Evening star., 1938-05-08
TREE CEREMONY
PLANNEDMAY Z
Legion Auxiliary to Honor
Mrs. FrankIin-Marine
Band Will Play.

The DlStflCC OF COlumDld LcpdIt.
ment, American Legion Auxiliary, will
plant a tree in the grounds of Mount
Alto Hospital on May IL, Hospital Day.
honoring the first department presi-
dent, Mrs. Margaret M. Franklin.
Music will be by the United States
Marine Band and Estelle Hunt Dean
will render Trees" The tree will be
presented by Mrs. Mary B. Corwin,
department Americanism chairman,
and DR.. Lewis N. Beardsley will ac-
cept it on behalf of the hospital. A
poppy tribute will be presented by
Mrs. Evelyn Copeland, department
chairman of memorials. The program
is under the direction of Mrs. Beatrice
Jacobs, department vice chairman Of
Americanism.
Department Membership Chairman
Edith w. Quinn lists the steeplechase
standings of the units as follows: Po-
tomac quota IS, to finish 6; Kenna-
Main, so to finish IL; Jasper quota
359. to finish 27; Police quota 107 to
finish 20; Columbia quota so, to finish
36; Walker quota 112. to finish 81;
Lincoln quota rs, to finish At; Killeen
quota 1870, to finish so; McAlexander
quota 70. to finish So: Victory quota
II, to finish 81; G. P. o. quota 1924,
to finish So; Treasury 15O to finish
81: Nash quota 100, to finish 81;
Spengler quota 129. to finish 50; Ag-
riculture quota 124, to finish So; Co.'S
tello quota 247. to finish 81: Nc
Groarty quota 148, to finish 90; Europe
quota 2l7, to finish l09.
The James E. Walker Unit, No. 26,
will meet next Friday at the Twelfth
Street Y. M. c. A. at pm. The new
colors will be formally presented to
the unit. A program has been ar
ranged by the committee, under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Mabel r. Cole
man.
The department president. Mrs
Dorothy B. Harper, and her cabinet
will be present.
Comdr ]. Franklin Wilson and Col
West A. Hamilton, past commander,
Walker Post, and members of all local
posts and auxiliaries are invited. Re-
freshments will be served.
An official visitation will be made
by Mrs. Dorothy Harper, president,
and her staff to the Government
Printing Office Unit May II at
pm, at the Government Printing Of
flee. Augustus E. Giegengack, pub
lie printer and member of the Gov
eminent Printing Office Post, and
Fred G. Fraser. chef de chemin de fer
of the Forty and Eight, will speak.
Arthur Rind and Dan Mahoney Of
G. P. o. Post will sing, accompanied
by Mrs. Emma Withers Of Bureau of
Engraving Unit.
At 3 pm. today, in honor Of
Mothers Day, the unit, in conjunc-
ton with G. P. 0. Post, will present a
program on the lawn at Mount Alto
for the veterans of that institution.
The post band will render concert
Members of the unit will distribute
cigarettes.
The Executive Committee of the
United States Department of Agricul-
tllre Unit will meet tomorrow evening
at the home of Mrs. Anna M. Ander-
son, 2959 Upton street NV.
United States Treasury Unit will
celebrate its birthday anniversary to-
morrow at the War Mothers Home,
1927 New Hampshire avenue NV.
Mrs Harper, department president.
with her staff, will make her official
visitation.
Washington Police and Fire Unit
will meet Friday at the Y. w. C. A.,
6l4 E street NV. at pm. Action
on the proposed changes in the con-
stitution and bylaws will be given
special consideration. The unit colors
will be present at the Mothers Day
rites to be held at Arlington National
Cemetery today.
The department president, Mrs.
Dorothy B. Harper, will observe
Mothers Day today. attending the
Mothers Day tea given by the Killeen
Unit, at the killeen clubroom, the
of Opportunity House, 78 I street
NV, at 4:30 pm, and will be a
guest of the Government Printing
Office Unit at Mount Alto Hospital
at O'Clock.
Victory Unit Endorsed Miss Minnie
May Hardy as department president
for 1889, and her entire ticket.
Other units which have indorsed her
are Sergt. Jasper, George E. Killeen,
Kenneth B. Nash, Government Print
ing Office. United States Treasury
and Gen. u. G. McAleXauder