Evening star., 1938-12-18

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Christmas 10 Get Gifts
By Legion Auxiliary
20 Units of District
Department Are Busy
With Plans
Every disabled World War veteran
who spends Christmas in a hospital
will receive a gift from the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, according to
Mrs. Ada NJ Riley, rehabilitation
chairman, District of Columbia De-
partment.
Gifts are being prepared for dis
tribution by the 20 units of the local
department. There will be enter
tainment at all hospitals and re-
freshments.
Mrs. Reilly has announced the
following hospital parties: December
10, Killeen Unit, Spengler Unit, Lin
coin Unit, James E. Walker Unit,
Second Division Unit and U. S. Agri-
culture Unit, Mount Alto. The Roma
Lee School of Dancing will present
a series of dances. The Hill Billy
Band" will play. In addition to
veterans at Mount Alto, the above
units will have as guests 200 boys
and girls of the National Industrial
Home on Wisconsin avenue NV.
On December 20 Sergt. Jasper
Unit, veterans at Walter Reed Hospi-
tai. Assisting will be James Reese
Europe Unit, Cooley Mccullough
Unit, Stephen P. McGroarty Unit,
Police and Fire Unit, Columbia Unit
and the Government Printing Office
Unit.
December 81, Treasury Unit will
assist their post at the Samaritan
Home. This unit will also entertain
the veterans at Naval Hospital.
December 27 Nash Unit, assisted
by Kenna Main Unit, Costello Unit,
Grant McAlexander Unit, and Po-
tomac Unit, st. Elizabeth's Hospital
dance
December % at $50 pm. in STAN
ley Hall, U. S. Soldiers Home, all
units of the auxiliary will give a
Christmas party for the 400 World
War veterans there. The Roma Lee
School Of Dancing will entertain. The
auxiliary will serve cigarettes. This
program is in charge of the vice
chairman of the Rehabilitation
Committee, Mrs. Mary Schaumleffle.
Victory Unit has always desired
the Temporary Home for Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines, 932 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc, for its Christmas
party and will again entertain the
men there. There will be commu-
nifty singing and refreshments. M.
Edna Mcintosh, president, will be in
charge.
Washington Police and Fire Unit,
No. 20, met December 9 at 614 E
street NV. with the president
Mrs. Hilda Christian, presiding. Ar
rangements were completed for q
Christmas party on December 10 at
Ga E street NV. for 26 children
of needy veterans. Plans were also
made to distribute six Christmas
baskets to the same families.
The annual Christmas party at
Mount Alto Hospital will be held
December %.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture Unit met at 1414 I
street NV. last Thursday, with
President Agnes E. Hazard presid-
ing. Rehabilitation Chairman
Lucille j. Usrey announced the unit
would join with other units OF this
department in giving a Christmas
party for the patients Of Mount
Alto Hospital tomorrow evening.
Members who can assist at this af-
fair are asked to be at the hospitals
recreation hall by 7:30 pm.
The unit appropriated S. each
month, beginning with December,
for the use of Welfare Chairman
Adelaide F.. Miller in providing for
the orphaned family of veteran.
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Fields has been
instrumental in obtaining the De-
partment Of Agriculture Chorus to
sing Christmas carols at Mount Alto
Hospital on Thursday evening, i'm
mediately after they sing at the
Christmas tree lighting ceremonies
at the White House. All unit mem
bers are invited to attend. The ex-
act time of the carol singing will be
announced in the daily papers on
Thursday.
Mrs. Sallie Kohen, department
vice president, spoke. Estelle Stone
announced the unit had been
awarded the runner-up membership
prize offered by the department in
the membership drive.
The George E. Killeen unit met
at the Killeen clubrooms, 324 M
street NV. The president, Mrs.
Ada M. Riley, presided. The child
welfare chairman, Mrs. Catherine
Waters, reported six baskets of food
given to needy veterans families,
shoes, underwear, and clothing given
to children, coal furnished a family.
The unit and post are co-operat-
ing with the 7th Precinct Police and
Parent Teacher Association Of Cor
don Junior High School in a Christ
mas service for needy children.
The unit and post are sponsoring q
Christmas tree party for underpriv-
ileged children at the Gordon Jun
ior High School on Wednesday. A
toy, candy and fruit will be given
each child. There will be q tree,