Evening star., 1940-04-14

chairman, and Mrs. Dorothy B
Harper, national director of the
Eight and Forty War Orphans
Scholarship; Mrs. E. Louise War
rem, LIE Chapeau National, Eight
and Forty; Mrs. Edith Landvoigt
lie Chapeau Departmental Salon IA
Eight and Forty, and Mrs. Helen
M. McCabe, local auxiliary depart
ment chairman of legislation.
Department Vice President Mrs
Myrtle Spudis, in charge of the
northern division of the local aux
tliary, reports a total membership
of 1854 in this group April l as fol-
lows: James Reese Europe, 167;
George E. Killeen, p; G. P. O., II;
Potomac, q; Second Division, Is;
Agriculture, 81; and Henry C.
Spengler, 10. Five of these units
contributed a total of $497 to the
blood and serum bank drive fol
Children's Hospital.
The Government Printing Office
unit won the membership trophy
of the northern division to be pre-
sented by the department vice pres.
ident. It is silver flligree bracelet
bearing the auxiliary emblem
awarded for the greatest percentage
of membership quota. exclusive Of
transfers, by January 81 of this year
The George E. Killeen Unit unan-
imously Endorsed Mrs. Helen Nc
Cabe, Of Cooley Mccullough Unit
Us their candidate for department
president for 1940-41. Mrs. Marie
Knott, president, presided.
The rehabilitation chairman, Mrs
Mary Schaumleffle, announced a
bingo party at the Naval Hospital
on April %. 7 to 9 pm. The party
at Walter Reed was not definitely
planned, but tentatively set for May
The poppy quota is $500 poppies
Mrs. Marie Knott will have poppy
meeting at her home on Tuesday
evening at 5516 Carolina place NV
The entertainment chairman, Mrs
Ruth Bergman, announced Moth
ers Day tea, to be held at the Kill
leen clubrooms, 1904 M street NV
Mrs. Dorothy Wilding is in charge
Of the program.
At the meeting of Kenneth H
Nash Unit on April 3 at the Wash
ington Hotel, the unit honored its
past post commanders and unit
presidents. Brief histories of the
years of their administration were
given by each post commander ano
unit president. Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
nington, first commander and first
president, gave accounts of the Or
ganization of the post and unit 16
year ago. Each past president was
presented with flowers by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Osie Ritter.
The unit will hold bingo party
at Mount Alto Hospital in Apri
under the direction of the unit re-
habilitation chairman, Mrs. Zelda
Mulvey. Funds were contributed to
the Police Boys Club. The unit in
dorsed Mrs. Helen McCabe for de-
partment president for 1904 and
Mrs. Ritter, unit president, for de-
partment vice president on Mrs
McCabe's ticket.
Mrs. Mary B. Mcmillan, depart
ment president, and her staff will
make their official visitation on May
at the Washington Hotel.
Sergt. Jasper Unit will celebrate
its 18th anniversary with a dinner
dance at the Roger Smith Hote
next Wednesday, with the dime
starting at pm. Mrs. Imogen,
Gallagher, president, will be toast
mistress.
Reservations may be made with
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor, 540O Ne
braska avenue NV. TELEPHONY
Emerson 6723 tomorrow.
Second Division Unit met las
week at the New Colonial Hotel
with the president, Mrs. Della Rocca
presiding. The department officer
made their oficial visit, with De
partment Vice President Mrs. Myrtl
Spudis, representing the depart
ment president, Mrs. Mary B. Nc
Millin. who was unable to attend.
o. T. Kraabel, a member Of tn
National Rehabilitation Office of tn
American Legion, spoke on "Chil,
welfare and Rehabilitation"
The unit presented check of So
to Comdr. w. A. Corley to be USE
for the blood and serum bank Q
Children's Hospital.
A committee from the unit
headed by Mrs. Della Rocca, presi
dent, visited the home of the de
partment president last Sunday an
presented her with an early Ameri
can lamp on behalf of the unit.
was to have been presented to Mr..
Mary B. McMillin at the abov
meeting.
Victory Unit met Friday, wit
President Lillian Bridges presiding