Evening star., 1938-04-17
LEGION JUNIORS
PLAN TO MARCH
More Than 100 Girls in Full
Uniform to Observe
District Day.

The Junior organization of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, District Of Co.
lumbia Department. will play promi-
nent part in the parade on District
Day, Wednesday. when more than 100
girls will participate in full uniform.
Juniors who are members of Girls
Nation" will attend sessions of the
Senate tomorrow and on Tuesday will
visit the House Of Representatives. A
study of American government is one
OF the major programs. and all junior
members will devote the Easter holi-
days to this study.
The May Day Observance Commit
tee will meet at Legion headquarters,
4l6 Denrlke Building. Thursday at
430. Final plans will be made for
the ceremonies to be held at the Dis
trict World War Memorial on May l.,
at pm. Among the speakers will be
Miss Katherine Lenroot of the Chill
drens Bureau, who will speak on
Child Health" and Representative
Gearheart of California will speak on
"Americanism and What 1t Means
to This Country" The United States
Marine Band will give a concert pre-
ceding the ceremonies, under the
leadership of Capt. Taylor Branson.
The Epic of America" essay con-
test awards will be given over Station
VOL Of the Mutual Broadcasting Co.
April 2l, tbs to 1880 pm. The con-
test was sponsored by the American
Legion Auxiliary throughout the
United States.
Sergt. Jasper Unit met Tuesday eve
hing at the New Colonial Hotel. with
Mrs. Mary E, McMillin presiding Dr.
Ray F. Guym, chairman Welfare Ad-
visory Council, spoke.
Action was taken by the unit to
adopt the uniform constitution pro-
posed by the national organization
and accepted by the Department of
the District of Columbia for use by
the units.
The plans for the 18th birthday an
niversary dinner. to be held at the La
Fayette Hotel at pm. April %, were
completed
Victory Unit No, 4 will hold bingo
party Tuesday at 1882 Eighteenth
street NV. Everybody invited.
The Gen U. G. McAlexander Unit
held an executive meeting at the home
of the president Mrs Edith Hayden.
last Monday night. Plans were made
to have its colors presented and dedi-
Gated on May 81. This will be its first
anniversary.
The United States Department of
Agriculture Unit will meet at the Y.
W. c. A. Building, 6l4 E street NV,
Tuesday at pm. Department Presi-
dent Mrs Dorothy Harper and the
officers of her staff will make an OFF,
cial visitation. 1t. Thomas Mason, jr,
department commander of the Amer
lean Legion, and presidents Of all aux
iliary units in the District of Colum-
bia have been invited.
Ofiicers and committee chairmen
the home of Mrs. Mary c. Riemer
1920 Porter street NV.
Mrs. Dorothy P Harper, department
president. with her staff made her Of
fetal visitation to Lincoln Unit No. II
last Monday evening at Thomson
School, Several unit presidents and
Comdr. Garlock of Lincoln Post were
also guests.
Mrs. Brann of Childrens Hospital
and Zeb Hamilton of Bunker Hill Post
spoke. Lincoln Unit, in conjunction
with Spengler Unit. Is planning a
bingo party at Mount Alto on April
2s. Members who wish to contribute
prizes or cakes phone Mrs Milne. Co.
lumbia le93-W.
At the last meeting of the Vincent
3. Costello Unit, No. Is, Miss Lillian
Reagan and her whole ticket were
unanimously indorsed as department
president for 1888 and 1889. and the
president, Mrs Mary M. Kehoe, was
Endorsed as vice president on her:
ticket
The unit will have dinner and
bingo party at the home OF Mrs. Alice
Korn. 1912 Kenilworth avenue e.,
on Tuesday.
A special meeting for the reading
Of the Constitution will be held at
the home of the president. Mrs. Mary
NJ Kehoe, 1918 Thirteenth street
NV, on April 25
The next meeting of the unit will
be held at the American War Mothers
Home, 1927 New Hampshire avenue
NV, May 3, at o'clock.
United States Treasury Unit No,
IS, met April II at the War Mothers
Home. with the president, Mrs. Mar
guerite Hicks. presiding. An address
on the prevention of tuberculosis was
given by Mr.. Shean of the Tubercu-
losis Association of the District Of
Columbia. In conjunction with an
Americanism program 800 flag codes
were presented to Comdr. Slattery
Of Treasury Post for distribution.
Hostesses Of the evening were Mrs.
Cook Mrs. Kiser and Mrs. Wilkinson.
The next meeting of the junior
group will be held April % at the
home of Patricia Ann and Marie
ODea, $50 Webster street NV.
At the last meeting of the WASH
ington Police Post Unit at the Y. w.
c. A. the unit Endorsed Miss LILLIAN
Reagan for the Office of department
president for the yaer 1938-l939, and
Endorsed Mrs Ola D. Lee, unit presi-
dent, for the Office of department
vice president on Miss Reagan's ticket.
Mrs. Olive Bishop was admitted to
membership.