Evening star., 1947-11-02
Legion Auxiliary
Department Heads
ToAttend Parley

To Attend Farley |
Mrs. May c. Hilleary, president,
and Mrs. Bertha Fitchthorn, secre-
tary, of District of Columbia De-
partment, American Legion Auxil-
-iary, will leave Friday night to at
tend the National Presidents and
Secretaries Conference at Indian
apolis on November 8 and 10.
Mrs. Mary D. Spence, department.
membership chairman, announces
Thursday as the deadline for all
units to report their 1948 member
ship pledges which are to be turned
in at department headquarters not
later than 10 pm. They will be
forwarded to indianapolis for the
telegraphic rollcall on the morning
of November 10.
At the request OF Mrs. Pearl Heag-
'erty, the department Executive
Committee changed its Endorsement
of Mrs. Heagerty from national
Eastern vice president to that of
national historian. All departments
will be notified of her candidacy for
that Office at the 1913 national con-
vention.
The auxiliary will furnish q
wreath to be placed by the depart
ment president at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier on Armistice Day
in memory of the World War II
dead. The poppies for this wreath
will be made by Mrs. Ercelle M.
Quinn, president of George E. Kill
leen Unit.
Mrs. Virginia De Force, department
vice president, is chairman of the
auxiliary's food tent at Arlington
Other appointments made by Mrs.
Hilleary were: Mrs. Lillian M. Judd,
district national executive commit
teewoman, chairman of the Ball
Committee, and Mrs. Loretta Norton,
president of Potomac Unit, as chair
man Of the arts and skills group.
Three membership teams, Ike, Pat
and Mac, composed Of I'VE mem
bers and each headed by q team
captain, has been named by Old D.
Lee, membership chairman Of the
Sergt. Jasper Unit to conduct an in
tensive membership campaign OPEN
ing next Wednesday evening at the
Legion Club and closing December 8.
Members of the two losing teams
will entertain the members of the
winning team and all new members
admitted during the campaign at
the home Of Vice Chairman Edith
M. O'Connor, 54OO Nebraska avenue
NV, on December 13.
The unit meetings have been
changed to the first Wednesday of
each month.
Members of Vincent B. Costello
Unit held social last Thursday
night at the home of Mrs. David
Kisliuk when Past Comdr. Dave
Miller was presented a gift in ap-
probation of his assistance to the
unit during the past year.
U. s. Department Of Agriculture
Unit will hold benefit brush DEM
onstration party next Friday
night at the home of Mrs. Mabel
Pugliese, unit vice president, 5700
Roosevelt street, Bethesda, Md.
Members who expect to attend
should call Mrs. Pugliese at Wis
consin 1929 for transportation di-
rections.
Mrs. Hillery, department president
and her husband, Warren c. Hillery
of the National Guard of Honor,
have been invited to be guests of
the Forty and Eight at a dinner and
dance on November 10 at the May
flower Hotel, honoring National
Comdr. James r. O'Neil and Depart
ment Comdr. Owen c. Holleran.
Other members of the auxiliary
who wish to attend this affair should
procure tickets and make table
reservations not later than Novem-
ber s, with Gail T. Judd, chairman
of reservations, Lincoln 6610; Capt
James C. Clarke, Hobart 0953, or G.
T. Milne, Taylor 1898.
Meetings this week are:
Today-Volunteer Hospital Work
ers, Mount Alto Hospital, 9 am. to
4:30 pm.
Monday-National Defense Chair
men, Legion Clubhouse, 8 pm;
Commerce Unit, room 1903, Com
merce Building, 8 pm.
Tuesday-George E. Killeen Unit,
1904 M street NV, 8 pm; Vincent
Costello Unit, Legion Clubhouse,
$3.50 pm.
Wednesday - Kenneth H. Nash
Unit, 224 D street Sc, 8 pm;
Cooley-McCullough Unit, Legion
Clubhouse. 8 pm; Second Division
Unit, New Colonial Hotel, pm;
Government Printing Office Unit,
G. P. o. Building, 8 pm; Sergt.
Jasper Unit No. 13, Legion Club
house, 8 pm.
Friday-Agriculture Unit, benefit
party, 5700 Roosevelt street, Be-
thesda, Md, 8 pm.
Saturday Volunteer Hospital