Evening star., 1947-07-13
High Membership
Record Scored by
Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, chairman OF

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membership of the District of
Columbia Department., American
Legion Auxiliary, has received word
from Mrs. Norton H. Pearl, ma
tional president. that the auxiliary
membership now totals 903, ,116. This
is a gain of 102,796 members over
last years total, the previous high
enrolment.
Mrs. Lillian M. Judd, department
president, will be rendered dinner
at $50 pm. Thursday at Hotel
2400. Comdr. Guy c. Nadeau OF
the American Legion will make the
principal address.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, district
director of the auxiliary's volunteer
hospital workers, has completed
arrangements for an indoctrination
course at st. Elizabeth's Hospital
next Tuesday at 7:3O pm. Members
of the District, Maryland and Vir-
ginia departments of the auxiliary,
who took the course at Mt. Alto,
Hospital, are also requested to reg
lister for the lectures at st. Eliza
beth's.
All members Of the American
Legion Auxiliary are invited to take
this course and should either notify
Mrs. Heagerty, RA. 6645, or register
at Hitchcock Hall, st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, Tuesday at pm.
Miss Claudia Hall, department re-
habilitation chairman, will be in
charge of the departments party
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital tomor-
row night for about $50 colored
patients. Volunteers are needed to
help serve refreshments.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit elected
the following officers: Mrs. Dorothy
@. Lindheimer, president; Mrs. Mil
dred Grommett, first vice president;
Mrs. Parthena Jones, second vice
president; Mrs. Ethel S. Wilt, secre-
tary; Mrs. Lenore L. Mustoine, as
sistant secretary; Miss Estelle Black,
treasurer; Mrs. Eta Nash, chap
lain; Mrs. Alice Slattery, historian;
Mrs. Mabel Conger, sergeant-at-
arms, and Mrs Ruth Woods White
with Mrs. Rhea Woods Smithson as
color bearers.
Delegates to the department con-
vention are: Mrs. Mae Linville, Mrs
Dorothy Lindheimer. Mrs. Ethel S.
Wilt, Mrs. Mildred Grommett, Mrs.
Lenore Mustoine, Mrs. Parthena
Jones, Mrs. Marie Totten and Miss
Estelle Black. Alternates: Mrs.
Sarah Kohen, Mrs. Claire Smithson,
Mrs. Alice Slattery, Mrs. Mabel
Conger, Mrs. Ossie Ritter, Mrs. Lii
liam Urban, Mrs. Helen Ware and
Mrs. Catherine Taylor Delegates at
large, Mrs. Lillian M. Judd, Miss
Mabel F. Staub, Mrs Dorothy Har-
per and Mrs. Mary Corwin.
New officers of Potomac Unit are j:
Mrs. Loretta Norton, president; Mrs.
Elizabeth jenkins, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Carrie Miller, second
vice president; Mrs. Laurace Mum
caster, third vice president; Mrs.
Amy Gray, chaplain: Mrs. Irene
Sheehan O'Connor, historian; Mrs.
Grace Cunyus, treasurer; Mrs. Eve
lyn Poston, sergeant-at-arms; Mrs.
Dorothy White and Mrs. Marguerite
Shugrue, color bearers.
Members Of the AuXiliary's Vol
unteer Hospital Workers who signed
up as aides on Saturdays and Sun
days at Mount Alto Hospital are
requested to report to Mrs. Bertha
Fichthorn on Saturday and Mrs. j.
Florence Dietsche on Sunday in the
hospitals recreation hall at 1:30
pm.
Those who can be Of service to
the patients at any other time dur
ing the week are urged to do so.
The annual initiation ceremony
of District of Columbus Salon IA
of the Eight and Forty will be held
next Wednesday night at the Le-
gion Club. Members of the ritual
team under the direction of Mrs.
Clair Smithson, lie surintendente,
will ofhciate.
The annual wreck" will take place
July 10 in the Junior o. A. M. Hall,
24O7 Minnesota avenue S.W., at 1:30
pm. All new members are hereby
notified to be present. Mrs. Claire
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