Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Mrs.kary McMi||in
And Mrs. zott 10
Attend Conference
Indianapolis Session
To Hear Talks by
National Presidents

10 near IoIkS by
National Presidents
Mrs. Mary B. McMillin, depart
men president. and Mrs. Perna Zott
department secretary of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, will attend tn
presidents and secretaries confer
ence in Indianapolis, the American
Legion Auxiliary national head
quarters, on November Is and Is
The conference will be called t,
order by the national president, Mrs
Doris Corwith. National Comdr
OF the American Legion Raymon,
Kelly will speak at $50 am.
The program for the coming yea,
will be outlined. The education O
orphans of veterans is particu
larly interesting to this department
as Mrs. McMillin is a member O.
this National Committee.
The Sunday afternoon session
will close with the Geographic rol
call. The department membership
chairman, Miss Edna Mcintosh, ha.
called a meeting of her committee
for November IA at department
headquarters to obtain pledges anc
will send the message to the con.
ference so that the membership
for the District of Columbia may be
announced at the roll call
Sergt. Jasper Unit will meet to-
morrow at the Raleigh Hotel at
pm. with Mrs. 1mogene Gallagher
president, presiding.
A musical program, in commence
ration of Armistice Day, has been
arranged by Mrs. Ruth Searcy
chairman of music, assisted by Mrs
Adele Acton.
AS November has been designated
as membership month, Mrs. Louise
Goodacre, chairman of membership
and her committee will be featured
on the program. Plans for the unit
Thanksgiving project. with the Re-
Mobilization and Child Welfare Com
mittees in charge will be discussed
tomorrow.
Mrs. Margaret Hammer, chairman
OF rehabilitation. entertained the
veterans at Mount Alto Diagonistic
Center with bingo party.
Second Division Unit met at the
New Colonial Hotel November l.,
President Rocca presiding. The de-
partment officers were greeted by
Gold Star Mother Jacobs.
The Junior officers we're installed
by Department President Mary B.
McMillin.
President Rocca appointed the fol-
lowing chairmen: Color bearer, Mrs.
Snow; ways and means. Mrs. BETH
aume; memorials, Mrs. Angevine;
legislature, Mrs Snow; constitution,
bylaws, Mrs. Selinger; Fidac, Mrs
E. Terrill; community service, Mrs.
McCrae;; poppy, Mrs. Schmidt; ma
tional defense, Mrs Ricketts,; ma
tional publication, Mrs. Fritz, and
membership, Mrs. Fritz, Mrs. Hess,
Mrs. Rocca and Mrs. Schmidt.
Mrs. Angevine presented a special
program. Mr.. Griffin presented to
the unit the standards, donated by
the late Daniel c. Rocca. Taps were
sounded by Mr.. Schmidt.
Mrs. Angevine presented to the
organizer of the unit, Mrs. McCrae,
a basket Of flowers and corsage to
President Rocca, and gifts to Ma
ton Executive Committeeman
Miss Hardy, Department President
Mary B. McMillin and members of
the unit. Entertainment was fur
nished by the juniors.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit met at
the Washington Hotel on November
!, with the president, Mrs. Ossie
Ritter, presiding. Unit welfare &C
tivities for November, under the di-
rection of the child welfare chair
man, Mrs. Marie Anderson, rehabili-
tation chairman. Mrs. Zelda Mulvey,
and community service chairman,
Mrs. Ann Seiders, include the dis
tribution of baskets of food to fami-
lies of needy ex-service men on
Thanksgiving Day, the sponsoring of
q bingo party at Mount Alto Hos
pital for the benefit of hospitalized
men and women, and
gifts at the Florence Crittenden
Home.
A card party will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Marie Anderson, 1922
Somerset place NV, on November
1S to raise funds for welfare work.
Thirty-four candidates were &C.
cepted for membership. The next
meeting will be held December 6, at
3 pm, in the Washington Hotel.
Victory Unit met Friday evening
preceding Victory Post dance. Plans
for the Thanksgiving work were dis
cussed and ways and means chair
man. Mrs. Vica coleman. announced
q benefit party on November II at
Victory Post hall to provide the
necessary funds.
The unit will hold a rummage
sale November 10. Members having
to contribute are asked to.
notify Mrs. Lillian Bridges. II R
street NE, or telephone Mrs. Marion
Turner. Chestnut $685..
The department president has ap-
pointed Mrs. Blanche Crory on the
board Of Girl Nation; Mrs. Crory
addressed that group on "Ameri-
eaY,iSm" On Saturday
The juniors will meet next Satur-
day afternoon at the home Of the
Misses Marilyn and Geraldine By
waters, 5000 Perry street NE.
The next unit meeting will be No
vember II at Victory Post hall. Re-