Evening star., 1947-06-15
Mrs. Ron1ack !
Heads Legion
Auxiliary Unit

Mrs. Virginia Romack was elected
president OF the Federal Bureau of
Investigation Unit of the District
OF Columbia Department, the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, at the last
Other officers are: First vice pres
ident, Mrs. Marion Allen: second
vice president, Mrs. Aline Sears;
Mrs. We Nita Taylor; his
torian, Miss Mary E. ,Gegg; secre-
tary, Mrs. Mary e. Lynch: treasurer,
Mrs. Jessie Shilling; sergeant-at-
arms, Mrs. La Rue Durwin. The
president, Mrs. Lillian
M. Judd, installed them and pre-
sented the unit with their perma-
nent charter.
FBI Post presented the unit with
a toastmaster for the benefit OF the
unit activities.
Mrs. L. Esteue Stone, charter
member, was elected president OF
United States Department of Agri-
culture Unit.
Other officers elected we're: Vice
presidents, Mrs. Florence Egan, Mrs.
Goldie Maribello and Mrs. Mabel
treasurer, Mrs. Grace S.
Conway; historian, Mrs. Carmen
CARRIER; chaplain, Mrs. Phoebe
Waldman: sergeant-at-arms, Miss
Clara Campbell; color bearers, Mrs.
Clara Dobbs and Mrs. Alberta Lacy.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty and Mrs.
lone Trowbridge were appointed
color bearers.
Mrs. Alberta Lacy received unani-
nous Endorsement of the unit as a
for department sergeant
alarms on Mrs. May Clark Hill
leary's ticket.
Those winning prizes In the Pan
study quiz on the Republic
of Colombia, S. A., conducted by
Miss Clara Campbell were: First,
Mrs. Lacy; second, Mrs. Adelaide
Miller, and third, Mrs. Elizabeth
Moriarty. Mrs. Helen Shaffer won
the BOBBY prize.
There will be department meet
ing of all who took the hospital
workers indoctrination course at
} pm. Tuesday at the Legion Club
with Mrs. Pearl Heagerty presiding.
Mrs. Heagerty has also called a
meeting of the department Building
Fund Committee the same night at
the clubhouse at pm. Plans for
the benefit telephone card party
On the night of June 20 will be
discussed.
United States Maritime Unit will
lold its last regular meeting of the
,eason at the Legion Club on Tues
lay night.
Mrs. Virginia M. De Force, pres
dent, will preside at election OF Of
1cers.
After the meeting the unit and
post will have joint social.
Mrs. May Clark Hilleary has re-
,eived the Endorsement of Kenneth
u Nash Unit for department pres
dent, with Mrs. Evelyn Starnes as
/ candidate for department chap
ain. Mrs. Alice Slattery of this
init is a candidate for department
chaplain on the ticket of Mrs. Fran
,es Cassidy, who received the In
iorsement of Victory and Capital
Transit Units last week.
Mrs. Margaret E. Carroll, depart
nent child welfare chairman, re-
,orts the following units have con-
$3.50 each to the depart
nent to purchase cribs for the new
children's Hospital James Reese
europe, Lincoln, Sergeant Jasper,
Cooley Mccullough, James E. Walk
r, Second Division, Police and Fire,
of Agriculture, Kenna-
dain, United States Maritime and
Fort Du Pont.
Vincent Costello Unit donated $35
or the purchase of rocking chair,
of Commerce, $40 for
wo straight chairs, and Kenneth H.
Jash, $5 for purchase of one chair.
check for s627.50, total of the
,bove- Listed donations, will be pre-
ented to the superintendent OF
Hospital by Mrs. Carroll
n the near future. Other units
Wishing to share in this presentation
hould send in their donations at
nee to Mrs. Sarah Deery, depart
nent treasurer.
United States Treasury Unit will
meet tomorrow night at the home OF
Irs. Jessie Hobbs Dunshee, 731 Ken
Ledy street NV, instead OF at the
,egion Club.
Mrs. Evelyn Copeland, president,
I'LL conduct election of officers.
Eight and Forty.
Mrs. M. Laura Lipscomb, lie cha
eau of District of Columbia Salon
4, Eight and Forty, will preside at
he meeting on Wednesday at the
zee Sheraton Hotel at pm. Among
ther things, plans for the annual
larche will be discussed.
Meetings this week:
Monday-United States Treasury
Init, home of Mrs. Jessie HOODS
pm; Bunker Hill Unit,
736 Tenth street NE, pm.
Tuesday-George E. Killeen Unit,
lingo party, at Mount Alto Hospital,
to $3.50 pm; George S. Patton, jr.-
'ank Corps Unit, Legion Club, 8
m; Potomac Unit, Palisades Field
louise, pm; United States Mari
ime Unit, Legion Club, at 8:15 pm.
Friday - Department Building
und benefit card parties at Legion
hub and in private homes, 8 to II
m; Police and Fire Unit variety
how, Mount Alto Hospital, 7 to
pm.