Evening star., 1945-09-30
Legion Auxiliary
Department Head
InStallS Officers

Mrs. Pral Heagerty, president of
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, American Legion Auxiliary,
and her staff installed ofncers of
several units last week as follows:
United States Maritime, Mrs.
Mary D. Spence, president; Mrs,
Virginia M. De Force, Mrs. Frances
McNichola and Mrs. Grace M. Lard
ner, vice presidents; Mrs. Florence
c. Bryant. sergeant at arms: Miss
Lydia L. Neinas. historian; Mrs.
Fannie E. Linder, secretary; Mrs.
Alice F. Morris, assistant secretary,
and Miss Irene F. Bowling, treasurer.
United States Treasury, Mrs.
Elizabeth M. Ausley, president; Mrs.
Rachel Eller and Mrs. Joanna
Gadwa, vice presidents; Mrs. Anna
Cottrell, chaplain; Mrs. Carolyn
Potter, sergeant at arms; Mrs. Mel
vina Mischler, historian; Mrs. Genel
Erickson and Mrs. Mary Ann Nc
Cabe. color bearers; Miss Charlotte
Webb, secretary, and Mrs. Fay l..
Islaub, treasurer.
Potomac, Mrs. Florence Shaver,
president.
Henry c. Spengler, Mrs. Marion
E. Libby, president; Mrs. Emma
Lyons and Mrs. Leila Emig, vice
presidents; Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Sec
retary; Mrs. Roberta Fawcett, treas
urer; Mrs. Annie Walters, chaplain;
Mrs. Louise White, historian; Mrs.
Blanche Brown, sergeant at arms,
and Mrs. Annie Walters, color bearer
Woodbridge, Mrs. Louise Luton,
president.
Installations scheduled this week
are: Monday, Government Printing
Office, American Legion clubhouse,
preceded by their 10th annual birth
day dinner at 2400 Sixteenth street
NV. Tuesday, James Reese Europe,
Garnett-Patterson School. Wednes-
day, George E. Killeen, Killeen club
house. Thursday, Vincent B. Co.'S
tello, Legion clubhouse. Friday,
Gen. U. S. McAlexander, 614 E street
NV.
Ofhcers OF George E. Killeen Unit
to be installed at pm. Wednes-
day are: President, Mrs. May Hill
leary: vice presidents, Miss Betty
Jane Schaumlefle, Mrs. Marie Muir
taugh and Mrs. Evie Kidwell; chap
lain, Mrs. Ruth Bergman; sergeant
at arms, Mrs. Rose Ward; historian,
Mrs. Mae Hart; property custodian,
Mrs. Ethel Durham: or-bearers,
Mrs. Marie Lince and Mrs. Gladys
Jones.
Bingo parties will be given at
Mount Alto Hospital on the follow
ing dates: November 6, December
10, January IA. February II, March
II. April IS, May l3 and June 10.
Mrs. Catherine Davis will preside
over Victory Unit Friday evening /
Plans will be made for the various
unit activities during the season.
The department Executive Com
mittee on Monday night voted to
provide lunch for Legionnaires and
auxiliary members who assist at the
Armistice Day ceremonies at Ar
lington National Cemetery on No
vembec IL.
Unit presidents are reminded that
a list of all officers and chairmen
must be furnished the department
secretary, Miss Mabel F. Staub, on
the forms provided for this purpose
and all news items must reach the
publicity chairman, Mrs
Alberta Lacey Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital, Washington 7,I
D. c., on Monday morning.
Meetings this week are: Monday, |
Sergt. Jasper Unit, and Tuesday,
United States Department of Agri-
culture Unit, both at the Legion
Eight and Forty.
Salon No. IA, Eight and Forty,
met at the Washington Hotel last
week with La Chapeau Marie j.
Totten presiding. Chairmen of COM
were ratified.
Members are requested to report |
to the tuberculosis Association to |
assist in folding and inserting the
TB Christmas seals. The hours are
from am. to 4:45 pm. daily except |
Saturday, when the hours are from
9 am. to pm. For information !
call Mrs. Totten, Atlantic 7493.