Evening star., 1948-03-07
Legion Auxiliary
To Assist in Sale
Of Easter Seals


ican Legion Auxiliary, will take an
active part In the annual sale of
Easter Seals for the benefit of the
District of Columbia Crippled Chill
dren's Society.
Mrs. Lillian Judd, department
community service chairman, Is in
charge OF booths, which will be
set up In department stores and
post offices, March Is through 27.
The booth at woodward 81
Lothrop's store will be open for a
week beginning March 49, The post
ofice booths will be open the fol-
lowing week.
Members Of James Reese Europe
Unit will serve at the Columbia
Heights Post Office, 1923 Irving
street NV, and James e. Walker
Unit at the post ONCE, 1909 T
street NV. Other booths will be
located as follows: Main office,
Benjamin Franklin, Seventh and F
streets NV, Midcity and Connect
cut avenue branches.
Unit community service chair
men are requested to call Mrs. Judd,
Lincoln 6610, for information. Mem
bers who have received seals through
the mail are requested to make pay
ment, for them at the booths in
order that the auxiliary will receive
credit for such sales.
Mrs. Margaret e. Carroll, de-
partment child welfare chairman,
will preside at O meeting of that
committee next Saturday night at
the Legion Club. All members are
urged to attend.
The current drive to purchase
bedside tables and outdoor equip
ment for the crippled children's
clinic at Gallinger Hospital will be
discussed. Bring donations to the
meeting or send checks to Mrs.
Sarah Deery, 2431 Newton street
NV, the department treasurer.
The regular meeting night OF
Police and Fire Unit No. 20 has been
changed from March IL to March 9,
when the unit will hold its annual
Joint meeting with members Of
Police and Fire Post in Odd Fellows
Hall, 419 Seventh street NV, at
Q pm.
Mrs. Lillian Manning, unit presi-
dent, and Edward Cummingore, post
commander, will conduct short
meetings.
Department officers of the Legion
and Auxiliary will be guests and
the presidents and members OF all
units are invited to attend. A
program has been arranged, fol-
lowed by dancing and refreshments.
Mrs. May Clark Hilleary, District
of Columbia Department president,
and oficers of her staff will make
oficial visitations this week to the
following units: Tuesday, United,
States Department of Agriculture.
Hamilton Hotel; Wednesday, Fort
Stevens Unit, 1924 Georgia avenue
NV; Friday, James e. Walker
Unit, YWCA Annex, 1719 Thirteenth
street NV.
United States Department Of
Agriculture Unit No. SO will hold
Its next meeting at the Hamilton
Hotel, Fourteenth and K streets
NV, on Tuesday at 8 pm, with
Mrs. L. Estelle Stone, president, pre-
siding. The department president
will make her official visitation.
Unit chairmen are requested to
submit reports covering their work
from the period September, 1947,
through February, 194s, to acquaint
the department officers with the
work accomplished by unit members.
Meetings this week:
Sunday - Volunteer Hospita !
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital, 9
am to 4:30 pm.
Monday-Kenna-Main Unit, l2lO
Good Hope road Sc, 8 pm; Wood
ridge Unit, 2031 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, 8 pm; Kenneth H. Nasn
Unit, party, Mount Alto Hospital
7p.m.
Tuesday-Lincoln Unit, 5000 Con-
necticut ave. NV, 8 pm; United
States Department of Agriculture
Unit, visitation, Hamilton Hotel, 8
PM; Capital Transit Unit, Legion
clubhouse, 8 pm.
Wednesday-James Reese Europe
Unit. 1914 Vermont avenue NV, 8
pm; Fort Stevens Unit, visitation,
1924 Georgia avenue NV, 8 pm;
Department of Labor Unit, Legion
Clubhouse, 8 pm.
Thursday-2d Division Unit, party,
Mount Alto Hospital, 7 pm.
Friday-James z. Walker Unit,
171s Thirteenth street NV, 8 pm;
Police and Fire Unit, Legion club
house, 8 pm.
saturday-Department Child We'll
fare Committee, Legion clubhouse,
a nm. Volunteer HOSPITAL Workers,