Evening star., 1936-04-19
AUXILIARY
HAS 1,068 IN D. c.
Membership Chairman An.
nounces National Body
Is $4,000 Strong.

10 SSoSSO0 Skt VttSs
Miss Lillian Reagan, membership
chairman of the District Of Columbia
Department, American Legion Auxil-
iary, announced last week the ma
tional organization on April had q
membership Of 350,000 and that the
District Of Columbia had enrolled
1908.
Miss Nicie Perrell, the president, an
nounced q membership drive In an
effort to enroll 1000 here by the time
Of the national convention in Cleve
land next September.
Mrs. Ada Riley, rehabilitation chair
man, assisted by a number Of mem
bers, on Easter Sunday distributed
an Easter package to each patient at
Mount Alto Hospital.
A benefit card party will be held by
Washington Police Unit, No. 20, We'd
nesday at 8 pm. at the Langley Junior
High School.
A meeting of the unit will be held
tomorrow at 8 pm. at the home Of
the president. Mrs. Ada Carver, 22l2
Randolph place northeast.
Sergt. Jasper Unit will meet tomor-
row night at the Raleigh Hotel, with
Mrs. Anna Elliott, president, presid-
ing. Mrs. Russell Clarkson, child
welfare chairman, will make report.
The juniors met yesterday at the
Paul Junior High School, with Presi-
dent Mary w. Mccarthy presiding.
.Mrs. Mary Macmillan. unit chair
man Of the junior activities, and her
committee met at the Raleigh Hotel
and planned future activities.
A birthday party of the unit will be
held Tuesday at the Broadmoor.
The Fidac program will be given
May 18 at the Raleigh Hotel, under
the direction of Mrs. Helen Ware.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit, under
the direction of Mrs. Lillian K. Urban,
child welfare chairman, distributed
Easter baskets and toys among the
children of needy veteran families.
Through the combined efforts Of the
child welfare chairman, Mrs. Urban,
the Community Service chairman,
Mrs. Sarah Kohen and the chairman
of the junior organization, Mrs. Zelda
Mulvey, scrapbooks have been made
and furnished the children at Glenn
Dale tuberculosis Sanitarium.
The unit, under the direction Of
Mrs. Kohen, donated toward the
American Red Cross fund for the aid
of sufferers of the recent floods and
to the District Of Columbia ASo-
citation for the Prevention Of Blind
ness. The Ways and Means chair
man, Mrs. Dele Underwood, an
nounced plans for a rummage sale
in May and requests that all men,
bers who have articles, either wearing
apparel or household furnishings for
this sale, deliver them at an early date
to the home of the president, Mrs.
Mary B. Corwin, ll22 I street north
east.
The next meeting Of the unit will be
held May in the Raleigh Hotel.
Victory Unit, No. 4, will give an
Americanism program Thursday at
1922 Vermont avenue.
The department president. Miss
Nicie Perrell, and her staff will make
their official visit.
The George E. Killeen Unit met
Wednesday evening at 1904 NJ street.
The President, Mrs. Catherine Waters.
presided. 1t was the annual visitation
of the department president and her
staff.
Mrs. Dorothy Wilding, accompanist,
played choruses; Miss Catherine Baru-
di, The Georgetown Harmonica Girl.
played several selections on the har-
monica, accompanied by Mrs. Dorothy
Wilding; Mrs. Tucker sang, accom-
panied by Mrs. Paul.
The president, Mrs. Waters, pre-
sented the department president, Miss
Nicie Perrell, and the national execu-
tive committeewoman. Miss NJ Edna
Macintosh, each with gift.
Miss Perrel presented Mrs. Waters
with the national citation, won by the
unit for 100 per cent paid-up mem
bership as of last December.
The Juniors had q party Friday
evening at the home of Miss Laura
Treadwell Riley, 1887 Church street
northwest.
A poppy meeting will be held to-
morrow at 8 pm. at the home Of Mrs
Isabelle Steinbraker, 1921 @ street.
Mrs. Irene Arnold is chairman OF
the Mothers day tea at the Killeen
club rooms in honor of the Gold Star
Mothers and War Mothers of the de-
partment of the District of Columbia
Stephen p. McGroarty Unit, No. q,
met at the Thomas Circle Club, Mrs.
Adeline Holleran, first vice president,
presiding. Miss Faustine Dennis was
Endorsed as a candidate for depart
ment president.
The Juniors held special meeting
at Raleigh Hotel April IL, when they
packed and delivered so Easter bas-
kets to q ward at Walter Reed Hos
pital and 20 baskets to Neighborhood
House.
nEI puIAN COHTETV