Evening star., 1944-10-01
Mrs. Swanner Heads
National 40 and 8:
Other Activities

Mrs. Madeline Swanner of Salt
Lake City, Utah, was elected lie
chapeau national at the 23d annual
marche rationale last week at Chi
cago.
Other officers elected are: Mrs.
Helen Busser, Ohio, la concierge;
Mrs. Florence Taylor, Colorado,
farchiviste; Mrs. Hazel Sacco, New
Jersey, laumochier.
Mrs. Mary Gilchrist of Maryland
was elected demi chapeaux rationale
for the Eastern division.
Mrs. Swanner appointed three
members of the District of Colum-
bia Salon Departmental, No. ID, as
follows: Mrs. Helen K Ware, hatbox
chairman for Area B; Mrs. Dorothy
B. Harper, reappointed l'avocate ma
tionale, and Mrs. Mary B. Corwin,
forganistrice rationale.
Mrs. Rae r. Zaontz, chapeau de-
partemental, conducted as captain
of the District of Columbia ritual
team an American Legion Auxil-
iary initiation with a team COM
posed of Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren,
Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy, Mrs Ware,
Mrs. Clara Searcy and Mrs. Eva
Carrice.
Miss Mabel Staub president of the
District of Columbia Department.
American Legion Auxiliary, installed
officers Of Cooley-McCullough Unit
last Monday night as follows: Mrs.
Marian Money, president; Miss
Katherine Clarke, Mrs. Fonda Nc
Viekers, Mrs. Estelle Haldenstein,
vice presidents; Mrs. Florence Dun
bar, chaplain; Mrs. Katherine Mac
Kenzie and Mrs. Howell Vein
field, color bearers: Mrs. Hattie
Byram, historian: Mrs. Addie Bou-
ward, sergeant at arms; Mrs. Ethel
Broughton, property custodian.
Miss Catherine Clarke, Miss Monte
Painter, Mrs. McVicker and Mrs
Dorothy Murray won trophies for
rehabilitation, Red Cross and men,
bership at the convention.
The George E. Killeen Unit, No.
rs, will meet at 8 pm. Wednesday
at 1904 M street NV. There will
be installation OF the officers as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Mary O..
Schaumleffle; vice presidents, Mrs.
Marjorie Glenn, Mrs. Mae Hilleary,
Mrs. Martha E. Moore; chaplain,
Mrs. Mary K. Killeen; sergeant at
arms, Mrs. Ethel Durham: historian,
Mrs. Irene Arnold: property GUS
todian, Mrs. Marie Knott; color
bearers, Mrs Marie Lince and Mrs.
Gladys Jones; secretary, Betty j.
Schaumleff1e; treasurer, Mrs. Isabel
Steinbraker.
Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. l3. will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Legion clubhouse, when changes
in the constitution and bylaws will
be discussed. Changes in the time
of meeting also will be under con-
sideration. A social will follow.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit will
hold installation of officers at the
American Legion Club at $50 pm.
Tuesday. with the department presi-
dent and her staff installing.
At the September meeting of the
I'd Division Unit the department
president and her staff installed the
following officers: President. Mrs.
Ruth Fritz; vice presidents, Mrs.
Mabel Jones and Catherine Jacobs;
chaplain Mrs. Roberta Jacobs; his
torian, Mrs. Bertha Kohner; SER
geant at arms, Mrs. Gertrude Price;
color-bearers, Mrs. Pearl Dean and
Mrs. Ethel Hughes; secretary, Mrs.
Della Luther, and treasurer, Mrs.
Frances Snow.
Officers of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture unit will be
Installed by the Department presi-
dent Thursday evening at the Lee
gion clubhouse as follows: Mrs. Pearl
M. Heagerty, president; Mrs. Eliza
beth Moriarty and Mrs. Kathryn
Stanley. vice president; Mrs. Ade-
laide Miller, treasurer; Mrs. Beverly
Berney, chaplain; Mrs. Cecile Berg
er, sergeant at arms; Mrs. Alberta A.
Lacy, historian, and Mrs. Teresa
Mariotti, color bearer.