Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-15
DOLL FOR F|DAC
SESSION TONIGHT
Would Represent Washing
ton Life in Display From
All States.

| W. -
Mrs. Mary Klaphaak, chairman OF
the Fidac Committee of the District
Of Columbia American Legion Aux
Hilary, Is searching for a doll here, to
be dressed to represent a typical fig
ure In the life of Washington today
The doll will be sent to the National
Conference of presidents and secre-
taries of the auxiliary at Indianapolis,
Ind, November %. Mrs. Mary K.
Lilleen. department president, will
represent the District of Columbia.
The dolls from all States and the
District of Columbia will be sent to
Paris, France, to interpret to Eu-
ropean countries present features of
American life. The District doll must
be Is inches high and will be dressed
as a Happy Child" Washington
stores are asked to donate their en-
tries.
Plans are being made by the aux
iliary to distribute baskets to needy
families for Thanksgiving by the
various units of this department.
i Washington Police Post Unit No.
/ 20 met at the Y. w. c. A. Building
on Z street last Friday evening with
| the president, Mrs. Thelma Strohman,
| presiding.
New amendments to the constitu
ton and bylaws were read for the
/ first time and deferred until the
December meeting for final action.
Sergt. Jasper Unit No. Is met at
the La Fayette Hotel last Monday
| night with President Dorothy B.
| Harper in the chair. Reports were
given by Child Welfare Chairman
Mrs. Mildred Bell; ways and means,
Mrs. Mary Gardner and Mrs. Helen
Hetzer. and junior activities, Mrs.
Virginia Mccarthy.
Mrs. Ada Riley, department reha-
bilitation chairman, presented plans
for Christmas in the hospitals. Mrs.
| Mary Mcmillan is general chairman
for the annual Christmas party to be
given for q number Of the Legion
department proteges.
The second regimental colonel, Mrs.
Helen Ware, won the prize for having
the most members at the November
meeting. Sixteen applicants were
voted into membership with one
| transfer from Iowa.
Mrs. Mary Gardner invites the post
| and unit members and their friends
| to a dance Tuesday at the Broad
moor. Honor guests will be Depart
ment Comdr. Horace Lineburg, De-
partment President Mrs. Killeen,
Grande Chef de Care and Mrs. Chan-
let. Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer
Passe Fred. G. Fraser. National
Committeeman and Mrs. Jos. j. NAL
10y and Post Comdr. and Mrs. Fred
Money.
A bingo party, under the direction
Of Mrs. Anna Seiders, reha Utilization
chairman. was sponsored by Kenneth
H. Nash Unit at Mount Alto Hospital,
for the benefit Of the disabled World
War Veterans on November H. The
unit, under the direction of the child
welfare chairman. Mrs. Lillian 4.
| Urban. will distribute baskets of food
! among needy veterans families at
| Thanksgiving.
The November meeting Of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture Unit will be held Tuesday eve
ming at the War Mothers Home, 1927
New Hampshire avenue, at 8 o'clock,
with Mrs. Perna Zott presiding. Plans
will be made for Thanksgiving and
Christmas welfare work.
The Juniors met Saturday at the
home of their president, Miss Suzanne
Montgomery. and reelected the fol-
lowing officers: Suzanne Montgomery.
president; Olivia Boyd. secretary;
Francis Boyd. treasurer; Twila Fank-
houser, chaplain. and Phyllis Blake,
color bearer. Mrs. Frank E. McMillin,
department chairman of juniors, out
lined the work of the juniors.
Stephen P. McGroarty Unit. No. 81,
met at the Gordon Junior High School
with the president, Mrs. Adeline l..
Holleran, presiding.
Committee chairmen were ap-
pointed as follows: Membership and
bulletins, Mrs. Lillian Trueworthy;
juniors, Miss Faustine Dennis: Ameri-
canism and national defense, Miss
Gertrude Orr: child welfare, Mrs.
Marie s. Ingling; rehabilitation, Mrs.
w. B. Fuller; Fidac, Mrs r. r. Ralph;
unit activities, Miss Anna May SIAM
baugh; ways and means. distinguished
guests, Mrs. Edna M. TheIander; con-
stitution and bylaws parliamentarian,
Mrs. John F. Bethune; poppy, Mrs.
Mary A. Howell. ..
Plans were made for a joint social
meeting Of the post and unit Novem-
Der 20.
The next meeting will be held at
Gordon Junior High School Deem
Der Z at 8 o'clock
The juniors of this unit met at the
home Of Mrs. c. N. McGroarty in Falls
Church. The new officers are Nancy
c. Holleran, president; Jane Tngling
and Jane Ellis, vice presidents;
Florence Bakefelt, secretary; Mary
Elizabeth Lane, treasurer; Mary
Louise Ralph, chaplain; Frances Nc
Cartney, sergeant at arms; Virginia
Louise Browning, historian.
The next meeting will be held No
vember 81 at the home Of Jane Ing
ling, Falls Church.