Evening star., 1946-05-05
In Local Service ORGANIZATIONS
Legion Auxiliary
National Head to
Visit D. G.. Unit

Visit D. c. Unit
Mrs. Walter Craven Of Charlotte,
N. c., national president OF the
American Legion Auxiliary, will
make an of1icial visit to the Dis
trict OF Columbia Department next
Saturday and Sunday.
Herbert j. jacob, commander Of
the District Legion, and Mrs. jacob
will give a luncheon in her honor
at their home, 1905 Gramercy street
NV, on Saturday.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, department
president, with her Executive Com
mittee, will hold an informal buffet
supper at the Legion clubhouse in
her honor at 5:45 pm.
A mass meeting of the auxiliary
will be held at the Legion clubhouse
at BIS pm, when Mrs. Craven will
make an address.
On Sunday she will be honor
guest at luncheon of the May Day
Corp. at the Army and Navy
Club at l pm. and will be one of
the principal speakers at the cele-
bration at the District of Columbia
War Memorial in West Potomac
Park.
Oficial visitations this week by
the department president and her
staff are as follows: George E. Kill
leen Unit, Tuesday evening at 1904
M street NV; James Reese Europe
Unit, Wednesday evening at 1914
Vermont avenue NV.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit met
Wednesday night at the District
Building, with Mrs. Eveline Starnes,
president, presiding.
The unit unanimously indorsed
Mrs. Lillian M. Judd for the Office
of department president for 1861.
Mrs. Judd is past president Of
this unit and is at the present time
serving as the department chaplain.
The unit also voted to communi-
cate with all units of the depart
ment in behalf of Mrs. Judds can
didacy.
Mrs. Della Rocca Luther, depart
ment Americanism ofncer, has
called a meeting of department and
unit color bearers and color guards
at 8 pm. Tuesday at the Legion
clubhouse. The guard of honor will
give instruction and drill for proper
parade procedure and presentation
of colors for the massing of colors
next Saturday night and Sunday
at the May Day ceremonies and on
May 19 at the Monument Grounds
for Il am an American day."
The District Department will give
q party for the patients at Mount
Alto Hospital next Thursday at 7
pm. Mrs. Emile Schuler, depart
ment rehabilitation chairman, is in
charge of arrangements. All auxil-
tary members who can assist at this
party are requested to call Mrs.
Schuler, SH. 7547.
Mrs. William D. Spence, president
of United States Maritime Unit, and
the members will give a dinner at
the Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massachu-
setts avenue NV, at $50 pm, on
Tuesday. After the dinner there
will be an evening of games for the
benefit of the department building
fund. Reservations are to be made
with Mrs. Spence or Mrs. Emile
Hanna.
Mrs. Ruth Bergman, department
poppy chairman, requests units to
complete their poppy quotas and
deliver them to Mrs. Mary E. Kill
leen, 3117 N street NV, by May
Is. She needs volunteers for May
% to help place some $4,000 pop
pies on the graves at Arlington
National Cemetery. Units are asked
to secure the help of Boy or Girl
Scouts to assist in this work.
Members of Lincoln and General
Accounting once units will shellac
Braille pages at the Legion club
house at pm. Thursday.
A child welfare program will be
outlined at mass meeting at the
Legion clubhouse the night of May
13. Mrs. Kate Mills, department
child welfare chairman, is making
the arrangements.
Department Publicity Chairman
Mrs. Alberta A. Lacy requests unit
chairmen to send their publicity re-
ports to her at 1905 Potomac street
NV. not later than tomorrow night
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Moriarty will
preside at the meeting of the United
States Department of Agriculture
Unit at the home of Mrs. Mary C..
Riemer, 1907 Connecticut avenue
NV, at pm. Tuesday. A memorial
service in honor of Mrs. Cora w.
Disbrow will be held.
James E. Walker Unit will cele-
brate its 17th anniversary next Fri
day night at the Banneker Recrea-
ton Center, $500 Georgia avenue
NV. Principal speakers will be DR..
T. Edward Jones, past commander
Of the James E. Walker Post, and
Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, first
president of the unit. Past Comdr
Sylvester Woodfolk will give reci-
tation.
Victory Unit voted to change its
regular meeting night to the fourth
Friday of each month.
General Accounting Office Unit
will hold a benefit dinner at $50
pm. Friday at the Fairfax Hotel.
Local Masonic News
National Masonic Lodge will cele-
brate its Tooth anniversary this week
Master Fred M. Booth announces
the following events: Tomorrow a
banquet for members at the Statler