Evening star., 1937-02-21
HEAD Of AUXILIARY.
TO PLACE WREATH.
Mrs. Mary K. Ki|'een to Join
Mount Vernon Pilgrimage
Tomorrow.

Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, department
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, will place a wreath at the
George Washington Monument tomor.
row and later in the day will join the
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon and place
a wreath at the George Washington
Tomb. With her staff she will make an
ofhcial visit at the United State Treas
ury Unit at Chestnut Farms audi
torium tomorrow at 8 pm.
The Department Executive Commit
tee met last Monday evening and set
the date of April is and 16 for the
constitutional convention. The spe-
cial committee drafting the proposed
constitution revision is Mrs. Leon
Arnold, Miss Ethel Hodges, Mrs.
Thacker v. Walker, Mrs. Eula Hollis
and the chairman, Miss Minnie Mae
Hardy.
Mrs. Mary McMillin. department
chairman of Juniors, announced ma
terial has been purchased for the
Juniors uniforms.
The Fidac essay contest. Mrs. Mary
Roberts Klaphaak, chairman, was
formally launched here at a tea at
the Friends Meeting House parlors.
21l1 Florida avenue, on January 81.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was honor
guest.
Mrs. Aston heads the committee to
revise the Fidac rating points for the
yearly program. Mrs. Bergman heads
the subcommittee on the Fidac essay
contest. April 10 is the closing date
for the entries.
The Fidac letter contest ended Feb
ruary Is with Costello Unit winning
the E. Louise Warren award, with
Sergt. Jasper Unit runner-up. One
hundred and seventy-six letters will
be sent to the Fidac members in
Czechoslovakia from District Of Co.
lumbia members.
Henry c. Spengler Unit. No. IL.
will meet Wednesday at the Thomas
Circle Club, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., at 7:30 pm. Members will later
attend the American Legion military
ball at the Mayfower Hotel.
The unit made a wreath to be
given to the department for the tomb
of George Washington tomorrow.
The Juniors met yesterday at the
home of the Junior chairman. Pres
ident Mary T. Dyer presided. Two
new members reported.
Co1 UJa1Iaro MpCothoroo nf Cnonu-
Ter Post and the president, Mrs. Helen
M McCabe. awarded medals, pins
and certificates to the outstanding
boy and girl of the senior grade of
Cardoza High School as part of the
Americanism program.
Stephen P. McGroarty Unit, No.
81. celebrated its 7th birthday ami
versary with a dinner February II at
Wesley Hall. Mrs. Adeline L. Hol-
leran, president. acted as toastmaster.
Guest speakers were Mrs. Marion
Wade Doyle, president of the Board
of Education of the District of Co
lumbia, who spoke on "Americanism
in the Schools" and Col. Lemuel L.
Bolles, first national adjutant of the
American Legion. Other guests in
cluded Representative John Steven
McGroarty of California and Mrs. Nc
Groarty, Mrs. Boone, national presi-
oent of the American War Mothers;
Miss Nicie B. Perrell, national execu-
tive committeewoman of the Depart
ment of the District of Columbia,
American Legion Auxiliary; Miss
Irene Sheehan, department vice presi-
dent, representing the department
president; Mrs. Lemuel L. Bolles and
Mrs. ]. Fred Johnson.
Entertainment was furnished by
Larry Hunt and his piano accordion
and by Margaret Howell and Nancy
Holleran. who sang a group of songs,
accompanied by Mrs. Fanny Amstutz-
Roberts. A march, The District of
Columbia Legionnaire," written by
Larry Hunt and dedicated to Mrs. G.
N. McGroarty, in honor of whose son
the post and unit are named, was
rendered.
The juniors of the unit met at the
home of Margaret Howell yesterday
afternoon. They carried out special
Americanism program built around
the characters of the founders Of the
Republic. They agreed upon the ex-
tension of their child welfare pro-
gram for the rest of the year. In line
with the Recommendation of national
headquarters Of the American Legion
they decided to ask the F. B. I. for
permission to file the fingerprint rec
ords of the members of the unit.
Sergt. Jasper Unit met Tuesday
night at the La Fayette Hotel. with
President Dorothy B. Harper in the
chair.
Fidac Chairman Henrietta Mckay
reported the Department Committee
with unit presidents, were guests OF
Col. and Mrs Peyser at the Wardman
Park Hotel, studying Fidac subjects
as explained by Col. Peyser. Miss
Mckay asked that the unit members
write Fidac member letters to Czecho-
slovakia.
The evening featured Americanism
and national defense. Miss Clara
Humphries and Mrs. Anna Elliott, CO.
chairmen. Representative Michael j
Bradley of Pennsylvania was guest
speaker. Mrs. Catherine Hood, de-
partment chairman, announced she Is
offering a prize to the unit that pre-
sents the best AmericanisM and na.
tional defense program by the time OF
the department convention. Mrs
Gertrude Perce presented report o1
the National Defense Conference, and
Mary Catherine Ware, secretary OF
Sergt. Jasper Junior, in uniform. gave
picture of the junior activities ano
standards in this Americanism pro.
gram.
The Membership Committee, Mrs
Mary McMillin, general chairman, met
with the Junior Committee at the
home Of Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy
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