Evening star., 1940-03-24


which were Mrs. o. d. Lee.
ratified by the committee.
Mrs. Betty McCrahon announced
plans for a child welfare party
will soon be announced. The COM
mittee Endorsed Mary Louise Ralph,
daughter of a local auxiliary men,
ber, as a candidate for the Clara
Oliphant School award and E. Louise
Warren, LIE Chapeau National, and
20, offered a membership trophy to
the member of local unit securing
the most new members and re-
newals.
The auxiliary will participate in
the Army Day parade.
Second Division Unit No. % will
have its official department vista
ton and child welfare program on
April 8 at the New Colonial Hotel
At 8 pm.
Vincent B Costello Unit will meet
April 2 at 8 pm. at Mary Deery's
studio, 1921 M street NV.
The unit will hold its annual
birthday anniversary dinner and
dance on April at pm. at the
Lotus Restaurant, 727 Fourteenth
street NV. For reservations call
Michigan 1894 or Michigan 2241.
The United States Department of
Agriculture Unit met at the All
States Hotel last Friday, with Presi-
dent Elizabeth T. Fields presiding.
The benefit party for the blood
and serum bank, which was to have
been held this week at the home
of Vice President Lillian M. Sawyer,
has been postponed, rs Mrs. Sawyer
Is ILL.,
Members are asked to cooperate
with the United States Department
Of Agriculture Posts dance at Gads-
by's Tavern, Alexandria, Va, on
March 30.
Victory Unit met Friday evening,
with the president, Mrs. Lillian
Bridges, presiding. Later the mem
bers entertained Victory Post with
a party honoring the 2lst birthday
anniversary of the American Legion.
A cake decorated with the American
Legion emblem was donated by
Past President Mrs. Viva Doleman.
Comdr. Pat Fitzgibbons cut the cake,
and it was served by the past de-
partment president, Miss M. Edna
Mcintosh.
The next unit meeting will be held
April at pm. at Victory Post
clubrooms, Ala Ninth street NV.
Cooley Cullough Unit held an
obligation ceremony at Mount Alto
Hospital on st. Patrick's Day for
four of its members who are
patients. Sergt. I. R. Zaontz, adju-
tant OF the national guard of honor,
and Vincent Palmer, department
uniform officer of the American
Legion, advanced the colors.
Mrs. Edith Warren Quinn, presi-
dent, conducted the services, with
the assistance of Mrs. Rae R.
zaontz, parliamentarian; Mrs.
Emma M. Warren, rehabilitation
chairman, and Mrs. Mary v. Pal
mer. department assistant secretary.
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Quinn presided at an Execu-
tive Committee meeting at her home
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Helen NJ. McCabe is arrang-
ing child welfare program for this
meeting. DR.. Charles B. Campbell
will speak on "Immunization
Against Diphtheria," and films will
be shown. Mrs. Mary B. McMillin,
department president, and her staff
will make their official visitation,
and Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren, lie
chapeau national of the ct 40, will
attend.
The juniors met at the home Of
Mrs. Ann Zaruba, Junior chairman,
and reported II scrapbooks have
been made by them for distribution
to veterans at hospitals. On Army
Day the Juniors will participate in
the parade.
Potomac Unit met at the Palisades
Field House on March 10, with Mrs.
Vestra Rodruck, president, presiding.
The unit held joint bingo party
with Killeen Unit for the veterans
at Mount Alto Hospital on March 81.
The Juniors met at the home Of
Mrs. Rosetta Wells, with Junior
President Miss Patricia Lipscomb
presiding. They will give picnic
on March 80 and will invite their
friends.
With the president, Imogene Gal
lagher, presiding the Executive Com
mittee of the Sergt. Jasper Unit met
at the Denrike Building last week
and recommended a change IN the
meeting dates of the unit. Here
after they will meet at the Grafton
Hotel on the second Tuesday of each
month at 8 pm. At the same time
Mary B. McMillin, department presi-
dent and junior past president Of
the unit, was elected to fill a vacancy
on the executive board.
The unit rehabilitation chairman,