Evening star., 1939-03-05

May Hardy, department president,
and her staff will attend the tree
planting services at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital today at 2:30 pm. The
Kenna Main Post and Auxiliary will
be in charge.
The department Executive Com
mittee will meet at the Y. w. c. A.,
GA E streets NV. tomorrow at
8 pm. Plans will be discussed for
the annual department ball, the
annual department boat ride, the
Army Day parade on April 6.
Mrs. Irene Arnold. department
chairman Constitution and Bylaws
Committee, will make her reports.
There will be plans also for the
departments participation in the
commemorative ceremonies at the
District World War Memorial on
April 30.
Kenna- Main Post and Unit will
hold tree-planting services in mem
ory Of DR.. Kenna and DR.. Main to-
dav at 2:3O at st. Elizabeth's Hes
pital. The organization was named
in honor of Drs. Kenna and Main
after they lost their lives in the hur-
ricane near Key West, Fla, several
years ago.
Washington Police-Fire Unit will
meet March II at the Thomas Circle
Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. The department president
and her staff will make their Off
cial visitation. There will be re-
ception in honor of the goth ami
versary of the American Legion and
the 4th anniversary of the unit.
The Gen. U. G. McAlexander
Unit celebrated visitation night at
the last meeting. Minnie May
Hardy, department president and
her staff were present.
The special program was Amer
icanism." Helen B. McMurray,
unit Americanism chairman, sub
mitted a paper entitled Amer
icanism Is Applied Christianity"
Mrs. Jessie S. Curran, auxiliary
department Americanism chairman,
spoke
On Tuesday night an American
ism entertainment was held at St.
Joseph's School. Post. No. 38, in
vited the unit to participate. The
subject was Wheels and Wings"
Illustrated talks were given on
safety and Capt. Henry M. Tunis,
Air Reserve Corps. talked on avi-
alton. Sons of the Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps entertained. The
Rev. Father Mullin gave bene-
diction.
The unit held its hospital bingo
party Wednesday night at Mount
Alto Hospital. Mae Hart, rehabili-
tation chairman. was in charge.
Ice cream and cake were served.
The next regular meeting Of the
unit will be held at the clubroom,
3647 Eleventh street NV, March
8 at 8 pm.
Cooley -McC Cullough Unit No. %
will meet next Tuesday at the Y.
w. c. A. Invitations have been
issued the post to join the auxiliary
to observe the Legions twentieth
anniversary. Refreshments will be
served.
A bingo party will be held at
Mount Alto on March 16 for the
benefit of the veterans. Chairman
Emma M. Warren requests prizes
of socks, shaving cream, tooth paste
and cigarettes be brought to the
meeting. Ice cream and cake will
be donated. The auxiliary will give
a bingo party at the Hospice House,
1927 Sixteenth street NV, the pro-
ceeds to help secure kitchen equip
ment. Any one wishing to donate
prizes communicate with the chair
man Mrs. Pauline Chambers.
Plans are being made for party
on Easter Monday. Committees
communicate with chairman re-
garding donations Of eggs and Easter
baskets
The department president and
her staff will make an offlcial visi-
tation to the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture Unit at
1414 street NV. Thursday at pm.
The Executive Committee met
last Thursday night at the home Of
Mrs. Mary C. Riemer, 2930 Porter
street NV, to complete arrange
ments for rummage sale on Tues
day at 1107 Fourth street SW. Pro-
ceeds will be used for welfare work.
The department president and her
staff made their official visit to the
I'd Division Unit last Wednesday at
the New Colonial Hotel. The unit
activities, under the direction Of
President Mrs. Bertha Angevine, was
praised by the department officers.
Official visitations to other units
will include Washington Police and
Fire Unit, March II, Thomas Circle
Club at 7:30 pm. The date will
mark the fourth anniversary Of the
founding Of the Police and Fire Unit.
On March 10 at 7:30 pm. they will
visit the James Reese Europe Unit
at the Garnet Patterson School.
The Department Choral Society
meets every Monday evening at the
Washington Institute Of Music, 1870
Sixteenth street NV, at 7:30. Prof.
Miller will direct the society here
after and asks all members to attend
each rehearsal as the society plans
a public appearance in April.
Department historian, Mrs. Nc
Cabe, held meeting of her COM
mittee at the Denrike Building last
Friday evening. Unit historians
were asked to keep careful records
Of their activities.
Mrs. Edith Quinn, department
legislative chairman, met with her
committee in the Denrike Building
on February q. Veterans legislation
was discussed.