Evening star., 1941-06-22
Membership Quota
Exceeded by D. {.
Legion Auxiliary
Department Reports
Enrolment of | $50;
Prizes Awarded

PrIZeS AWQrded
Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren, men,
bership chairman, American Legion
Auxiliary. Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia, announced at a
Department Executive Committee
meeting held at the Commerce
Building last Monday, that over 500,-
900 women have enrolled in the
auxiliary, showing the greatest per-
centage in the history of this Or
ganization, the exact total being
503,270.
Mrs. Warren reports membership
to date for the local department OF
1850 which exceeds the national
quota set for this department.
Among the prizes presented for
outstanding work on membership
was Mrs. Warren's cash award of SIS
to Lincoln Unit for being the first
unit to obtain 100 per cent Of last
years membership by November II.
Police and Fire Unit Cited.
Police and Fire Unit won Depart
ment President Helen M. McCabe's s
senior membership award with 81
per cent, having more than 100
members-ShoWing highest percent
age of last years membership-on
December 81. Mrs. McCabe's junior
membership award was won by Lin
coin Unit with $50 per cent.
Post Comdr. Bogen's Victory Tro-
ply, offered to the unit having the
largest number of new members by
December 81 was won by Sergt.
Jasper.
The National Presidents citation
to all units reaching 100 per cent OF
last years membership by DeCem-
ber 81, 1910, was won by Lincoln,
Victory and Spengler.
Mrs. Lillian Bridges of Victory
Unit. won Vice President Ada Riley's
award for securing the largest num-
Der of new members in the central
division from october through
March 81.
Southern Division Leader.
Mrs. Leah Fuller Of Lincoln Unit
won Vice President Beatrice Jacobs
rhinestone bracelet for being the
first membership chairman in South
ern division to obtain 100 per cent of
last years membership.
The unit membership chairman Of
Lincoln, Victory, Spengler, Nash,
Jasper, Killeen. Walker, Police and
Fire and Kenna Main won Mrs
Warren'S personal birthday award
for having reached 100 per cent OF
last years membership by March 81.
The I'd Division Unit will hold
picnic supper from $50 to o'clock
June 28 at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Kohner, SOIL Battery
lane, Bethesda, Md. Members of
the auxiliary, their families and
friends are invited.
The Kenneth H. Nash Post met
Wednesday with Comdr. George
Seiders presiding.
Anericanism Officer D. L. Halde-
man made report on school awards
for Hine Junior and Eastern High
Schools. Frank Reagan spoke on
welfare work, asking the members
for clothing and furniture.
The post adopted the constitution
and bylaws, recommended by the
Executive Committee. Delegates
and alternateS were nominated for
the department convention. Elec-
tion will he held June 25.
Julio P. zahaleta was elected to
membership.
Bunker Hill Post met last Tues
day at its clubrooms, 807-809 Mon
roe street NE, with Senior Vice
Comdr. DR.. j. F. Manley presiding.
The post sponsored Miss Mar
garet Wolf, daughter Of Past Senior
Vice Comdr. and Mrs. Chester j.
Wolf, to represent it in the Legion
beauty contest for the title Miss
American Legion" The winner will
be selected on the American Legion
boat ride down the Potomac aboard
the S. S. Mount Vernon on July B.
In connection with the open
house" at the clubrooms on June
26 at $50 pm. to closing it will
be designated as ladies' night.
The post will hold the annual
family outing today at Cedarhurst-
on-the-Bay, Md. The department
commander and his staff will be
guests.
The post sponsored Robert Shell
don to represent it in the Soap Box
Derby.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit will
hold benefit silver tea at the home
of Mrs. Sarah A. Deery, 2431 New
ton street NE, today from 4 to 8
pm. Mrs. Catherine E. Mills is CO.
hostess. Mrs. Ann V. Granting,
newly elected president, and Mrs.
Sarah E. Bachofer, newly elected
historian, will preside over the tea
table.
Invitations have been sent to De-
partment Comdr. William Hargrave
and his staff, the department presi-
dent, Mrs. Helen McCabe, and her
staff; the le chapeau departmental
salon, Eight and Forty, Mrs. Kath-
crime Crompton, and her staff; the
grand chef de gare voiture, Forty
and Eight, Francis Mccarthy, and
his staff. All members of the Amer
ican Legion and the American
Legion Auxiliary and their friends
are invited.