Evening star., 1940-12-01
Legion 10 Present
Christmas Gifts
ToDisabIed
Auxiliary to Give
Presents to Femilies
Of III Veterans


Of III Veterans
The American Legion has made
plans to present Christmas gifts
70 every disabled World War vet
ersn who is forced to spend Christ
u,sy In Q hospital. It u estimated
100000 veterans will be remembered
In every part Of the country. IN
addition, the auxiliary will give
Christmas gifts to the families Of
many thousands Of the men left in
need at home by the illness Of the
veterans.
:. The auxiliary In Q number Of
States is making it possible for the
veterans to send gifts to their wives
and children. At gift shops main
tanned by the auxiliary In the hos
pitfalls, the veterans select gifts for
their families without charge, and
these are mailed to their homes in
time for Christmas.
Christmas also will find the auxil-
larry presenting entertainments suit
able to the season in many OF the
veterans hospitals.
Rehabilitation chairmen Of all the
District units met Saturday evening
at headquarters, with Mrs. Helen
Mahoney, department rehabilitation
chairman, in charge. Mrs. Margaret
Carroll, chairman of the gift shop"
Tor the department; Mrs. Mary B.
McMillin. national rehabilitation
chairman Of Area B. and Mrs. Rae
r. Zaontz, department publicity d.
rector, also attended the meeting.
Mrs. Mahoney announced Christ.
mas parties will be held ut Walter
Reed Hospital. December 10; Mount
Alto Hospital, December 81, and St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, Christmas eve,
with the w. p. A. Band playing for
dancing and refreshments are to be
served.
Mrs. Margaret Carroll announced
TO posts and units who are going to
contribute toward the gift shop that
oil gifts be sent by December II to
either AZ Denrike Building or to her
home. 1858 Beecher street NV.
Visiting hours Ut Mount Alto and
Walter Reed Hospital gift shops will
be from 7 to pm December IL.
Mrs. Lloyd A. Morrison, chairman,
Division OF American Citizenship,
District Of Columbia Federation Of
Women's Clubs. announced they will
support the gift shop again this
year.
On December ls the gifts will be
displayed at Mount Alto HOSPITAL
and Walter Reed Hospital for the
selection Of the hospitalized vet
Grams.
The Department Executive Com.
n1ittee met at the Department of
Commerce Building last Friday at
pm, with the department presi-
dent. Mrs. Helen M. McCabe, pre-
siding.
Department chairmen OF the
standing committees rendered re-
ports to date and outlined their pro-
grams for the balance of the year.
Cooley. Cullough Unit, No. 20,
will meet ut the Y. W. G. A., Ga e
street NV, on December at 8
pm, with Mrs. Peggy Gauges, presi-
dent, presiding.
Mrs. Pauline Chambers, unit child
welfare chairman, will outline her
plans for the distribution of food,
clothing and toys for underpriv-
aleged children at Christmas.
Mrs. Ethel Fowler, unit rehabilita-
ton chairman, asks the members
who pledged gifts at the last meet
ing for the gift shop" to kindly
bring them to this meeting.
The unit will join with several
other units in sponsoring a Christ
mas party at Walter Reed Hospital
on December 10 and will furnish
gifts for the gift shops In the sew
eral veterans hospitals.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit No. 8, will
meet December at the Hotel
Washington at 9 pm. with Mrs.
Marie Totten, president, presiding.
Donations for the Gift Shop and
the Christmas work will be ac-
cepted. Miss Edith McCartee will
render vocal selections, accompanied
on the accordion by Mrs. Dorothy
Tudor Harrell.
Members will assist at Woodward
& Lothrop with the T. B. Christ
mas seals.
The unit is collecting clothes to
be distributed to the needy. Call
Mrs. Marie Totten, Atlantic 7493
and she will collect them.
The United States Treasury Unit
No. IS, will hold an evening Of
games at 3o72 M street NV. at 8
pm. on December 6. AL members
are requested to send or bring q
prize. Proceeds to be used for
Child Welfare work.
The members are requested to
send or take gift or money for
the Gift Shop at Mount Alto Hos.
pital TO the Auxiliary Department
headquarters, Denrike Building, or
TO the home Of Mrs. Margaret Car
roll, 1888 Beecher street NV, not
later than December IL.
George E. Killeen Unit No. Is
will meet December 4 at 8 pm. at
1904 M street NV. AL members
are requested to bring O gift or
money for the Gift Shop ct Mount
Alto Hospital.
The unit and post will hold .
joint card party December 3, at
9 pm. ut 3204 M street NV.
The Girls Nation will meet at
the Y. w. g. A., 6I4 3 street NV,
December 7. ut 8 pm. Mrs. Betty
l.. Bush, department chairman Of
Girls Nation, requests, besides the
regular members, that all juniors
eligible to enroll In Girls Nation
attend this meeting. Plans for the
Christmas holiday will be dis