Evening star., 1941-02-16
Legion Auxiliary
Will Offer Prizes
For Membership
Officers Will Present
Awards for Campaign
Planned for March

Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren, men,
bership chairman, American Legion
Auxiliary, department of the Dis
trict of Columbia, announced last
week that membership awards will
be offered in March.
They consist of Department Pres
ident Helen M. McCabe's award to
the unit having the most new men,
bers on March 81; Vice President
Ada Riley's award to the unit men,
Der securing the largest number Of
new members in the central division
from October throught March 81:
the and 40 Past National Chapeau
Lou Warren's Trophy to the member
of 8 and 40 securing the largest
number of renewals and new men,
bers by March 81, and Mrs. Warren's
personal birthday award to each
unit membership chairman reaching
100 per cent of last years men,
bership by March 81.
The membership prizes will be an
nounced later. The three divisional
membership chairmen and unit
membership chairmen are urged to
make a campaign for membership.
The Department AmericaniSm
Committee met at department head
quarters Monday, with Mrs. Ger
trude Pierce, department Amer
icanism chairman, in charge. Mrs.
Pierce spoke on the Naturalization
School at Tenth and H streets NV.
She suggested that at each unit
meeting a part of the Constitution
be read and studied.
Mrs. Helen Shafer, president of
Potomac Unit, announced a meeting
will be held at the Palisades Field
House on Tuesday. Mrs Gertrude
Pierce, Americanism chairman of
the department, will be the guest
speaker.
Arrangements are being made to
participate in the American Legion
Auxiliary court ball at the Wash
ington Hotel, March Is, when they
will be hostesses to the Minister of
Bolivia and his aides.
Cooley-McCullough Unit met at
the Y. w. c. A. on Wednesday, with
the president, Mrs. Peggy Gauges,
presiding.
Miss Eunice L. Sivey, American
ism chairman, announced the Girls
Nation and the younger juniors are
participating in a contest on Amer
icanism, sponsored by the National
Americanism Committee. The prize
to the winner will be a set of the
World Encyclopedia offered by the
department and national award of
500. The contest will close on
March Is
Child welfare chairman, Mrs.
Pauline Chairman, announced the
need of a linen shower for the
benefit of the Hospice Hsuse. The
unit will hold shower March %,
from 2 to pm.
Mrs. Rae R. Zaontz, publicity
chairman. requested unit chairmen
to submit reports to her Of their
activities for publication. Mrs.
Gauges announced the unit will hold
a bingo party at Mount Alto Hospital
on February 20 for hospitalized
veterans. A collection for prizes
was taken and 13 cakes donated by
the members of the unit.
Department Child Welfare Chair
man William A. Corley spoke on the
blood and serum bank.
At the meeting at the Y. w. c. A.
GA E street NV, on March 6, the
department president and her staff
will make their official visit.
At the last meeting of the George
E. Killeen Unit the Americanism
chairman, Mrs. Edith Armstrong,
presented an Americanism and ma
tional defense program.
Past National Vice Comdr. James
Fitzgerald spoke. Others on the pro-
gram were Florence Bergman,
5-year-old daughter of the unit
president. Mrs. Bergman, who gave
a recitation, and Miss Margaret
Wilding. daughter of Mrs. Dorothy
Wilding, who recited and sang sew
eral numbers.
The department president and
several members of her staff made
their official visitation.
The president announced S100.6O
vas realized from the card party,
given by the unit and post for the
blood and serum bank of Children's
Hospital.
The president of the Treasury
Unit. Mrs. Evelyn E. Copeland,
called an executive meeting at her
home last Sunday, when arrange
ments were made for the dinner to
be given by the unit at the Fairfax
Hote' tomorrow at s pm. The pro-
ceeds will be donated to the blood
serum bank of Children's Hospital.
Following the dinner a meeting
of the unit will be held.
The unit gave party to the pa
tients of Mount Alto Hospital last
evening. Refreshments we're served.
Sergt. Jasper Unit met Monday.
The president, Mrs. Louise Good
acre. presided. Mrs. Kathleen Abreo
presented an AmericaniSm program.
Mrs. Alicia Kohrt and Mrs. Rae
Allison were accepted into mem
berShip.
Plans were discussed for the Pan
American Court Ball to be held at
the Hotel Washington on March Is.
Two motifs will be featured, the
American countries and the
Legion's birthday anniversary. Jas
per Unit has been assigned the
country of Paraguay.
A joint party of the unit and post
will be given February % at the
home of Mrs. Mary Gardner, 1407
Webster street NV, to raise funds
for the blood and serum bank.
The next meeting is March 10 at
the New Colonial Hotel.
Members of the James E. Walker
Unit, No. 26, assisted by the Hutra-
oena Club, composed mainly of
members of the James E. Walker
Post, gave their annual party for
the inmates of st. EliZabeth'S Hos