Evening star., 1941-02-09
Legion S Auxiliary
Units Will Mark
Patriotic Days
Americunism Choirmon
Urges All Members to
Study Constitution

Mrs. Helen M McCabe, president
District of Columbia department.,
American Legion Auxiliary, an
nounced last week that the depart
ment and all of the units will OBJ
serve the birthday anniversaries OF
Presidents Washington and Lincoln
at the various meetings this month
in connection with the auxiliarys
program on Americanism and ma
tional defense.
Mrs. Gertrude Pierce, departments
Americanism chairman. has re-
queSted all members to study ths
Constitution of the United States
and proposes to distribute the flag
code in the schools.
Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy will pre-
sent the national defense programs
to the various units.
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, past de-
partment president and pageant ball
chairman. together with the DEPART
ment Ball Committee, met at the
Hotel Washington yesterday after
noon to make further plans for the
department pageant ball. which will
be held at the Hotel Washington
March Is.
Mrs Harper is planning an elab-
crate program depicting the lives
custom and dress of the 81 repub-
lies of inter-American countries.
Each unit has been assigned one Of
these countries for study.
John O'Connell, chairman of the
Legion's Ball Committee, spoke on
the Legion ball to be held at the
Mayflower Hotel February %.
Cooley Mccullough Unit, No. %,
met at the Y. w. C. A., GA E street
NV, Wednesday. The rehabilita-
ton chairman, Mrs. Ethel Fowler,
announced arrangements are being
made for party for hospitalized
veterans at one of the local hos.
pitfalls.
The department president and
members Of the auxiliary will par
ticipate in the memorial services to
be sponsored by the Spanish War
Veterans at the Mayf1ower Hotel
on February 15 at l pm, commem-
Grating the sinking of the battleship
Maine. Earlier the auxiliary will
visit Arlington and assist in laying
wreath at the Maine shaft.
Mrs. Mary B. McMillin, national
executive committeewoman from
the local department and national
chairman of area B rehabilitation
committee, presided at the annual
1941 area B conference on Sunday
and Monday at the Pennsylvania
Hotel. New York City Delegates
from New York, New Jersey. Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland. West
Virginia, Virginia and the District
of Columbia attended Mrs. Nc
Cabe was a guest speaker and Mrs.
Helen Mahoney, department re-
Mobilization chairman, also attended
the conference.
/ Mrs. Mahoney held a bingo party
for the patients at Naval Hospital
on Friday. The following units as
sisted: Spengler, Walker, Potomac,
Killeen, Commerce, Second Division
and Sergt. Jasper.
Sergt. Jasper Unit will meet at the
New Colonial Hotel tomorrow. The
chairmen of Americanism and ma
tional defense will present their pro-
grams Post Comdr A. A. Dibbls
and his staff will be guests.
Mrs. Helen Schaefer, president Of
| Potomac Unit. announced a card
party at the Palisades Field House
February II at 8 pm. for the benefit
of the blood and serum bank at Chill
drens Hospital. Hostesses will be
/ Mrs. Schaefer, Mrs Rosetta Wells.
Mrs. Catherine McKinnon, Mrs. E.
Folk, Mrs. Vesta Rodruck, Mrs. v.
Yoder, Mrs Nettie Peters and Mrs
! Grace Cunyus.
A meeting of the Executive COM
mittee was held Tuesday at this
home of Mrs. Nettie Peters. rehabili-
tation chairman, to complete ar
rangements for party at Naval
Hospital for ex-service men.