Evening star., 1936-02-16
WOMEN WILL ASK
ARMY OF $4,000
Legion Auxiliary Defense
Group to Make Appeal
to Congress.

Miss FauStine Dennis, chairman or
the National Defense Committee, De-
partment of the District of Columbia,
American Legion Auxiliary. an
nounced last week she and her COM
mittee plan to urge continued appro-
priations for national defense at hear
ings before congressional committees.
She said the Legion and auxiliary
will urge appropriations TO maintain
Regular Army of 10000 men and
$4,000 officers, a National Guard of
100000 men with 48 paid weekly
drills and Is days annual field train
ing, a Reserve Corps of 10000 Off
GERS, with two weeks annual train
ing for 10000; Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps in each qualified school and
college desiring it. with six weeks
Summer training for advanced stu
dents. and Citizens Military Train
ing Camps for $4,000 youths per year.
Appropriations for modernization of
the entire military establishment, with
appropriate motorization and mech
anization, also will be urged.
Increased appropriations for both
Army and Navy air forces win be
urged. The Legion and auxiliary are
asking for force of $500 military
airplanes for the Army. to be built
up by the purchase of 800 planes
per year. The passage of a uni
versal service act to provide equal
service for all citizens and to pre-
vent special profits by individuals or
organizations in event of war will be
urged during the present session Of
Congress.
Sergt. Jasper Unit will meet tomor-
row at the Raleigh Hotel at 7:30 pm.
President Anna Elliott will conduct
the business meeting, then turn the
gavel over to the first vice president,
Mrs. Bertha Pasour, who will preside
over the annual Americanism and
national defense program. presenting
well known speakers, entertainment
and refreshments.
The committee in charge Of ar
rangements is: Mrs. Bertha M.
Pasour, Mrs Lillian Botkin, Mrs. Janet
Thornton, Mrs. Addie Horton, Mrs.
Sylvia Mclaughlin, Mrs. Anna May
Malloy, Miss Margaret McGinty and
President Anna Elliott, ex-officio.
Miss Nicie B. Perrell, department
president, and her staff will make
their official visitation and will be
honor guests of the evening.
The Community Service Committee,
with Chairman Imogene Gallagher,
will meet for luncheon at the Raleigh
Hotel February 90 to make plans
for the March meeting, community
service month, observing the Legion's
birthday party, as requested by the
national organization.
Members of the Community Service
Committee are: Mrs. Imogene Gal
lagher, chairman; Mrs. Dorothy B.
Harper, vice chairman; Mrs. Sylvia
Mclaughlin, secretary; Mrs. Muerl
White, Mrs. Gladys Marthill, Mrs.
Louise Warren, Mrs. Helen Ware, Mrs.
Maud Brunson, Miss Mary Norris
McCabe and President Anna e. e.
lott, ex-oficio.
The juniors of the unit will install
officers at their meeting March IA,
at 2:30 pm. Mrs. Louise Warren,
Junior past president, and juniors
of other units will be the invited
guests.
The Department of the District of
Columbia won the cash prize of $40 in
groups of area B, having the largest
percentage of paid-up membership on
January Is.
OF area B, Miss Nicie Perrell, states
this department is leading area B
with percentage of 105.60.
The next Executive Committee
meeting will be held on February 20
at the American War Mothers Home,
1927 New Hampshire avenue. The
| following committee chairmen are re-
quested to be present and render
written reports: Memorial, Ways and
Means, Trophies and Awards, Consti-
| ton and Bylaws, Entertainment,
Resolutions, Parliamentarian, Juniors
Past President Farley, Bulletins and
Membership.
The history of the American Legion
Auxiliary, offered by Mrs. Edythe M.
O'Connor. past department president,
to the unit securing the most new
members during January, was won by
Department Of Agriculture Unit,
No. 36.
Department Vice President Mrs
Margaret Carroll placed a wreath in
the name of this department at the
ceremonies held at the Lincoln Me-
mortal on February u in honor OF
the 127th birthday anniversary OF
| Abraham Lincoln