Evening star., 1939-03-19
Miss Hardy Honored
AtLuncheon by
Legion Auxiliary
Fifty Members and Guests
Attend Function at
Wesley hoII

MISS Minnie May Hardy, preSi-
dent Of the District of Columbia
Department, the American Legiol,
Auxiliary, was honored at a lunch
con on March II at Wesley Hall by
more than SO members and guests.
Among the distinguished guests
were: Mrs. Fanny F. Meeks, presi-
dent Gold Star Mothers; Mrs. Mary
K. killeen, past president of the
Department Auxiliary: Mrs Roberta
Jacobs, Gold Star Mother; Mrs. Irene
Arnold and Miss M. Edna Mcintosh,
past department president.
At the speakers table were: De-
partment Vice Presidents Mrs. Mary
B. McMillih and Mrs. Viola Hines
Fones; Chaplain Mrs. Anna Elliott
Treasurer Mrs. Perna Zott, Property
Custodian Mrs. Eula L. Hollis, Ser
geant at Arms Mrs. Helen Mahoney
Color Bearer Mrs. Ethel Clark.
Mrs. Ethel Clark was luncheon
chairman assisted by Mrs. Helen
Mahoney and Mrs. Viola Hines
Fones. Mrs. Kohrt, president OF
United States Treasury Unit, was
soloist, assisted by Mrs. Mabel Lien.
Unit presidents attending were !:
Miss Edna Mcintosh, Victory; Mrs.
Alecia Kohrt, United States Treas
ury; Miss Louise Weiman, U. S. G.
McAlexander; Mrs. Sarah Johns,
Government Printing Office; Mrs.
Anna Seiders, Kenneth H. Nash;
Mrs. Ada Riley. George E. Killeen;
Mrs. Agnes Hazard. United States
Agriculture; Mrs. Catherine Mills,
Vincent B. Costello, and Mrs. Bertha
Angevine. I'd Division Unit.
Miss Hardy and her staff will
make their official visitation to the
James Reese Europe Unit at Garnet
Patterson School. March %, at 8
pm. The date previously given for
this visitation was in error.
The official visitation to the Sergt
Jasper Unit. which was previously
scheduled for March IA was can
celed on account of the illness of
the president of the unit.
Washington Police and Fire Unit
met March II at the Thomas Circle
Club with the president, Mrs. Hilda
Christian, presiding. A reception
followed in honor Of the department
presidents visitation, the fourth
anniversary of the unit and the
goth anniversary of the American
Legion.
A gavel bell was presented to the
unit by Past Commander and Past
President Carroll, an initiation
lamp by members of the unit and
the president ribbon sash by the
secretary, Mrs. Julia Rockford.
The unit unanimously indorsed
Mrs. Mary B. McMillin for depart
ment president. 1939-l94o, and Mrs.
Christian for vice president.
The Juniors will hold a drill re-
hearsal on March 26 from 3 to 4
pn. at 414 Ninth street NV. All
Juniors are invited to join the team.
The Gen. U. G. McAlexander Unit
met March at their clubroom, 3647
Eleventh street NV. Louise VIE
man. president, presiding.
Three new members were ac-
cepted: Frances Van Houten, Jo-
sephine De Martini and Peggy B.
Minor.
Plans are being made for the
celebration of the units anniversary
in April.
At the last meeting of the United
States Department of Agriculture
Unit, held in the Y. w. c. A., 6l4
E street NV, with President Agnes
E. Hazard presiding, the department
president made an official visitation,
accompanied by her staff.
William A. McCallum of the
American Legion's Americanism
Commission and j. L. Shaffer and
Lloyd Burkey of the Legion's safety
team were assisted in giving an
illustrated talk entitled "Stop, Look
and Live!"
Pesident Hazard presented Miss
Hardy a silver bracelet as a gift
from the unit.
Comdr. Carl E. v. Berger, Past
Comdr. Fred M. Grant and members
of the United States Department of
Agriculture Post were present, in
cluding Ray McCurry, who rendered
vocal numbers, accompanied by
Comdr. Berger at the piano. Mrs.
Beatrice D. Holland, a unit member,
was also a vocalist, accompanied by
Mrs. Emma Withers, who also ac-
companied Carl Riemer, violinist.
The unit voted to appropriate IS
to be used by the welfare chairman,
Adelaide F. Miller, in assisting the
family of a veteran this month, and
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Fields, unemploy-
ment chairman, was commended for
her work in the interest of unem-
ployed veterans.