The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-08
Leqion Auxiliary
Meet Held, Many
Activities Set

The American Legion auxiliary
held its November business meet
ing Tuesday evening at the Legion
home with the president, Mrs. j.
3. Edwards presiding.
Reports of the various commit
tees were heard and among the out
standing ones were that Of the ma
tional defense chairman, Mrs. E.
R. Wilson, who announced her
committee will man. the Victory
Bond booth to be placed at Wool
worth's from November 9-16; the
membership chairman, stressed
the importance of increasing the
units membership to a hundred
per cent before the national meet
ing to be held on November 10 in
Chicago. Mrs. N. D. Edwards,
local rehabilitation chairman, read
letter from the state organiza-
ton asking the support of the unit
in placing radios in the GONZALES
cent wards of the government hos
pitfalls of the state. Over $50 radios
are needed in the state and can
be purchased through the Red
Cross at reduced price; the local
Unit voted to purchase two radios.
Sixty of these radios will be placed
in the wards at Camp Butner and
the others distributed to hospitals
throughout the state as needed.
The unit voted to send a dona.
ton of ten dollars for the plant
stands to be used in the wards Of
the government hospital at Fay
etteville.
The local unit is again cooperat-
ing with the "Gift for the Yanks
Who Cave program. Thousands
of gifts have been asked to be
donated by the Red Cross for hos.
pitalized service men and women
in North Carolina hospitals. Each
unit asked to contribute a gift is
asked to select any four or five
articles from the suggested list,
place them in a suitable box but
do not wrap or seal. All boxes
must be wrapped and sealed in
the presence of a Red Cross rep
resentative and a tag carrying
list of the articles in the box placed
on the outcide. This is an army
regulation and will be strictly en-
forced. Any box not wrapped and
tagged properly will be opened
for inspection before being deliv-
cred to the patient. Boxes may be
turned in to the local rehabilita-
ton chairman, Mrs. N. D. Ed
wards, or left at the Legion home
any time before December 5 when
auxiliary members will meet at
the Legion home with Mrs. .Rinaldo
3. Page, representative Of the Red
Cross, to wrap, tag and pack the
boxes for shipment.
The following is a suggested
list Of items for Christmas Gifts
for the patients: Stationery and
writing portfolios, Address Books
medium Size), Manicuring Sets
for men, Snapshot albums, Leather
frame mirrors, Wallets, Shaving
Sets, Money Belts, Leather Travel
ing Playing Card Sets, Cigarette
Cases, Whisk Brush in leather
case, Military Brush Sets, White
Handkerchief, White Scarfs, To-
bacco Pouches, Pipes and Pipe To-
bacco, Mechanical pencils, Shoe
Polishing sets, Small leather or
plastic boxes for insignia, buttons,
etc.. Sewing Kits, Small dictionary,
Books - pocket books, Shaving
Cream, Tooth paste, Deck of cards,
Cigarettes, Socks, Puzzles, Dice,
Small Magazines.
Razor blades, needles, knives
and matches are on the prohibited
list. Letters and personal notes
must be excluded from packages.
Let's see to it that every patient
in the hospitals are remembered
this year.
Mrs. Edwards, president, an
noEnced the auxiliary will sponsor
a Christmas bazaar on December
7, with time and place to be an
nOlInced in fhic manor