Evening star., 1943-10-17
American Legion
Auxiliary 10 Hold
Presidents Meet

The presidents and secretaries
conference Of the District Of Co.
lumbia American Legion Auxiliary
Will be held October ~ at 8 pm. at
246O Sixteenth street NV. under the
direction OF Mrs. Helen McCabe.
The past presidents parley will
be held October 81 at the American
Legion clubhouse at 8 pm. The
Advisory Committee will meet at s
pm. for dinner and conference.
Mrs. Gertrude Pierce. department
president, and her stan will install
the Lincoln Unit ofIicers tomorrow
at the Mayfiower Hotel at $50 pm.
The ofncers are Mrs. Ida AIS,
president; Mrs. Mary Thrift and
Mrs. Evelyn Cornick. vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Gladys Milne, secre- =
tary: Mrs. Sadie Nicholson, treas
urer; Mrs. Regina Freed, sergeant
at arms; Miss Leah Fueller, his
torian, and Mrs. Florence Campbell,
chaplain.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, department
membership chairman, requests
dues be in department Headquarters
| by October 80. Awards will be
made at that time.
The Eight and Forty. salon de-
partemental. met at the Legion
clubhouse Wednesday at 8 pm. and
made arrangements for 4 tea in
honor Of Mrs. Mary B. Corwin, the
newly elected laumonier nationale,
and Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, who
was appointed rAvocate rationale
by Chapeau National Mrs. Margaret
Deaes ut the marche rationale at
Omaha, Nebr.
1t will be held at the Legion Club
on October 81 from 4 to 6 pm. De-
partementaux Passe will take her
turn in pouring tea.
Omcers OF the James E. Walker
Unit were installed Is follows:
Mrs. Henrietta ]. Harris, president:
Mrs. Marion L. Burke, first vice
president; Mrs. Fairfax G. Lomack,
second vice president; Mrs. Pauline
Eggleston, third vice president:
Mrs. Carrie r. Cant, recording Sec
retary; Mrs. Lucille L. Banks. cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Mayme
Hawkins, treasurer; Mrs. Alice
Latney, sergeant at arms: Mrs. Re-
becca Williams. chaplain; Miss
Frances r. Harris, historian, and
Mrs. Mae Thompson and Miss
Estelle Brown, color bearers.
Ofhcers of Victory Unit were in
stalled as follows: President, Mrs.
Albertine Bradley; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Dorothy Mawhood: Sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Eula Hollis;
treasurer, Miss M. Edna Mcintosh: !:
recording secretary, Mrs. Clara New
ton; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Elizabeth M. McDermott; color
bearers, Mrs. Evelyn Anderson and
Mrs. Martha Crawford: chaplain,
Mrs. Ida Lindholm; historian. Mrs,
Astrid Haggblom; sergeant at arms.
Mrs. Frances Brown.
Mrs. Margaret Carroll presented
Mrs. Haggblom with national
award for her scrapbook on Peru
history.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit met Oc-
tober 6 at the Washington, Hotel.
with Mrs. Claire Smithson presiding
Mrs. Mary Corwin installed the
new ofncers as follows: President,
Mrs. Helene White: first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Edna Madden: second
vice president, Mrs. Lillian Judd: :
treasurer, Mrs. Sarah Kohen; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Ethel wilt:
recording secretary, Miss Estelle
Black; historian, Miss Mildred
Groumett; sergeant at arms, Mrs
Eveline Starnes; chaplain, Mrs
Franklin P. Nash: color bearers, Mrs
Nadine McAnnelly and Mrs. Mabel
Conger.
Officers OF Kenna Main Unit were
installed by the department presi-
dent as follows: President, Mrs
Wilma M. McGrath; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Edna M. Trunnell; second
vice president, Mrs. Gladys Nc
Grath; chaplain, Mrs. Louise E
Fowler; historian, Mrs. Myrtle Sa-
bin; sergeant at arms, Mrs. Pauline
Clemons; color bearers, Mrs. Lydia
Kinney and Mrs. Beatrice Car
michel: treasurer, Mrs. Mae Blair
and secretary. Mn. Mary Aofrfs.