Evening star., 1937-01-17

The American Legion Auxiliary,
Department of District Of Columbia,
will take part In the Women's Pa
triotic Conference at the Mayhower
Hotel January 26. az and 2s.
Mrs. Oscar w. Hahn, national presi-
dent Of the American Legion Auxiliary,
will be conference chairman. The
conference will open with mass meet
ing Tuesday evening. A banquet will
be held Wednesday evening. Mrs
Marie Dyer has been named chairman
Of banquet reservations. Request for
tickets should be directed to her at
her home. A pilgrimage to the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
will be made Tuesday afternoon at
pm.
The next executive meeting Of the
department will be tomorrow evening
at the Y. w. c. A., GA street.
Department Radio Chairman Ellen
Louise Warren announces the follow
ing broadcasts with many national
officers as guest speakers: January 26
at pm, over WRC, Mrs. Lorena
Hahn, national president Of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. Bernice
Bromly, national vice president, East
ern division, and Mrs. Mollie E. Averill
of the Eight and Forty; at 2 pm, over
WJSV, Mrs. Hehn and Mrs. Bromley
at 10:45 pm. over WRC, the ma.
tional commander of the American
Legion, Harry Colmery, will be hearc
from the mass meeting at the May.
flower Hotel.
Miss Nicie Perrell, national executive
committeeWoman, will attend the ma.
! tional executive meeting to be held In
indianapolis January % to Is.
Child Welfare.
The Department Child Welfare Com
mittee met Thursday. Department
President Mrs Mary K. Killeefi COM
mended the work of the committee
Miss Sibyl Baker, supervisor of play
grounds of District of Columbia, spoke
The area "B" annual child welfare
conference will be held at Wardmar
Park Hotel January 1880, according
to Minnie May Hardy, chairman.
Police.
Washington Police Post Unit me-
January at the Y. w. c. A. Building
| GA E street, the president, Mrs. Thelmi
Stroman, presiding. She and Mrs. Ola
D. Lee, vice president, will represent
| the unit at the National Defens'
Conference to be held at the May.
/ flower Hotel January 1928. Mrs
Stroman appointed Mrs. Lee as dis
tinguished guest chairman to serve a!
co-hostess at the department tea II
be given January 26 at American Wa
Mothers Home, 1927 New Hampshire
avenue, from to pm, in honor o
the national officers of the American
Legion Auxiliary, who will be in th'
city for the ,Vomen's Patriotic Con
ference on National Defense.
| Mrs. Margaret Carroll, chairman o
the juniors, reported Is juniors. Ths
juniors will meet January %, 2 pm.
with Mrs. Carroll. 1855 Beechel
street. Mrs. Ada Carver. child vel.
fare chairman. reported that food anc
clothing had been given TO a needy
veterans family during the month.
Agriculture.
The Department Of Agriculture
Unit will meet Tuesday evening at the
American War Mothers Home. The
Executive Committee met Friday ano
were invited by Comdr. Fred N. Grant
to attend the Department of Agricul-
ture Post meeting that evening.
Treasury.
q. s. Treasury Unit met at the May.
flower Hotel Monday, with President
Miss Minnie May Hardy presiding. Tht
Americanism chairman, Mrs. Mary E
Foote, and the chairman Of juniors
Mrs. Ethel E. Clarke, will have charge
of the Americanism program F'ebru-
ary %. Mrs. Thacker V. Walker ano
Mrs. Mabel Cook were appointed by
| the president as delegates to the Ma.
tional Defense Conference.
Nash.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit met at the
Raleigh Hotel, with Mrs. Mary B
Corwin presiding. Reports were sub
mitted by Mrs. Lillian K. Urban. chile
welfare chairman; Mrs. Anna Seiders
rehabilitation chairman, and Mrs
Sarah Kohen, chairman Of commu-
nifty service.
Under the direction of Mrs. Seiders
the unit sponsored party at Mount
Alto Hospital January IL. A phono.
graph was presented to the hospital
| by the unit,