Evening star., 1936-02-09


ognition of Soviet Russia is also urget
by the women.
Members of the District Department
will participate in exercises next Wed
nesday at the Lincoln Memorial. De.
partment and unit flags will be as.
sembled at 1918 pm. for the observ.
ance of the l27th anniversary Of ths
birth of Abraham Lincoln.
George E. Killeen Unit, No. IS. vii
meet Wednesday evening at the XII.
leen club rooms, 1904 M street, ane
viii lobserve the National Defense ane
Americanism programs. Miss Faus.
tine Dennis and Mai. Gen. Amos Friel
will be the guest speakers. Soloists
will render selections.
The unit celebrated its 14th birth
day anniversary with dinner dance
at the La Fayette Hotel and had many
national officers as guests.
The unit won a national citation fol
100 per cent paid-up membership.
Mrs. Mae Spedden, rehabilitation
chairman, is planning party for thu
veterans at Mount Alto Hospital. Mrs
Isabelle Steinbraker. child welfare
chairman, has given clothing and shoe
to several children in Georgetown. Mrs
Della Barber, welfare officer, has helpet
several veterans families in distress.
The local units will take part ir
the mass meeting to be given in March
by the Department on Americanisn
and National Defense. The time ant
place will be announced later. Tit
unit having the largest number presen
at the mass meeting will be awarded
a naval print plate. while the unit
having the best Americanism ant
national defense program for the veal
will also receive naval print plate.
The department treasurer, Mrs. Ok
D. Lee, will award q gold auxiliar!
pin to the member securing the mos
new members from February / Il
March l. The award to be made o.
the department convention.
James Reese Europe Unit, No. 5
met at the Garnet-Patterson Schoo
January 20. with the president, Mrs
p. D. Smallwood, presiding.
The following new members were
obligated: MRS. Ruth Wilson Hornsby
Mrs. Dollie Jones and. Mrs. Hattie
Jones Hill.
The next meeting of the Juniors
will be held at the home Of the Junior
Sergeant at Arms Esther N. Maedel
4l07 Elncott street. February Is, a'
q pm.
A business meeting Of Washington
Police Unit, No. 40, was held at the
Red Mems Hall January 28, with thu
president. Mrs. Ada Carver, presiding
Reports were made by Mrs. Thelms
Stroman, child welfare chairman, ane
Mrs. Margaret Carroll, rehabilitation
chairman.
The unit then later Joined with thl
Washington Police Post In celebration
of the units first anniversary, while
the post celebrated its nth ami.
versary.
Department Americanism Oficel
Horace Lineberg gave q short talk OF
Americanism, while the entertainment
was furnished by MIS-. Alice Manning
Mrs. Luther wise and Mrs. e. Mayhew
accompanied on the piano by Mrs. M
Shilling. Miss Janet Lochoffer gave
tap dance and Mrs. Cecelia Lochre!
sang.
The department president, Miss Nici
perrell, and her staff made an ofacia
visit to stephen p. McGroarty Unit
No. a, last Monday evening at tn
Thomas Circle Club. The president
Mrs. Eunice Mars Parker, presided.
A national citation for outstandinl
unit activities during the year l934-3
was presented by Miss Perrell ant
was accepted on behalf Of the unit b
Miss Glenn Newell, during whose ad
ministration as unit president tn
citation was won. Miss 4Perrell an
nounced o national citation for mem
bership had been awarded the unit TO
having It's 1885 membership paid u
100 per cent by November 80, 1895.
The principal speaker Was Mis-