Evening star., 1937-04-25
TREE WILL HONOR
SCHUMANN-HE|NK
American Legion Auxiliary
to Dedicate Memorial
on Mothers Day.

Columbia, American Legion Auxiliary,
will dedicate q tree in memory of
Nine. Schumann-Heink on Mothers
day, May 9. near the District Of Co
lumbia War Memorial Plans for the
ceremonies were made at a meet
ing of the Department Executive
Committee last Monday at the Y. w.
c. A., with Mrs. Mary K. Killeen,
president, presiding.
Each Of the units have contributed
toward the purchase OF marker that
will be placed there by the depart
ment There will be concert by the
Marine Band. A wreath will be placed
by Mrs. Killeen. All units colors are
requested to be there.
Mrs. Ada Riley, department chair
man OF rehabilitation, was hostess to
so members from various States in
the Union attending the National
Reha bilita ton Conference at the
Hamilton Hotel. She took the visitors
on a sightseeing tour, which included
the cherry blossoms, Naval Hospital,
the National Diagnostic Center at
Mount Alto and the Army Medical
Center at Walter Reed
The same day Mrs. Dorothy B.
Harper, president of Sergt Jasper
Unit, sponsored a luncheon at the
Army and Navy Club, honoring the
national rehabilitation chairman, Mrs.
James Morris OF North Dakota; Mrs.
Irene Corey, vice chairman, Of Min
nesota; Mrs. Genie McGlaSson OF
Nebraska, Mrs. Mary Hathaway Of
New York and Mrs. Harriet Hoffman,
past national chairman of rehabili-
tation, Of Iowa.
Mrs. Killeen welcomed those pres
ent District of Columbia Depart
ment Unit presidents attending were:
Mrs. Catherine Waters, Killeen Unit
Mrs. Perna Zott. Agriculture Unit;
Mrs. Mary schaumlefie, Government
Printing once; past department pres
idents, Mrs. Irene Arnold and Mrs.
Frank Hardy Of Maryland.
Department chairman junior activi-
ties, Mrs Mary B. McMillen, an
nounces all junior groups are to meet
at the south side of the memorial
Saturday at 2;30 pm, for participa-
ton in the contest for judging the
best uniformed group.
The George E. Killeen Unit met
April "a in the Killeen Club rooms,
the president, Mrs. Catherine Waters
in the chair It was announced q
rummage sale will be held April 80
and May l at Twenty-seventh and O
streets. The unit gave its Ameri-
canism and national defense program.
Past department commander Of the
American Legion spoke on the "Pur-
poses and Ideals Of Americanism a.
Outlined by the American Legion. u
Floyd Burkey, department chairman
Of Americanism and national defense,
spoke on "Irafiic Safety"
The unit will give a tea from 3 to
pm. on Mothers day, May 8, at
the club rooms, 1904 M street, in
honor OF the mothers of all boys in
the World War.
The poppy chairman reports 6s7
poppies have been made out Of the
quota Of 1000. A poppy meeting wa.
held Tuesday at the home OF Mrs
Beulah Howard. The next poppy
meeting will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Killeen, 3l17 N street Tuesday
at 8 pm.
Washington Police Unit met at tn.
Y. w. c. A., e14 E street, with th|
president, Mrs. Thelma stroman, pre-
aiding.
Mrs. Margaret Carroll, membership
chairman, presented the following fo1
admittance in the unit: Mrs. Etta
Mcdonald, Mrs. Marie Bromley ans
Mrs Harry Wilhelm.
Vice president, Mrs. Ola u. Lee, whit
represented the unit at recent depart
ment child welfare meetings, statet
that food and clothing to the amoun
of $34 were given to needy veteran
family. She also outlined the plan
for a pageant to be presented by th'
Child Welfare Committee, under tn
direction Of Department Child Wei
fare Chairman Miss Minnie Ma
Hardy, during the latter part Of thi
month. The unit selected Christina
work as their part to be depicted ii
the pageant.
Mrs. May L. Bridges was appointe'
to serve out the unexpired term o
Mrs. Ada Carver, unit child welfar
chairman, who resigned due to Il
health. Mrs. Bridges will represen
the unit at the Legion's child welfar
dinner April 10.
A child welfare program was pre-
sented by Mrs. Lee. Among those VIII
appeared on the program we're: Cap'
Rhoda Milliken, head Of the Woman
Bureau of the Metropolitan Police De
partment and a member Of the Wash
ington Police Post, who spoke OF
Juvenile Delinquency; Mrs. Ernes
r. Grant, managing director of tn
District tuberculosis Association, VIII
presented pictures ON the subject
Mrs. Mary Esther Kolhos, department
child welfare ofncer Of the Legior
and Miss Minnie Mae Hardy, chill
welfare chairman Of the Auxiliary
Musical numbers were rendered b
Nancy Halloran and Margaret Howell
members Of the junior group Of tn
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