Evening star., 1945-09-02

Legion AuX1l1dry
Head to Install
Officers of Units
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, president OF
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion Auxil-
iary, with her staff, will install
officers Of the various units.
They are listed as follows: Sep
tember 8, Sergt. Jasper Unit, Amer
ican Legion clubhouse; September 4,
Agriculture Unit, clubhouse; Sep
tember 5, Nash Unit, Hotel Wash
ington; September Z, Victory and
Mccullough Units, clubhouse; Sep
tember II, Capitol Transit Unit,
clubhouse; September II, I'd Divi-
sion Unit, Colonial Hotel; September
IA, Police and Fire Unit, clubhouse;
September Is, Maritime Unit, 1900
Sixteenth street NV; September
TO-. United States Treasury Unit,
clubhouse; September rs, Potomac
Unit, Palisades Field House; Sep
tember 27, Spangler Unit, Albee
Building; September 81, Woodbridge
Unit, Odd Fellows Hall, Rhode Is
land avenue and Twentieth street
NE; October 2, Costello Unit, club
house; october 3, Killeen Unit, at
their clubhouse, Wisconsin avenue
and M street NV; october g.,
Kenna-Main, place given later; Oc-
tober 20, Bunker Hill Unit, club
house.
All installations begin around 8
pm. Department officers are re-
quested to attend all installations
and each unit president is also
urged to attend. Any unit not hav-
ing made plans for their installation
Is required to do so Immediately.
Call the department president.
The new department officers are ::
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, president; Mrs.
Florence Dietsche, Mrs. Evelyn An
derson and Mrs. Ruth Fritz, vice
presidents; Mrs. Lillian Judd, chap
lain; Mrs. Vida Yoder, sergeant at
arms; Mrs. Ina Ruth Baldwin and
Mrs. Marie Lince, colorbearers; Mrs
Emma Donner, property custodian;
Mrs. Golden McKinzie, historian
and Miss Mabel F. Staub, national
executive committeewoman.
The national convention of the
auxiliary will be held in Chicago
H., November 18, 10 and 20 This
will only be a delegate convention
The victory convention will be held
in 1916.
The membership of the District
of Columbia Department to date is
2 1854, the largest membership recoro
in its history.
Miss Mabel F. Staub, past de.
partment president. has been ap.
pointed by Department Comdr. Her.
bert jacob as liaison officer between
the American Legion and the auxil-
iary.
Sergt Jasper Unit will install its
new officers at an open meeting. 8
pm. tomorrow at the Legion Club
house.
The new officers are: President
Mrs Helena Hates; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Hedwig Almfeldt; Sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Emma Don
ner: chaplain, Mrs. Agnes Brady;
sergeant at arms, Mrs. Estelle Mead;
secretary, Miss Louisa Krol; treas
urer, Mrs Helena Bonner; color
bearers, Misses Regina and Lucille
Brady
The unit will sponsor the Gas
Light Co. Band at an entertain
ment held at Mount Alto Hospital
on Tuesday.
Eight and Forty.
Mrs. Marie Totten was installed
lie chapeau departmental of the
District of Columbia Salon, Eight
and Forty, at the annual marche
Tuesday night at the Washington
Hotel. Mrs. Rea r. ZoantZ presided
Other officers are: Mrs. Laura
Lipscomb, demi-chapeau premiere;
Mrs. Eva Carrico, demi-chapeau
deuxieme; Mrs. Claire Smithson
archivste: Mrs. Margaret Carrolf
surintendante; Mrs. Ethel Wilt
concierge: Mrs. Dorothy Londheimer
and Mrs. Sarah Deery, color guards;
Mrs. Ann Zaruba and Mrs, Eva
Folk, color bearers; Mrs Zelda Muk-
vey, musician; Mrs. Mae Hart, aide
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, Mrs. FL
len Lou Warren, Mrs. Helen Ware
and Mrs. Mary Corwin are delegates
at large. Other delegates are Mrs
Zaontz, Mrs. Totten, Mrs. Carrico
Mrs. Virginia McCarty Carthy, Mrs
Della Luther, Mrs. Wilt, Mrs. Emily
Carey and Mrs. Alice Slattery. AL
ternates are: Mrs. Pearl Heagerty
Mrs. Mabel Staub, Mrs. Carroll, Mrs
Zaruba, Mrs. Catherine Compton
Mrs. Ola Lee, Mrs. Margaret Green
bury and Mrs. Frances Snow.
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