Evening star., 1947-12-07
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Volunteer hospital workers of the
District Of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, who
passed the examination last We'd
nesday night and have given so
hours Of service at Mount Alto Hos
pital in recreational or ward service
and rehabilitation work will be
presented certificates by DR.. c. M.
Grimth, manager of Mount Alto
Hospital, at graduation exercises at
the American Legion Club. 2437 18th
street NV. Tuesday night.
DR.. Grifhth will be assisted by
M. r. Brownlee. chief of Special
Services, who has direct supervision
Of the workers.
Attired in trim blue and white
uniforms with the Auxiliary's in
|signia on their white head bands,
the volunteers will also be presented
with American Legion Auxiliary
v. H. w. pins by Mrs. Pearl Heag-
erty, national delegate and District
Of Columbia Department Chairman
Of the workers.
Among the speakers and guests
from Mount Alto Hospital will be
DR.. r. J. Pekin, clinical director; DR..
T. M. Brown, chief Of General Med
icine; DR.. w. P. kaufman, chief Of
Neurological Service; Mrs. Elizabeth
Earle, chief nurse and Miss Agnes
Brophy, recreational director. Rep
resentatives Of the American Legion
expected to attend are: Col. Leonce
R. Legendre, assistant national ad-
jutant; DR.. H. D. Shapiro, senior
medical consultant; T. o. Kraabel,
director Of National Rehabilitation
Committee, and w. A. Andersen, as
sistant director Of National Rehabil-
itation Committee. Also Owen G..
Holleran, District of Columbia Le-
gion department commander; Jerry
Lawler, grand chef de gare of Forty
and Eight; Mrs. May C. Hilleary,
District of Columbia Auxiliary de-
partment president and Mrs. Eva M.
Carrico, lie chapeau Of the District
Of Columbia Salon IA Of the Eight
and Forty.
Eighty-five members of the auxil-
iary attended the indoctrination
classes at Mount Alto Hospital.
The department president, her
staff and members of all units will
serve as volunteers at the Gift Shop
which will be open next Thursday
from 3 to 8 pm. at Mount Alto
Hospital, under the direction of
Mrs. Nellie May Linville, Gift Shop
chairman.
Over 500 appropriate gifts have
already been purchased by Mrs.
Linville and Mrs. Isabel c. Gourley,
assistant chairman, but many more
will be needed for this shop and the
two which will be held at st. Eliza
beths Hospital next Friday and
Saturday. Legion and auxiliary
members are requested to send pres
ents to Mrs. Linville, care of depart
ment headquarters, before Thursday
or bring them to the shop at Mount
Alto Hospital. All cash or checks
should be sent to Mrs. Sarah Deery,
District of Columbia Department
treasurer, American Legion Auxil-
iary, 243l Newton street NE.
Mrs. Helen Shaffer was elected as
sergeant at arms, United States De-
partment of Agriculture Unit, be-
cause Of the resignation of Miss
Clara Campbell, who is now in
Florida. Mrs. Cecile M. Bergner
was named assistant sergeant at
arms and Mrs. Lucille r. WEIGH as
sistant secretary.
James Reese Europe Unit on
Wednesday night at 1914 Vermont
avenue NV, with Mrs. Priscilla T.
Wilkes, presiding, will conduct
baby contest for the benefit of un-
derprivileged children, under the
direction of Mrs. Pearl Chapman,
vice president and chairman of unit
activities and Mrs. Edith Smith,
Child Welfare chairman. A short
musical program has been arranged
and refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Hattie Moten, president OF
James E. Walker Unit, will preside
at a meeting next Friday night at
1719 Thirteenth street NV, when
plans for Christmas rehabilitation
work will be presented by Mrs.
Marie Punches.
Meetings this week:
Sunday - Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital, to
4:30 pm.
Monday-Kenna-M Main Unit, 1910
Good Hope road Sc, 8 pm; Wood
ridge Unit, 2031 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, 8 pm. Department OF
Agriculture Unit rehabilitation
party, Mount Alto Hospital, Z to
$50 pm.
Tuesday-Department of Agricul-
ture Unit, Raleigh Hotel, 1880 pm;
Capital Transit Unit, Legion Club,
8 pm; Cooley Nc Cullough Unit, re-
Mobilization party, Mount Alto, TO
pm.
WedneSday-JameS Reese Europe
Unit at pm; 1914 Vermont ave-
nue. NV; Department Of Labor
Unit, Legion Club, 8 pm.
Thursday-Gift Shop for patients
at Mount Alto Hospital, 8 to 8 pm.
Friday-Police and Fire Unit, Le-
gion Club, 8 pm; Gift Shop, St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, S to pm;
James E. Walker Unit. 1719 Thir-
teenth street NV, pm.
Saturday - Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto, l to pm;
Gift Shop, st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
/ to 4 pm.
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