Evening star., 1940-01-14

tai OF 6OO men, nS
bers for this
department by N
Decem ber3l. Miss Mcintosh.
This mark was reached and an ef-
fort is now being made to have an
enrolment of 800.
The Henry C. Spengler unit was
recently reorganized and Mrs. Amos
A. Fries elected president. Others
elected were: Vice presidents, Mrs.
Jennie Knight and Elizabeth Law
ender; chaplain, Mrs. Katie Gross;
historian, Mrs Roberta Fawcett,
sergeant at arms, Mrs. Cecilia
Stephan, and treasurer, Mrs. Maud
Miller. Mrs. Fries made committee
appointments as follows: National
defense. Mrs. Edwina Nelson Ding
ley; legislation, Mrs. Naomi Mock,
and Americanism, Mrs. Jessie
Thomas.
The department chairman has
announced that the Kenneth H,
Nash unit has reached its 100 quota
and will receive a national citation.
Fourteen units were represented
at the last meeting of the Depart
ment Child Welfare Committee,
under the direction of Mrs. Betty
McCrahon. Porter Bush, child well
fare chairman of the Forty and
Eight Voiture, No. 174. outlined the
program to- raise funds for the con-
tinuance of the blood and serum
banks at Children's Hospital and
stated that local radio stations, local
newspapers and the American
Bridge Club Association were CO.
operating in a city-Wide effort to
obtain a register of various types
from which donors can be drawn to
give blood in any emergency.
Victory Unit No. 4 met, with the
president, Mrs. Lillian Bridges, pre-
siding. War Orphans Chairman
Mrs. Edith Sadler reported on her
visit and gifts to the units two war
orphans and submitted for consid-
Grafton her tentative plan for edu-
cational benefits for them. Ameri-
canism Chairman Mrs. Blanche
Crory outlined her program. The
unit plans to observe a past presi-
dents night" under the direction
of Past President Mrs. Marion
Turner.
An address outlining the Ameri-
can Legion's legislative program was
given by Department Legislative
Chairman Edwin w. Luther. 1t
Comdr. Corley of George Washing
ton Post explained the blood bank
maintained at Childrens Hospital
and the Legion's plans in connection
with this project.
Mrs. Blanche Crory entertained
the Victory Unit Junior group at a
party at her home Games were
played and each Junior contributed
to the entertainment with a song or
recitation, including the baby
junior, Betty Turner.
The next meeting will be held
January l9 at Victory Post Hall,
4l4 Ninth street NV, at pm.
United States Treasury Unit No.
IS met at the New Colonial Hotel
last Monday, with Mrs. Jessie S.
Curran, president, presiding.
A special legislative program was
arranged by the unit legislative
chairman, Miss Minnie May Hardy.
William T. Slattery, department
commander: Ted Luther, depart
ment legislative officer; Maj. R. J.
Graves, senior vice commander of
United States Treasury Post, and
1t. Comdr. w. A. Corley, U. S. N,
retired, spoke.
The next meeting will be held
February IL at the New Colonial
Hotel. A special program is being
arranged by the units Americanism
chairman. The bylaws will be dis
cussed.
Mrs. Edith Warren Quinn, presi-
dent of Cooley y-McCullough Unit,
announced at the last meeting held
at the Y. w. c. A. that February will
be national defense month.
Mrs. Doris Gilsinn, chairman of
Americanism and National Defense,
is arranging a program for the next
meeting which will include an his
torical sketch to be presented by the
Juniors. The unit elected Mrs. Gill
sim, delegate, and Mrs. Mary Pal
mer, alternate, to the National De-
tense Conference at the Mayf1ower
Hotel on January 81, February
and 2, respectively.
Mrs. Warren announced a bingo
party will be held at Mount Alto
Hospital on January "a, for the vet
Grams. She asked for donations of
gifts only, since sufficient cakes
have been pledged
Mrs Doris Corwith, national presi-
dent of the American Legion Auxil-
larry, urged membership drive this
month. The membership chairman
Mrs. Edith P. Landvoigt, held a
meeting at her home on January II
to make plans to obtain greater
membership. The guests were Mrs
Edith Warren Quinn, president, anG
Mrs. Rae R. Zaontz, secretary.
President Quinn announced she
will hold bingo party at her home
2l31 Florida avenue NV, January
10, to which the members and theil
friends are invited.
The next meeting will be helc
February 6 at the Y. w. c. A., 614
E street NV.
Kenna-Main Unit met last Mon.
day and contributed $46 for year!
supply of milk for a needy family.
The following delegates were elect.
ed: Mrs. Jerry Love, chairman o.
child welfare, to be sent to Area E
Child Welfare Conference at Rich.
mond, Va, February 5 and g. Mrs
Marie Laing, national defense chair.
man, to the conference in the May
flower Hotel January 81 and Feb