Evening star., 1939-01-15
Legion Auxiliary
Committee Posts
Are Completed
Units Advised to
Name Delegates to
Patriotic Conference

Name Delegates to
Patriotic Conference
A special meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee, District of Colum-
bia Department, the American
Legion Auxiliary was held Thurs
day evening at 6l4 E street NV.
with the president, Miss Minnie
May Hardy, presiding. Department
affairs to come before the National
Executive Committee were discussed
and final committee assignments
were announced.
All unit presidents were instructed
by Miss Hardy to appoint delegates
to the 14th annual Womens Patri-
otic Conference on National De-
Tense, to be held at the Mayflower
Hotel, January "a, Is, and 26.
The department radio and pub
licity chairman. Mrs. Mary Nc
Millin, announced that on January
"a from $50 to 10 pm. over the
N. B. c.. Stephen F. Chadwick, ma
tional commander of the American
Legion. and Secretary of War Harry
H. Woodring will each speak IS
minutes. This program will be
broadcast from the patriotic mass
meeting at the Mayflower Hotel
which will formally open the con-
ference. On January Is from $50
to 9 pm. over the Mutual Broad
casting network, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr., of Massachusetts
will speak.
With Congress in session principal
attention of the auxiliary's 465 900
members is being focused upon sup
port of the American Legion's leg
islative recommendations. according
to Mrs. Edith Warren Quinn, de-
partment legislative chairman. Mrs
Quinn attended the meeting of
Sergt. Jasper unit on Tuesday
at the Raleigh Hotel and outlined
her plans for the several units as
to their part in the auxiliary's pro-
gram of legislat ton The Legion is
urging increased defensive prepara-
tions. enactment of universal
service law, Federal protection for
widows and orphans of World War
veterans and improvement of en-
ployment opportunities for veterans,
Mrs. Quinn said.
United States Treasury Unit met
January at the War Mothers Home
under the direction of its president,
Mrs. Alecia NJ. Kohrt.
The unit was entertained by the
| Washington National Memorial
Corp. with pictures of national
parks.
A card party will be held February
at the home of Mrs Mary Foote,
Otis street NE Prizes and refresh
ments.
The department president, Miss
Minnie Mae Hardy, spoke.
The George E. Killeen Unit
met at the Killeen clubrooms. 1904
M street NV The president, Mrs.
Ada M. Riley, presided. The depart
ment president and her staff made
their official visitation. The unit
presented Miss Hardy with brief
case and a corsage Of violets and
roses.
The past president. Mrs. Mary K.
Killeen, called the unit to order.
The unit will hold its annual
birthday party on January %, at
1900 Rhode Island avenue NV;
dancing and refreshments. Make
reservations with Mrs. Ruth Berry
man.
Mrs. Mary, Misses Betty and Lois
Schaumleffle and Mrs. Gladys Teed
were elected to membership.
Delegates to the Woman's Ma
tional Patriotic Defense Conference
are Mrs Ada M. Riley and Mrs
Viola Hines Fones, and alternates
Mrs. Henrietta Morris and Mrs. Amy
Hammond. Mrs Fones is in charge
of reservations for national defense
banquet.
The next meeting will be held
February at the clubrooms.
The unit needs childrens clothes
for the welfare chairman. Notify
Mrs. Catherine Waters, West 2273-W
and the same will be called for.
Official visits will begin February
l when Miss Hardy, accompanied by
her entire staff of officers, will at
tend the regular meeting of Ken
meth H. Nash Unit.
The auxiliary's Choral Society
under direction of Prof. Charles
Davis, has resumed rehearsals and
will meet each week on Monday, at
7:3O pm, at the Washington Insti-
tute of Music. 1870 Sixteenth street
NV. Mrs. Ethel Clark. chairman
of the society, asks all members who
have not done so to enroll and at
tend all rehearsals.
President Hardy and her official
family will make their official vista
ton to the Cooley Mccullough Unit
on February 7. at pm. at the An
napolis Hotel February being
Americanism month, Mrs. Edith
Landvoigt, this units president, has
invited the Department Chairman
Americanism Committee to attend
Mrs. Anne Crump, unit chairman
Americanism, will be in charge o1
the program. Other distinguished
guests will include Gen. and Mrs
Amos A. Fries. Gen. Fries will be
the principal speaker.
The James Reese Unit was ad.
dressed by Mr.. Carter of the Jane!
Reese Europe Post on the annua
medal awards to be given January
Is to the girls who are chosen BY
their classes for good citizenship ir
their respective schools.
National Union
The newly elected officers from