Evening star., 1938-11-20
Ameritanism Group
Of Legion Auxiliary
To Present Medals
Public School Students
To Be Rewarded for
Honor, Service

To Be Rewarded for
Honor, Service
The Americanism Committee OF
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion Auxil-
iary, will present medals to public
school students, in cooperation
with the Legion, for excellency In
honor, service, scholarship, Amer
icanism, leadership and courage.
Mrs. Jessie Curran, Americanism
chairman. made the announcement
at meeting Of the department vice
presidents and committee chairmen
last Tuesday evening, with Miss
Minnie May Hardy, department
president, presiding.
Mrs. Ada Riley, chairman, Reha-
bilitation Committee, said plans were
being complete for the annual
Christmas parties for veterans in
the hospitals here. She has called
meeting of that committee for De-
cember at 8 pm. at the Denrike
Building to draft further plans.
Child welfare chairman, Mrs. Mil
dred C. Bell, said her committ,<
will cooperate more closely than
ever before with the Welfare De-
partment of the American Legion.
All welfare cases are to be card in
dexed for strict coordination with
all welfare agencies. Mrs. Bell
stressed the urgent need now for
clothing, and called a meeting OF
the Welfare Committee for Decem-
Der 2 at the Denrike Building at 8
pm. She reported number of the
units are now assembling baskets for
the underprivileged for Thanks
giving.
Mrs. Frances Snow, Junior chair
man, and Mrs. Marie Ralph, chair
man Girls Nation, pledged support
Of the juniors in all programs spon-
sored by the American Legion Aux
iliary. Major activities of this
group will be Americanism.
In cooperation with the Amer
icanism program the Juniors placed
a wreath with Mrs. Bertha Ange-
vine, president of Second Division
Unit at the Second Division Monu-
ment on Armistice Day. Mrs. Ralph
announced that Girls Nation will
hold dance at .Stansbury Hall,
Georgia and Colorado avenues NV,
on Thanksgiving night, 9 to /.
The next meeting of the Second
Division Unit No. % will be held
December Z at pm. at Colonial
Hotel.
Government Printing ONCE Unit
No. 80 met last Wednesday night
at Y. w. C. A., GA E street NV,
with Mrs. Sarah Johns. president,
presiding. Mrs Mary B. McMillin,
department vice president, attend
ed, and by request Of the president,
Mrs. Johns, was honored to present
Mrs. Helen Mahoney, retiring presi-
dent, with a past presidents pin,
a gift from the unit. Mrs. Johns
presented Mrs. McMillin with hand
kerchiefs.
Kenna Main Unit No. 81 met
November IA at Red Cross Hut, St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, with Mrs.
Dorothy johnson, president, pre-
siding. Mrs. Sallie Kohen. depart
ment vice president, spoke.
The Juniors of sergt. Jasper
Unit, No. 13, met yesterday at the
Hayloft; plans were completed for
Thanksgiving activities. A basket
will be given to needy veterans S
family. Clothing is always dis
tributed by the Juniors. Miss Mar
garet Hammer, rehabilitation chair
man. is making plans for a bingo
party to be held at Mount Alto
Hospital on November 80 for the ex-
service men and women hospitalized
there.
The next unit meeting will be held
at the Raleigh Hotel on December
Ia, when announcements will be
made of the Christmas partys pro-
gram.
The George E. Killeen Unit,
No. 25, will meet Tuesday evening
at the home of Mrs. Catherine
Waters, 1888 Thirty-third street
NV. to pack baskets for the
Thanksgiving holidays. Five bas-
kets will be given families of needy
veterans. The Juniors will assemble
and present one basket as a part
of their share. All members are
urged to bring donations for the
baskets.
A bingo party was held Wednes~
day evening in the Killeen club
rooms to raise funds for child well
fare and rehabilitation work.
Victory Unit, No. 4, voted Tuesday
at its meeting in the post head
quarters, 1882 Eighteenth street
NV, to give a Christmas party to
the inmates of the Temporary Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Home,
at Ninth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. President M. Edna Nc
Intosh will be in charge.
The unit will also make up and
distrib,lte a number of Thankspivino