Evening star., 1937-11-14
LEGION AUXILIARY
READY FOR PARLEY
Mrs. Malcolm Douglas of
Seattle to Preside at Ma
ti0naI Conference.

tionaI Conference.
Activities Of the American Legion
Auxiliary for 1888 will be placed in full
swing at the annual conference of de-
partment presidents and secretaries,
to be held at national headquarters in
indianapolis, Ind, November 81 and
%. Mrs. Malcolm Douglas of Seattle,
Wash, national president, will preside.
Mrs Ellen Louise Warren, department
secretary, will represent the Depart
ment of District of Columbia.
Mrs. Edith Warren Quinn, depart
ment membership chairman, will pre-
side over the department membership
meeting tomorrow. evening at the head
quarters, Ala Denrike Building. A
thousand members by November 20 is
the goal so the department secretary
can announce at the telegraphic roll
call in indianapolis, Ind, this number
for District of Columbia.
Mrs. Mildred Bell, department chair
man of child welfare. has called a
meeting of all unit chairmen tomor-
row at 8 pm. in the welfare depart
ment, 314 Denrike Building.
Vincent B. Costello Unit met at
the War Mothers Home. Mrs. Mary
M. Kehoe, president, presided. Miss
Minnie May Hardy. department vice
president, was guest of honor.
November Is was the date set for a
bingo party at the home of Mrs. Alice
Karn, 1912 Kenilworth avenue north
east.
Mrs. Viola Clark was installed as
historian. Eight new members were
obligated.
At the last meeting of the juniors
the following officers were elected
President, Dorothy Salisbury; vice
president. Mary Elizabeth Kehoe and
Ann Kehoe; chaplain. Mary Ann Kill
liam; sergeant at arms, Rose Mary
Killain; color bearers, Betty Salisbury
and Bernice Salisbury. The next meet
ing Of the juniors will be held Novem-
Der 20 at the home of Mrs. Killian,
1920 River road NV.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit, No. 8. met
November 3 at 614 E street NV,
when committee appointments were
ratified.
The past presidents parley of the
unit met recently at the home of Mrs.
Mary B. Corwin and the following
officers were elected: President. Mrs.
Ethel Wilt; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Howard Fisk, who is also chair
man OF the Visiting Committee. The
parley is interested mainly in the
women who served the United States
during any war. They plan to visit
ward E 3 at Mount Alto Hospital with
Christmas remembrance for each
woman patient.
The unit held bingo party for the
patients at Mount Alto Hospital No
vember under the direction of the
rehabilitation chairman, Mrs. jean
cite Kessler.
At the November meeting of United
States Treasury Unit, No. 35, plans
were made to distribute baskets at
Thanksgiving. Mrs. Irving Fairweather.
national president of American War
Mothers, and Mrs. Cora Belle Fran
els, past president of the American
Legion Auxiliary of Massachusetts.
spoke. The Ways and Means chair
man, Mrs. Mary Foote, and her COM
mittee will hold bingo party at the
Killeen Club Rooms, 1904 M street
NV, November 20, at 8 pm. The
unit was the guest OF its post on No
vember 9.
The junior group met at the home
OF Miss Shirley Brookshire, 440O New
Hampshire avenue NV, November s.
to elect officers, with the junior chair
man, Mrs. Ethel Clark. The officers
are: President, Shirley Brookshire; vice
president, Helen Sullivan; chaplain,
Willoughby Turner; sergeant-at-a arms,
Patricia O'Dea; color bearers, Helen
Wheeler and Marie O'Dea; secretary,
Suzanne Elaine Sullivan and treas
urer, Eileen McNamara.
A picnic was given yesterday at the
Log Cabin in Silver Spring, Md. Games
were played and a picnic lunch served.
The Juniors Of the Washington Po-
lice Post Unit will meet next Satur-
day evening at the home of the Junior
chairman. Mrs. Anna M. Wilson, 80 T
street NE, to prepare Thanksgiving
basket to be donated to the family of a
needy veteran.
Sixteen scrapbooks made by the
Juniors were delivered last week to
Gallinger Hospital as q part Of the
child welfare work.
United States Department of Agri-
culture Unit, No. 36, will meet in
room 1899, South Building, Depart
ment OF Agriculture, Tuesday evening.
Department Vice President Helen Nc
Cabe will be one Of the guests of honor.
Re-enrollment of the entire mem
bership of Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. 13,
for 1888 before November 80 is the
goal of a camgaign Mrs. Mary Nc
Millin, president, announced Tuesday
evening at a meeting at the Colonial
Hotel.
The campaign is being directed by
Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy, chairman of
the Membership Committee, with the
assistance of Mrs. Anna Elliott, colonel
of the 1st Regiment, and the follow
ing captains: Mrs. Clara Searcy, Mrs.
Bernice Medlin, Mrs. Margaret Teach
out and Mary Catherine Ware of the
Juniors. Mrs. Margaret Combs is
colonel OF the I'd Regiment, with
Mrs. Louise doodacre, Mrs. ora Kis.
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