Evening star., 1937-05-30

along the battle front In France and
Belgium. Auxiliary units in the Dis
trict of Columbia made and placed
over 10000 poppies this year, and to-
day at Arlington Cemetery they are
on all the graves Of World War
veterans. Junior members Of the
Auxiliary, daughters Of World War
veterans. took an active part in this
program.
The Mary B. McMillin History Tro-
ply will be awarded to the junior
group in the District Auxiliary pre-
senting the best 1936-1937 history. The
judges will be Mrs. Edith Warren
Quinn, department historian; Mai.
Thomas J. Frailey. Legion department
chairman of education Of war orphans,
and Miss Emily J. Carey, Chapeau
Passe, ct 40. The histories must be
in by July l, enabling the judges to
announce the winner at the depart
ment convention August Is and IT,
Winning three consecutive years will
entitle the junior group to retain the
VAVpAAy pClAdllCIlIly.
Mrs. Killeen and the department
staff will make official visitations to
Lincoln Unit June 4 at the Powell
Junior High School. The Spengler
Unit was visited last Wednesday eve
ming at the Thomas Circle Club.
On June 9 the George E. Killeen
Unit will have the official visitation
at the Killeen club rooms at 8 pm.
Mrs. Killeen was the guest Of honor
at the memorial services held by the
United States Bureau OF Engraving
Post May %.
sergt. Jasper Unit will hold a spe-
cial meeting June 6 at 3 pm. at the
La Fayette Hotel, when the depart
ment president and her official staff
will make the annual visitation. New
members will be initiated, both seniors
and juniors, and reception honoring
the department officers will follow.
Mrs. Anna Elliot, Americanism
chairman, with Hi Hummer, the post 3
Americanism officer, presented Ameri-
can Legion and Auxiliary citizenship
awards to Frances Moskey and Jack
Mar2olf at the Central High School
last Friday morning.
The unit colors will be carried by
Emma Donner and Loretta Smith for
the memorial services at Arlington.
Memorials chairman, Mrs. Maudie
Brunson, will place wreaths on the
graves Of Mrs. Katherine Geddes and
Mrs. Tannie Lee Harwood, unit men,
bers who died this year. Mrs. Ger
trude Pierce, Mrs. Mary McMillin,
Mrs. Helen Ware and Mrs. Dorothy B.
Harper with group Of the juniors,
met the department. chairman. Mrs.
Margaret Carroll, at Arlington yes
terday morning and assisted in plac-
ing the poppies on World War vet
erans' graves.
Selection Of officers will be held
June with installation at the de-
partment convention In August at the
Red Cross Chapter House.
A radio broadcast was given yester-
day afternoon over Station VOL, when
the unit president, Mrs. Dorothy B.
Harper. gave an address on Peoples. !"
Miss Hilda Nelson sang In Flanders
Field" accompanied by Miss Suzanne
Ozman. This program was arranged
by the unit radio chairman, Mrs. T..
Louise Warren.
In addition to the Endorsement Of
the unit Of its president, Mrs. Dorothy
B. Harper for department president,
and Mrs. Helen Ware, sergeant at
arms for department color bearer,
subsequent, Endorsements have been
made by the George E. Nlleen Unit,
the Victory Unit and United States
Agriculture Unit Mrs. Katherine
Waters, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Perna
zott have been Endorsed by their re-
spective units on Mrs. Harper's ticket.
The president Of the George E. Kill
leen Unit, No. IS, Mrs. Catherine
Waters. will place q wreath on the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier Of the
Civil War on Memorial day in the
name Of the Killeen Unit. Dorothy
Mace. escorted by Helen Beck and
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