Evening star., 1942-10-04
Legion Auxi|iary's
Executives Hear
Convention Report
Mrs. McCobe Indorsed
For Vice President
Of Eastern Division

The Department Executive Com
mittee of the American Legion Aux
iliary with its president. Mrs. Edith
S. Sadler. presiding, heard reports Of
the national convention by Mrs,
Helen McCabe, retiring national
committeewoman and Mrs. Margaret
Carroll, junior past president. Mrs.
McCabe presented to Mrs. Carroll
the pin, ribbon and code book which
are the insignia of the Office Of ma
tlonal executive committeewoman.
Mrs. MoCabe was indorsed as the de-
partment candidate for national vice
president of the Eastern division for
next year. She withdrew from the
field this year in favor of the sue
cessful candidate from New Jersey
Several departments have pledged
their support to her in l943.
All Juniors now automatically be-
come senior members at the age
of 18.
Mrs. Perkins HOnOred.
Fred Fraser. now national vice
commander of the Legion, an
nounced the award of the Lillian
Luther Trophy for the7best record in
auxiliary activities to Mrs. Rose Per-
kins of Police and Fire unit.
Department chairmen are calling
for the names of unit members OF
their committees.
Mrs. McCabe announced her COM
mittee as follows: Vice chairman,
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor: vice pres
idents, Mesdames Granting, White
and Heagerty; secretaries, Mes
danes Staub and Hollis; treasurer,
Mrs. Love; parliamentarian, Mrs.
Gertrude Pierce; chairman of Gift
Shop. Mrs. Margaret Carroll; civil
ian defense, Mrs. Carroll; chair
man of rehabilitation. Miss Edna
Mcintosh; chairman Of legislation
Mrs. Amos A. Fries; chairman of
membership. Mrs. Dorothy Redfield:
chairman of Red Cross, Mrs. Edith
Armstrong; chairman of American
ism and national defense, Mrs. Lii
liam Howard; chairman Of COM
munity service, Mrs. Evelyn Cope
land: chairman of juniors, Mrs
Edith Wright. This committee will
meet at 7:30 pm. tomorrow. The
conference itself will be held on Oc-
tober 10.
Many Attend Silver Tea.
Many members of the Legion and
Auxiliary attended the silver tea
given by the Gold Star Mothers last
Sunday.
Unit installations for the week are
as follows: Monday, Lincoln Unit
Mayf1ower Hotel; Tuesday, Costello
Unit, Legion clubhouse; Wednes-
day, Nash Unit, Washington Hotel;
Thursday, James E. Walker Unit
Garnett Patterson School.
Sergt. Jasper Unit will meet to-
morrow at 8 pm.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit meets al
the Washington Hotel October 7
These new officers will be installed
by Mrs Mary B. Corwin, past de.
F; partment president: President
Mrs. Claire Smithson; first vice
president, Mrs. Helene White, sec.
ond vice president, Mrs. Edna Mad.
den: historian, Mrs. Marie Totten,
secretary. Mrs. Ethel Wilt; record.
ing secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Black
treasurer, Mrs. Sallie Cohen; ser.
geant-at-arms, Mrs. Helen Ware
color bearers, Mrs. Evelyn Starne!
and Mrs. Dorothy Lindheimer.
Vincent B. Costello Unit meets al
2437 Fifteenth street NV. Tuesday
at $50 pm. Department officer.
will install Mrs. Frances Cassidy
the new president, and other officer:
for the coming year.
Lincoln Unit will install officer:
tomorrow night at the Mayflowel
Hotel, as follows: Mrs. Sadie N
Nicholson. president; Mrs. Ann L
Stafford and Miss Chloe Traytor
vice presidents; Mrs. Mary Thrift
treasurer; Mrs. Freda Pratt, secre
tary; Mrs. Cora Dorm, chaplain
Mrs. Regina Freed, historian
Chairmen elected were: Miss Leal
Fuller, Red Cross; Miss Florenc,
Campbell. child welfare; Mrs
Gladys Milne, ways and means
Mrs. Edna M. Sheriff., Gift Shop
Mrs. Betty Bush. rehabilitation
Mrs Donne Cormick, salvage; Mrs
| Ann L. Stafford nor,nv. Mis-