Evening star., 1938-12-25
Girl Nation Juniors
To Mark Anniversary
With Party Jan. 7
Committee Named
To Direct Groups
Activities


The Girl Nation" juniors of the
District of Columbia Department
American Legion Auxiliary will cele.
brate the first anniversary with 6
party on January at pm. al
1900 Rhode Island avenue NV. A
business session will occupy the first
part of the program. Mrs. Arthur
D. Condor, newspaperwoman, will
be the guest speaker. Her subject
will be why the Ballot?" The
Internal Revenue Orchestra will
play.
Miss Minnie May Hardy, depart
ment president, has appointed q
committee to direct the activities
of the Juniors. They are Mrs. Marie
Ralph, chairman: Miss Hardy, past
department president; Mrs. Harper
jast Junior president; Mrs. Mary B
McMillin and Mrs. Virginia NC
Carthy.
Mrs. Mary Shaumleffle, vice chair
man of rehabilitation, will be in
charge of arrangements at the party
at Soldiers Home on December 28
The Roma Lee School of Dance will
entertain with a 2-hour program of
music and dancing. All units of the
department will assist Mrs. Shaun
leffle in distributing cigarettes and
serving refreshments.
Last Friday morning a corps of
vic re ,ot
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital and as
sembled holiday gifts for distribu-
ton to the World War veterans hos
pitalized there.
Next Tuesday Nash Unit, with the
president, Mrs. Anna Seiders, in
charge, assisted by Kenna Main and
Grant McAleXander, will give a
dance for veterans in Stanley Hall.
Cooley Mccullough Unit, No. %,
held joint party with their post for
the veterans at Mount Alto Hospital,
OH December Is. Acts from the
Lotus, High Hat, Peco Glee Club and
several others was the entertain
ment. They served ice cream and
cake to the veterans and their
guests, about 80 boys frcm the In
dustrial School nearby.
On December II the Juniors met
at the home of the unit president,
Mrs. Edith P. Landvoigt, with the
Junior chairman, Mrs. Annie Ia
ruba presiding, assisted by the vice
chairman, Mrs. v. Gregory Mary
Ellen McCabe was elected president
of the Juniors, Helen Zaruba, vice
president, and Catherine D. Ande-
let, secretary. Plans were made for
the Juniors to provide Christmas
basket for the family they have
adopted and to act as hostess to
the children invited to the Christ
mas party of the unit.
On December 20 the unit partici-
pated in a Christmas party given to
the veterans at Walter Reed Hos
pital by the department auxiliary
and on December % joined with
ttheir post in entertaining the vet
Grams at the hospital with acts from
the Earle Theater, serving ice cream
and cake.
A joint party with the post was
given for Is children at the home
of Mrs. Helen McCabe, unit child
welfare chairman, 2603 Twenty
fourth street NE, yesterday at 2:30
pm. Santa Claus presented toys.
clothing, ice cream, cookies and
filled stocking to each child. A filled
basket was also given to each of the
six families.
On Christmas morning in Hitch
cock Hall, st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
the Kenna- Main Post No. 81 Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary. and the per-
sonnel of st, Elizabeth's Hospital
will give party for the needy chill
dren of Anacostia and Congress
Heights area. There will be music
and the children will sing Christ
mas carols. Santa Claus will give
presents to the children. The chill
dren will later be taken in automo-
biles to a restaurant for a turkey
dinner.
On Christmas Eve food and cloth
Ing gathered from the different de-
partments at ST. Elizabeth's Hospi-
tai were delivered to 10 needy fami-
lies. The following was the COM
mittee in charge: Comdr. E. p Van
Hise. chairman: Edw. E. Carroll,
adjutant. assistant chairman; Ros-
coe S. Aull, Mrs. A. Spudis and Mrs.
Glen johnson of Main unit
and Miss M. Franks of the social
service at st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
This committee is also wrapping
BOO packages for eX-service men at
St. Elizabeth's Hospital donated by
the legion and auxiliary of the de-
partment.
Sergt. Jasper Unit met at the
Hotel Raleigh last Tuesday night,
with President Virginia Mccarthy
in the chair. Mrs. Viola Hines Fones,
department vice president, with
jurisdiction over Jasper Unit, was
honor guest. Mrs. Lillian Howard,
Community Service chairman pre-
sented Donald Sheehan, who gave
historical talk on the origin and need
for tuberculosis Christmas seal sales.
The unit will sponsor Choral Club
scholarships for Mary Catherine
Ware, Mary Ann Thornton, Geretha
Mcintyre, Viola Smith, Mary Jane
Gorman and Lois Viancour and the
juniors will sponsor their president,
Gladys Bell.
The Juniors met December II at
the Hayloft, celebrating their third
anniversary with birthday cake
and Christmas fun. Isaac Cans was
guest speaker. Department President
Minnie May Hardy sent Christmas
seasons greetings and wished them
a happy New Year.
Rehabilitation Chairman Margaret
Hammer had charge of the Christ
mas party at Walter Reed Hospital
last Tuesday night when 400 hos
pitalized veterans were feted, gift
bags presented, refreshments served
and the Lotus floor show talent fea.