Evening star., 1937-03-21
LEGION AUXILIARY
GROUP WILL MEET
Membership of Nearly 1900
Is Announced by Miss
Mcintosh.

n HiecllIlS VI lie EAeCuJlVe COIn-
mittee, District of Columbia Depart
ment, American Legion Auxiliary, will
be held tomorrow night at the Y. w.
C. A., 6l4 E street.
The department membership chair
man, Miss Edna Mcintosh announces
the department is nearing 200. Sergt.
Jasper Unit No. l3 is the winner of the
prize, offered by Miss Mcintosh, to
the unit having the largest number
OF new members at the close of March
| is. TWenty-SiX members were credited
to this unit from February l to March
Is. James Reece Europe Unit No. S
was the runner up.
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, department
president, with her staff made the
official visitation to the Costello Unit
last Wednesday evening when the
Americanism program was presented.
A testimonial luncheon honoring
former Gov Paul V. McNutt of In
diana, was given at the Washington
/ AAopSl, wal III 1NdGlOlldl NlCS SUIIl-
mander j. Fred johnson was toast
master.
! The joint committee on plans for
the commemorative observance at the
District World War Memorial in Po-
tomac Park, south of the rejecting pool,
will meet Tuesday at S pm. at Legion
in La r,,iI
The joint committee comprises rep
resentatives from the Legion, Auxil-
iary, 40 ct 8, and ct 40.
A meeting of Victory Unit, No. 4,
was held Thursday evening at the
home Of the president, Mrs. A. N.
Schroeder. Miss Edna Mcintosh,
chairman, Americanism and National
Defense, reported she is working on
program to be given on Americanism
and National Defense in the near fu-
ture.
A special meeting to elect delegates
and alternateS to the department con-
stitutional convention, April IS and
Is, will be held at the home of Miss
Edna Mcintosh
A social followed the business meet
ing. Refreshments were served.
Henry G. Spengler Unit, No. IL,
will meet Wednesday at Thomas Circle
Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue. Del
egates and alternates will De elected
to the special convention, April Is
and Is.
Mrs. Edith Landvoight, entertain
ment chairman, is in charge of the
birthday tea to be held at Thomas
Circle Club Easter Sunday from
5 pm. to pm.
The Juniors held meeting at the
home of the Junior chairman, Mrs
Marie E. Dyer. The president, Mary
T. Dyer, presided.
Lincoln Unit, No. II, will join Spen-
gler Unit in a party April 8 at Mount
Alto Hospital.
There Will be special meeting
for membership Immediately follow
ing the regular meeting next Wednes-
day.
Washington Police Post Unit, No. 30.
met March II at the Y. w. C. A., 614
E street, with Vice President Mrs.
Ola D. Lee presiding Reports we're
submitted by the following commit
tee chairmen: Americanism and ma
tlonal defense. Mrs. Edith Armstrong;
Junior activities, Mrs. Margaret Car
roll; rehabilitation, Mrs. Kettner:
membership. Mrs. Margaret Carroll,
and the Fidac report by Mrs. Lee in
the absence of Mrs. Carter.
1t was voted to purchase a Fidac
Review and also to take a box at the
Sons of the Legion ball to be held at
the MayfloWer Hotel on April is.
Election Of delegates and alternates to
the special convention of the auxil-
larry IN the auditorium of the Interior
Department on April Is and l6 was
held
The meeting was in the form of a
birthday party to celebrate the eight
eenth anniversary of the American
Legion. Among the distinguished
guests were Department Comdr. Hor-
ace w. Lineburg, Department Vice
Comdr. Helen Opitz, Department
Americanlsm Officer Lloyd Burkey,
Detachment Comdr. of the Sons of the
American Legion w. H. Clifford and
Comrades Knapp and White, instruc-
tors; Department Publicity Director
George Lee, Post Comdr Arthur Fred
dette and Vice Comdr. H. Miller and
Past Post Comdr. Raymond B. Car
roll, all of the American Legion; De-
partment President Mrs. Mary Killeen.
Department Vice President Irene Shee-
nan, Department Chaplain Mrs. Eve
lyn Copeland, Mrs. Mamie Kehoe, Co.'S
tello Unit; Minnie M Hardy, Treasury
Unit, and Edith Quinn. Agriculture
Unit and secretary of the Legion's
veterans Preference Committee.
Traffic Officer Forrest Binswanger
ana Department Comdr. Lineburg
spoke.
The following members of United
states Department of Agriculture Unit,
NO. 50, were initiated last Tuesday.
anna Anderson, Ruth Anderson. Cecile
Berger, Victorine Brownold, Elizabeth
Fields, Ivy Sanbower, Clara l.. Smith
Kathryn Thompson and Hettie Turner
Mary Riemer, Elizabeth Grant,
Agnes Hazard and Anna Boyd were
elected delegates to the departments
constitutional convention April IS and
10. President Perna Zott was elected
chairman of the delegation. Edith
Quinn, Alberta Lacy, Ruth Anderson,
Elizabeth Fields and Anna Anderson
were elected alternates.
MISS Beatrice Holland rendered
vocal numbers, and Carl Riemer ac-
companied by Comrade Waters. PLAYER
the violin.
AT the next meeting of the Executive
committee a new historian must be
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Margaret Mont
gomery.
United States Treasury Unit No. IS
held its March meeting at the May
mower Hotel. The president, Miss
| Minnie Nov