Evening star., 1946-06-23
In Local Service Organizations
Legion Auxiliaries
Elect New Officers
In Several Units

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Officers in several units Of the
American Legion Auxiliary, District
of Columbia Department, were
elected last week as follows:
Bunker Hill - Mrs. Helen K.
Spriggs, president; Mrs. Vestra Hoe
tor, first vice president; Mrs. Thenis
Stiles, second vice president; Mrs.
Marie Burriss, third vice president:
Mrs. Nema Ashford. chaplain; Mrs.
Mildred Dodson, historian; Mrs.
Dorothy johnson, sergeant at arms;
Mrs. Marguerite Spoonamore and
Mrs. Josephine Koelkebeck, color
bearers.
United States Treasury-Presi-
dent, Mrs. Evelyn Copeland; flrst
vice president, Mrs. Melvina Misch-
Ter; second vice president, Mrs. Isa-
bella Rainard; historian, Mrs. Dor
othy Grigsby; chaplain, Mrs. Mabel
Cook; sergeant at arms, Mrs. Caro-
lyn Potter; color bearers, Miss
Charlotte Webb and Mrs. Anna
Cottrell.
Capital Transit-Mrs. Irene Tay-
lor, president; Mrs. Florence Lewis,
Miss Catherine Bush and Mrs. An
drews, vice presidents; Mrs. Baker,
chaplain; Mrs. Alice Paine, sergeant
at arms; Mrs. Alice Howes, his
torian; Miss Helen Grimm. secretary;
Mrs. Mae, Reed, treasurer; Mrs.
Anita Buccucci and Miss Mary Buc-
cucci, color bearers.
George E. Killeen-President, Mrs.
Ercelle Quinn; vice presidents,
Marie Lince, Annabel Bird and
Caroline Morfeld; chaplain. Rose
Ward; sergeant at arms, Gladys
Jones; historian, Mae Hart; prop
erty custodian, Martha Moore; color
bearers, Betty Knott and Mary
Westline.
Police and Fire-Mrs. Rose Perins,
president; Mrs. Lillian Manning,
Miss Mackey Welsh and Mrs. Mary
Jones, vice presidents; Mrs. Olive
Bishop, chaplain: Mrs. Naomi Berry,
sergeant at arms: Mrs. Edith M.
Armstrong, historian: Mrs. Beulah
La Scoloa and Miss Courtney New
ton, color bearers; Misses Leah and
Ruth Jones, color guards.
Units indorsing Mrs. Lillian Judd,
department chaplain, for the ONCE
of department president were:
Fire and Police with Mrs. Edith
M. Armstrong for sergeant at arms.
Cooley Met cCullough with Miss Kath-
crime Clarke for vice president. De-
partment Of Agriculture with Mrs.
Elizabeth Moriarity for vice presi-
dent. United States Treasury with
Mrs. Florence j. Dietsche for SER
geant at arms. James z. Walker
with Mrs. Marion r. Burke for
property custodian.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, department
president. will preside at q meeting
Of the Executive Committee tomor-
row night ut the American Legion
clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth street
NV.
Mrs. Emile Schuler. department
rehabilitation chairman, will meet
with the unit rehabilitation chair
men at the Legion clubhouse at 8
pm. Wednesday to submit reports
A lawn party has been arranged
by Mrs. Schuler for the patients at
Walter Reed Hospital next Sunday
from 2 to 4 pm. Auxiliary members
are invited to assist. The Metro
politan Police Band will present 4
musical program.
Mrs. Olea French, chairman, will
preside at . meeting Of the Lesisla-
ton Committee at the Legion club
house at 8 pm. Thursday to hear
reports.
United States Department Of Agri-
culture Unit will hold a spaghetti
dinner next Saturday at the Legion
clubhouse for the benefit Of the
building fund. Make reservations
before Tuesday with President Eliza
beth Moriarity, Atlantic 6515.
Mrs. Heagerty will speak on the
program Of Station WWDC at II
am. Wednesday. On the program
with her will be Miss Mabel r. Staub
national committeewoman; Mrs.
Thelma Healy, department. member
ship chairman; Mrs. Emile Schuler,
department rehabilitation chairman;
Mrs. Kate Mills, department child
welfare chairman; Mrs. Olea French,
department legislation chairman;
Mrs. Della Luther, department
Americanism chairman; Mrs. Ger
trude s. Fierce, department cornmu-
nifty service chairman, and Mrs. AL
berta A. Lacy, department publicity
and radio chairman.
Meetings this week are: Wednes-