Evening star., 1943-04-25
Legion Auxiliary Aids
Crippled Chi|dren's
National Society
Welfare Chairman McCube
Announces Easter SeoI
SoIes Almost Doubled

The District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion Auxili-
ary, through Mrs. Helen M. McCabe,
child welfare chairman. and her
committee, have been assisting the
National Society for Crippled Chill
dren during the annual Easter seal
sale. Mrs. McCabe announced the
returns SO far are double those of
last year.
The society for some years has
been carrying on testing pro-
gram" to determine the potential
working abilities of physically
handicapped children This work
is of great benefit to the employer,
as he knows from the beginning just
what may be expected from the
physically handicapped worker Re-
cent studies show the production
capacity of crippled workers COM
pares very favorably with that of
average workers.
Mrs. Jewell Gaffney, executive
secretary of the national society,
predicts one of the results of the
war will be to put aside for all time
the unrealistic attitude of the pub
lie toward the employment of the
physically handicapped.
The department president and
her officers will pay their annual
visit to Spengler Unit on April %
at the Thomas Circle Club.
Mrs. McCabe has called meeting
of her divisional chairmen of child
welfare at 7 pm. Friday at the Le-
gion clubhouse.
The Department Executive Com
mittee will meet at the clubhouse
Friday at 7:3o pm.
Sergt. Jasper Unit. with Mrs.
Emile Schuler acting as general
chairman, is arranging for the 18th
birthday dinner-dance on May l at
the Legion clubhouse.
She has appointed the following
on subcommittee: Tickets and
publicity, Mrs. Gertrude S. Pierce;
decorations, Mrs. Ruth Latta;
guests, Mrs. Anna Elliott; birthday
cake, Mrs. Ola D. Lee.
Reservations must be in by April
27. Contact Mrs. E. Schuler, 1922
Rogart road, Silver Spring, Nd. or
Mrs. Gertrude Pierce, 1900 jackson
street NE. Those who cannot at
tend the dinner at pm. may come
for the dance at 10 pm.
Meetings This Week:
April 27-Agriculture Unit (home
OF one of the members, 8 pm.
April 28-Spengler Unit, visitation,
Thomas Circle Club, Bpm.
April 30-Department Executive
Committee, Legion clubhouse, 7:3O
pm.
April 3O-Child Welfare Divis-
ional, Legion clubhouse, 7 pm.
May 1-Sergt. Jasper Unit dinner
dance, Legion clubhouse, 7 pm.
May 2-May Day observance, Dis
trict World War Memorial.
The $4,000 members of the
American Legion Auxiliary are
poised to carry out the largest poppy
sale in the history of the organiza-
ton on May %.
Under the leadership Of Mrs.
Hurlburt Anderson of Boulder,
Colo, national poppy chairman, de-
tailed plans for this the 23d annual
Nationwide sale, having arranged
to dispose of 100000 of the memo
rial poppies.
Mrs. Claire SmithSon made her
annual gift of layette and bassinet
to Child Welfare Chairman Mrs. Vir-
ginia Mccarthy for a serviceman's
child at the Washington Hotel last
Wednesday night in behalf of the
Eight and Forty.
Mrs. Edith Sadler, department
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary and her staff, were the
special guests and were presented
by Mrs. Mary Corwin. chapeau de-
partmental of the Eight and Forty.
Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren, la
secretaire, announced the salon has