Evening star., 1936-04-12
LEGION AUXILIARY
ACTIVE IN RELIEF
Units Working in Regions
Stricken by Floods and
Tornadoes.

in all regions struck by the recent
floods and tornadoes is being taken
by the American Legion Auxiliary.
Units in these communities are work.
ing in close cooperation with the
American Red Cross. American Le-
gion posts and local authorities in
caring for those made homeless and
others suffering from the effects of
the disasters. Organized and on the
ground. these units were able to supply
the relief workers almost as soon as
the disaster struck.
Units outside of the devasted areas
are also cooperating with the Ameri-
can Red Cross in raising relief funds
and Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, ma
tional president, has made an appeal
to all departments to give their aid to
the Red Cross wherever they may be
located.
From the auxiliary's national emer-
gency relief fund S2,l00 was rushed
to the support Of those units in the
Eastern areas, while several hundred
dollars will be spent by the units in
the Southern tornado areas.
The local department donated $50
to the District Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross and the following units
have also contributed: Treasury, $25;
Henry c. Spengler, $40; James Reese
Europe, IS; Kenneth H. Nash, IS,
and Agriculture, S.. In addition to
these cash donations the members of
this department have also made sew
eral donations of new and worn cloth
ing in addition to several articles of
used furniture.
United States Department Of Agri-
culture Unit, No. 36, will hold a special
meeting at the Hotel Raleigh next Fri
day for the consideration Of the newly
drafted unit constitution and bylaws
The regular meeting will be held at
1927 New Hampshire avenue April %,
when a color bearer will be elected.
Dimes donated by the American
Legion Auxiliary members have been
responsible for the auxiliarys donation
Of S25,000 to the American Legion to
help in the support Of the Legion's
disabled World War veterans, Mrs
Ada Riley, rehabilitation chairman of
the Department of the District of Co.
lumbia, American Legion Auxiliary,
announced. The check for this amount
was presented to the Legion on April l.
Famous People Of Poland will be
the Ffdac subject for April Miss Evan
geline McGroarty, Fidac chairman for
this department, announced.
| A department Executive Committee
meeting will be held Thursday at the
American War Mothers Home. 1927
New Hampshire avenue at 8 pm.
The following chairmen are re-
quested to submit written reports
Ways and Means, Memorials, Trophies,
Medals and Awards, Constitution and
Bylaws, Entertainment, Resolutions,
Parliamentarian, Juniors, Past Presi-
dents Farley, Bulletins and Member
ship.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit met at the
Raleigh Hotel. with the president,
Mrs. Mary B. Corwin, presiding. The
department president, Miss Nicie B.
Perrell, made her official visitation and
presented the unit with a national
citation won by acquiring a paid-up
membership as of December 81. 1895.
Other distinguished guests were Miss
M. Edna Mcintosh, national executive
committeewoman: Mrs. Margaret Car
roll, department vice president; Mrs.
Ola Lee, department treasurer; Mrs.
Quinn, chairman of war orphans, and
Mrs. Walthea Chapman. chairman of
community service and unit activities.
In conjunction with her activities
as unit Fidac chairman, Mrs. FaunielIe
Keller presented Felicia Rybier, artist,
who rendered and explained a Polish
musical program.
Unit colors were present at the
department Americanism and national
defense program held at the Gordon
Junior High School, with Mrs. Sarah
Charles and Mrs Faunielle Keller as
color bearers. Mrs. Ruth Turner
acted as page. Mrs. Zelda Mulvey,
chairman Of junior activities, who ac-
companied the Junior Glee Club in
several musical numbers on this pro-
gram has been appointed by the de-
partment chairman Of the junior Or
ganization, Mrs. Halloran, as accom-
panist for the newly formed glee club.
Three junior members, Leona Seiders,
Margaret May and Betty Prezioso, are
also members of this glee club Mrs.
Mulvey announced the Juniors will
give benefit bingo party in her home
April II at 7:30 pm. to raise funds to
pay for the flag codes pledged by the
unit to the department. to be placed
in local schools.
The Spring bonnet" offered as a
prize by the president to the member
bringing in the most members during
the period October l to April /, was
won by Mrs. Ethel Wilt, and a similar
prize has been offered by the presi-
dent for the period April to June /.
The unit presented the department
president with compact and comb
set. Miss Ann Singleton made the
presentation speech. The unit in
dorsed Mrs. Mary K. Killeen for the
department president of the District
and Mrs. Ruth Turner as vice presi-
dent on Mrs. Killeen's ticket.
Victory Unit No. 4 met at the home
of the president, Mrs. Blanche Crory.
Under the direction of Mrs. A. N.
Schroeder, rehabilitation chairman, a
program will be presented at one Of
the local service hospitals by the
Davidson Glee Club. Mrs. Hollis,
Ways and Means chairman, announc-
ed plans for rummage sale to be
held in the near future. Mrs. Joseph
H. Minis, Americanism chairman, re-
ported her committee is arranging an
Americanism program, to be given
this month, when the department
president will be invited to make her
official visitation.
The unit has been invited by Mrs.
r. w. Bywaters and Mrs. Marion
Martin to be their guests at the
units June social meeting, at Mrs.