Evening star., 1943-04-04
Legion Auxiliary
Will Hold Annual
Ball April II
Committees Appointed;
Executive Group
Hos Meeting

Arrangements are being completed
for the annual ball of the District
Department of the American Legion
Auxiliary to be held at the American
Legion clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth
street NV, April II. Mrs. Gertrude
S. Pierce, general chairman, an
nounced there will be a reception for
distinguished guests at $50 pm.
The ball will be from 10 pm to am
Committees were appointed last
week for the affair as follows: Dis
tinguished guests, Mrs. Margaret
Carroll, chairman, assisted by Past
Department President Mrs. Roberta
Fawcett, Mrs. Irene Arnold, Mrs
Mary B. Corwin, Mrs. Edythe M
O'Conor, Miss M. Edna Mcintosh
Mrs. Mary Killeen, Mrs. Dorothy B
Harper, Miss Minnie May Hardy
Mrs. Mary B. Noonan and Mrs. Helen
M. McCabe; reservations and tables
Mrs. Rosetta Wells, chairman, as
sisted by Mrs. Edith Armstrong, Mrs
Ida Lindholm, Mrs. Frances Cassidy
Miss Claudia Hall, Mrs. Matte
Glaves, Mrs. Lillian Sawyer and Mrs
May Hart; decorations, Mrs. Ann
Dickerson, chairman, assisted by
Mrs. Claire Smithson and Mrs,
Rosetta Wells; checking, Mrs
Frances Cassidy, chairman She will
appoint her own committee.
The Department Executive Com
mittee met Friday evening at the
Legion clubhouse to make plans for
entertaining the national president
Mrs. Alfred J. Mathabat, at meet
ing on the evening of May % at the
Legion clubhouse
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, chairman OF
community service, announces a
presentation of crib blankets and
linen to the free day nursery school
conducted by the Volunteers OF
America at 1926 Sixteenth street
NV.
Mrs. Margaret Carroll, chairman
of war activities, is collecting books
for servicemen. Contributions may
be left at the Legion clubhouse.
1t was also voted to revive the
Harris scholarship fund estab-
lished for the benefit of higher edu-
cation of District of Columbis
orphans of World War I.
Poppy seals are being sold and the
proceeds used for this purpose.
Mrs. Sadler and her staff will pay
their official visit to Victory Unit
on Friday evening at the Legion
clubhouse. 8
Braille work is to be carried or
every Monday evening at the club
house. Mrs. Edith Armstrong is
chairman.
On April IS is a deadline TO,
membership The auxiliary will be
open until 9 pm. to receive mem.
bership. Miss Mabel F. Staub, de-
partment secretary, and Mrs. Jerry
Love, department treasurer, will re-
ceive the membership.
Calendar for the week: Monday
Ball Committee, Legion clubhouse
7 pm: Sergt. Jasper Unit, meeting
at Legion clubhouse. 8 pm; Braille
work. Legion clubhouse, 7 pm
Tuesday-Costello Unit. visitation
clubhouse, 8 pm. Wednesday,
Nash Unit. visitation, Washington
Hotel. pm. Friday-James E
Walker Unit, Garnett-Patterson
School, 8 pm.
The James Reese Europe Unit
conducted bond and stamp rally
on Tuesday at the Garnett-Patter-
son School. Among the guests were
Mrs. Edith Sadler, department pres
ident, and her staff and John R
Pinkett, who made an address or
The Meaning of Americanism.
A vesper musicale and pew rally
was sponsored by the unit on Sun
day at the Metropolitan A. M. E
Church. Mrs. Mpakato Buvabuye
Mdodana. wife of an African prince
was among the guests on program