Evening star., 1941-08-03
Girls Nation Holds
Annual Conference
Next Saturday
Copt. Watson B. Miller
To Be Chief Speaker;
Miss Zubrubu to Preside

Girls Nation of the American
Legion Auxiliary, Department of the
District Of Columbia, will hold its
fourth annual conference at the
Commerce Department Auditorium
next Saturday morning, with Miss
Helen Zaruba, president of Girls
Nation, presiding.
Capt Watson B. Miller, assistant
administrator of Federal Security,
will be the principal speaker. Regis
tration will take place at 9 am.
with Miss Dorothy Snow, secre-
tary, in charge.
The conference will be called to
order by Mrs. Betty Lee Bush, De-
partment Girls Nation chairman,
who will offer greetings, with re-
sponse from the department presi-
dent, Mrs. Helen M. McCabe.
Music will be furnished by the
American Legion Sons Drum and
Bugle Corps. Miss Zaruba will re-
port on this years work of Girls
Nation Under the direction of
Mrs. Blanche Crory, department
Junior chairman, junior presidents
will report on junior activities for
this year.
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, past de-
partment president and founder of
Girls Nation, will install the new
officers. The ritual team of Salon
No. IA of the Eight and Forty, head
ed by Mrs. Helen Ware. will confer
the ritualistic degree on 10 juniors
who have reached the age of eligi-
bility to the senior group of the
auxiliary during the past admins
trative year.
Preparations for the 18th annual
convention of the District Auxiliary
on August and 9, at the United
States Department of Commerce
Auditorium, are progressing, &C
cording to reports of committees
Tuesday night at meeting at the
Denrike Building.
The department president an
nounced the following appoint
ments: Rules, Mrs. Edyth M. O'Con-
nor; resolutions, Miss M. Edna Nc
Intosh; credentials, Mrs. Ada M.
Riley; constitution and bylaws, Mrs.
Mary B. Corwin: registration, Mrs.
Evelyn Copeland. and permanent
organizations, Mrs. Edith Land
voigt.
Mrs. Florence V. Taylor, national
executive committeewoman of Colo
RADIO, will be the chief soloist.
The Navy Band Orchestra will
give a concert from 7:30 to pm.
at the opening session. Registra-
ton will begin at $50 pm.
Miss M. Edna Mcintosh, chair
man. will present the national ex-
ecutive committeewoman. Mrs. Mary
B. McMillin, who will introduce the
department president.
The National Guard of Honor,
with Capt. Ernest E. Kennard In
command. will be the honor guard
Mrs. Vesta Rodruck and Mrs. Mar
garet Greenburg, department color
bearers, viii! advance the colors, fol-
lowed by the color bearers of the
units, all in long white dresses.
Mrs. McCabeshas selected as her
personal pages Miss Helen Zaruba,
Miss Mary Eleanor McCabe, Miss
Helen Gilliaert and the Misses Lu-
cille and Regina Brady.
In the professional will be the
past department presidents, past de-
partment commanders, Gold Star
Mothers, distinguished guests, ma
tional executive committeeman and
national executive committeewoman,
followed by the department presi-
dent and her five pages.
Mrs. Hilda Christian, memorials
chairman, has arranged special
program in honor of deceased men,
bers.
Mrs. Mildred Bell, department
trophies and awards chairman, will
present to those members who have
accomplished the greatest achieve
ments this year such awards OF
trophies to which they are entitled
Paul G. McGahan, past department
commander, will present awards an
nually judged by the Legion, such
as the Lillian Luther Trophy, Helen
M. McCabe General Activities Cur
and the Ada M. Riley Rehabilita-
ton Trophy.