Evening star., 1947-08-10
Lillian Judd Leads
Legion Auxiliary
Convention Group


tional executive committeewoman.
elect, American Legion Auxiliary, Il
chairman Of the Districts delega.
ton to the National Convention al
the Commodore Hotel, New Yorl
City, August % to 81. Many Of thu
delegates are planning to leave
Washington on August 26 in order tt
attend pre-convention committee
meetings. They include: Mrs. Pear
Heagertyy the present national ex
ecutive committeewoman, Mrs. Ma!
Hilleary, department president, Mrs
Margaret E. Carroll, Mrs. j. Flor
ence Dietsche. Miss Mabel F. Staub
Mrs. Katie Gross, Mrs. Georgians
Dudley, Mrs. Fairfax Lomack. AL
ternates: Mrs. Catherine Crompton
Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn. Mrs. Ethe
Wilt, Mrs. Laura Lipscomb, Mis-
Allie Belle Wright, Mrs. Ina Rutl
Baldwin, Mrs. Edna Wright ant
Mrs. Fannie Linder.
Mrs. Grace 8. Conway, president
and members of United States De
partment of Agricultural Unit, vii
give bingo party for the patient
at Mount Alto Hospital In the recre
alton hall Wednesday at pm. al
unit members interested In rehabili
tation work are invited to atten.
and help distribute prizes and re
freshments. Those who hav
pledged cigarettes and cash dona
tions are requested to contact Mrs
Conway at DI. 1852 regarding f1na
arrangements.
A tournament card party will b.
held Thursday from 2 to 8 pm, OF
the grounds of Mount Alto Hospital
sponsored by the auxiiary's Volun
teer Hospital Workers under tn
direction of Mrs. Pearl Heagerty
All contributions for this part,
should be sent or given to Mrs
Heagerty or Mrs. Margaret Car
roll, the auxiliary's hospital con
tact chairman. The program o
events includes cards, dart and GRO
quet games.
Candidacy of Mrs. Lee William
Hutton, of Excelsior, Minnesota, TO
National President of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary has been an
nounced by the Auxiliary's Mime
sofa Department. No other candi
date for the leadership of the Auxil
iary's 915,000 women has beel
named. Election will take place a
the national convention In New Yorl
City August 28 to 81.
Mrs. Hutton Is known to man
members Of the District department
OF the auxiliary through her year
Of leadership Of national activitie.
according to Mrs. May HillearJ
department president. At presen
she Is chairman of the Nationa
Rehabilitation Committee In charg
of the auxiliary's vast program 70
the benefit of disabled veterans.
A former national vice presiden
and former president of the Mime
sofa department., Mrs. Hutton ha
devoted Is years to auxiliary work
She served as chairman of the Ma
tional Finance Committee for thre
years as chairman Of the .Nations
Child Welfare Committee. He
husband, who served in the Arm
Air Corps in World War I, is activ
in the work of the American Legion
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, District ma
tional executive committeewomar
has been Endorsed as a candidate 70
the office of national Eastern vic
president, at the District conven
ton this year. Mrs. Heagerty wa
also elected chairman of the De
partment Building Fund Board O
Trustees and Mrs. Edythe O'Conno
was elected to this board for
term Of three years.
Mrs. Helen G. Barry Is the newl
appointed publicity chairman fo
United States Department of Com
merce Unit No. As, and reports tn
following officers-elect for 1947-s
Mrs. Loretta Reed, chairman; Mr.
Emily K. Kind and Mrs. Gertrud
Beck, vice presidents; Miss Virgini
Thornhill, secretary; Mrs. Anne
Whalen, treasurer; Mrs. Virginia
Moore, chaplain; Miss Beverly
Cole, sergeant at arms, and Mr.
Helen C. Barry, historian. Odicel
of the unit will be installed
September.
Auxiliary Activities.
Sunday Volunteer Hospits
Workers at Mount Alto Hospita
1:30 to 4:30 pm.
Wednesday - United States De
partment of Agriculture Unit, re
habilitation party at Mount Alt
Hospital, Z pm.
Thursday VOLUNTEER HoSpits
Workers tournament-card party Il
patients at Mount Alto Hospita
Z pm.
Saturday Volunteer Hospits
Workers ct Mount Alto Hospita
pm.