Evening star., 1936-05-31
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO GIVE MEDALS
Citizenship Awards to Be
Presented to High School
Girls.

The units Of the District Of Colum-
bia Department, American Legion
Auxiliary, will present citizenship
medals to the outstanding girls in
some Of the high schools at the
graduation exercises next month.
Europe, No. b, VIII have Armstrong
High School; Nash, No. g.. Eastern
and Hines Junior High; Jasper. No.
IS, Central High and Garnet-Patter-
son; Costello. No. Is, Western and
Dumbarton High; Treasury, No. IS,
Randall Junior and Taft; Agriculture,
No. 36. Jefferson and Shaw; Lincoln,
No. II. Powell Junior, and McGroarty,
No. 27, Gordon Junior and Francis.
Mrs. Whit Y. McHugh of Alton, N.
T.. national vice president, made an
official visit to the local department
on May 81. She attended the White
House garden party as national rep
resentative and later was entertained
at dinner at the Grace Dodge Hotel
by members Of the District Depart
ment.
Support for the maintenance Of
Reserve Officers Training Corps units
IN the local schools and colleges is also
being given by the auxiliary, accord
ing to Miss Faustine Dennis, national
defense chairman of the local depart
ment.
The Executive Committee of Stephen
P. McGroarty Unit, No. 27. met at the
home of the acting president, Mrs.
Adeline Holleran, 1881 Twenty-eighth
street.
The unit will meet at the home Of
Mrs. Holleran tomorrow evening. A
supper will be served.
The juniors will meet Saturday at
2 o'clock at the Raleigh Hotel
Poppies and American flags were
placed BY junior members at the elm
planted by the Legion in the Presby-
terian Church yard in Falls Church
in memory Of Stephen P. McGroarty
and at the tree planted by the Ameri-
can War Mothers in the grounds Of
the Madison School in memory of
Stephen P. McGroarty and Ralph
Stambaugh on Friday afternoon.
Victory Unit, No 4, assisted by Lin
coin and Police Units, gave an enter
tainment at Mount Alto Hospital May
%. A musical program was furnished
by Davison's Glee Club, under the di-
rection of John Monroe, with Miss
Gladys Hartz as guest soloist. Mrs.
A. N. Schroeder, rehabilitation chair
man, was in charge of arrangements.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit, with its
post, held memorial services at the
grave of Kenneth H Nash, in whose
honor the post and unit are named,
in Glenwood Cemetery. Franklin P.
Nash and Miss Mildred Nash, father
and daughter of the deceased, placed
sthe poppy wreath furnished by the
unit. Similar services were held at
the graves of 10 other members of the
post in Arlington Cemetery. The
poppy wreath furnished by the unit
for Cecil Bacon's grave was placed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Bacon, father
and mother Of the deceased. Other
wreaths were placed by members of
the post and unit. Joseph j. Gold
berg, commander Of the post, con-
Quoted the services, assisted by Chap
lain George Grommett.
The unit furnished a wreath TO the
department which was placed on the
tomb of the Civil War dead in Ar
lington Cemetery yesterday.
A meeting of the newly-formed
Past Presidents Farley was held at
the home of Mrs. Ethel Wilt. The
following officers were elected: Mrs.
Ethel Wilt, chairman, and Mrs. How
ard S. Fisk, secretary-treasurer.
The unit won SIS prize, awarded
by the national organization through
the local department, for the greatest
percentage of membership gain.
The unit will hold a benefit dinner
and card party at Thurman Inn, Fair
fax Apartments, Tuesday at pm. A
rummage sale will be held June 8.