Evening star., 1946-06-30
In Local Service ORGANIZATIONS
Mrs. Sadler Heads
Legion Auxiliary
Convention GROUP

Convention Group
Mrs. Edith S. Sadler, past presi-
dent Of the District of Columbia
Department, the American Legion
Auxiliary, was elected chairman Of
the Department Convention Com
mittee at meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee Monday night.
Plans are now under way for the
convention to be held in August.
Mrs. Florence Dietsche and Mrs.
Ruth Fritz, department vice presi-
dents, are chairmen and co-chsir-
man, respectively, Of the Parade
Commute. All units will have rep
resentatives appointed to this COM
mittee.
Mrs. Lillian Judd, department
chaplain, who is a candidate for
the office Of department president,
1857, announced the following
members had received Endorsements
from their units to serve on the
ticket with her: For vice presi-
dents, Miss Katherine Clarke of
Cooley McC Cullough Unit; Mrs.
Elizabeth M. Moriarty. Of United
States Department Of Agriculture
Unit. and Mrs. May Hilleary of
George E. Killeen Unit; for chap
lain, Mrs. Edith M. Armstrong,
Police and Fire Unit; for historian,
Mrs. Celonia Banks OF James Reese
Europe Unit; for sergeant-at-arms,
Mrs. Florence Dietsche of United
States Treasury Unit; property Gus
todian, Mrs. Marion r. Burke OF
James E. Walker Unit; color bear
ers, Miss Allie Belle Wright OF Fort
Dupont Unit, and Mrs. Bertha
Griggs of Capital Transit Unit.
Other candidates for the oflce of
department president are, Mrs.
Emile Schuler of Sergeant Jasper
Unit; Mrs. Frances j. Cassidy OF
Costello Unit, and Mrs. Mary D.
Spence Of Maritime Unit.
The first class in the course for
volunteer hospital workers will be
held tomorrow night at the Legion
clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth street
NV, at pm, with Mrs. Emile
Schuler, department rehabilitation
chairman, as director.
These classes will be held regular
ly for the next six weeks and rep
resentatives from the Veterans Ad-
ministration and local hospitals will
serve as instructors.
General Accounting Ofice Unit
reelected the following officers:
Mrs. Annie z. Wideman, president;
Mrs. Emmie Erickson and Mrs. Vir-
ginia M. Kraus, vice presidents; Mrs.
Martha Berman, chaplain; Miss
Olive A. Anderson, sergeant at arms;
Miss Lillian H. Ross, historian, and
Mrs. Marguerite Michael And Mrs.
Sonic Moskovitz, color bearers.
Mrs. Edith v. McKeller was ap-
pointed corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Matte 8. Frye, recording sec
retary, and Mrs Ida Orr, treasurer.
Delegates to the department con-
vention are: Mrs. Annie z. Wideman,
Mrs. Matte s. Frye, Mrs. Martha
Berman and Mrs. Virginia M. Kraus.
Alternates: Mrs. Sonia Moskovitz,
Mrs. Edith McKeller. Mrs. Ida Orr
and Mrs. Jessie M. Blythe.
Newly elected officers OF Fort Du
Pont Unit are: Mrs. Golda T. Co.
mann, president; Mrs. Edna M.
Wright and Mrs. Edith Rothe, vice
presidents; Mrs. Ruby johnson,
chaplain; Mrs. Marguerite Donate,
sergeant at arms; Miss Allie Belle
Wright, historian, and Mrs Hazel
Tucker and Mrs. Faye Carder, color
bearers.
Oficers of United States Maritime
Unit elected are: Mrs. Virginia De
Force, president; Mrs. Gertrude E.
Carleton, Mrs. Fannie E. Linder and
Mrs. Emily N. Hanna, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Jessie E. Clark, secre-
tary; Mrs. Clara w. Davis, assistant
secretary; Mrs. Ella M. Reed, treas
urer; Mrs. Alice F. Morris, historian;
Mrs. Ella M. Rowe, chaplain; Miss
Irene F. Dowling, sergeant at arms.
and Miss Dorothy Anderson and
Mrs. Mildred McCans, color bearers
Mrs. Veronica Donovan, Mrs. Ednah
R. Koontz and Mrs. Frances Nc
Nichols were elected Executive Com
mittee members.
Department and unit color bear
ers will take part in the massing Of
colors at the Washington Monu-
ment on July 4 at 7:30 pm. Color
bearers will report at pm. to Col.
E. S. Bethlehem at the south side
Of the base of the Washington Mon
ument.
Volunteers from all units are
needed to help serve ice cream and
cold drinks at the American
Legions garden party today from 2
to 4 pm. for the patients at Walter
Reed Hospital.
New units recently organized in
this department are: National
Cathedral, Leslie and Douglas Nc
Nair, Gen. Patton Tank Corps Unit
and Taxi Unit. Each was organized
with II members signing the appli-
cations for the charters.
National Cathedral Unit held its
first meeting last Wednesday night
and the Gen. Patton Tank Corps
Unit will meet at the Legion club
house tomorrow at 8 pm.
| All unit chairmen are urged to
submit their annual reports to their
respective department chairmen not
later than July in order to have
reports on all phases of the auxili-
ary's activities ready for the de-
partment convention on August 8
and 10, preceded by a dinner at 24O0
Sixteenth street NV. on August 8.
Department chaplain, MrS. Lillian
Judd, is chairman of the precon-
vention dinner.
Eight and Forty Salon
District of Columbia Salon No. IA.
Eight and Forty, will broadcast at
IL am. Wednesday over Station
WWDC. presenting a round table
discussion on "The Prevention OF
tuberculosis Juvenile Type"
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