Evening star., 1947-12-28

To Mark Jan. 5-l2
As UNIT Week
The week of January will be
Universal Military Training Week
in the American Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Lee w. Hutton, national
president, has called upon the
Auxiliary's 100 local units to hold
community mass meetings during
the week to help arouse the Amer
ican public to the need for inme-
diate adoption Of universal military
training.
At the meetings, Legion and
Auxiliary speakers will present the
training plan endorsed by the Lee
gion and now before Congress.
Resolutions will be offered urging
Congress to take early action on this
and other security measures to
world peace stronger safeguards.
Mrs. Della r. Luther, District of
Columbia Department National De-
fense chairman. American Legion
Auxiliary, has arranged a three
hour program for January at 8
pm, in the Department OF Com
merce Auditorium.
Capt. James Clarke and his Ma.
tional Guard Of Honor will lead the
auxiliary's white uniformed color
bearers in pageant, The Parade
Of Colors." The United States Ma
rirfe Band will furnish music and
motion pictures of the United States
Marine Corps in training, travel
ana action will be shown.
Gen. A. A. Vandergrift, command
ant Of the Marine Corps, and Sem
ator George w. Malone are to be
the speakers. Comdr. Owen c.
Holleran, District of Columbia Le-
gion Department, and Mrs May C.
Hilleary, District of Columbia de-
partment president of the auxiliary
will extend greetings.
The Fifth Battalion Marine Corps
Reserve, with the cooperation of the
Marine Corps League, will present
a pageant, THE Marines Pass in
Review" as special feature,
Mrs. Doris Swami of United
States Marine Corps Headquarters
will render vocal selections, accom-
panied by the Marine Band.
The general public is invited.
The department president will
preside at an executive committee
meeting tomorrow night in the Le-
gion clubhouse. Plans for the
Women's Patriotic Conference on
National Defense at the Statler
Hotel, January IS, is and II will be
discussed as well as the presidents
and secretaries conference sched-
uled for January 10.
The annual Christmas party for
underprivileged children will be
given by James Reese Europe Unit
on Tuesday from to 10 pm. at the
Garnet Patterson School, Tenth and
U streets Northwest, under the di-
rection of Mrs. Edith Smith, vice
president and child welfare chair
man. Mrs. Florence Morse, music
and entertainment chairman, has
arranged program.
A Christmas tree will be erected
in the school cafeteria where re-
freshments will be served after
Santa Claus has distributed toys
and gifts to about 100 children.
At the baby contest held at the
post home last Wednesday the win
ming babies and their prizes we're: j..
First. Jennice Elizabeth Haynes, $25
Baby Bond: second. Wanda Eugenia
Gardner. $40 in cash, and third.
Ronald Bryant, S. cash award.
, The next regular meeting will take
place January IA, with Mrs. Pris-
ella T. Wilkes, president, presiding.
Mrs. Nema Ashford, rehabilitation
chairman of Bunker Hill Unit, will
be in charge of the unit Christ
mas party at Mount Alto Hospital
on Tuesday from Z to 10 pm. Prizes
and refreshments will be distrib-
uted through the assistance Of Mrs.
Vestra Hocter. unit president; Mrs.
Bertha Fichthorn and Mrs. Helen
Spriggs. past presidents, and mem
bers of Bunker Hill Post.
Units that have not already made
arrangements for annual visitations
are requested to send their invita-
tions to Mrs. Hilleary at the earliest
possible date so that the visitations
will not conflict with other Legion
and auxiliary affairs.
Meetings this week:
Today-Voluntee Hospital Work
ers. Mount Alto Hospital, 9 a.m.-5
pm.
Monday-Sergt. Jasper Unit, re-
habilitation party, Mount Alto Hos
pital, pm.
Tuesda ay-Bunker Hill Unit
Christmas party, Mount Alto, 7
pm; James Reese Europe Unit
Christmas party of Garnet Patter-
son School, to 10 pm.
Wednesday - Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital, 7-10
pm.
Saturday-V olunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital, to
5 pm.
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