Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Legion Auxi|iary's
Officers Will Hold
Sessions Saturday
Conference Slated in
Commerce Department
Auditorium

The presidents and secretaries
conference of the District of Column
bia Department, American Legion
Auxiliary, will open at 2 pm. Satur-
day at the Commerce Department
auditorium. Mrs. Helen M. McCabe,
department president, will preside
and explain the purpose of the con-
ference.
Mrs. Edythe O'Connor, conference
chairman, is in charge of arrange
ments. Mrs. Mary Corwin, depart
ment parliamentarian, will speak on
the proper conduct of units at
meetings. Mrs. Rae R. Zaontz, de-
partment publicity director, will adj
wise on how to handle publicity.
The auxiliary Girls Nation, COM
posed of juniors, will escort the dis
tinguished guests under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Irene Arnold, chairman
of distinguished guests. Mrs. Mabel
Staub, department secretary, and
Mrs. Sallie Kohen, department
treasurer, will hold a conference
with unit secretaries and treasurers
and the Finance Committee.
Miss Edna Mcintosh, past preSi-
dents parlev chairman, will hold a
caucus with past presidents and
make preliminary plans for the par
ley luncheon November 2.
A recess from 5 pm. to 7:30 pm.
will precede the evening session. A
brief musical program is to be ar
ranged by the department music
chairman, Mrs. Alicia Kohrt.
Past National President Mrs.
Louise Williams will present the
Claire Oliphant Memorial Scholar
ship Award of $3.50 to Miss Marie
Louise Ralph, the winner at the
national convention at Boston for
the most outstanding entry in the
Eastern division of 1910 high school
girl graduates.
The department membership
chairmen, Haywood Saunders of the
Legion and Mrs. Ellen Louise War;
rem of the auxiliary, will give a
membership talk.
The Navy Band Orchestra will
play during the afternoon session.
At the Department Executive
Committee meeting last week Mrs.
McCabe announced that Mrs. Louis
j. Lemstra of Clinton. Ind, was
unanimously elected national presl-
dent of the auxiliary at the conven-
ton in Boston.
The date of the card party to
be v.given by the child welfare
chairman of the George E. Killeen
Unit has been changed from Oc-
tober 10 to October "a on account
of the department presidents and
secretary's conference on October
10. The party will be held in the
Killeen Clubrooms. 1924 M street
NV, at pm.
A luncheon will be served in
the clubrooms on october % at l
pm. for the benefit of the unit.
The unit will sponsor card par
ty together with the post in the
clubrooms on November 7 at 8
pm.
Officers of United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Unit were
elected last Thursday at the All
States Hotel, as follows: Elisabeth
T. Fields, president; Louise McDer-
mott and Pearl Heagerty, vice pres
idents: Adelaide Miller, treasurer;
Alberta Lacy, historian; Cecile Ber-
ger. sergeant at arms, and Beatrice
Malatesta, chaplain.
The application of Edith E. Snow
was approved for membership.
The installation of officers OF the
Kenneth H. Nash Unit was held
at the Hotel Washington, on
Wednesday night, with Past Presi-
dent Mary B. Corwin as installing
officer. Department President Helen
M. McCabe spoke. A gift was
presented to her from the unit. The
following officers were installed:
President, Mrs. Marie Totten; first
vice president, Mrs. Lucille Quincy;
second vice president, Mrs. Helen
Ware; chaplain, Mrs. Franklin P.
Nash; historian, Mrs. Oslo Ritter;
sergeant at arms, Mrs. Nellie Lin
vile; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Ethel Wilt; recording secretary,
Mrs. Zelda Mulvey; treasurer, Mrs.
Sarah Kohen; color bearers, Mrs.
Parthenia Jones and Mrs. Cliarice
Smithson. The following were
admitted to membership: Mrs.
Odelia Ramsauer, Mrs. Edna c..
Madden, Mrs. Florence V. Farber,
Mrs. Eveline B. Starnes. Mrs.
Margaret B. Holcombe, Mrs, VIM
fired D. Corcoran, Mrs. H. Lacher
and Mrs. Helen H. Millenson.
On October % the unit will hold
a benefit party at the post club
rooms, 2O9 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
On October Is there will be a tes-
timonial luncheon for the outgoing
president, Mrs. Oslo Ritter, at the
Womens' University Club at 1:30
pm. Mrs. Ritter was presented
with a past presidents pin by Past
Department President Mary B.
CorWin.
There will be rummage sale on
November 2. The next meeting will
be held November 6, at the Hotel
Washington.
Vincent B. Costello Unit met
Tuesday at GA E street NV. The
president, Mrs. Margaret Greenburg,
presided
The department president and her
staff installed the following officers:
President. Mrs. J. Esther Watson;
vice presidents, Mrs. Ann v.
Granting, Mrs. Grace Pugh: chap
lain, Mrs. Mary Murray; sergeant at
arms. Mrs. Frances Cassidy; his
torian. Mrs Alice Benesch; color
bearers. Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Nina
Pemfrey.
The Executive Committee of Ken
na-Main Unit met at the home of
Mrs. Jerry Love. The president, Mrs.
Eva Carrico, presided. The unit will
meet tomorrow at the Red Cross hut,
st. Elizabeth's Hospital.