Evening star., 1942-09-27
Legion Auxiliary Units
To Name 7 Members
To Salvage Group
Membership Drive
Opens, Enrolment
Of l,500 Sought

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Mrs. Edith Sadler, department
president Of the American Legion
Auxiliary, has asked unit presidents
to appoint Immediately two men,
bers, captain and lieutenant, to
serve as representatives on the Dis
trict Salvage Committee.
Mrs. Sadler asked that the names
be sent at once to Legion Chairman
George E. Wells, 5206 Sherrier place
NV, and he will forward them to
the committee with those Of the
Legion Post representatives.
Department Membership Chair
man Mrs. Dorothy S. Redfield an
nounces that the drive is on for
| 1943 members.
| Mrs. Redfeld is calling for 1900
members this year.
! Mothers, wives, sisters and daugh-
/ ters of World War veterans, she
said, now have a double duty service
| for our hospitalized veterans OF
the present as we'll as the past war
The Gold Star Mothers have is
/ sued invitations to a silver tea at
| the Legion clubhouse from to
pm. today All auxiliary and Legion
members are welcome.
Installations Scheduled.
The following installations are
scheduled for this week. October
l, James E. Walker. Garnett-Patter-
son School: october 3, Victory Unit,
legion clubhouse.
/ Mrs. Helen M. McCabe withdrew
as a candidate for national Eastern
vice president in favor of another
candidate, but will go up for the
| Office in 1943-44.
4 Membership cards for l943 are now
/ available at the department head
quarters.
The Department Executive Com
mittee meeting was held at the
department Legion clubhouse Friday
and was presided over by the de-
partment president.
Potomac Unit met at the Pali-
sades feldhouse Tuesday when Mrs
Sadler and her staff installed the
new president, Mrs. Rosetta Wells
| and other officers for the coming
! year
The appointment and ratification
! of the following chairnen were
made: Americanism, Mrs. Vida
Yoder: child welfare, Mrs. Helen
Shafer; cheerio, Mrs. Elsie Cham
bers; past president parley, Mrs
Nettie Peters: community service
Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins; constitu-
ton and bylaws, Mrs. Phebe Gill
lespie; entertainment, Mrs. Eve
Folk, Mrs. Irene Keane and Mrs
C. Solomon; education of war Or
phans, Mrs. Helen Shafer: employ
ment. Mrs. Mabel Walker; juniors
Mrs. Nellie Wahl and Mrs. Frances
/ Weigel; membership, Mrs. Evelyr
Poston; Red Cross, Mrs. Carrie
Lupa; music, Mrs. Laura Lipscomb
pan-American study. Mrs. Laura
Lipscomb; poppies and memoria
service, Mrs. Grace Cunyus, re-
Mobilization and gift shop Mrs. Net
tie Peters; trophies and awards
Mrs. Vida Yoder: national defense
Mrs. Vestra Rodruck; nationa
news, Mrs. Evelyn Poston; publicit,
and radio, Mrs. Frances Ager.
Fred Fraser, past department
commander of the Legion. spoke
Entertainment was furnished by tn
Junior Theatrical Troop of Colum
bia Post.
Unit Officers Installed.
Sergt. Jasper Unit held its an
nual installation recent!S at th
Legion clubhouse. Mrs. Mary E
McMillin, past department presi
dent, installed the following off
GERS: Mrs. Maudie Brunson, presi
dent; Mrs. Ruth Latta. first vic
president: Mrs. Christine Reilly
second vice president; Mrs. Heller
Barwick, chaplain; Mrs. Emil
Schuler sergeant at arms: Mrs
Emma Donner and Mrs. Edna S
Koening, color bearers.
Mrs. Brunson appointed other Of
ficers and chairmen as follows: Mr.:
Ethel H. Gordon, secretary; Mrs
Ella Hook and Mrs. Emma Domel
assistant secretaries; Americanisn
and national defense chairman, Mrs
Kathleen O. Abreo, past presi
dent: cherrio, Mrs. Erma Lester
child welfare, Mrs. Helen M. Hotges
distinguished, Mrs. Gertrude Pierce
education of veterans of war or
phans, Mrs. Mary Klapack; employ
ment, Mrs. Lillian Botkin; finance
Mesdames Janet Thornton an,
: Mary German: junior activities
Mrs. Anne Neal; legislation an'
civilian defense. Mrs Lillian How
ard; membership, Mrs. Christin
Reilly; memorial, Mrs. Edna s
Koenig; music, Mrs. Gertrude Nc
. Grath; national publication, Mrs
Helen Holt; past presidents parley
Mrs. Mary B. McMillin; rehabili
tation and hospital visiting, Mrs
Ruth Bughlie; trophies and awards
Mrs. Clara Searcy; ways and means
Mrs. Emile Schuler; poppies. Mrs
Jane Martiene: historian. Mrs. Ann
Neal, parliamentarian, Mrs. Mar,
B. McMillin.
Victory Unit will install officers a
8 ppm. Friday at the American Le
gion Club House. The department
president and staff will conduct th
ceremonies. Mrs Ida LindhClm, new
ly elected president of Victory viii
present the unit with service flag
representing sons now in activ
service.