Evening star., 1947-04-27
Fort Stevens Unit
Formed in D. c.
Legion Auxiliary


The newly elected Fort Stevens
Unit, D. C. Department of the
American Legion Auxiliary, will re-
ceive it's charter from national
auxiliary headquarters next Friday
night in Stansbury Lodge Hall, 1882
George avenue NV.
Mrs. Lillian M. Judd, department
president, will present the charter
and conduct the installation of
officers.
Members of Fort Stevens Post will
be guests at this meeting which
will be followed by dancing.
The department Executive Com
mittee will meet tomorrow night in
the Legion Clubhouse with Mrs.
Judd presiding. Committee reports
will not be read, but must be sub
mitted in duplicate on May 10 on
the occasion of the official vista
ton of Mrs. Norton H. Pearl, ma
tional president
The auxiliary has been invited to
be in the line of review for the re-
ception in honor of Mexican Presi-
dent Miguel Aleman on Tuesday
afternoon. Department and unit
colors will be displayed and the
color bearers are to be in line at 4
pm, at the location assigned them
which will be announced in the local
papers on Monday and Tuesday.
Cooley Me- Cullough Unit will have
an evening of games on Friday at
the. home of the president, Mrs. Ann
Zaruba, 10 w street NV, at 8 pm
Mrs. zellah Grubb, president of
Government Printing Office Unit,
will preside at the meeting at the
Legion clubhouse next Wednesday
night, when the department presi-
dent will make her official vista
ton, accompanied by her staff.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, department
membership chairman, will give
a Member Bring a Member" party
at the Legion club on May 6 from
7:30 to $3.50 pm.
Unit presidents are requested to
notify Mrs. Heagerty as to the
number of persons expected to at
tend. Send notice in writing to
5100 North Capitol street or tele-
phone RIA. 6645 not later than
May 4.
United States Department of Ag-
riculture Unit has accepted the
following new members: Mrs. Ethyl
L. Bollan, Mrs. Victoria G.. Barr,
Miss Carole Imogene French, Mrs
Velma w. Johnson, Mrs. Francys E.
Kirk, Mrs. Edna M. Sanford, Miss
Shirley Shaffer and Mrs. Lucille
WEIGH.
The unit has forwarded check
for $3.50 to the department treas
urer to purchase crib for the new
Children's Hospital
Eight and Forty.
4N&4 .. I4. 4kbuA q 4IAkJoAOl1lD, lC Sklct-
.peau, District of Columbia, Salon
IA, accompanied by Mrs. Marie Tot
ten, national pouvoir member, left
Washington Friday night in re-
sporse to a call from LIE Chapeau
Rationale, Mrs. Corinne Craig, to
attend a national pouvoir meeting
in Chicago today at the A1lerton
Hotel
Mrs. Astrid Haggblom and Miss
Maude Sibert were obligated as new
members at the April meeting OF
the salon.
Meetings this week:
Monday - Department Executive
Committee, Legion club, pm.
Tuesday-Massing of colors, hon.
oring Mexican President Miguel Ale
man, 4 pm; National Cathedral
Unit USO show, Mount Alto Hos
pital, pm.
Wednesday Government Print
ing Office Unit, visitation, Legion
club, pm.
Thursday Fort Dupont Unit
2407 Minnesota avenue Sc, 8 pm.
Friday-Fort Stevens Unit, STAINS
bury Lodge Hall, 8 pm; Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Unit, social, 10 w street
NV, 8 pm.
Saturday-United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Unit, Poppy
Committee, 2507 Bunker Hill road
NE, 8 pm.