Evening star., 1937-07-25
LEGION AUXILIARY
NUMBERS 426,117
D. c. Among 80 Depart.
ments Exceeding Quotas
in Campaigns.

The American Legion Auxiliary has
reached membership of 4261l7, ac-
cording TO report received at the
District OF Columbia Department
headquarters. This is 20.s79 more
than that of July I, 1886 The Dis
trict of Columbia is included in 81
departments that have exceeded their
quotas.
The local membership reached ! 400
The quota set by national headquarters
was 1912.
Presidents of the various units have
been requested to send TO department
headquarters the list of delegates and
alternates to the department conven-
ton and to designate chairmen of del
egatlons and also for committees.
Lists Of newly elected officers also are
requested. These must be received by
the secretary not later than August S.
Washington Police Unit elected off,
GERS as follows: President, Ola D.
Lee; vice presidents, Hllda Christian.
Elizabeth Kettner and Mary Carter:
chaplain, Ada Carver, historian, Julia
Rockford. sergeant at arms. Edith
Armstrong; color bearers. May L.
Bridges and Marie Bromley.
Delegates elected to the department
convention are: Thelma Stroman. Ola
D. Lee. Margaret Carroll. Julia Roch-
ford and Elizab beth Kettner. Alter
mates Will be Mary Carter. Edith Arm
strong, Rose Reiley. Hilda Christian
and Ada Carver. The unit president,
1helma Stroman. Will be chairman
Of the delegat ton and she IN turn has
appointed Ola D. Lee TO serve on the
Constitution and Bylaws Committee.
While Margaret Carroll will serve On
the Resolutions Committee. Julia
Rockford was appointed to serve on
the Permanent Organization and Gre
dentials Committees and Eliza eth
Kettner will be member Of the
Registration Committee.
Sergt. Jasper Unit held it's special
meeting at the Lafayette Hotel July
16. electing the following delegates
and alternates to the department con-
vention, August 1911 Delegates:
Dorothy B. Harper, chairman: Mary
Gardner, Mary B. McMilln, Maudie
Brunson. Mildred James. Miriam Aus
tin, Estelle Black, Kathleen Abreo,
Helen Ware, Loretta Smith, Virginia
Mccarthy, Della Knock, Helen Hor-
ton, Henrietta Mckay, Marian Money,
Ethel Hodges, Ruth Orlosky, Anna
Elliott, 1mogene Gallagher, Margaret
Hammer. Mildred Bell, Rachel Koch,
with Ellen Louise Warren and Edythe
O'Connor delegates at large. Alter
mates: Emma Donner, Mary German,
Janet Thornton. Elder Summers. Mar
garet Quigley, Lucille Herrick, Doro-
thy Koch, Lillian Botkin, Ella Hook,
Marguerite Combs, Gertrude Pierce
and Gertrude Clarkson. Chairman
Dorothy B. Harper has called dele
CATION caucus for Tuesday, August ;.
Convention committee appoint
ments are: Convention, Ellen Louise
Warren; permanent organization
A1CiSA "dAC, dIlOll, WAL ikdISJ
Hammer; credentials, Ruth Orlosky
rules. Miriam Austin; constitution and
bylaws. Ethel Hodges, and resoIu-
tions, Dorothy B. Harper
A resolution in memory Of Mrs.
Lille Mae Walker, who organized this
unit in 1926, WAS adopted.
About so unit members and friends
honored Department Vice President
Ellen Louise Warren with q handker-
chief shower and dinner last Monday
night.
George E. Killeen Unit elected the
following delegates and alternates to
the department convention: Dele
gates-Mrs Mary K. Killeen, Mrs.
Irene Arnold, Mrs. Fannie Meeks. Mrs.
Marie Knott, Mrs. Amy Hammond,
Mrs. Viola Fones. Mrs. Anna Waters,
Mrs. Anna Hammer, Mrs. Isabel Stein
breaker, Mrs. Rosa Westline and Mrs.
Nettie o. Mace. Alternates-Mrs.
Blanche Buscher, Mrs. Dorothy Wild
ing, Mrs. Gladys Jones, Mrs. Della
Barber, Mrs Evie Kidwel1, Mrs. Viola
Collins, Mrs. Marguerite Buscher, Mrs
Lucy Lynch, Mrs. Harriette Hurley
and Mrs. Martha Whitcomb.
Delegates were appointed on the
following committees: Mrs. Irene
Arnold. rules and regulations; Mrs.
ANY Hammond, credentials; Mrs.
Fones, bylaws, and Mrs. Isabel Stein
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