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AUXILIARY PLANS
NAVY DAY RITES
Department President to
Place Wreath onJohn Paul
Jones Marker.

Jones Marker.
The District of Columbia Depart
ment Of the American Legion Aux
iliary will participate in the Navy
Monument in Potomac Park October
a.. A wreath will be placed by the
department president, Mrs. Dorothy
B. Harper.
The Department Executive Commit
tee at its last meeting ratified Depart
ment Committee appointments as fol-
lows; Americanism, Mrs. Mary Cor
win; child welfare, Mrs. Mildred Bell;
community service, Mrs. Emily Bach;
cheerio, Mrs. Ada Carver; constitu-
ton and bylaws, Mrs. Marie Dyer;
education of war orphans, Mrs. Sallie
Kohen; Fidac, Mrs. Florence Camp
bell, finance, Miss Margaret Garry;
hospitality and entertainment, Mrs.
Marie F. Gorsuch; juniors, Mrs. Vir-
s,nia Mccarthy; legislation, Mrs. Mary
Roberts Klaaphaak; membership, Mrs.
Edith Warren Quinn; memorials, Mrs.
:,
Miss Clara Humphries; national
news, Mrs. Mary Schaumleff1e; music,
Mrs. Mary Foote; past presidents
parley, Mrs. Irene Arnold; poppy,
Mrs. Sarah Johns; publicity and radio,
Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren; rehabili-
tation. Mrs. Ada Riley; trophies and
awards, Mrs. Marie E. Souder: reso-
lutions, Miss Edna Mcintosh; unit
activities. Mrs. Viola Costello; motor
corps, Mrs jeanette Kessler; color
guards, Mrs. Emma Warren and Mrs
Sarah Johns; aide to the sergeant
at arms, Mrs. Blanche Crory; dis
tinguished guests, honorary members,
Mrs. Frank T. Hines; general chair
man, Mrs. Thomas Mason, jr; parlia-
mentarian, Miss Ethel Hodges. Comdr.
Donald Wakefield Smith will serve as
department counsel.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit, No. 8, en-
tertained the retiring president, Mrs
Mary B. Corwin, October at lunch
con at the Iron Gate Inn. Gifts we're
presented to Mrs. Corwin
The unit met October at the Y.
w. G. A., GA E street, where it
will meet the first Wednesday of each
month at 8 pm.
Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. 13, will meet
tomorrow at the Lafayette Hotel Mrs.
Mary B. McMillin, president, will pre-
side.
An extensive membership drive is
scheduled in November, with two cap
tains to compete for the honor of
leading. Mrs. Anna Elliott and Mrs.
Marguerite Combs will head the two
teams.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. Is,
met Tuesday at the American War
Mothers Home, 1927 New Hampshire
avenue. The following officers were
installed: President, Mrs. Mary M
Kehoe; vice presidents, Miss Mary
Daugherty and Mrs. Catherine E.
Mills; chaplain, Mrs. Mary Murray;
sergeant at arms, Mrs. Alice Korn;
color bearers, Mrs. Nina Pemphrey
and Mrs. Sarah Bachelor; secretary,
Mrs. Mary Esther Kolhos; assistant
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treasurer, Mrs. Ada Murray.
George E. Killeen Unit, No. 25, met
Wednesday evening at the Killeen
Club rooms, 1904 M street.
The new officers are: President,
Mrs. Viola Hines Fones; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. Rose Ward, Mrs. Ruth
Berriman and Mrs. Marguerite Busch
er; sergeant at arms, Mrs. Marie
Knott; chaplain, Mrs. Fannie Meeks;
historian, Miss Grace Stokes; custo-
dian, Mrs. Nettie Mace: color bearers,
Mrs. Viola Collins and Mrs. Gladys
Jones; treasurer, Mrs. Isabelle Stein
braker, and secretary, Mrs. Ada M.
Riley.
The unit will celebrate Navy day
with program at Mount Alto Hos
pital. The unit will hold open house
on Armistice day from to 6 at 1904
NJ street.
New officers of the Washington Po-
lice Post Unit, No. 90, were installed
at the Thomas Circle Club the eve
ming of October by Mrs. Edythe M.
O'Connor, past department president.
The new president, Mrs. Ola D. Lee,
was presented with gifts. Miss Lillian
Reagan presented Mrs. Lee with an
engraved gavel.
The juniors met yesterday at the
home of Mrs. Anna M. Wilson, 80 T
street northeast.
The Executive Committee of the
United States Department of Agricul.
ture Unit met Monday at the home of
President Dorothy M. Blake. 80 Mon
roe avenue, Alexandria, Va, when
activities and ways and means Of
increasing the general fund were dis
cussed.
The following officers of Lincoln
Unit We're installed on Tuesday eve
ming at the Mayflower Hotel by Past
Department President Mrs. Edyth
OConnor: President, Miss Leah B.
Fuller; vice presidents, Mrs. Frieda
j. Pratt and Mrs. Kathryn Merry;
treasurer, Mrs. Edna Sheriff.; chap
lain, Mrs. Regina Freed; sergeant at
arms, Mrs. Louis S. Emery; historian,
Mrs. Laura c. Gainey. Mrs. O'Con-
nor also presented the retiring presi-
dent, Mrs. Gladys Milne, with a past
presidents pin.
United States Treasury Unit met at
the War Mothers Home, 1927 New
Hampshire avenue, Monday, Mrs.
Marguerite B. Hicks presiding.
The Juniors held a bingo party at
the home Of Mrs. Mary Foote to
raise funds to carry on their program
for the coming year.