Evening star., 1937-04-04
LEGION AUXILIARY
MARCHES TUESDAY
D. c. Department President
to Head Members in
Army Day Parade.

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Mrs. Killeen and her staff will make
an official visit to Government Print
ing Office Unit on April 8, in Harding
Hall. She and her staff were guests
at tea given by the Spengler Unit,
No. IL, last Sunday at the Thomas
Circle Club, when the unit celebrated
its sixteenth birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Bernice Bromley national vice
president, Eastern division, has been
invited to attend the special constitu-
tional convention to be held at the
Interior Department Auditorium, April
IS and 16.
Unit delegation chairmen will ap-
point representatives to serve on the
following committees: Registrations,
credentials, permanent organization.
rules, constitution and bylaws and
resolutions
Junior activities chairman, Mary
B. McMillen, requests all Junior chair
men of the units to have the Juniors
assembled for parade formation on
District day, April 10.
The representation from the auxil-
iary on the joint committee for the
District World War memorial OBJ
servance on May l are: Miss Minnie
May Hardy, department chairman OF
child welfare; Mrs. Mary B. McMillen,
department chairman Junior activi-
ties; Mrs. Marie Dyer, department
chairman of distinguished guests, and
Miss Edna M. Mcintosh, department
chairman of membership Mrs. Dyer
and Miss Mcintosh are past depart
ment presidents.
The next meeting of the joint COM
mittee will be held at Legion head
quarters, 5l8 Bond Building, April 7,
at pm.
Sergt. Jasper Unit No. 13 will OBJ
serve its birthday anniversary at a
dinner and dance at the Lafayette
Hotel April IT, The committee in
charge Of arrangements is Mrs. Helen
Ware. chairman. with Mrs. Virginia
Mccarthy, Miss Clara Humphries and
Miss Ethel Hodges. Among the official
guests will be the department presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary K. Killeen; Depart
ment Comdr. Horace W. Lineburg, Ma
tional Committeeman Joseph j. Nal
10y, Post Comdr. Fred Money, Sous
Chef de Chemin de Fer Passe Fred
Fraser, unit presidents and others.
The senior and junior groups pro-
vided 276 scrap books for distribution
in children's hospitals at Easter. un-
der the leadership of Mrs Anne
Humphries Warren. Child Welfare
Chairman Mrs Mildred Bell will have
charge of the program at the Apri
meeting.
The unit will have representation
at the constitutional convention April
IS and Is as follows Delegates, Doro-
thy B Harper, Mary Gardner, Mary
McMillin, Mildred James. Helen Ware
Maudie Brunson, Emma Donner
Miriam Austin, Estelle Black, Kath.
leen Abreo Anna Elliott, Marian
Money Henrietta Mckay, Margaret
Hammer, Virginia Mccarthy, Ger
trude Pierce Imogene Gallagher Mar
garet Quigley, Addie Horton and Elder
Summers. Delegate at large, Vice De-
partment President Ellen Louise War.
rem and Past Department President
Edythe NJ O'Cononr Aternates
Clara Humphries, Loretta Smith, Ella
Hook, Lillian Botkin. Rachel Koch
Dorothy Koch, Janet Thornton Lu-
cille Herrick, Susie Moore Della
Knock, Gertrude Clarkson, Mildred
Bell and Marguerite Combs
The juniors will participate in the
District day parade. headed by Presi-
dent Mary Winifred Mccarthy. They
will also assist in making the units
quota of 1000 poppies for placement
on veterans graves on Memorial day
At a recent meeting Of the Wash
ington Police Post Unit, No. 20, the
following were elected delegates to
the Special Department Constitution
Convention, April Is and Is, at the
Interior Department auditorium: Mrs
Thelma Stroman, Mrs. Ola D. Lee
Mrs. Margaret Carroll, Mrs. Elizabeth
Kettner and Mrs. May L. Bridges
Alternates are: Mrs. Julia Rockford
Mrs Rose Riley, Mrs. Hilda Christian,
Mrs. Edith Armstrong and Mrs Mary
Carter. Mrs Ola D. Lee was elected
as chairman of the delegation.
The president, Mrs. Thelma Stro-
man, appointed the following dele
gates to serve on the several COM
mittees of the convention: Perma-
nent organization, Mrs. May l.
Bridges; credentials, Mrs. Margaret
Carroll; rules, Mrs. Ola D. Lee, and
Registrations, Mrs Elizabeth Kettner
Mrs. Lee was also appointed as unit
constitution and bylaws chairman for
the unit to serve out the unexpired
term of Mrs Honora DAILY.
The juniors made and delivered
"a Easter baskets to needy veterans
children whose names were secured
from the Legion Welfare and Relief
Office in the Derike Building.
The next meeting OF the unit will
be held April 9 at the Y. w. c. A., 614
E street, at 8 pm.
Henry c. Spengler Unit, No. II, held
a tea Easter Sunday at the Thomas
Circle Club in honor of its sixteenth
birthday anniversary. Music was rem
dered by Ellis Meeker and Mrs Mabel
Dorsett. Mrs. Beulah Mumford, Mrs.
Mary K Kileen, department president,
and Department Comdr. Lineburs,
past department presidents and de-
partment officers and unit presidents
were guests.
At the meeting held Wednesday
Mrs. Helen M. McCabe, president, pre-
sided. Mrs. Callahan, Mrs. Edith Land
voigt, Mrs Lillian Reagan, Mrs.
Jennie Knight were elected delegates
to special convention, April is and 16.
Mrs. Helen McCabe is chairman OF
the delegation. Mrs. Roberta Faw-
cett and Mrs. Marie Dyer are dele
gates at large. Alternates, Mrs. Jesse
Thomas, Mrs. Neil Schroth, Mrs.
Naomi Painter and Mrs. Elizabeth
Lavender and Mrs. Blanche Brown.
Mrs. Landvoigt was appointed to