Evening star., 1941-03-09


from the pan-American countries
will be officially received at the pam
American ball of the District Of Co.
lumbia Department, the American
Legion Auxiliary, next Saturday
night at the Hotel Washington by
Philip Bonsal of the State Depart
ment and Mrs. Helen McCabe, de-
partment president.
Units and affiliated organizations
have been assigned to accompany
into the ballroom the groups repre-
senting the foreign countries. They
are as follows:
Argentina-Past presidents par
ley, Miss NJ Edna Mcintosh, Mary
K. Killeen.
Bolivia-Potomac Unit, President
Helen Shafer, Post. Comdr. Edwin
Thomas.
Brazil-Pan-American Committee,
National Chairman Laura Black
burn of Kentucky, Mrs. Hazel Fraser
Chile-Nash Unit. President Marie
Totten Comdr. George Seiders.
Columbia-Commerce Unit. Presi-
dent Helen Bintz, Comdr. George
Wahlgemuth.
Costa Rica-Kenna Main, Presi-
dent Eva Carrico, Comdr. S. J. Par
rish.
Cuba-Government Printing Of
flee, President Reba Jones, Comdr.
Herbert Street.
Dominican Republic - Victory
Unit. President Edith Sadler, Comdr.
Max Bogen.
Ecuador-Agriculture Unit, Presi-
dent Elizabeth Fields, Comdr. Ray
mond Smith.
El Salvador-Treasury Unit. Pres
ident Evelyn Copeland, Comdr.
Ralph Graves.
Haiti-Spengler Unit, President
Elizabeth Fries, Comdr. Herbert C.
Carroll
Honduras - McAlexander Unit,
President Helen Wheeler, Comdr.
A. B. Dickerson.
MeXico-Lincoln Unit with Girls
Nation. Betty Bush, Helen Zaruba,
Comdr. Kuhnel.
Nicaragua-Killeen Unit, Presi-
dent Ruth Bergman. Comdr. Robert
Murtaugh.
Panama-Eight and Forty Cha
peau Catherine Crompton, Mary B.
Corwin, Marie Hargy.
Paraguay-Jasper Unit, President
Louise Goodacre, Comdr. A. A. Dib-
BILE.
Peru-Costello Unit, President
Esther Watson, Comdr. Frank D
Norton.
Uruguay - Cooley Mccullough,
President Peggy Gauges, Comdr.
Guy Nadeau.
Venezuela-Policea and Fire. Presi-
dent Elizabeth Kettner, Comdr.
John C. Chase.
Aides and color bearers with each
American country's flag. the
United States flag and the unit
banner, presidents parley, Eight and
Forty or Girls Nation will be ad-
vance escort of the officials of each
country and as they enter the ball
room will proceed through a court of
honor comprised of members of the
National Guard of Honor and the
Eight and Forty, all in regulation
uniform.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit on
March at the Hotel Washington
honored one of its outstanding men,
bers, Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren, and
unanimously indorsed her for the Of
flee of department president for the
administrative year, 1912.
Mrs. Warren, who was national
president of the Eight and Forty
last year, is now serving as national
chairman of finance and as an ad-
visory member of the American
Legion's National Executive Com
mittee on Child Welfare. She will
leave in a few days for st. Peters
burg, Fla, and present the American
Legion's Crippled Childrens Hospital
there with a check for $500.
Mrs. McCabe announced last week
that registration of the American
Legion Auxiliary's half million wom-
en- for voluntary emergency service
will be conducted on March Is.
They will fill out questionnalres
similar to those issued to members
of the American Legion for execu-
ton on February %.
On the queStionnaires members
will list their availability for service
in many fields, including automobile
driving, nursing and first aid, can
teen work, entertainment, social
service, Office, household and ad-
ministrative work, sewing, knitting
and mending. Junior members will
be listed for messenger and guide
service.
Each unit will be expected to or
ganize a corps of volunteer workers,
prepared to meet any calls for emer-
gency service which may reach it.
The individual members will be
assigned to the type of duty for
which they are best qualified.
Mrs. McCabe appointed Mrs
Edith M. Armstrong to head the
voluntary Service Committee for
this department.