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National Vice President to
Visit Executive Group
Tuesday Night.

Mrs. Benjamin Adams, national vice
president, Eastern Division, the Amer
|icaH; Legion Auxiliary, will make an
official visit to the District Of Colum-
bia Department Executive Committee
Tuesday night at the Y. w. c. A. A
dinner will be held preceding the
meeting. Mrs. Marie Gorsuch, de-
partment entertainment chairman. Is
in charge of reservations. Later Mrs.
Adams will go to Annapolis to attend
the June exercises at the Naval Acad-
emy, where her son will graduate.
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, department
president, participated at the services
at the tomb of Jane A. Delano, In the
World War nurses section. last eve
ming. She will also take part in an
other service on the steps OF the
Water Gate, Arlington Memorial
Bridge, in honor of all soldiers, sail
ors and marines tomorrow at 1880
am. She will attend services at the
Argonne Cross at 1915 am. given by
the Jacob Jones Post and at the TOMB
of the Unknown Dead Of the Civil
War at II am. and at the Amphl-
theater at IL 80 o'clock. At the Grace
Episcopal Church grounds at pm.
services will be held by the Killeen
Post.
Wreaths will be placed at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier and the DIS
trict World War Memorial by Mrs.
Harper. Mrs. Catherine Waters, de-
partment vice president. Will place
wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown
Dead of the Civil War. and Miss Min
ME May Hardy, department vice pres
ident, will place wreath at the grave
of Mrs. T. v. Walker, past department
president.
Fifteen thousand poppies will De
placed on the graves OF the Wofo
War dead today at Arlington Gene
tery by the members OF the auxiliary.
The Gen. U. G. McAlexander Unit
celebrated its first birthday annlver-
sarv last Saturday night when the ma
tional colors were presented to the
unit by the Lincoln Corps, G. A. Il.
Mrs. Horn. president of the G. A. r.,
made the presentation address. The
unit colors we're also dedicated at that
time by the unit president, Mrs. Edith
HAYDEN. Other officers Of the unit
are: Chaplain, Mrs. Mabel Amlss;
treasurer, Mrs. Inez Holston; sergeant
at arms, Mrs Kelso Byron: secretary,
Mrs. Mary K. Hart, and Junior vice
president, Miss Louise Weiman.
Addresses were made by National
Executive Committeeman ]. j. NAL
10y. Acting Department Comdr. Fred
Money Department Auxiliary Presi-
dent Mrs. Dorothy Harper. Post
Comdr. David L. Gilsinn. Past Comdr.
S. L. Holston and Miss Jane Cox, Sec
ond vice commander.
The birthday cake was cut by Mrs.
Killeen, past department president.
Government Printing Office Unit
held an executive and short special
meeting last Wednesday in Harding
Hall and voted to have the future
meetings at the E street Y. w. c. A.
The next meeting of the Kenna-
Main Unit will be held June 13 at
the Red Cross Hut. st. Elizabeths
Hospital. At the last meeting the
unit went on record as sponsoring
Mrs. Minnie May Hardy for the Dis
trict presidency for the coming year.
Mrs. E. Pearle Aull and Mrs. Hilda
Hubbard are holding card party the
latter part of June at the home OF
Mrs. Hubbard, 3l0l Alabama avenue
Sc, the proceeds of which will go
toward purchasing the colors for the
unit.