Evening star., 1936-07-05
AUXILIARY MARKS
16THANN|VERSARY
Victory Unit, American Le-
gion, Holds Social at
Clarendon, Va.


Department, American Legion Aux
iliary, was celebrated with q social at
32Os Fifth street, Clarendon. Va. Mrs.
Blanche Crory, the president, pre-
sented q birthday cake.
The application Of Mrs. Lettie Bara-
nowsh for membership was accepted.
Committees were appointed to ar
range for the annual meeting this
month: Credentials. Mrs. Eula Hollis
| (chairman), Mrs. Huey and Mrs. Beal;
rules, Mrs. A. N. Schroeder (chair-
mani, Mrs. Laddbush and Miss McIn-
tosh; auditing, Mrs. Claudia Hansen
(chairman), Mrs. Grafton Brown and
Mrs. Emil Gillieart.
The unit will hold an ice cream fes-
tival July 81.
The unit participated in the Fidac
program on June 81. featuring an
essay on the history of Poland and
Polish dance in native costume.
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen was Endorsed
for the Office of department president
at the coming convention.
Mrs. R. w. Bywaters and Mrs.
Marion Martin were co-hostesses and
were assisted in serving by Mrs. Wind
sor B. Stroup and Mrs. M. A. Scott.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit, under the
direction of the Americanism officer.
Mrs. Ruth M. Turner. and in cooper
alton with department Americanism
programs Of the Legion and auxiliary,
awarded good citizenship medals to
the following graduates of local
schools: Miss Roberta L. Wealthall.
Eastern High School, and Miss Sara
Lou Summers, Hines Junior High
School.
The unit, through the donation OF
cakes and funds, will assist in the en-
tertainment of the disabled veterans on
a boat ride July to be sponsored by
the welfare department Of the Ameri-
can Legion.
James Reese Europe Unit met June
% at the Garnett Patterson School,
with the president. Mrs. Pearl d.
Smallwood, IN the chair.
Election of officers was as follows:
President, Miss Doris McLane; vice
presidents, Mrs. Eleanor Reed, Mrs.
Lucille Almond and Miss Rosa Hill;
chaplain, Mrs. Ella M. Gibson: ser
geant at arms. Mrs. Martha Norris;
historian, Mrs. Amanda McCloud;
color bearers, Mrs. Louise Patrick, ST.,
and Mrs. Ida Lovett, jr.; treasurer.
Mrs. Willie Mae Gaskins; recording
secretary, Mrs. Beatrice Hayden;
financial secretary, Mrs. Julia C..
Brown. and Executive Committee. Mrs.
Pearl Smallwood, Mrs. Kate C. Good
loe and Mrs. Francis Wedge.
Delegates to the annual department
convention were elected as follows:
Mrs. Pearl D. Smallwood. chairman;
Mrs. lone q. Monroe. Mrs. Beatrice
Hayden, Mrs. Amanda McCloud. Mrs.
| Elenore Reed, Mrs. Julia Brown, Mrs.
Corneha McLane. Mrs. Louise Craw-
ford, Miss Doris McLane and Mrs.
Katie Goodloe.
Alternates are: Mrs. Margaret Chap
man. Miss Rora Hill, Mrs. Louise Pat
rick, Mrs. Lucille Almond, Mrs. Fran
els Wedge, Mrs. Ruth Rustin. Mrs. Ida
Lovett, Mrs. Ella Gibson. Mrs. Willy
Mae KINNEY and Mrs. Willie M. Gas
kinS.
The juniors met at the home OF Mrs.
Dorothy Perry. when a junior glee club
was formed Mrs. Adaline Halloran,
department junior chairman, spoke.
Henry c. Spengler Unit met at the
l.. Ax,n 10
with Mrs. Kate Gross, vice president,
presiding
Election of officers was as follows:
President, Mrs. Helen McCabe; vice
president, Mrs. Hattie Byrum; vice
president, Mrs Mae Manger; historian,
Mrs. Rita Callahan; sergeant at arms;
Mrs. Brown; parliamentarian. Mrs.
Roberta Fawcett: color bearers. Mrs.
Naomi Painter and Mrs. Gladys Nell
son; chaplain, Mrs. Elizabeth Laven-
DER treasurer, Mrs Edith Landvoight;
members at large, Mrs. Kate Gross,
Mrs. Madelyn Pence and Mrs. Amos
Fries.
The unit indorsed Miss Lillian Re-
gan for department president.
The eleventh annual convention of
the District Of Columbia Auxiliary will
be held at the District Chapter House
Of the American Red Cross, August II
and 18, 1t has been announced by the
department president, Miss Nicie Per-
rell.
Mrs Adaline Halloran, chairman Of
the juniors, reports junior glee club
is being formed in the Sergt. Jasper
and the James Reese Europe units.
| Miss Minnie Mae Hardy requests all
unit welfare chairmen submit their
final reports in tripiicate to her by
July 10.
The department will participate in
the annual boat ride sponsored by
the American Legion for the veterans
in the several veterans hospitals on
July 7. The steamer Potomac will
leave the wharf at 1880 pm. and
will return at $50 pm.
Each unit Is requested to send their
assessment to the department treas
| d4CA 1b VAC C01 ACob POoo1blC uhtC
Government Printing Once Unit
met at tine Government Printing
ONCE, with the president, Mrs. Sara
Johns, in the chair
The unit voted to reconsider the
Endorsement of Miss Lillian Regan
for the Office of department presi-
dent for the year 1936-1s37 and went
on record to indorse Mrs. Mary Kill
leen for that Office and also indorsed
its president, Mrs. Sara Johns, for
the Office of department color bearer
on Mrs. Killeen's ticket.
The following delegates to the de-
partment convention we're elected:
Mrs. Sara Johns, chairman; Mrs.
Agnes Dixon. Mrs. Margaret HAM
shire, Mrs. Edith Whitcraft, Mrs.
Mary Schaumleffle and Mrs. Reba
Johns, while the alternates elected at
the same time were Mrs. Walthea
Chapman, Mrs. Anna PoindeXtef,