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ing the signature of the chief for
ester of the U. S. Forest Service,
will be given those who qualify.
Mrs. Helen Ware, department
child welfare vice chairman, is in
charge of tickets for the incubator
fund dance" )" sponsored by the aux
tliary. The dance will be held at
the Veterans Club, 3135 K street
NV, tomorrow at $50 pm. Tele-
phone Mrs. Ware for reservations.
At the last meeting of Cooley Nc
Cullough Unit, Mrs. Dorothy Bruz-
bard ways and means chairman,
announced the unit will hold a card
party Saturday at 2603 Twenty
fourth street NE.
Mrs. Fonda McVicker, community
service chairman. reported need for
hospital gowns and called for volun-
teers to sew.
Mrs. Marie c. Graham and Mrs.
Elsie Stuart were accepted to mem
bership, making total paid-up
membership of los.
The next meeting will be held at
s02 F street NV. Thursday at 8pm.
The AuXiliary's Child Health Day
message will be given to the Nation
by Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, past
national president. according to Mrs.
Rae r. ZaontZ, department auxili-
ary's radio chairman. Speaking
over the Nationwide chain of the
Columbia Broadcasting System, Mrs
MuckleStone will tell America of the
auxuiliary's hopes and endeavors for
the health of our children.
Speaking on the program with
Mrs. Mucklestone will be Miss Kath-
arine Lenroot, chief of the Chill
drens Bureau of the United States
Department of Labor. on May l
from $3.50 to 3:45 pm, Eastern
standard time.
Mrs. Zaontz announced this pro-
gram is in recognition of a procla-
nation issued by President Roose-
velt designating May l of this year
as Child Welfare Day.
The George E. Killeen Unit will
hold an evening of games for pa
tients at Mount Alto Hospital May
8 at 8 pm. Refreshments will be
served. All members are urged to
be present.
James Reese Europe Unit met
Tuesday at the Garnet-Patterson
School, with the president, Mrs.
Anita B. Ellis, presiding.
Mrs. Marie Gardiner, child well
fare chairman, arranged a child
welfare program with Mrs. G. B.
Stone, director of child welfare for
the department. as guest speaker.
Another guest was Mrs. Zaontz, who
commended the unit for its spendid
work this year.
Mrs. Ellis announced the unit is
sponsoring a spring dance for the
benefit of the blood bank to be held
at the Columbia Lodge Elks Home,
S0l Rhode Island avenue NV,
April 80 from pm. to 1890 am.
Mrs. Ledee Johnson is chairman of
the Committee on Arrangements
and will be assisted by Mrs. Mar
guerite Brent, publicity chairman.
Victory Unit met Friday at the
Hospice, with the president, Mrs.
Edith Sadler, presiding. Mrs. Lind
holm donated a quantity of towels
to the Hospice.
The department president and her
staff have been invited to make an
official visitation on May 16 at the
Hospice.
The unit has Endorsed Mrs. Mar
garet Carroll of Police and Fire Unit
for the Office Of department presi-
dent.
At the last meeting of Sergt.
Jasper Unit, Mrs. Hedwigh Almfeldt,
child welfare chairman, announced
she distributed % pieces of new
clothing and toys to children at
Easter. She called upon the men,
bers to knit or provide "a sweaters
for children of the unit and post.
On Tuesday night the unit enter
tanned about 10 Mount Alto vet
Grams, with Miss Margaret Hammer
In charge. Ice cream and cake was
served and cigarettes were dis
tributed. Mrs. Alicia Kohrt sang
and there was community singing
The joint party of the unit and
post to raise money for the blood
and serum fund amounted to s101
A meeting for the purpose OF max
ing poppies to be placed on the
graves at Arlington on Memorial
Day, will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Gertrude Pierce, 1900 jackson
place NE, on April %.
The next meeting is May II at
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