Evening star., 1947-07-06
Legion Auxiliary
22dC0nventiOn
Here July 28, %

convention of the American Legion
Auxiliary. Department of the District
of Columbia, was issued last week by
President Lillian M.
Judd and Department Secretary and
Convention Chairman Miss Mabel F.
Staub
1t will be held in the Department
of Commerce Auditorium on the
evenings of July 28th and goth.
There are many trophies and
awards to be presented for member
ship, community service, rehabilits-
ton and child welfare.
A pre-convention dinner will be
held at Hotel 2400 on July II at
$50 pm. with Department Comdr.
Guy C. Nadeau of the American
Legion as the principal speaker.
Mrs. May Clark Hilleary, department
vice president, is general chairman
of the dinner.
Reservations must be made by
July 10 with Mrs. Hilleary. WO. 1899:
Miss Katherine Clarke, NO. 1891, or
Mrs. Elysabeth Moriarty, AT. 65l5.
It will be informal.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty. national
executive committeeWoman will en-
tertain at cocktail party on July 10
at the Legion clubhouse unit men,
bership chairmen and members who
have signed up 10 or more members.
All renewals and applications Of
new members must be in depart
ment headquarters by midnight
July II or bear postmarked date
prior to midnight of that date.
Department headquarters will be
open that day until l1:30 pm
Lincoln Unit elected the follow
ing officers for 1947-194S: Miss
Cumi Mitchell, president; Miss
Chloe Traylor, Mrs. Ida Ais and
Mrs. Sadie Nicholson, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Florence Campbell.
chaplain; Mrs. Freida Pratt, his
torian; Mrs. Gladys Milne, secre-
ta1y-treasurer; Mrs. Edna Sheriff.,
Sergeant-at-armS.
Delegates to the department con-
vention will be Miss Chloe Traylor,
chairman, with Miss Cumi Mitchell.
Alternates are Mrs. E. Ida Ais and
Mrs. Edna Sheriff.
Mrs. Louise Wimpee is the newly
elected president of District of CO.
iumbia Taxi Unit Other offers
are Mrs. Lillian Openshaw, first
vice president; Mrs. Elaine Rey-
nolds, second vice president; Mrs.
Elizabeth Simon, chaplain: Mrs.
Minnie Hillmuth, historian; Mrs.
Edith E. Decker, sergeant at arms.
The secretary, treasurer and color
bearers will be appointed by Mrs.
Wimpee after her installation.
Delegates are Mrs. Dorothy Loh-
man, chairman; Mrs. Louise Wimpee
and Mrs. Alice White. Alternates.
Mrs. Lillian Openshaw, Mrs. Helen
Hillmuth and Mrs. Elaine Reynolds.
All department and unit color
bearers will be in the line of march
at the opening of the Legion's Soap
Box Derby at 7:30 am, next Satur-
day. They will report to Staff Cap
tain Gail T. Judd of the Legion's
National Guard of Honor.
Mrs. Grace S. Conway, president
of the United States Department of
Agriculture Unit, will be chairman
of delegation to the convention.
Others are: Mrs. Isabel C. Gour-
ley, Mrs. Florence S. Egan, Mrs. L.
Estelle Stone, Mrs. Mabel Pugliese.
Mrs. Goldie Mirabelle, Miss Clara
Campbell. Mrs Carmen CARRIER,
Mrs. Albert Lacy and Mrs. Edna
Sanford. Alternates are: Mrs.
Helen Shaffer, Mrs. Mildred Fielder.
Mrs. Lucille Welch, Mrs. Cecile Ber-
ger, Mrs. Adelaide Miller, Mrs. Vel
ma Johnson, Mrs. lone Trowbridge,
Mrs. Phoebe Waldman, Miss Helen
Lyons and Mrs. Betty Andrews.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty and Mrs.
Elizabeth R. Moriarty are delegates
at large, and Miss Annette Berger
is a page to the delegation.
Cooley Mccullough Units dele
cation is Mrs. Ann F. Zaruba, chair
man; Miss Mary E. McCabe, Mrs.
Helen z. Stokes, Mrs. Hattie Bryan,
Mrs. Ann Crump, Mrs. Dorothy
Murray and Mrs. Mae Mulvihill.
Mrs. Helen McCabe, and Miss Kath-
crime Clarke, are delegates at large.
Mrs. Helen z. Stokes will serve as
page.
Mrs. Evelyn Copeland, president
Of United States Treasury Unit,
will serve as chairman of delegates
who are as follows: Mrs. Melvina
Mishler, Mrs. Jessie Curran and
Mrs. Elizabeth Ausley. Alternates
are: Mrs. Martha Boyer, Mrs. Car
rie Kiser, Mrs Carolyn Potter and
Mrs. Edna Laux.
General Accounting Office Unit
elected the following: Delegates.
Mrs. Annie Wideman, chairman;
Mrs. Mary E. Harris. Miss Helen
ILOSS anu NlSs kallIld AIOldDC1
Alternates-Mrs. Florence Harrill,
Mrs. Ida Orr, Mrs. Virginia Kraus
and Mrs. Alice ONeill.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Volunteer Hospital Work
ers, Mount Alto Hospital, l:30-4:30
pm.
Tuesday-Fort Stevens Unit, 542a
Georgia avenue NV, 8 pm; Capital
Transit Unit, Legion Clubhouse, 8
pm.
Observation-Disclosures meeting
of Volunteer Hospital Workers.
Legion Clubhouse. 8 pm; James
Reece Europe Unit. 1914 Vermont
avenue NV, 8 pm; Sergt Jasper
Unit party, Mount Alto Hospital.
7 pm.
Friday-James E. Walker Unit
1719 Thirteenth street NV, 8 pm.
Saturday - Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital, l:3o-
4:30 pm