Evening star., 1938-01-16
LEGION AUXILIARY
PRESIDENT LEAVES
Mrs. Harper to Attend Ma
tionaI Executive Commit
tee Sessions.

tee Sessions.
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, president.
District Of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, will leave
this week to attend the National Ex-
ecutive Committee sessions January
"a and % at national headquarters at
indianapolis. Mrs. Malcolm Douglass
Of Seattle, national president, will
preside.
The auxiliary will participate in the
Women's Patriotic Conference on Ma
tional Defense January rs, 26 and 27
at the Mayflower Hotel. Mrs. Doug
lass will be first vice chairman. Dele
gates from the District of Columbia
Department are Mrs Eula Hollis, Mrs
Pearl Smallwood, Mrs. Bertha Werth-
ner, Mrs. Marie Dyer, Mrs. Gertrude
Pierce, Mrs. Amelia Boberg, Mrs.
Frieda Pratt, Mrs. Viola Fones, Mrs
Julia West Hamilton, Mrs. Adeline
Halloran, Mrs Ola Lee, Mrs. Beatrice
Jacobs, Mrs. Mary Foote, Mrs. Eliza
beth Grant, Mrs. Edna Haws, Mrs
Edith Hayden. Mrs. Edith Dunston,
Mrs. Helen McCabe, Mrs. Helen Ware
Mrs. Irene Arnold and Mrs. Margaret
Minnigh.
Kenna-Main Unit, No. 81 will re-
ceive its charter at its installation of
officers at the Red Cross Hut, St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, tomorrow night
The department officers will officiate
The president, Mrs. Myrtle Spudis,
has appointed Mrs. Minnie Payton to
serve as page at the American Le-
gion Auxiliary Assembly, Washington
Hotel, January "a at pm.
The juniors of the Washington Po-
lice Unit will meet January % at the
home of Mrs. Marie Wilson, 80 T street
NE, at 2 pm.
United States Department of Agri-
culture Unit will meet at the Y.
w. c. A., GA E street NV, Tuesday
at 8. pm.
The unit had bingo party last
night at the home of Mrs. Anna An
derson, 1859 Upton street NV.
Last Monday evening President
Dorothy NJ. Blake called a meeting
of the Executive Committee to formu-
late plans for the observance of the
units second birthday anniversary,
which will be celebrated following
the meeting Tuesday. Entertainment
and Hospitality Chairman Ruth An
derson and Chaplain Victoria Nc
Curry are in charge of the program
and refreshments.
Stephen P. McGroarty Unit met at
the home of the secretary. z. T.
Hamilton of the Legion Americanism
Commission spoke. Miss Newell, child
welfare chairman, reported $1l8 spent
by her committee for Christmas work.
The juniors met at the home of
Margaret Howell.
The department ehabilitation chair
man, Mrs. Ada Riley, has called a
meeting at her home January 81 at
pm. of all unit presidents and re-
Mobilization chairmen. They are re-
quested to bring written report on
their unit rehabilitation activities dur
ing the Christmas season. Plans for
hospital activities will be discussed.
The George E. Killeen Unit met
Wednesday night. The president, Mrs.
Viola Hines Fones, presided.
A special meeting of the Birthday
Party Committee was held Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Leon
Arnold to arrange the party, to be
January 20 at the La Fayette Hotel.
Make reservations through the COM
mittee.
The Executive Committee of the
Gen. McAlexander Unit met January
II at the home of Mrs. Inez Holston.
A meeting of the unit will be held jan
uary 19 at the home of Mrs. Anna
Davis, 14l2 c street NE.
Presentation of the national colors
to the unit will be made some time in
February.
At the last meeting the following
new members were accepted: Mrs.
Hanna Kovsky and Mrs. Louise Stick
ney.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. IS, met
at the War Mothers Home, 1927 New
Hampshire avenue NV. Mrs. Mary
M. Kehoe, president, presided. Four
new members were obligated.
Final plans were made for stock
party to be held at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marine Club, 1o15 L street NV,
January 27.
The annual birthday party of the
unit will be held February 10 at the
Bamboo Gardens, Fourteenth and H
streets NV, at Z pm.
The unit will entertain the Veterans
Of the Naval Hospital with a dance
February IA.
The next meeting will be held Feb
ruary l, at the War Mothers Home,
1927 New Hampshire avenue NV, at