the United
States Department of Agriculture
Unit on st. Patrick's day at the
Broadmoor Apartments from to
o'clock Mrs. Lillian Luther, presi-
dent of the Agriculture Unit, is in
charge Of arrangements.
The post and unit held a Joint get
together dance at the Broadmoor
Apartments last Saturday evening in
celebration Of the recent organization
of the baby" auxiliary.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit, No. 8,
will present an Americanism program
Wednesday at the Raleigh Hotel un-
der the direction of Mrs. Ruth M.
Turner, Americanism officer.
The president, Mrs. Egbert E. Cor
win, will call special meeting of the
unit during February The next reg
ular meeting of the unit will be held
in the Raleigh Hotel on March 4.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit. No.
Is. held an Americanism program at
the War Mothers Home Tuesday eve
ming Miss Irene Sheehan acted as
chairman, assisted by Miss Margaret
Gary and Mrs. Madelyn Stanton.
DR.. Healy of the Georgetown For
eign Service School spoke on Ma
tional Defense" Miss Justine Dennis
talk was on "Americanism" and Mr..
Shugrue on Patriotism" Miss Edna
Moreland rendered vocal selections.
assisted at the piano by Miss Mildred
Mattimore of the Curley Club.
Miss Sheehan announced that the
units awards would be made to the
Wilson and Dunbar schools.
Miss Sheehan is planning a card or
bingo party to be given some time in
March for the unit.
The monthly meeting will be held
Tuesday evening at the War Mothers
Home