Evening star., 1943-06-20
Executive Committee
OF Legion Auxiliary
Will Meet Friday
Banquet to Be Given
August II in Honor
Of Mrs. Edith SudIer

Or Mrs. Edith Sudler
The Executive Committee of the
District Of Columbia Department OF
the American Legion Auxiliary will
meet Friday night at the Legion
clubhouse Preceding the session
talk will be given by an officer of
the Navy on recruiting for women.
The Department Convention
Committee met Tuesday with Miss
M. Edna Mcintosh, chairman, pre-
siding.
1t was announced the sessions will
be held August l3 and IA at the club
house. On the night of August II
banquet will be given for Mrs Edith
Sadler, the outgoing president. Mrs.
Jerry Love is chairman of arrange
ments. She will be assisted by Mrs.
Mary Morris, vice chairman; Mrs.
Frances Cassidy. Mrs May Mulvi-
hill. Miss Claudia Hall and Mrs.
Lillian Sawyer
Miss Mabel F. Staub was elected
convention secretary with Mrs
Edith Armstrong as assistant. Mrs.
Claire Smithson was made program
chairman with Mrs. Rosette Wells,
Mrs. Mae Hart and Mrs Ida Lind
holm assisting. Mrs. Edith Sadler
will arrange for invitations and will
have Mrs. Margaret Carroll and
Miss Mabel F. Staub assisting her.
Mrs Maudie Brunson was made
chairman Of pages with Mrs Carrie
Kiser as vice chairman. Mrs. F. Cas-
sedy is chairman of the seating of
the delegates with Mrs. Ida Lind
holm. Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Brunson
and Mrs. Marie Jumper assisting
Mrs Ann Granting will have charge
Of the badges. Mrs. Laura Lips
comb was made chairman of music.
Mrs. Love will take care of the
flowers.
The banquet will be informal. The
next meeting of this committee will
be held on June 20.
Election of officers and delegates
and alternates to the department
convention will be held at the meet
ing of the United States Department
of Agriculture Unit at the home of
President Lillian P. Sawyer, l4l5
Girard street NV, next Tuesday
evening
At the May meeting members
unanimously Endorsed Mrs. Gertrude
Pierce for the Office of department
president and Lillian P. Sawyer for
any office for which her name may
be considered at the annual de-
partmental election.
All members have been extended
an invitation by Comdr. N. A. Pag-
notta to attend the meeting of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture Post at the Legion clubhouse
next Saturday evening, when MANY
new members will be initiated by
the ritual team of the Forty and
Eight.
Victory Unit elected the following
officers: President. Mrs. Albertine
Bradley; vice presidents, Mrs. Dor
othy Mawhood and Mrs. Eula Hol-
lis: chaplain. Mrs. Ida Lindholm:
historian, Mrs. Astrid Haggeblom:
color bearers, Mrs Martha Craw-
ford and Mrs. Evelyn Anderson:
recording secretary, Mrs Clara
Newton; corresponding secretary,
Mrs Eli7ohatb NgoDor,,,o++. +roor
urer, Miss NJ Edna Mcintosh: SER
geant at arms, Mrs. Frances Brown.
Delegates to the convention: Mrs.
Ida Linholm. chairman, with Mrs.
Albertine Bradley. Mrs. Dorothy
Mawhood, Mrs. Eula Hollis. Mrs.
Astrid Haggblom, Mrs. Martha
Crawford Alternates. Mrs. Elizabeth
McDermott, Mrs. Marie HAYES. Mrs.
r'ara Newton. Mrs. Lee Goetting.
Mrs. Helen Rivat: delegates at large.
Mss M. Edna Mcintosh and Mrs.
Edith S. Sadler.
Police and Fire Unit elected the
following officers: President, Mrs.
Thelma Healy; vice presidents, Mrs.
Elizabeth Kettner, Mrs. Anna Will
son, Miss Mackie Welsh; chaplain,
Mrs. Emma Sheehan; historian,
Mrs. Sallie Cobb sergeant at arms,
Mrs. Lillian Blade; color bearers,
Mrs. Emma Chase and Mrs. Ina
Rugh Baldwin: treasurer, Mrs. Mar
garet Carroll: secretary, Mrs. Edith
Armstrong.
Delegates to the convention: Mrs.
Bertha Angevine, chairman, with
Mrs. Edith Armstrong, Mrs. Louise
Sutton, Mrs. Elizabeth Kettner,
Mrs. Emma Sheehan, Mrs. Rose
Perkins, Mrs Thelma Healy, Mrs.
Sallie Cobb. Mrs. Lillian Blade, Mrs.
Anna Wilson; alternates, Mrs.
Emma Chase, Mrs. Ina Ruth Bald
win, Mrs. Ola Webb, Mrs. Anna
Hedgskins, Mrs. Vegler, Mrs. Lillian
Slominski, Mrs. Charlotte Vermil-
lion, Mrs. Olive Bishop, Mrs. Cor
inne Radcliff and Miss Ella Halle.
Mrs. Margaret Carroll and Mrs.
Gladys White, delegates at large.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Treasury Unit, Legion
clubhouse.
Tuesday - James Reese Europe
Unit, Garnett Patterson School.
Wednesday-Spengler Unit, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Friday Department Executive
Committee, Legion clubhouse.