Evening star., 1938-11-13
Drive 10 Re-EnroII
Members SET by
Legion Auxiliary
Awards Are Announced
At Meeting of
Department

The American Legion Auxiliary
has launched a drive to re-enroll
members before the new deadline of
January 81, according to Mrs. Mary
K. Klaaphaak, chairman of the
Membership Committee.
Miss Minnie May Hardy, depart
ment president, explained at the
last meeting of the Membership
Committee that members will have
q shorter time to renew afflliation,
due to action of the national con-
vention in Los Angeles. which ad-
vanced the date of delinquency from
April to January 81.
The following awards were an
nounced:
Emblem light, gaval bell or the
equivalent to the first unit having
its entire membership of 1888 paid
by November 20. Offered by Mrs.
Dorothy B. Harper, the Mary K
Killeen Trophies, awarded annually
to units bringing in most new men,
bers by close of books; the Margaret
Franklin Memorial Membership
Trophy, based on the record of the
immediate three preceding years
showing highest percentage of gain;
vice presidents, Mrs Sallie Kohen
and Mrs. Mary B. McMillin prizes
for their respective divisions to the
unit in the divisions showing the
highest percentage of gain over last
by December 81.
Dracilont OF tho nm
yelling of the Jane Delano portrait
at the Smithsonian Thursday.
Juniors of the department, Girls
Nation group. held their first meet
ing at the "Hayloft" and will meet
regularly on the first Saturday in
each month. The first social activ-
tty of the season will be Thanks
giving dance at Stansbury Hall, Ma
sonic Temple, Georgia avenue at
Concord avenue NV, on Thanks
giving night.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit plans
q bingo party in Mount Alto Hospital
November 81, under direction of the
rehabilitation chairman, Mrs. Eel
da Mulvey.
Funds were appropriated for the
furnishing of baskets of food by the
unit to families of needy veterans
at Thanksgiving. Mrs. Osie Ritter,
child welfare chairman, will be in
charge.
Plans are being made by the
chairman of community service, a
Mrs. Alexander, to visit Florence
Crittenten and Glenn Dale Hospital.
The ways and means chairman,
Mrs. Marie Totten, announced
bingo party will be held at Nash
clubrooms, 209 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, November 30. A carol
group will be formed under the di-
xection of Mrs. Zelda Mulvey.
Department of Agriculture Unit
will meet in the lounge at Moose
Hall. 14l4 I street NV, Thursday
evening.
Washington Police and Fire Unit,
president, Mrs. Hilda Christian,
plans to furnish a needy veterans
family, consisting of wife and
Ave children, with Thanksgiving
basket. Arrangements were COM
pleted for the first of a series of
bingo parties to be given jointly
with Potomac Unit at Mount Alto
Hospital, November II.
Sergt. Jasper Unit met Tuesday.
with Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy, presi-
dent, presiding, and heard Comdr
Hiram Hummer of Sergt Jasper
Post speak on "Armistice Day."
Child Welfare Chairman Mrs. Betty
McCrahon will be in charge of bas-
kets for Thanksgiving. Ways and
Means Chairman Mrs. Helen Ware
announced a bingo party. at the
Portner Apartment November 49,.
An extensive steeplechase was an
nounced by the membership chair
man, Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper.
Horses entered are, Junior group
Beware. Margurite Combs, the
Jockey; Go-Gallagher, jockey, Anna
Elliott; Hi-Hummer, jockey, Marion
Money; Va-Mac, jockey, Bernice
Medlin. Prizes are offered by Past
Unit Presidents Clara G.. Hum
pfries, Catherine McKibbin, Ethel
Hodges, Bernice Shelton Matthews,
e. Louise Warren, Mary B. McMillin,
Dorothy B. Harper and Anna Elliott.