Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
LEGION AUXILIARY
| IS AWARD winner
Naval Print Plate Won by
G.P. O. Unit for Defense
Session Attendance.

G. P. O. Unit for Defense
Session Attendance.
Government Printing Once Unit,
District of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, was win
ner Of Q naval print plate for having
the largest attendance at the recent
national defense meeting, according
70 announcement Of Miss Justine Den
mis-, department chairman OF Amer
icanism and National Defense. Second
prize was won by Sergt. Jasper Unit.
Miss Nicie Perrell. department presi-
dent, presided at the last meeting OF
the Executive Committee held 1T the
American War Mothers Home, 1927
New Hampshire avenue. Mrs. Adeline
Hallorab, department chairman OF
juniors, announced the juniors now
have q membership Of 152 IS follows:
James Reese Europe, 10; Kenneh H.
Nash, Henry c. Spengler. IS; Sergt.
Jasper, 40; Vincent 3. Costello. IL;
George E. Killeen, S; Stephen p. NC
Groarty. rs; G. o. p, Is; U. s. Treas
ury, is, and United States Department
Of Agriculture. 0.
The following appointments were
ratified: Radio and Music, Mrs. Made
line Pence Of Henry @. Spengler Unit,
and legislative chairman. Mrs. Bertha
Pasour of Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. Is.
The department president and her
staff made oficial visits to the @. p. o.
Unit on April 20, and to Victory Unit
on April %. A visit will be made
Tuesday to the James Reese Unit at
the Garrett Patterson School at $50
pm.
Washington Police Unit met at the
home of the president, Mrs. Ada Car
yer, and made donation to the Red
Cross food relief fund and for Easter
packages for patients at Mount Alto
Hospital.
A meeting of the Poppy Committee
will be held tomorrow night at the
home of the chairman, Mrs. Edith
Dean Broder, 426 Longfellow street
to start work on the peoples to be
placed by the Legion Auxiliary on
the graves Of the World War dead at
Arlington on Memorial day.
The unit Endorsed Mrs. Mary Z.
Killeen for department president for
1867.
The unit will participate with Vic
tory and Lincoln Units in q party,
May %, at Mount Alto Hospital.
Victory Unit, No. 4, gave an Amer
icanism program Thursday evening at
1922 Vermont avenue, arranged by
Mrs. Joseph H. Minis. Americanism
chairman, and included an address on
"Americanism' by Representative
Scott OF California; solo by Miss
Helen Gilliaert. accompanied by Miss
Eleanor Hendrich of Quincy, Mass: a
dance number by Masters Tommy Bond
and Bob Wallace; address by Past
Comdr. Z. B. Setty. Takoma Park
Post. the American Legion, on Com
munism"; solos by Mrs. H. B. Owens
and Mrs. r. w. Bywaters. accom-
panied by Mrs. Dorothy Wilding; call
to colors by Sergt Emile H. Gillaert Of
Columbia Post, the American Legion,
and musical numbers by the Takoma
Park Post Boys Drum and Bugle
Corps.
The department president. Miss
Nicie Perrell, and her stan made their
oficial visitation.
The unit will hold joint meeting
with Victory Post Tuesday at the New
Colonial Hotel.
The Henry c. Spengler Unit, No.
IL. met at the Thomas Circle Club
Wednesday. with the president, Mrs.
Jessie Thomas. presiding. The unit
unanimously Endorsed Miss Lillian L.
Reagan for department president for
the year 1936-l937.
Lieut.. Lineburg. Americanism chair
man, American Legion, spoke on the
May day party, May l, and the party
for the benefit Of the juniors at the
Raleigh Hotel, May 9.
Miss Minnie May Hardy, depart
ment child welfare chairman, an
nounced q party at Walter Reed Hos
pital, to be held Saturday. The unit
will contribute money and cakes for
this party. Poppy chairman, Mrs. Ro-
berta Fawcett, advised that the units
quota of peoples was more than halt
finished.
Ways and Means Chairman Reagan
announced a dinner at the Thomas
Circle Club. 1925 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., May 81, from 4:30 to tbs pm.
The juniors of Stephen p. McGroarty
Unit gave a Tom Sawyer" sketch at
Walter Reed Hospital last night. Those
taking part were Marie Louise Ralph
Margaret Howell, Nancy Hulleran
Virginia Louise Browning, Frances
Mccartney, Arlene Haugen, Elizabeth
Carpenter and Constance Pendleton
Cakes were donated by the unit.
A poppy meeting was held at the
home Of Mrs. McGroarty Friday eve
ming.
A card party for the benefit Of the
unit will be given at the home OF
Miss Newell, Falls Church, Va, next
Saturday evening.
United States, Treasury Unit en-
dorsed Mrs. Mary X. Killeen for de-
partment president of the District Of
Columbia at the last meeting at the
Y. w. c. A.
A surprise party was rendered Mrs.
Vera Shissler, treasurer, at the home
Of Mrs. Edna Burns, 1901 Emerson
street.
| The parliamentary law class, Or
ganized by Mrs T. v. Walker, which
has been held for the past 10 Mondays
ut the Y. w. C. A., under the in
struction Of Miss Bertha Wolfe, was
| concluded April 20.
On May Is q dance will be given by
| the unit. Guests are requested to wear
| tackey costumes. The FUNDS are to b
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