Evening star., 1938-03-27
LEGION AUXILIARY
PLANS CONCLAVE
Columbia Unit, No. 81, Is
Organized and Officers
Elected.

Arrangements are being made for
the annual convention of the District
Of Columbia Department, the Ameri-
can Legior Auxiliary, August II, IL
and 13. Mrs. Mary B. Corwin, past
department president, is general chair
man. She will be assisted by unit
presidents and secretaries.
Columbia Unit, No. "a. was or
ganized by Post Comdr. William H.
Topitz last Monday at the auxiliary
department headquarters in the Dem
rike Building. Assisting in organizing
details are Department President Mrs.
Dorothy B. Harper and Department
Vice President Mrs. Catherine Waters,
this new unit coming within her di-
vlsional jurisdiction. Department
Membership Chairman Mrs. Edith
Quinn is executing and approving ap-
plications as they are filed.
The membership is restricted to
eligible women of the Columbia Post
members and those interested should
notify the secretary, Mrs. Ruth Bran
don, 2911 Seventh street NE, Decatur
1615-M. Other officers elected were
President, Mrs. Dorothy NJ Mawhood; /;
first vice president, Mrs. Santina A.
Russo; second vice president, Mrs.
Myrtle Drew; treasurer, Mrs. Gertrude
B. McDonough; chaplain, Mrs Helen
L. Opitz; sergeant at arms, Mrs. Grace
S. Clark.
The historian and two color-bearers
will be elected at the meeting April
1S. The charter roll will be kept open
for 80 days, with the third Monday
Of each month designated for regular
meetings.
Washington Police Unit will meet
April 8 at the Y. w. c. A., 6l4 E
street NV. 1t is planned to have a
number of speakers on child welfare.
Mrs. Ola D. Lee, president, assisted
by Mrs. May L. Bridges, unit child
welfare chairman, are arranging the
plans.
Recent committee meetings held at
department headquarters were: Child
welfare, Mrs. Mildred Bell chairman
Fidac, Mrs. Florence Campbell, chair
man. considered plans for program
in June; Junior activities, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Mccarthy, chairman, formulat-
ing plans for spring and summer
events, some of which will be march,
ing unit in the District Day parade
in April, and participation in the
poppy professional at the District
World War Memorial on May Day;
the Rehabilitation Committee, Mrs.
Ada Riley, chairman. had as a guest
speaker Miss E. R. Hager of the Red
Cross at st. Elizabeth's, and hospital
dates for April were assigned the
units for friendship parties among the
disabled veterans.
The department Membership Com
mittee will meet at headquarters
March 81 to poll the members enrolled
during the month as the close of the
March membership drive, the mid
year mile-post goal for which several
prizes are offered.
Government Printing Office Unit
met at the Government Printing
Office, with President Helen Mahoney
presiding. Miss Minnie Mae Hardy
was Endorsed for department president
for 1889.
The unit will distribute 500 flag
codes to school children. Mrs. Agnes
Dixon and Mrs. Pearl Nowak were
elected color bearers at the last Exec
utive Committee meeting.
The Juniors met at the home of
Mrs. Pearl Nowak, when scrap books
were collected for children in hospi-
tails. They will be distributed at Eas-
ter. A party followed The next meet
ing for Juniors will be at the home
OF Miss Margaret Beatty, 1928 Clin-
ton street NE.