Evening star., 1937-08-29
MARCHE LISTED
FOR THIS WEEK
District Salon Departemen-
ia! Sessions to Begin at
$50 PM. Wednesday.

The District of Columbia Salon De.
partemental, No. IA, Eight and Forty
will hold its annual marche September
! and 2 at the Washington Hotel.
A meeting will be called at $50 I'm
the opening day Of the departmental
pouvoir. Registration will be at
o'clock and the marche will be called
to order by lie Chapeau Bess Fame a
$50 o'clock. The report Of National
Pourvoir Member Ellen Louise Warner
will be heard, followed by reports o.
officers and committee chairmen. Their.
will be nomination and election Of Of.
ficers and Of delegates to the nationa
marche to be held September 20 to 2!
in New York.
On September 2 at $50 pm. th'
annual wreck" of initiates will b
held under the direction Of lie Dem
Chapeau Premiere Helen McCabe. A
buffet supper will be served.
lie Chapeau Faine has appointed
the following to serve on various com.
mittees as chairmen: Edith LAndvoigt
marche; Emily Carey, rules; Helen
McCabe, permanent organization; Al.
berta Lacey, credentials; Virginia Nc
Carthy, registration; Irene Arnold
constitution and amendments, anc
Faustine Dennis, resolutions.
Ofncers Of the Sergt. Jasper Unit
No. Is were installed at the recent
American Legion Auxiliary Depart
ment Convention at the Red Cross
Chapter House As follows: President,
Mrs. Mary B. McMillin; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy and
Mrs. Helen Ware; sergeant at arms
Mrs. A. Helen Horton; chaplain, Mrs
Della Knock; historian, Mrs. Henrietta
Mckay; colorbearers, Mrs. Loretta
Smith and Mrs Marion Money
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, retiring
president, was elected department,
president. Representation from the
unit to the national convention to be
held in New York September 20-23
will be Mrs. Harper, delegate; Mrs
Ellen Louise Warren, alternate, and
Mrs. Helen Ware. page; having beer
appointed by Mrs Mary X. Killeen
the retiring department president, and
was also elected department color.
bearer on Mrs. Harper's ticket.
A surprise party was given Mrs
Harper at her apartment in thu
Miramar last Thursday evening by
the Unit Executive Committee. A
chair was presented her as toker
Of appreciation by her members.
A ajority OF the trophies awarded
for meritorious service in membershiI
were received by this unit. A nationa
citation was presented for having .
100 per cent paid-up membership en-.
rolled on December 81, 1896, and ex.
ceeding that Of the previous year. Tit
Killeen cash award was presented als<
for being the first unit in the depart.
ment to reach 100 per cent enroll.
ment. The Dorothy B. Harper 8 ct Al
senior trophy was won for having
the largest percentage OF gain ovel
that of last year on June 30. Mrs
Mary K. Killeen's senior silver trophy
was awarded for having the largest
number OF new members at the clos.
of August !. The Mary B. Corwir
trophy for outstanding unit activitie.
was also won. and the report tha,
won the trophy with a rating of l0t
per cent on points has been sent Il
the national Eastern vice president t<
be judged for a national citation.
The Adeline Halloran trophy TO,
junior activities was won for the sec.
ond time by the junior group. Tn,
Mary B. McMillin history trophy wa.
also won by the junior group A golc
pin offered by Miss Edna M. McIn.
tosh, department membership chair.
man. was won by Claire Mccarthy, 8
junior member for securing the larges,
number OF juniors in the department
Mary Winifred Mccarthy, Mar,
Catherine Ware, Gladys Bell, Eileer
DWyer and Lois Viancour will accom-.
pany the District of Columbia Son,
OF the Legion Drum and Bugle Corp.
in the American Legion parade or
September % Mary Winifred Nc.
Carthy will serve as leader and tn.
color bearers and color guards will b<
composed OF the other four juniors.