Evening star., 1942-10-18
D. {. Eight and Forty
will Hold Tea for
.0fficersNext Sunday
National Vice President,
Legion Vice Commander
To Be Honor. Guests

The District Eight and Forty will
hold tea from to Z pm. next Sun
day at the American Legion club
house, in honor of the national vice
president, Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy
and Fred G. Fraser, national vice
commander of the American Legion
and Chef de Chemin de Fer Passe of
the Forty and Eight. A musical pro-
gram has been planned.
Distinguished guests invited are:
Past National Comdr. Paul ". Nc
Mutt and Mrs. McNutt, Maj. Gen.
P. c. Harris and Mrs. Harris. Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines and Mrs. Hines,
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Lowe and Mrs.
Lowe, Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox and
Mrs. Cox, Col, J. Monroe johnson,
1t. Col Paul McGahan, 1t. Col.
Paul Griffith and Mrs. Griffith, Maj.
Joseph j. Malloy and Mrs. Malloy,
Maj. Charles w. Ardery, Capt. Wat
son B. Miller and Mrs. Miller, Past
National Vice Corndr. James Fitz-
gerald and Mrs. Fitzgerald.
Other guests will be Department
Comdr. Patrick Fitzgibbons and Mrs.
Fitzgibbons, Grand Chef de Care
John B. Keller and Mrs. Keller, and
Mrs. Edith Sadler, department presi-
dent of the American Legion Auxili-
ary.
The annual school of instruction
for the Department of the District
of Columbia, known as the Presi-
dents and Secretaries Conference,
will be held tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
at the Legion clubhouse with Mrs.
Edith S. Sadler, department presi-
dent, presiding.
During October and November
every unit is urged to enroll their
members and send to headquarters
results at once. Mrs. Sadler is Of
fering IS War stamp to the unit
with the largest membership when
the deadline is reached in December.
Each unit is requested to send to
the department secretary names of
volunteer workers for November II,
Legion and Auxiliary Stage Door
Canteen day; also their contribu-
tions. Call Mrs. Margaret Carroll
for information.
Lincoln Unit officers were in
stalled at meeting at the May
flower Hotel as follows: Mrs. Sadie
Nicholson, president: Mrs. Jane
Stafford and Mrs. Chloe Traylor,
vice presidents; Mrs. F. Pratt, Sec
retary; Mrs. Mary Thrift, treasurer;
Mrs. Cora Dorm, chaplain; Mrs
Mary Thrift, sergeant at arms.
The next meeting will be We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. Michel
son.
Mrs. Maudie, M. Brunson pre-
sided over the last meeting OF Sergt.
Jasper Unit.
Mrs. Botkin, on behalf of the unit,
presented Mrs. Betty McCrahon,
who left Saturday for Des Moines
Iowa, to join the WAACS, an over
night bag. Mrs. McCrahon was the
Red Cross chairman of the unit.
The unit is inviting members OF
the American Legion posts, auxil-
iaries and friends to dance at the
Legion clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth
street NV, on October "a, from 8 to
IL pm.
The department president and her
staff installed officers of Kenna-
Main Unit at the clubroom, 122;
Good Hope road Sc, on Monday
night.
They are: President, Mrs. Mary
Morris; first vice president, Mrs.
Wilma McGrath: second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Sonia Pearlman; chap
lain, Mrs. Helen Arbuckle; historian
Mrs. Mae Stephens; sergeant at
arms. Mrs. Myrtle Sabins: color
bearers, Miss Doris Mccartney and
Miss Thelma White; treasurer, Mrs
Mae Blair; secretary, Mrs. Jerry
Love.
Entertainment was furnished by
the Bernice Carrico School of dane
ing. Soloist for the evening was Miss
Catherine Carrico.
D. L.. A~,.