Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

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ander, Room Ala Denrike Build
ing. 8 pm.
Thursday - United States
Agriculture, All States Hotel, 8
pm.
Friday - Victory Unit, Ala
Ninth street NV, SPIN.
o. Abreo, department treasurer, and
Mrs. Ola Lee, department public
relations officer, to Otto S. Lund,
District chapter house manager.
The following membership figures
were announced by the department
membership chairman, Miss M.
Edna Mcintosh: Victory Unit, SO;
Europe, 256; Nash, 106; Spengler,
"a; Sergt. Jasper, 161; Costello, 80;
Lincoln, %: Cooley-Mc Cullough,
80; Killeen. 81: Walker, 80: Second
Division, SO; Police and Fire, 1928:
Government Printing Office, 43;
United States Treasury, So; Agricul-
ture, %; Kenna-Main, 81; U. G..
McAlexander, %; Potomac. 81, and
Department of Commerce, 10.
The following amendment to the
department constitution and by
laws was accepted by the Executive
Committee, subject to the ratifica-
ton of the department convention.
"a scholarship loan fund shall be
created to further higher education
Of orphans of veterans who do not
benefit from the Federal law for
District of Columbia orphans of
veterans. This fund shall be known
as the Charles Dashill Harris Schol-
arship Loan Fund. A Scholarship
Committee shall be known as 'direc-
tors They shall formulate a policy
subject to the approval of the De-
partment Executive Committee.
This fund shall be administered by
committee of six in charge and shall
be known as trustees and directors
of the scholarship loan fund and
shall be appointed for a term of
three years provided that when the
committee is first appointed, two
shall serve for one year, two for
two years and two for three years.
This committee shall be supple
mented by an advisory committee
composed of two members of the
American Legion. The department
president and the department chair
man of orphans of veterans are to
be members ex-oficio.
This fund shall be maintained
by the proceeds from the sale of
the poppy seal adopted by the ma
tional organization for that pur-
pose"
The George E. Killeen Unit held
a special meeting July at the club
rooms, 1904 M street NV. The fol-
lowing delegates and alternates were
elected to the department conven-
ton: Delegates, Mrs. Marie Knott,
chairman: Mrs. Mary Schaumleff1e,
Mrs. Ada Riley, Mrs. Viola Hines
Zones, Mrs Mae Hart, Mrs. Edith
Armstrong and Mrs Ercelle Quinn.
Alternates: Mrs. Martha Moore,
Miss Laura Riley, Mrs. Della Barber,
Miss Rosemary Zones, Mrs. Mary
Hillary, Mrs. Ruth Bergman and
Miss Grace Stokes.
District of Columbia Salon IA,
Fight and Forty, was the first to
contribute to the iron lung CAM
paign" of the American Legion.
The check was presented to Depart
ment Comdr William Slattery.
Under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
Monte Painter a scholarship was
obtained for Miss Mary Elizabeth
Marsh through the national organ
1zation
La Surintendante Helen Ware
has called meeting of the wreck
Ing crew" at her home tomorrow.
The wreck" will be held July 20 at
Edgewater, Md, the summer home
of Past Chapeau Helen McCabe.
Nine will be initiated.
The salon will meet at the Hotel
Washington on July II, at pm.
The Tucson, Ariz., project which
the salon is sponsoring under Chair
man Past Chapeau Dorothy B.
Harper, is progressing. ANY one in
terested in this project may contact
Mrs. Harper at the Miramar Apart
ment.
The annual marche of the salon
will be held August IS and is at the
Hotel Washington.
The officers are getting their re-
ports ready to send to the national
organization by July Is.
Many members are planning on
attending the national convention of
the American Legion in Boston,
Mass, in September. The national
marche of the Eight and Forty will
be held at the same time.
At special meeting last Wednes-
day of United States Treasury Unit
the motion indorsing Mrs. Helen NJ
McCabe for department president
for the year 1904 was unani-
mously rescinded.
All members who desire to assist
the unit in benefit project are
requested to meet at the District
Building at $50 pm. on July 90.
For particulars call the unit presi-
dent.
The following delegates and alter
mates have been elected to represent
the United States Department of
Agriculture Unit, No. So, at the de-
partment convention: President,
Elisabeth T. Fields, chairman of
delegation; Alberta A. Lacy and
Adelaide F. Miller. Alternates are
Pearl De c. Heagerty, Beatrice NAL
atesta and Cecile M. Berger. They
will serve on the department con-
vention committees as follows:
Credentials, Alberta A. Lacy; con-
stitution and bylaws, Adelaide F.