Evening star., 1947-11-23
Legion AUXILIARY
Volunteer Aides
ToGive Program

of the District of Columbia Depart
ment, American Legion Auxiliary,
under direction of Mrs. Pearl Heag-
erty, will sponsor a program OF
organ music by Art Brown of Sta
ton VOL, for the patient at Mount
Alto Hospital at pm. Wednesday.
All workers are requested to send
in full report of total hours served,
in order to determine eligibility for
graduation on December 8.
Send this information to Mrs.
Heagerty, 5100 North Capitol street.
If they have not completed the re-
quired so hours, they should make
every effort to do so between now
and December 7.
Hours served at department and
unit rehabilitation parties at Mount
Alto and st. Elizabeth's Hospital
should also be included in the above
requested reports.
Rehabilitation parties will be
given at Mount Alto Hospital this
week by the following units: George
E. Killeen Unit tomorrow night and
Bunker Hill Unit, Tuesday night,
following the Art Brown program.
Members of these units are re-
quested to assist at these parties.
Mrs. Arbutus Boyd, president OF
National Cathedral Unit will preside
at the meeting at the Legion club
house on Wednesday at 8 pm.
Members are requested to bring pres
ents or cash donations for the de-
partment's gift shop. After the
business meeting, the unit will Join
with the post in viewing a moving
picture of Two Jima.
The Department Rehabilitation
Committee will meet at the Legion
clubhouse at 8 pm Wednesday with
the chairman, Mrs. J. Florence
Dietsche, presiding. Plans will be
made for the Christmas work among
the disabled veterans in local hos
pitals.
Rehabilitation chairmen should
send in reports on work done this
year to Mrs. Dietsche at depart
ment headquarters or sent to her
home, 736 Twenty-second street
NV.
Mrs. Mary D. Spence, department
membership chairman, reports q
large increase in paid-up member
ship in the department as Of No.
vember s.
The two winners of the prizes for
the membership drive which ended
November 6 for the national tele-
graphic roll call are: Kenna Main
Unit Gn the "over so" class with
64.47 per cent of membership paid
up and Stanley Church De Pue Tin
the under so" class with 1881
per cent. These awards of IS each,
offered by Mrs Ada Riley and Mrs.
Spence, will be presented at the
Executive Committee meeting to-
morrow night.
A number of prizes are being Of
fered by Mrs. Spence in the current
membership drive which ends De-
cember Is.
United States Department of
Agriculture Unit accepted the fol-
lowing new members Tuesday night:
Mrs. Pauline C. Cardano Mrs. Helen
A. Dobbs, Mrs. Wuaneta F. She
gogue, Mrs Violet B. Stephens and
Mrs. Edna B. Wiley. The transfer
of Mrs. Violet Palmer from Sergeant
Jasper Unit was also accepted.
M. Henry Stone, husband Of the
unit president, Mrs. L. Estelle Stone,
was made an honorary member of
the unit.
Mrs. Sarah Bachelor, president Of
Vincent B. Costello Unit, announces
a social meeting Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Margaret Greenburg,
217 Seaton place NE. at 8 pm.
Members are requested to bring
food for Thanksgiving baskets which
will be presented to needy veterans
families. Cash donations for this
purpose will also be welcomed.
Those who expect to attend this
meeting should telephone Michigan
224l or Michigan 1884 not later than
Tuesday morning to pledge dona-
tions.
Meetings. this week:
Sunday Volunteer Hospital
Workers. Mount Alto Hospital, 0
I'M, 4:30 pm.
Monday-George E. Killeen Unit,
rehabilitation party, Mount Alto
Hospital, 7 to $50 pm.
Tuesday-Bunker Hill Unit, re-
habilitation party, Mount Alto Hos
pital, 7:30 to $50 pm.
Wednesday - National Cathedral
Unit, Legion clubhouse, 8 pm.
Saturday Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital,