Evening star., 1938-04-10
LEGION AUXILIARY
UNIT TOBE VISITED
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper to
Inspect Lincoln Unit
Tomorrow,

MrS. OOrOJny b. harper, president,
District Of Columbia Department, tho
American Legion Auxiliary, with her
staff Of officers, will make an oficial
visitation to Lincoln Unit tomorrow
night at the Thomson School.
At meeting of the Executive Com
mittee last Monday night an address
was given by DR.. Alexander c. Leon
ardo, representing the District OF Co.
lumbia tuberculosis Association. He
announced a city-wide information
campaign this year.
Mrs. Edith Warren Quinn, depart
ment membership chairman, an
nounced the standing Of the units
membership as Of March 81: Six units
having 100 per cent and over Of last
years entire membership They are:
Sergeant Jasper. Lincoln, George E.
Killeen, James E. Walker, Washington
Police and Potomac. Standing OF units
are: Victory, 20; James Reese Europe,
90: Kenneth Nash, So Henry c.
Spengler, 60; Sergt. Jasper. 312; Vim
cent B. Costello, 1856: Lincoln, %;
George E. Killeen, 1870; James E.
Walker, 50; Stephen P. McGroarty,
43: Police. IT; Government Printing
Office, 48; Columbia, 1G; United
States Treasury, S3; United States
| Agriculture, 36 Kenna Main, 35;
United States Grant McAlexander, l6;
and Potomac, CO.
| A steeplechase will be sponsored to
stimulate interest in membership anG
each unit has been given a name.
Prizes are offered to the winners OF
| the race.
Meetings this week are:
Monday. Lincoln Unit, Thomson
School. 8 pm Tuesday, Jasper Unit,
New Colonial Hotel. 8 pm; James
Reese Europe Unit Garnett-Patterson
School, pm; Wednesday, Govern
ment Printing Office Unit, G. P. O..
pm.
! The Executive Committee of Sergt.
Jasper Unit met March 81, with the
vice president. Mrs Virginia Mccarthy,
| presiding. Plans we're made for the
units twelfth birthday party at the
La Fayette Hotel on April % Dinner
will be served at 7 pm, followed BY
music and dancing
A meeting of the unit will be held
Tuesday at the New Colonial Hotel
at 8 pm. Mrs. Margaret Teachout,
child welfare officer. has made plans
for program on child welfare DR..
Roy F. Guynn, chairman Welfare Ad-
visory Council, American Legion will
speak
| A special meeting of the Henry c.
Spengler Unit, No. II, was called to
order Thursday by the president, Mrs.
Marie E. Dyer. The unit voted to
rescind the motion made in the Janu-
airy meeting that spengler Unit would
not have any candidates for any de-
| partment office for the year 1938-9."
| etc. They unanimously Endorsed Miss
Lillian Reagan for the Office Of de-
| partment president Mrs Dyer. as
president of this unit. will be chairman
of the Steering Committee for the
election of the units candidate. .
| Washington Police Post Unit had
child welfare program at the last
meeting. Mrs. Florence T Conlin, q
social service worker of the American
Legion Welfare and Relief Depart
ment. spoke.
/ The unit. with the members Of the
Potomac Unit, will give bingo party
! for disabled veterans at Mount Alto
Hospital on April 81 from to pm.
The rehabilitation chairman, Mrs.
Elizabeth Kettner. asks that all mem
bers Of the unit send their donations
OF prizes. cakes and cigarettes to be
given to the patients at the party to
her