Evening star., 1941-10-12
Legion Auxiliary
Officers Conference
Planned Saturday
Regional Leaders
Invited to Attend
Annual Meeting

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The Department of the District of
Columbia, American Legion Auxil-
iary, will hold its annual presidents
and secretaries conference at 2 pm
next Saturday at the Department
of Commerce auditorium. Mrs.
Edythe M O'Connor, past depart
ment president, is general chairman.
The national Eastern vice preSl-
dent, Mrs. Nathaniel S. Hawthorne
of North Providence, R. l., has been
invited. Mrs. Edith Sadler of the
Northern division. Mrs. Louise Good
acre of the Central division, and Mrs.
Peggy Gauges Of the Southern divi-
sion, will preside over the caucus
of their respective divisions.
The session at pm. will be pre-
sided over by Mrs. Margaret E.
Carroll. department president. DR..
Lewis G. Beardsley of Mount Alto
Hospital will speak on the hospital
lied veterans. Mr.. Carl Brown, act
/ ing director of national rehablllta-
tion, will also speak.
Girls Nation met October at the
department headquarters with the
president, Miss Mary Eleanor Nc
| Cabe, presiding. The chairman Of
Girls Nation, Mrs. John Wright,
entertained with a social after the
meeting. Plans were made for a
wiener roast at 7 pm, october 25,
at Pierce Mill in Rock Greek Park,
A scavenger hunt will start at
/ 7:30 pm.
Kenna Main Unit will meet Oc-
tober l3 at the home OF the presl-
dent. Mrs. Jerry Love, SIG Oakwood
street Sc, at 8 pm.
An installation and dance with
the post will be October %, at $50
pm, in Hitchcock Hall, st. Eliza
beth's Hospital.
Victory Unit met at the Hospice
on Friday when the department
president, Mrs. Margaret Carroll,
installed the following officers:
President, Mrs. George Goettings;
vice presidents, Mrs. Richard w.
Bywaters and Mrs Mildred Jones;
chaplain, Mrs. Albertus N. Schroe-
der; historian, Mrs. Edith Sadler;
treasurer, Miss NJ Edna Mcintosh;
secretary, Mrs. Stephen r. Turner.
and sergeant at arms, Mrs. Eula
Lockett Hollis. Mrs. Catherine
Davis and Mrs. Dorothy Mawhood
Victory Junior officers were also
installed by the department presi-
dent. with Miss Margaret Dalzell
as the new junior president. Re-
firing President Miss Helene Gill
liaert presented Miss Dalzell with
cash membership award which the
Victory Juniors won last year.
Anne Crump. president of Cooley
. Mccullough Unit, will hold benefit
party at her home, 1867 B street
Sc, on October II at 8 pm.
At the last meeting Rehabilitation
Chairman Hattie Byrum announced
a party for the patients at Mount
Alto would be sponsored by the unit
on November a.
Meetings of the unit are held on
the first Thursday of each month
at the Legion clubhouse.
The members were asked by Mrs.
Rae Zaontz to save stamps from
letters to aid in the buying of hos
pital beds for crippled children.
Officers of Henry C. Spengler Unit
were installed by the department
president, Mrs Margaret Carroll,
and her officers. They include Mrs.
Blanche Brown. president; Mrs.
Margaret Worrell, vice president;
Mrs Roberta FaWcett, treasurer
; Mrs. Elizabeth c. Fries, secretary;
Mrs. Kate Gross, chaplain; Mrs
Jessie Thomas, historian; Mrs. Julia
Hooker, sergeant at arms; Mrs
Ethel Mock, parliamentarian, and
Mrs Maude Miller and Miss Kate
, Durant, color-bearerS.
Second Division Unit elected ano
installed the following officers
President, Mrs. Dorothy R. Hess;
vice presidents, Mrs Ruth Fritz anc
Mrs. Amelie Selinger; chaplain, Mrs
Roberta E. Jacobs; sergeant at arms
Mrs. BERTHE Cunningham; color.
, bearers, Miss Rosemary Endicott
: and Miss Peggy McCrae.
/ Police and Fire Unit held in
l stallation of officers on Tuesday
conducted by the department presi.
dent and her staff. They are: Pres
+ ident, Mrs. Gladys White; vice pres.
J. identS. Rose Perkins, Grace Cum.
t mings and o. M. Bishop; chaplain
: Julia M. Rockford; color bearers
J.. Emma Chase and Ina Ruth Bald.
win; sergeant at arms, Bertha An
guine, and secretary treasurer, Hilds
e Christian.
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