Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-08
LEGION AUXILIARY
HEAD TO Be GUEST
Mrs. O. W. Hahn of Nebraska
Will Be Here for Armis-
tice Day Rites.

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tice Day Rites.
Mrs. o. w. Hahn of Nebraska,
national president of the American
Legion Auxiliary, will be the guest
of the District Of Columbia Depart
ment next Wednesday at the Armistice
day services at Arlington National
Cemetery. She will place . wreath
on the Tomb OF the Unknown Sol
dier in the name Of her organization.
She will also place . wreath on the
tomb Of the late Woodrow Wilson at
Washington Cathedral at 10 am.
Auxiliary members are invited to Q
memorial service to be held at the
Killeen Club, 1904 M street northwest,
today at 3 pm. In memory Of Mrs.
Margaret Franklin, first department
president of the District Of Columbia
Auxiliary.
The services will be under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Mary K. Killeen. with
Mrs. Mary Corwin, . past department
president, as chairman. Mrs. Roberta
Fawsett, a past department president,
will present q gavel bell to be dedi-
Gated as q memorial in the name OF
the past department presidents. A
resolution from the department OF the
auxiliary will be presented to William
Franklin, husband Of Mrs. Franklin.
Fred Fraser, q past department COM
mander of the American Legion, will
speak. Mrs. Estelle Hunt Dean will
render a solo. Each past department
president will place q poppy in
wreath in memory Of Mrs. Franklin.
This will be completed later by the
Nash unit, and placed at Arlington on
Armistice day, at the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier by Mrs. Killeen.
Mrs Dean will close with singing, fol-
lowed by the retirement of the colors.
The next executive meeting will be
held at the Y. w. C. A, 614 e street.
November Is at pm.
Vincent B. Costello Unit held q
business meeting at the War Mothers
Home last Monday. Plans were made
to give baskets Of food to several needy
families at Thanksgiving.
Miss Garry, president, announced
a membership campaign during No
vember and appointed her vice presi-
dents. Mrs. Kehoe and Mrs. Boberg.
as captains of rival teams. Applica-
lions of nine new members and four
transfers were approved.
Mrs. Mills. ways and means chair
man, announced a social evening
November IT, at the home of Mrs.
Bachelor, COS Hamlin street northeast.
Memorial services for Mrs. Margaret
Franklin will be held by this unit at
Mount Olivet Cemetery today at 80
pm, when the official American
Legion grave marker will be placed.
Miss Garry announced Mrs. Mary
Klaphaak. unit Fidac chairman. had
been appointed department Fidac
chairman.
Mrs. Klaphaak gave brief talk on
Greece" and announced that she has
planned an extensive Fidac program
for the District auxiliaries this year.
Washington Police Post Unit, No. 29,
will meet at the Y. w. c. A., GA E
street, Friday evening.
| New amendments to the constitu-
ton and bylaws will be submitted
and social will follow. The hostesses
will be Mrs. Thelma Stroman, Mrs.
Ola D. Lee and Mrs. Margaret Carroll
Members of the unit are requested
to attend the memorial services to
be held at the Killeen Hall today at
pm. in memory of Mrs. Margaret
Franklin. first department president
A gavel bell will be dedicated to the
memory Of Mrs. Franklin by past
department presidents.
The unit will donate a wreath at
the National Cathedral on the tomb of
Woodrow Wilson by Mrs. o. w. Hahn
at 10 am. on Armltice day. The unit
colors will be present and will also
participate in the services to be held
at Arlington National Cemetery. They
Will NC Carried Oy MIS-. El1ZaOcLn heLt-
ner and Mrs. Honora Daily, unit color
bearers.
Sergt. Jasper Unit No. 13 will meet
tomorrow at the Hotel Lafayette at
pm. Membership and child welfare
will be the business of the evening,
Mrs. Mary McMillin and Mrs. Mildred
C. Bell, the respective chairmen, giving
progress reports. The first regiment of
the membership campaign is in the
lead.
Mrs. Mary Garner, ways and means
chairman, invites the post and unit
members and friends to dance at the
Broadmoor November II.
The Cheerio Committee will feature
brides and birthdays of the members
at the social tomorrow night. Brides
are Thelma Sweeney CARL, Dolores
Tirella Shields and Josephine Symands
Payne. Birthdays are Rose De Cell
Martin, Henrietta Mckay, Lucille Her
rick, Bertha M. Pasour, Mary Rynear-
son, Ethel Strong, Agnes Enloe, Clara
Humphries, Mary McMillin, Marian
Money. Othelia Betschart, Mary Multi
gan, Emma Bonner and Miriam
Austin. Greeting gifts will be pre-
scented to each one.
A Halloween party was held at the
Paul Junior High School October 80.
Prizes awarded were: Most beautiful
costume, Patsy Langdon; most original,
Anne McDermott; most comical, Mary
Catherine Ware; funniest, Raymond
Strong; door prize, Frank Lozopone.
The juniors will meet at the old
Brentwood School November IA, at