Evening star., 1947-05-25

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| HAROLD P. KEHOE,
Americanism officer, Sergt.
Jasper Post, American Le-
| gion. Star staff Photo.
Legion Auxiliary
Committees Plan
| Joint Meeting
| The Building Fund and Conven-
ton Program Committees of the
District of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, will hold
a joint meeting at 7:30 pm. tomor-
row at the Legion Club. Mrs. Pearl
Heagerty will preside.
Instead of the usual monthly
executive meeting, there will be
meeting of the Department Conven-
ton Committee at $3.50 pm. tomor-
row at the Legion Club. Mrs. Lillian
M. Judd, department president, re-
quests department officers and unit
presidents to give their assistance to
Miss Mabel F. Staub, department
convention chairman, in formulating
plans for the convention which will
be held on July % and % in the
department of Commerce auditor
iunl.
Members will participate in the
annual massing of the colors service
| in the Washington Cathedrals open
air amphitheater this afternoon.
Department and unit color bearers
are to report to Capt. James c..
Clarke of the Legion's National
Guard of Honor on the Cathedral
grounds at 2;;30 pm.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Moriarty, de-
partment vice president, will place
wreath in the name of the. auxil-
iary at the Civil War Monument in
Arlington National Cemetery on
Friday at 10 am. The department
president will place a wreath at'the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
1920 am. The wreaths have been
donated by Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn
and Vincent B. Costello unit.
Department and unit color bear
erS are to be at the amphitheater
at 10 alm.e A caravan will leave the
Legion Club at 9:15 am. Color
bearers who desire to 60 In this
caravan are to be at the club at
8 am.
The auxiliary will provide a re-
freshment tent at Arlington for all
Legion and auxiliary color bearers
and members participating in the
memorial service. Mrs. Emily Schuler
will be in charge of refreshments
and will be assisted by all depart
ment officers. i
The deadline for sending In Der
capita sheets of new members and
renewals to the department secre-
tary or the department member
ship chairman, Mrs. Pearl Heagerty,
in order to be eligible for prizes in
the current drive, is next Saturday i
There are prizes for the unit mem
bership chairman bringing in the
most new members and the unit
that turns in the most renewals. /
The department vice presidents,
Mrs. May Hilleary, Miss Katherine
Clark and Mrs. Elizabeth Moriarty, !
have also offered prizes to the first
member in their respective divi-
sions who brings in 10 new mem
bers. All lists must be postmarked
before midnight Saturday.
Mrs. May Hilleary, department
vice president, was indorsed for de-
partment president by the following
units last week: Bunker Hill, United
States Treasury, United States
Maritime and United States, De-
partment of Labor.
Nominations for officers of Bunk
er Hill Unit are: President, Mrs.
Marie Burris and Mrs. Vesta Hoe
ter; first vice president, Mrs. Elsie
Engel; second vice president, Mrs.
Thenis Stiles, Mrs. Mildred May and
Mrs. Nema Ashford; third vice
president, Mrs. Lillian O'Neill and
Mrs. Ann Clarke; chaplain, Mrs.
Jayne Jones and Mrs. Mildred Dod-
son: historian, Mrs. Bertha Fitch
thorn: sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Doro-
thy Johnson; color bearers, Mrs.
Josephine Koelkebech and Mrs.
Hester Stansbury. Mrs. Genevieve
Briggs was appointed chairman of
convention program committee.
Delegates elected were Mrs. Helen
Spriggs. Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn,
Mrs. Marie Burris and Mrs. Nema
Ashford. Alternates: Mrs. Vesta
Hocter, Mrs. Elsie Engel, Mrs. Viz
ginia Raebur m and Mrs. Mildred
May.
The unit will sponsor USO show
at Mount Alto Hospital at 7::30 pm.
Tuesday and serve refreshments.
A meeting of auxiliary members
who took the indoctrination course
for hospital volunteer workers will
be held at the Legion Club at 8 pm.
Thursday. Plans for graduation will
be made and 1t is important that
all members attend this meeting.
Meetings this week:
Tuesday - Braille Shellacking
Group, Legion Club, 7:30 pm.
Wednesday-James Reese Europe
Unit, 1914 Vermont avenue NV, 81
pm; National Cathedral Unit, Le-
g1on Club, 8 pm; Henry C. Spengler
Unit. Room 702. Keith-Albee Build
ing, 8 pm.
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