Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

trail High School, 8 pm.
A tree planting in memory Of Nine.
Schumann-Heink will be conducted by
the District Of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, today at
II o'clock near the District World War
Memorial in Potomac Park. Mrs.
Mary X. Killeen, department presi-
dent, will preside. Music will be
furnished by the United States Marine
Band
In the afternoon Mrs Killeen will
place wreath at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier, when services are
being arranged by the American War
Mothers. The wreath will be presented
by the Sergeant Jasper Juniors to Mrs
Killeen.
The department will observe hos
pital day, May II. At 4:30 pm. a tree
will be planted in the grounds OF
Mount Alto, honoring the second ma
tional president OF the American
Legion Auxiliary. DR.. Kate Waller Bar
rett Of Alexandria, Va.
Among the invited guests are Gen
Frank T. Hines Of the Veterans Ad-
ministration, Senators Byrd and Glass
Of Virginia, Assistant Secretary of
State R. Walton Moore, John Lewis
Smith, Mrs. Reba Randolph Smith,
daughter Of Mrs. Barrett, and Mrs.
Charles Poser Of Fairfax, Va, another
daughter. and her son, Robert South
Barrett: Mrs. c. M. Shepperson, Mrs.
Janet English, all of Alexandria, Va,
and many prominent Legionnaires
from Virginia and the District of
Columbia that will want to Join in
honoring Mrs. Barrett.
Mrs. Ada Riley, department chair
man OF rehabilitation has also ar
ranged for party at Mount Alto that
night for the patients. Refreshments
Will be served and entertainment will
be arranged by Charles Kohen.
A band concert will be given TODAY
at pm. by the Government Printing
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A tea will be given by the Killeen
Unit Of the American Legion Auxiliary
today from 3 to o'clock at the Killeen
club room. An invitation is extended
to all.
Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. 10, will
meet Tuesday evening at the La Fay
cite Hotel
The Executive Committee met last
Monday night and made peoples.
under the direction OF Gertrude
Pierce, chairman.
Omcial visitation Of department off,
GERS, initiation Of new members and
a reception has been changed from
May % to the afternoon Of June s.
Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy. chairman
OF junior activities; Mrs. Helen Hor-
ton, vice chairman, and Mrs Mar
guerite Combs. secretary, directed the
juniors through the poppy process
sional at the District World War COM
memorative observance on May day.
Sergt. Jasper Unit presented the
wreath for placement at Arlington
today by the department president,
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen. The units COL
ors will be carried at Arlington today
at the National Cathedral Massing OF
Colors May %. and at Arlington on
Memorial day by Mrs. Emma Bonner
and Mrs. Loretta Smith.
President Dorothy B. Harper and
Vice President Mary B. McMillin
visited the tuberculosis ward at Gal
linger Hospital last Wednesday and
presented scrab books made BY unit
members, both seniors and juniors.
Mrs. Imogene Gallagher is the
units representative on the depart
ment committee on arrangements fol
the Hospital day program at Mount
Alto next Wednesday afternoon and
evening. All unit members are no.
titled to attend.
Washington Police Post, Unit 20
will meet Friday at the Y. w. c. A.,
Ola E street, at 8 pm.
AS part Of the Mothers day pro-
gram the unit will present during the
meeting program, Making Mother
hood safe" The program will be I'M
der the direction Of Mrs. Mary Carter
The quota Of peoples to be made
by the unit Is $50. They will be
placed on the graves Of the World
War dead in Arlington Cemetery on
May 20.
The Belgium Legation entertained
at tea last Wednesday the department
Fidac and the unit Fidac chairmen
and the contestants from the junior,
OF the Legion Auxiliary and the loca
nigh schools, who took part In the
Fldac esay contest. Mrs. Anne Aston
F1dac chairman, Nash Unit, arranged
Tor this reception, as she previously
arranged for the tea at the Italian
Embassy on April 20.
United States Department of Agri.
culture Unit, No. SO, will meet Tues.
day at the War Mothers Home, 1927
New Hampshire avenue, at 8 pm
The department president, Mrs. Mary
K. Killeen, will make her Official visi.
tation.
President Perna Zott has called 8
meeting Of the Executive Committee
at the home of Mrs. Agnes E. Hazard
1853 California street, Wednesday a
SPIN.
Vincent B. Costello Unit met Tues
day at the War Mothers Home. Mrs
Mary Kolhos, child welfare chairman
reported she had entertained IS chill
dren at picnic party in Rock Greek
Park. The unit voted q quart of mill
to be delivered daily to the family Of
destitute veteran; also donations O,
food and clothing.
A party, under the direction of Mis-.
Mary Deery, was given Friday evening
| at st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Mrs. Sheehan reported the unit.
quota of 1000 memorial peoples were
completed.
Mrs. Alice Korn invited members t.
attend a dinner and hipuo ,,art1y q,