Evening star., 1939-04-30
Legion Auxiliary
Asks Units Observe
National Music Week
Child Welfare Group
Has Guest Speakers
At Boys Club

Has Guest Speakers
| At Boys Club
Miss Minnie May Hardy, president,
District Of Columbia Department,
the American Legion Auxiliary, last
week requested all of the local units
to observe National Music Week,
which begins May Z. In addition to
the programs Of music there will be
the study Of American music.
The department is now sponsoring
. choral society, which now has 40
members. Prof. George Harold Mil
Ter OF the Washington Musical In
stitute Is the director. Mrs. Ethel
Clark Is chairman Of the society.
The co-ordinated Child Welfare
Committee, composed of the Ameri-
can Legion, the American Legion
Auxiliary, the 40 and and the 8
and 40, held joint meeting at the
Southeast Boys Club, Seventeenth
and Massachusetts, avenue Sc, last
Monday evening. Samuel Parrish,
child welfare officer of the Legion,
was in charge. Miss Hardy. who
was accompanied by her staff, de-
livered an address. Judge Faye
Bently Of the Juvenile Court spoke.
Other speakers included Ralph Cleeg
of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton and Grand Chef de Chemin de
Fer passe, the 40 and 8, Fred Fraser.
Comdr. James T. Brady, the Amer
lean Legion, was represented by
James T. Slattery, first vice COM
mander, and Chapeau Departmental
Mrs. Edith Quinn gave the greetings
of and 40. The national guard of
honor, under Capt. Guy Nadeau. ad-
vanced the flags. The auxiliary
colors were presented by Mrs. Helen
Mahoney and Mrs. Myrtle Spudis.
Music was furnished by the Boys
Band Of the Washington Industrial
School for Boys.
At the April meeting of the United
States Department of Agriculture
Unit, Department Vice Comdr. JOS
eph E. Koehl spoke on the legislative
program of the American Legion.
The following applications for
membership were approved: Cora
Disbrow, Helen L. Myers and Nellie
H. Blair.
1t was reported that the unit's
quota of poppies was 500 and in this
connection the Poppy Committee
met last Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Cecile M. Berger. Next Thurs
day they will meet at the home OF
President Agnes E. Hazard to com.
plete this work.
Mrs. Kathleen Abreo, department
chairman of community service, was
also a guest speaker and made sug-
gestions as to ways in which the
unit might further its community
service work. The department vice
president, Mrs. Mary Mcmillan, who
was present, was unanimously in
dorsed for the Office of department
president, as were the other candi-
dates on her ticket.
Miss Minnie May Hardy, depart
ment president, and Miss Ethel
Hodges were also guests.
The Executive Committee will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Anna
Anderson, 1859 Upton street NV.
Members will be notified of the exact
| time.
The George E. Killeen Unit will
meet Wednesday evening at the Kill
leen Clubrooms, 1904 M street NV.
The Mothers Day tea chairman
Mrs. Mary Killeen, will announce
final plans for the tea honoring Gold
Star and World War mothers Of the
District of Columbia.
| The Killeen Juniors, under the
leadership of the chairman, Mrs.
Morris, will participate in the MAY
Day observances at the World War
Memorial in Potomac Park. They
will also take part in the 40 ct 8
ceremonies at the Episcopal Home
for Children when the marker will
be unveiled.
The poppy chairman, Mrs. Evie
kldWell, has called a meeting this
week at Mrs. Mae Probeys home.
The ways and means chairman
Mrs. Marguerite Buscher, plans to
hold a rummage sale in the near
future and asks all members to save
clothes, furniture, etc.
Vincent B. Costello Unit will meet
at 1927 New Hampshire avenue
NV. on May 2 at 8 pm.
The unit entertained the patients
at Mount Alto Hospital Wednesday
evening with show. Ice cream and
cakes were served.
Miss Minnie Mae Hardy, depart
ment president, and her staff will
make their official visitation at the
May meeting.
| Girls Nation will meet May 6 at
1900 Rhode Island avenue NV.
May being Poppy Month, the girls
Will begin making their quota of
1000 poppies. which will be placed
on the graves in Arlington National
Cemetery on Memorial Day.
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen will be the
guest OF honor and Mrs. Henry Fen
imore Baker, past national president
Service Star Legion and designer
and publisher of the Remembrance
Map Of American Cemeteries and
Battle Monuments in Europe, will
be the speaker, illustrating her talk
with one Of her own original maps
showing the exact location Of all
American cemeteries abroad.
Members Of Girls Nation and
their friends are invited.
The annual boat ride for veterans
will be held May 20. Maj. Van Hise
Of Kenna Main Post is chairman.
with Comdr. George Johns vice
chairman. Mrs. Myrtle Spudis has
directed the department auxiliary
to furnish refreshments.
A meeting Of the Department An
nual Ball Committee met last
Wednesday evening at the Carlton
Hotel, with Mrs. Irene Arnold, chair
man, in charge. Plans are about