Evening star., 1936-05-24
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO PLACE POPP|ES
Decoration of Veterans
Graves Is Planned on
Friday.

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Members of the District of Colum-
bia Department, American Legion
Auxiliary, the Sons Of the Legion and
the juniors of the auxiliary, will place
poppies on all World War veterans
graves in Arlington National Cemetery
next Friday. Mrs. Thelma Stroman,
department poppy chairman. an
nounced $4,000 poppies have been
made.
On Saturday the members will par
ticipate in the memorial exercises at
Arligton Amphitheater and the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier at o'clock. A
wreath, given by the sGeorge E. Kill
leen Unit, No. Is, will be placed at the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier by the
department president, Miss Nicie Per-
rell. Department Vice President Mrs.
Madelyn Pence will place a wreath at
the Tomb of the Unknown Civil War
Dead. This wreath will be furnished
by the Kenneth H. Nash Unit, No. 8.
Immediately following the members
will participate in the services at the
Washington Cathedral, where the de-
partment president will place wreath
at the tomb of Woodrow Wilson.
This will be donated by the Stephen B.
McGroarty Unit, No. 81.
Members have been invited to par
ticipate in the memorial services un-
der the auspicies of the Jewish War
Veterans at Eighth Street Temple Fri
day at 8:l5 p. m. The same evening
the department president and her staff
have received invitations to partici-
pate in the memorial services under
the auspices of the G. P. o. Unit, No. /,
United Veterans of American Wars, in
Harding Hall at the Government
Printing ONCE.
A benefit dinner will be held by
Henry C. Spengler Unit, No. -, We'd
nesday from 4:30 to 1880 pm. at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massachu-
sets avenue, under the direction of
Miss Lillian Reagan.
A program will be given Tuesday by
the Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. 13, at
Mount Alto Hospital at 7:30 pm, un-
der the direction of Mrs. Louise Good
acre, rehabilitation chairman.
An official visitation Of the depart
ment president and her staff will be 10
the Department of Agriculture Unit,
No. SO, on May %.
The Kenneth II. Nash Unit at the
last meeting nominated the following
officers: President, Mrs. Mary B. Cor
win; first vice president, Mrs. Lillian
K Urban; second vice president, Mrs.
Viola Bacon; chaplain, Mrs. Franklin
P. Nash; sergeant at arms, Mrs. Ber-
tina NJ. GeSSford; historian, Miss Ann
Singleton; color bearers. Mrs. Zelda
Mulvey and Mrs. Anna Seiders; CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. Ethel M.
Wilt; recording secretary, Mrs. Dele
F. Underwood. and treasurer. Miss E.
Gertrude Bacon. Election will be held
June at the Raleigh Hotel.
Welfare work during May. under the
direction of the child welfare chair
man, Mrs. Lillian K. Urban, includes
the furnishing of complete layette to
a needy expectant mother, funds con-
tributed toward a party given at Wal
ter Reed Hospital, under the direction
of the department child welfare chair
man, Miss Minnie May Hardy, and
emergency aid extended to several
families of needy veterans. Com
munity service work. under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Sarah Kohen, includes
several visits to Glenn Dale Tubercu-
losis Sanitarium, when gifts and cloth
ing have been taken to the children.
Members are requested to continue
the donation of scrap books for these
children, which are being furnished
under the combined efforts of the
chairman of child welfare, community
service and junior activities.
A dinner and card party for the
benefit of the unit will be held at the
Fairfax Apartments, Twenty-first street
and Massachusetts, avenue, June 2 at
6pm. Mrs. Dele F. Underwood, ways
and means chairman, is in charge.
Henry C. Spengler Unit held a
Bingo Party at Mount Alto Recrea-
ton Hall Friday evening. Hattie S.
Byram, rehabilitation chairman, was
in charge. Refreshments were served.
The next party will be held Octo-
ber 9.
United States Treasury Unit, No.
35, met last Monday night at the
Mayflower Hotel, the president, Miss
Minnie Mae Hardy, presiding.
The unit has been invited to join
United States Treasury Post in its
memorial program Tuesday at the
Mayfower Hotel. Mrs. Thacker v.
Walker is chairman of the Committee
on Arrangements. A program has
been arranged in which the unit
juniors will have a part. All Legion
and Auxiliary members as well rs
their families and friends are invited.
Arrangements are being made for
the celebration of the units 1st birth
day anniversary June 4. at the May
flower Hotel. Cards, dancing and q
flower supper.
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