Evening star., 1939-12-24
Legion Auxiliary
To Hold Rehabilitation
Farley in February
Committee Sponsors
Christmas Parties
At HospitoIs

Tentative dates for the five Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary area rehabili-
tation conferences to be held in 1910
have been set by the National Com
mittee.
For Area B the conference will be
held in this city February 2 and 8.
Mrs. Margaret Carroll. chairman
of the Rehabilitation Committee Of
the District of Columbia Depart
ment. announced that the following
Christmas parties were held at local
hospitals last week, with an enter
tainment, refreshments and a gift
for each veteran:
On Wednesday. at the Temporary
Home. on Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
with Victory Unit in charge: Thurs
day, st. Elizabeths Hospital. with
Kenna-Ma Potomac, McAlexan-
der. Treasury and Agriculture Units
in charge; Friday, Walter Reed Hos
pital. with entertainment furnished
by Cooley-McCullough, assisted by
Nash, Walker, G. P. O.. Costello and
Lincoln Units: yesterday. Mount
Alto Hospital. with entertainment
furnished by Police and Fire Units,
assisted by Killeen. Europe, Jasper
and Second Division Units.
The department membership chair
man, Miss Edna Mcintosh, an
nounces the pledge of 600 members
made by the department president,
Mrs. Mary B. McMillin. to national
headquarters was oversubscribed on
December II.
The Cooley-McCullough Post and
its auxiliary sponsored a Christmas
party and show at Walter Reed Hos
pital on Friday. with the co-opera-
ton of the Costello, Nash, Lincoln,
Walker and Government Printing
Office Units.
The distinguished guests were Ma
tional Vice Comdr. James B. Fitz-
gerald and Mrs. Fitzgerald, Depart
ment Comdr. William T. Slattery.
National Executive Committeeman
Joseph j. Malloy and the depart-
ment president, Mary B. McMillin.
Comdr. Charles Kohen of the post
arranged the program and acted as
master of ceremonies. The talent
consisted by Tiny" Meeker's Or
chestra, with the cooperation of Bill
Strickland's Orchestra Kits Eight
Keyboard Kapers, Mrs. Lewis L.
Ecker, reader: Booty" Francis and
Dorothy Barry. dancers; Dolores,
Rose and Phil Perruso, singers, and
the Fort Stevens Clown Band.
The hostesses were Mrs. Edith
Warren Quinn. president of Cooley
Mccullough Unit; Mrs. Rae r.
Zaontz, parliamentarian; Mrs. EN-
ma M. Warren, rehabilitation chair
man; Mrs. Helen M. McCabe, child
welfare chairman, and Mrs. Edith P.
Landvoigt. membership chairman.
Refreshments were served by
members of the six units to the vet
Grams.
Kenna-Main Unit was hostess to
a party of 300 at St. Elizabeth's Hos
pital last Thursday. Ice cream and
cake were served with the assistance
of four other units. There was dane
ing.
All members of the unit are noti-
fled to have their cars at Hitchcock
Hall of st. Elizabeth's Hospital at
8 O'Clock Christmas morning to re-
ceive the name of family they must
bring to the annual children's party
at $50 am. There are IS children.
Victory Unit and the Victory
Juniors held their annual Christmas
party on December 20 for the vete-
rams at the Temporary Home for
Soldiers and Sailors and the chill
dren for whom the unit is providing
at Christmas. The program includ-
ed vocal solos by the Misses Helene
Gilliaert, Joyce Romero and Betty
Turner: musical sketch and piano
solos, the Misses Marilyn and Ger
aldine Bywaters; dance specially,
Miss Thelma Bridges; piano solo,
Eugene Myers; accordion solo, Mas
ter Samuel Mawhood. and variety
dance numbers by the Misses Ger
trude Rubin, June and Mary He'd
ding, Elsie Mae Bakersmith, Yetta
Brelow and the Popolardo twins.
Members of Victory Post assisted.
The Juniors also assisted at Mount
Alto Hospital when the gift shop"
for veterans was opened.
The Victory Unit Juniors will as
sist at an entertainment given at
the Methodist Home on December
80 at 2 pm, when Miss Helene
Gilliaert will represent Girl
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