Evening star., 1947-05-11
Legion Auxiliary
National Head
To Place Wreath

MIS. NOTION II. Feari, uaClonal
president Of the American Legion
Auxiliary, will participate In the
memorial services under auspices Of
the American War Mothers at Ar
lington National Cemetery at 2 pm.
today. She will place a wreath on
behalf OF her national organization.
She will be accompanied by the
District of Columbia Department
president, Mrs. Lillian M. Judd and
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty. national ex-
ecutive committeewomar1.
Fort Dupont Unit has donated the
wreath which will be placed by Mrs.
Judd at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier.
Mrs. Pearl will speak at the serv-
ices at 4:30 pm. at the District
War Memorial.
This evening there will be re-
|ception and buffet supper at the
Washington Hotel.
Mrs. May Hilleary. department
vice president, has been Endorsed for
the office of department president
OF the auxiliary for 1947-8 by George
E. Killeen Unit.
Vincent B. Costello Unit indorsed
Mrs. Frances j. Cassidy, depart
ment community service chairman,
for department president.
Officers elected were: President,
Mrs. Sarah Bachelor; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. Margaret Porter and
Mrs. David Kisliuk; chaplain, Mrs.
Margaret Montgomery; historian,
Mrs. Irene Sullivan; sergeant at
ARMS, Miss Catherine Tierney; color
bearers, Mrs. Bonnie Moore and Mrs.
Alice Simpson.
| James Reese Europe Unit and
Post will Jointly sponsor q concert
by the Morning Star Elks Band at
7:3O pm. today at Mount Alto Hos
1pital.
| Police and Fire Unit will celebrate
National Hospital Day tomorrow
| with tea at Mount Alto Hospital
from 3 to s. pm. es
Other units giving parties for
Mount Alto patients this week are:
Tuesday, Cooley -McC Cullough; We'd
nesday, Second Division, and Fri
day, Police and Fire. All are sched-,
uled for Z pm. hs =
| A building fund benefit telephone
party will be held under the direc-
ton OF Mrs. Pearl Heagerty Thurs
day night. Individual parties will
be held at the homes Of auxiliary
members, and all top scores are to
be telephoned to Adams s432 at
II pm.
Of1cers OF the Fort Stevens Unit,
installed by the department presi-
dent, are: President, Mrs. Marie
Carrico; vice presidents, Mrs. Alice
Darnall and Mrs. Margaret Bar
bour; secretary, Mrs. Helen Munro;
treasurer, Mrs. Leta Elliott; chap
lain, Mrs. Cassie Wetzell; historian,
Mrs. Mary Jones; sergeant at arms,
Mrs. Rena Dessez, and assistant
sergeant at arms, Mrs. Agnes Bar
bour.
President Grace S. Conway will
preside over United States De-
partment of Agriculture Unit on
Tuesday at the Raleigh Hotel at 8
pm. All new members and those
who were not initiated last year
are especially urged to attend.
Kenna- Main Units president,
Mrs. Esther Carrico, announces to-
morrow nights meeting will be held
at 2417 Naylor road.
The unit will give a rehabilita-
tion party for the patients at St.
Elizabeths Hospital next Friday
from to 9 pm.
At the last meeting of the Ser
geant .Tesrer Unit, Drerident Ola D.
Lee was Endorsed for the Office OF
department vice president.
Memorial services for Mrs. Rose
Wilson, Mrs. Henrietta Schubert
and Mrs. Anna II. Warren were
conducted by Mrs. Ella Hook.
! An evening Of games, sponsored
by the ways and means chairman.
Mrs. Helen Mccoy, will take place
next Friday at the home Of Mrs.
Catherine Smith, AIS Randolph
street NV