Evening star., 1938-03-06
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO HEAR M'NUTT
Former Commander to Talk
on Philippines at Church
Tonight.

Tonight.
| Members Of the American Legion
Auxiliary Of the District of Columbia
Department have been invited to At
teno religious services tonight at the
Covenant-First Presbyterian Church,
Connecticut avenue and N street NV,
to hear Past National Comdr. Paul v.
McNutt Of the American Legion give
an address on the Philippines. The
services will be conducted by Dr. John
F. B. Carruthers, past department
chaplain Of California, and now assist
ing in the services at this church.
A meeting Of the department Execu-
tive Committee will be held tomorrow
night at the Y. w. c. A.
The James E. Walker Unit No. 2s
gave q patriotic dance at Columbia
Lodge Of Elks. A George Washington
tea and bingo party was given at the
home of the rehabilitation chairman,
Mrs. Gertrude Humbles, 1909 Third
street NV, February % and February
"a the unit headed by the rehabilita-
tion chairman gave q dance for the
veterans at st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
serving refreshments.
A meeting of the unit will be held
at the Twelfth Street Branch. Y. M.
c. A., 1916 Twelfth street NV, at
8 pm.
Henry c. Spengler Unit met at the
Thomas Circle Club, with the presi-
dent. Mrs. Marie E. Dyer, presiding.
The unit has supplied a family with
coal and $40 for food, together with
clothing
The unit joined with Lincoln Unit to
entertain the veterans at Mount Alto
Hospital with bingo party.
The nineteenth birthday anniversary
will be celebrated by q tea at the
Thomas Circle Club March ~. Mrs.
Anton Stephan, first president Of the
unit, and Mrs. Landvoight, senior vice
president, will pour.
The unit voted to cooperate in the
joint bridge, bingo and 500 party to be
held at the Thomas Circle Club April
2. Arrangements will be made by Mrs.
Jennie F. knight, chairman Of finance.
Washington Police Unit will meet at
the Y. w. c. A. Building, 6l4 E street
NV, on Friday at pm, and will be
host to all past post commanders Of
the Legion as a part of the celebra-
tion of the Legions 10Th birthday an
niversary, March Is, l6 and II. De-
partment Comdr. Thomas Mason, jr.,
and his staff have also been invited.
Past Unit Presidents Carroll, Carver
and Stroman have been appointed by
the president, Mrs. Ola D. Lee, as a
committee in charge Of the refresh
ments.
The past presidents parley, COM
posed of past department and unit
| presidents. held a luncheon at the
Lafayette Hotel, observing the BIRTH
day Of George Washington. A busi-
ness meeting. at which Mrs. Irene
Arnold, department chairman Of the
past presidents parley. presided. was
held Immediately after the luncheon.
The appointments of Mrs. Mary B.
Corwin of Kenneth H. Nash Unit and
Mrs. Roberta Fawcett of Henry c.
| Spengler Unit, as parley secretary and
treasurer, respectively, were ratified.
| Tentative plans were made for the
entertainment in the near future of
women veterans at Mount Alto Hos
pital under the direction Of Mrs. Dele
Underwood Of Kenneth H. Nash Unit.
Plans were also made for the distribu-
tion of gifts at Easter among the
women veteran patients at this hos
pital.
The Executive Committee Of Sergt.
Jasper Unit met February "a, with
President Mary B. McMillin presiding
The unit meeting will be held at the
New Colonial Hotel on Tuesday at
8 pm. Initiation services will be
conducted. The department president
and her staff will make their oficial
visitation.
Mrs. Marie v. Carrico, chairman of
community service, has arranged with
Lloyd A. Burkey, chairman of the
Subcommittee Americanism Commits
sion, American Legion, to show the
film, stop, Look and Live" designed
to promote safety to pedestrians.
The department president. Mrs Dor
othy B. Harper and her staff will make
their official visitation to the Sergt
Jasper Unit next Tuesday evening, at
the Colonial Hotel.
A meeting of Girls Nation" was
held Saturday afternoon at the Hay
loft. Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy. depart
ment chairman OF junior activities, pre-
sided. Mrs. Harper outlined the pro-
gram the junior girls Of high school
age will study. A book written by Rep
resentative Sol Bloom, The Story OF
the Constitution" was presented to
each junior. The history of the 80
deputies who signed the Constitution
will be studied by SO girls-and each
girl will portray one Of the deputies at
the meeting to be held March 26, and
the Signing Of the Constitution" will
be re-enacted by the junior group.
During the Easter holidays the girls
will spend two days attending sessions
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House of Representatives. Each unit
group will elect two senators to attend
the Girls Nation" meetings-and .
president and vice president will be
elected at the next meeting. All other
juniors will be called representatives.
Mrs. Beatrice Jacobs, department
vice chairman Of Americanism, an
nounced the United States Constitu-
ton Sesquicentennial Commissions
certificate, given for patriotic partici-
patton in the sesquicentennial celebra-
ton of the Formation of the Constitu-
ton, will be presented to the girl hav-
ing the most outstanding record In
Americanism work.
The Executive Committee Of Anri.
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