Evening star., 1938-06-19
LEGION AUXILIARY .
ELECTION IS HELD
Mrs. John Bethune Heads
Stephen P. McGroarty
Unit.

Mrs. John Bethune was elected
president of Stephen P. McGroarty
Unit, District of Columbia Department.
American Legion Auxiliary, at a meet
ing at her home in Falls Church, Va.
Other officers elected were: First vice
president, Mrs. George A. Lipkey; Sec
ond vice president, Miss Anna May
Stambaugh; chaplain, Mrs. McGroarty;
historian, Mrs. o. C. Holleran: SER
geant at arms, Mrs. Frank G. Howell:
secretary, Miss Mary Glenn Newell
treasurer, Mrs. Sylvia Hart, and color
bearers, Mrs. Lulu Bohrer and Mrs.
Donald H. Wells.
The Juniors met at the same TINA
and elected Miss Margaret Howell as
president.
The unit is sponsoring the son of one
OF its members in the Soap Box Derby.
1t Is also, with the cooperation Of the
post, presenting an American flag and
a pole to Camp Theodore Roosevelt, a
Boy Scout camp. 1t will present $50
Flag Codes at the same time
The unit will send two girls for a
month each to summer camp.
The unit gave a bingo party N
| Wednesday at Naval Hospital, provld-
ing prizes and ice cream and cake.
Potomac Unit will meet June q at
the Palisades Field House for cleo
| tion OF officers. The unit and the
post participated in the dedication
/ OF the flag and flag pole held at the
Palisades Field on June a. Comdr.
! King gave short talk. President
Irene Sheehan recited the pledge of al
legiance. Past Comdr Cunyus gave
an address on the birth of the flag.
Moving pictures of the 1887 Soap Box
Derby were shown. -
The Gen. Ulysses Grant McAlex-
ander Unit met June 10 at home
OF Mrs. Esther Wood, Greenbelt. Md.
! and adopted the constitution and by
laws. Doris GilSinn. Agnes Barry.
Mae Hart. Estelle Cox Sadie Withers
and Barbara Parlette were initiated.
| q. S. Agricultural Department Unit
will meet Tuesday night at the Y.
w. c. A., 6l8 E street NV, for eles-
| ton of officers, delegates and alter
mates to the department convention.
Washington Police and Fire Unit
met June 10 at the Y. w. C. A.. 614
E street NV, with the president,
Mrs. Ola D. Lee in the chair. Re-
ports of the committee chairmen were
| read
Mrs. Goldie Rubin. past president
of the Julius Rosenwald Unit, No. 218,
of Detroit, Mich, spoke.
Sergt. Jasper Unit Executive Com
mittee met with Mrs Virginia Nc
Carthy, vice president, presiding The
unit met Tuesday evening at the
New Colonial Hotel, Mrs Mary B.
Mcmillan. president, presiding. Fidac
month was observed.
Election of officers was as follows:
Mrs Virginia Mccarthy, president;
Mrs. Helen Ware, first vice president;
Mrs. Imogene Gallagher, second vics
president; Mrs. Margaret Teachout.
historian; Mrs. Janet Thornton,
chaplain; Mrs. Marion Money, SER
geant at arms; Mrs. Loretta Smith
and Miss Anna Hembre, color bearers;
Mrs Mary B. McMillin, Mrs. Ellen
Louise Warren and Miss Clara G.
Humphries, Executive Committee.
The Juniors will elect officers on
June % at $3.50 pm. The meeting
will precede the joint picnic supper
of the Sergt. Jasper Squadron. Sons
of the American Legion, and the
Juniors at Glen Echo Park A spe-
cial meeting will be called during.
| July to elect delegates and alternates
to the department convention.
United States Treasury Unit No IS
elected the following officers: Mrs. Ale
cia M. Kohrt. president; Mrs. Mary NJ,
Foote and Miss Lillian E. Blade, vice
| presidents; Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan,
chaplain; Miss Mabel E. Cook. sergeant
at arms; Mrs. Mary T. Cornelius and
Mrs. Louise Althea Forbes, color bear
ers. and Miss Amelia Calm. historian.
Delegates elected to the department.
convention are: Mrs. Marguerite B.
Hicks, chairman; Mrs. Alicia M. Kohrt.
Mrs. Mary M. Foote, Mrs. Alice Slat-
| terry Mrs. Pauline r. Turner, Mrs.
Evelyn Copeland and Mrs. Mabel E.
! Cook Alternates are: Mrs. Mary T.
ShSnahan, Mrs. Lillian Negele, Mrs.
Jessie Dunshee, Mrs. Rose Spence,
Mrs. Louise Althea Forbes. Mrs Mary
T. Cornelius and Mrs. Maude Mccoy
Anderson. Mrs. Marie Widmer and
Mrs Hilda Cornell were unanimously