Evening star., 1936-12-20
PLANS
GIFTS TO |NVAL|DS
All Disabled Veterans in
Hospitals to Get YuIe
Remembrances.


Every disabled World War veteran, |
forced to spend Christmas in q local |
hospital, will receive Christmas gift |
from the American Legion Auxiliary, |
Department Of District Of Columbia. |
In many of the Government hospitals |
where large numbers Of disabled vet |
Grams are under care Christmas trees
will be placed. Entertainment and
refreshments will be given by the |
members of the American Legion |
Auxiliary units.
For the past week every day and |
evening has been given to the wrap
ping Of these packages at the Legion |
headquarters. 1908 X street, under |
the supervision Of Mrs Ada Riley, |
department chairman OF rehabilita-
ton. Approximately $500 was expend-
ed In the activity.
Department Comdr Horace w. |
Lineburg will play the part of Santa |
Claus at Mount Alto on Tuesday,
when James Reece Europe. sergt. |
Jasper, Kenneth Nash. George E.
Killeen, James E. walker. Washing
ton Police and United States Agri- |
culture units members will serve as
hostesses to the patients. Ice cream
and cake will be served and entertain
ment has been arranged by the George
e. Killeen Unit.
Vincent B. Costello Stephen p. Nc
Groarty and Government Printing
once Units visited Naval Hospital on
Friday evening and presented gifts, |
refreshments and entertainment.
The Washington Police Post Unit
No. 40. will play Santa Claus to about |
SO children at the Children's Hospital |
at 4 party Thursday at pm.
The party Is being sponsored by |
the junior chairman. Mrs. Margaret |
Carroll, as q part of the community |
service program Of the junior group. |
Fifty toys have been purchased, |
wrapped and tagged with each childs |
name. There will also be Christmas
tree. Ice cream and cake will be
served.
The department reported more than
100 members at the national head
quarters on December 10 the largest |
registration for the following year at
this period. Three units are within
100 per cent OF their membership of
last year. They are Sergt. Jasper.
Washington Police and United States
Treasury Unit. Sergt. Jasper Is lead
ing with 2l6 paid-up members.
The Executive Board will meet to-
morrow evening at the Y. w. c. A.,
6l4 z street.
Henry c. Spengler Unit and the |
juniors Of this unit held a Christmas
party yesterday afternoon at the
Thomas Circle Club. Each child re-
ceived a gift also stockings with candy,
oranges and apples. Refreshments /
were served. Department Commander |
Lineberg played the part Of Santa
Claus.
The juniors met at the home OF |
the junior chairman. Mrs. Marie z.
Dyer. Luncheon was served. The
meeting called to order by President
Mary T. Dyer. Plans were made for
the Christmas party and baskets,
clothing and toys for the family
adopted by these girls.
The unit will meet Wednesday at
the Thomas Circle Club. Members
are asked to bring groceries 80 the
same families that were looked after
on Thanksgiving will also have baskets
delivered on Christmas eve.
This unit will join Lincoln and
Treasury Units at Walter Reed Hos
pital for the distribution of packages
to the veterans there on Christmas.
Sergt. Jasper Unit held its annual
Christmas party for Legion depart
ment protege children OF veterans at
the Thomson School last Friday night,
jointly with the Sergt. Jasper Post.
c. Francis Mccarthy and Mrs. Mary
Mcmillan, general chairmen, arranged
. program Of entertainment with tall
ent from the Sons of the Legion, Drum
and Bugle Corps, the juniors OF the
group, who danced, sang Christmas
carols, sketch and character reading.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bell, with Past
President Mildred Eckles and John Z.
White distributed 20 baskets to fam
lilies, with total Of so children. Gifts
and dolls were arranged by Past Pres
ident Clara Humphries. Stockings
containing nuts, candy, oranges and
apples were arranged by Past Presi-
dent Ethel Hodges. Tree, decorations
and toys by Past President Ellen
Louise Warren. The Treasury Ac-
counts once. with J. F. Schoen, ac-
countant in charge. presented the new
toys to Mrs Warren to be given to the
children. Post Comdr. Fred Money
and Unit President Dorothy B. Harper
spoke.
Victory Unit met Thursday evening
at Central High School, with the pres.
ident, Mrs. A. N. Schroeder, presiding.
The unit will give q Christmas party
December 23, to the ex-service men
staying at the Temporary Home,
Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue SOUTH
east. A program of entertainment has
been arranged. The children OF two
needy veterans families will be en-
tertained and given Christmas gifts
at this party. Two children Of q
deceased unit member will also be
remembered with gifts at Christmas
time.
Mrs. Schroeder announced the ap-
pointment Of Miss M. Edna Mcintosh.
past department president, a. chair
man Of Americanism and national
defense.
The George Z. Killeen Unit met
with the president. Mrs. Catherine
Waters, in the chair.
At the last meeting Of the juniors,
IL scrap books were mxde to b. sent
to the Children's Hospital.