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vice presidents. -
The District
department will
be represented
at the National ssS
Executive Com
mittee session at
national head
quarters in In
dianapolis, jan Mrs McMillin.
uary 20 and 30, by Miss Minnie May
Hardy, national executive commit
teewoman for the District.
A department legislative meeting
will be held at 8 pm. Tuesday at
the Y. w. c. A. Building. Mrs.
Helen M. McCabe, department legis-
lative chairman. will preside. as
sisted by Ted Luther, department
legislative chairman Of the District.
Mrs. McCabe has requested that the
unit chairman of child welfare. re-
habilitation. national defense, Amer
icanism and community service at
tend the meeting SO plans may be
formulated for the year. Prominent
leaders of civic. military and naval
affairs will speak.
The District auxiliary will be busy
during the next two weeks making
plans for the 18th Women's Patriotic
Conference on National Defense at
the MayfloWer Hotel January 81,
February and 2. The annual area
"B" Rehabilitation Conference will
be held at the Hamilton Hotel Feb
ruary 2 and 3, when the District
auxiliary will be host to the con-
ference, with Mrs. McMillin serv-
ing as chairman of arrangements.
The 1910 annual Area "B" Child
Welfare Conference will be held In
Richmond, Va. at the John Mar
shall Hotel, February and 6. Mrs.
Betty McCrahon. department child
welfare chairman, requests the unit
presidents or secretaries to register
the name Of their child welfare
chairman and names Of any other
members who will attend the con-
I ference.
HAlo. GO1lll I hulltttOlSl, IlClllUCI.
ship chairman of the Cooley -McCul-
Tough Unit, has launched member
ship drive and divided the unit into
three teams. with Mrs. Margaret
Gauges. Mrs. Ann Zaruba and Mrs.
Mary Palmer as captains. Each has
three co-workers assisting her. Prizes
have been offered by Mrs. Helen
M. McCabe, Mrs, Edith Warren
Quinn and Mrs. Edith P. Land
voigt to the captain and the indi-
vidual Of the three teams securing
the most new and renewal members.
The aim is paid-up membership by
January 81.
Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren, lie
chapeau national of the 8 ct 40, has
offered trophy to the member who
also is member of the unit securing
the most new and renewal members.
The department legislation chair
man. Mrs. Helen NJ McCabe. an
nounced that since Congress has
now covened. the Legion and Auxil-
iarv will commence working for the
passage Of legislation necessary for
the peace and security Of the United
States. for the protection of Ameri-
can ideals and institutions, and for
just compensation and care of vet
Grams and their dependent families.
Potomac Unit. No. 40, met at the
Palisades Field House on January
| 16. An address outlining the Ameri-
can Legion's legislative program was
given by Potomac Post Comdr. Alex
McKinnon.
Mrs. Laura Lipscomb, chairman OF
Americanism and national defense,
Is arranging program for the next
meeting which will include the
juniors.
The unit elected Mrs. Lipscomb
delegate to the National Defense
Conference at the Mayflower Hotel
on January, 81, February and 2,
and Mrs. Nettie Peters. rehabilitation
chairman, conference area B, on
February 2, 3 and also Mrs. Rosetta
Wells, chairman of child welfare, to
be sent to Area B Child Welfare
Conference at Richmond, Va, on
February 5 and g.
The unit members will visit ward
B at Mount Alto Hospital January
"a and distribute magazines, writing
paper and cigarettes.
Mrs. Grace Cunyus, membership
chairman, urged the unit to secure
more new members. Mrs. Nettie
Peters was awarded the membership
prize for bringing the most members
to January IS.
The juniors met January 13 at the
home of their president, Miss Pa
tricia Lipscomb, $3.50 Hawthorne
place NV.
A reward was offered to each girl
learning the Pledge of Allegiance to
the Flag, the first stanza of "The
Star Spangled Banner and the pre-
amle of constitution Of American
Legion Auxiliary and also a prize to
the girl bringing the most new men,
bers before June l. Games were
played and refreshments served.
Gen. U. q McAlexander Unit,
No. 3S, met Wednesday evening at
414 Denrike Building with the presi-
dent in the chair. Mrs. Inez Holston
will represent the unit at the Ma
tional Defense Conference at the
Mayfower Hotel on January 81,
February and 2.
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