The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-07-29
Auxiliary InstaIIs
Officers tuesday
Mrs. GoIdie Rogers
Is New President;
Report Of Year Made

Election and installation of new
officers for the coming year took
place at a meeting of the American
Legion auxiliary Tuesday night at
Alb Taylor Memorial home. Mrs. E
H. Skinner, outgoing president, act
ed as installing officer. Committee
chairmen were also named. New Off
GERS who took posts were Mrs. Gold
lie Rodgers, president; Mrs. Peggy
Diggs, vice president; Mrs. Mary
Gillian, treasurer; Mrs. Skinner
secretary; Mrs. Minnie Diggs, chap
lain: Mrs. Ann Warner, historian;
and Mrs. Thelma Sharp, sergeant
alarms.
Chairmen appointed by the presi-
dent were Mrs. Gillian, child wei
fare, Mrs. Warner, Americanism,
Mrs. Opal Scott, community service
Mrs. Dru Catron, membership, Mrs.
Thelma Sharp, rehabilitation, and
publicity. -.
After the meeting a joint social
was held by the legionnaires and
Auxiliary members.
Yeur's Work Reported
The outgoing president reports
that the Auxiliary has closed one
of its most successful years. High
lights of the year were in August,
when the organization moved into
its new home, jointly owned by the
Legion and VFW; in October, when
the group were hostess to the dis
trict meeting, and in December
when the Auxiliary entertained
Legionnaires with a banquet. Needy
families were visited during the
year and donations made. A joint
social was held with the Legion at
the close of each quarter. In No
vember delegates were sent to the
president and s~ecretary's conference
in Jackson.
Additional activities reported
were as follows: observance OF the
Legion's birthday in March with a
banquet with out-of-town guests
present; the addition of two new
members; the decoration of veterans
graves on Memorial day; represen-
tation by five members at the spring
conference in Goodman; attendance
at the state convention in Jackson
by two delegates and several repre-
sentatives.
The years Embarrassing activity
consisted of sale of sandwiches at
the horse show, $32.35; cake walk
proceeds, $115.47; raise in member
ship dues to So. $76; gift to Auxil-
iary, So; sale of greeting cards, sos;
sale of sandwiches and drinks at
ball games, $28, total $319.82.
Expenditures Listed
Money spent for community SER
vice was as follows: two baby gifts,
one box of candy, four bouquets of
flowers, one potted plant, one bed
jacket, two trays of fruit, three bot
ties fruit juice, three boxes of ice
cream, 81 cards to sick and bereav-
ed, three florals totalling costs of
$32-57, United States Flag, .S47.55,
hot lunches for school child, $14.50;
building fund, SIS; check for Christ
mas CdTuS 9OU, ClicCk W WIS. VCbD
for dues $57; flowers for district
meeting, So; and payment on chair
for powder room $3.50.
Other expenditures listed were
advertising for cake walk SO; check
to piano fund, $40; phone call, long
distance, 81; hospital fund, $12;
Christmas cheer fund, $50: Legion
special. $12.70; check for grocers for
BANQUET $28.69: check to needy
family, SO; check for poppies, $3.50;
birthday cake for Legion SO; part
payment on window seat, S1.50; part
payment On piano tuning $2.75; fees
for two delegates to convention 81,
totalling $346I66.
A box jointly owned with the
VIEW valued at 500 was sent to
the Greek Relief fund. Seventy
gifts valued at $50 were sorted,
packed and sent to three Veterans
hospitals.