Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-16
In Local Service Organizations
Legion Auxiliary.
Establishes New
Membership Roll

Membership Roll
The American Legion Auxiliary
as of June l, had reached a men,
bership of more than 100000, the
greatest in its history, it was an
nounced last week by Mrs. Thelma
E. Healy, chairman Of the District
of Columbia Membership Commit
tee.
Mrs. Healy requests District unit
membership chairman to send Their
reports to her, 1904 Klingle road
NV. Washington 10, D. c., not
later than July 5.
Another new unit, National Ca
thedral No. 10, has been organized
with eleven charter members sign
ingsthe application.
On June 10 Mrs. Pearl Heagerty
department president, and her staff
will meet at the Legion clubhouse
at 8 pm. to form a unit of Leslie
and Douglas McNair Post.
Mrs. Emile Schiller, department
rehabilitation chairman, who re-
turned from Detroit, Mich, where
she attended a course for the vol
unteer hospital workers unit" of the
auxiliary, met with Mrs. Heagerty
last Wednesday night to make plans
for starting classes for a similar
course in the District of Columbia
The course will take about three
weeks, with a two-hour period each
week. Speakers from the Veter-
ans Administration, as we'll as the
local hospitals, will instruct the
classes.
Members are requested to volun-
teer for the distribution of gifts at
the Legion's Guard Of Honor party
for the veterans at Mount Alto
Hospital tonight from 7:30 to $3.50
o'clock.
Rehabilitation party for patients
at Walter Reed Hospital tomorrow
night. Members will meet at the
recreation hall of the Red Gross
Building at Z pm.
There will be a meeting of the
Department Building Fund Com
mittee at the Legion clubhouse at
8 pm. Wednesday.
Mrs. Lillian Judd, department
chaplain. was Endorsed for depart
ment president by George E. Kill
leen Unit and Mrs. May Niilleary
unit president, as department vice
president.
Mrs. Ann Zaruba was elected
president of Cooley Mccullough
Unit with Mrs. Dorothy Murray,
Mrs. Rae Zaontz and Miss Mary E.
McCabe. vice presidents; Mrs. Myrtle
Lanckton, chaplain: Miss Rose
Cohen, historian; Mrs. Elsie Stew
art, sergeant at arms; Mrs. Ann
Goldwyn, property custodian: Mrs.
Alice Roach and Mrs. Ruth Miller,
color bearers
Delegates to the department con-
vention are Miss Katherine Clarke,
Mrs. Ann Zaruba, Mrs. Fonda
McVicker, Mrs. ZaontZ, Miss Mary
E. McCabe and Mrs. Estelle Hal
denstein. Mrs. Elsie Stewart, Mrs.
Helen Stokes, Mrs. Hattie Byram,
Mrs. Mae Mulvihill and Mrs.
Dorothy Murray are alternates.
Mrs. Lillian Judd was unanimously
Endorsed for the Office of depart
ment president. with Miss Kath-
crime Clarke for department vice
president.
Woodbridge Unit elected as officers:
President, Mrs. Florrie Morgan; first
vice president, Mrs. Estelle E. Beard:
second vice president, Mrs. Marie
Schmelz; third vice president, Mrs.
Gertrude S. Pierce; chaplain, Mrs.
Vina G. st. Peter; historian, Mrs.
Frances Chapman; sergeant at arms,
Mrs. William Montgomery: color
bearers, Mrs. Gladys Day and Miss
Virginia Morgan.
Delegates and alternateS are as
follows: Mrs. Louise s. Luton,
Mrs. Florrie Morgan, Miss Virginia
Morgan, Mrs. Gladys Day and Mrs.
Christine Perry, delegates. with Mrs.
Gertrude S. Pierce as a delegate at
large, and alternates, Mrs. Estelle
E. Beard, Mrs. William Montgom-
cry, Mrs. Marie Schmelz, Mrs. Vina
G. st. Peter and Mrs. Barbara Cook.
Capital. Transit Unit Endorsed
Mrs. Lillian Judd for department
president with Mrs. Bertha Griggs
for department color bearer.
The department will sponsor a
lawn party at Walter Reed Hospital
June 80, from 2 to 4 pm. Members
OF all units are needed to help serve
refreshments.
cooley-Mccullough Unit will give
a bingo party for the patients at
Mount Alto, at z pm. tomorrow.
volunteers are needed.
Mrs. Catherine Davis will preside
over Victory Unit at pm. June "a
at the Legion club house when
officers will be elected and delegates
and alternates to the Department
Convention elected.
A program will be sponsored by
the unit at the Americanism School
at 8 pm. tomorrow. Mrs. Edith S.
Sadler, past department president,
will give the address of welcome.
The Past Presidents Farley will
have a dinner meeting at 6 pm. Fri
day at 1929 G street NV. Contact
Mrs. Sadler, DU. 1854 or Mrs. Pierce
NO. 9026 by Wednesday for reserva-
tionS.
Meetings this week are. Monday
Treasury Unit, Legion club house
Tuesday-Bunker Hill Unit, Legion
club house; Potomac Unit, Palisades
Field House. Wednesday-General
Accounting Once Unit, Legion club
house.
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