Evening star., 1948-11-28
d. c. Department,
Legion Auxiliary
TO Sell 7. B. Seals


Hecht Co. and Woodward u 10TH
rop's downtown stores, the Colum-
bia Heights Post once, 1923 Irving
street NV, and the T Street Post
Once at 1409 T street NV. Mrs.
Lillian M. Judd, department conf
munity service chairman, is in
charge. This work will be carried
on weekdays from November 20
through December "a.
Legion and auxiliary members
and friends are requested to patron
ize the auxiliary's booths and are
reminded that the sheets of seals
received through the. mail may be
paid for at the booths, thereby
giving the auxiliary credit for col
lection Of such funds in this years
sale.
At the Hecht Co. booth, units
and the dates on which members
will serve are: United States Treas
ury, November 20; United States
Department of Agriculture, Novem-
Der 30; Government Printing once,
December l and Is; Fort Dupont,
December 2; Police and Fire, De-
cember 3: Cooley y-McCullough, De-
cember 4; Potomac, December s;
Capital Transit, December 7; United
States Maritime, December 8; Sergt.
Jasper, December 8; Vincent Cos
tello, December 10; Kenna- Main,
December IL; George E. Kill
leen, December 13: Victory, Decem-
ber IA: Kenneth H. Nash, December
Is; Bunker Hill, December IT; I'd
Division, December 18; Department
of Labor. December 20; George S.
Patton, jr.-Tank Corps, December
81. December % is an open date
for any of the units to serve at this
booth.
At Woodward g. Lothrop's main
store: Government Printing once,
November 20; Kenna Main, Novem-
Der 30; Vincent B. Costello, Decem-
Der !: General Accounting Ofiice,
December 2; Kenneth H. Nash, De-
cember 8; Department of Com
merce, December 4; Police and Fire,
December 6; Bunker Hill, December
7; Department Of Labor, December
g.. Department of Agriculture, De-
cember 8: George E. Killeen, De-
cember 10: Capital Transit. Decem-
Der II; United States Maritime, De-
cember 10: National Cathedral, De-
cember IA; Woodbridge, December
Is; Fort Dupont, December 16; I'd
Division, December IT; Cooley-Mc-
Cullough. December 18; Sergt.
Jasper, December 20: Fort Stevens,
December 81. and George S. Patton,
jr.-Tank Corps, December %
Members of James Reese Europe
Unit will take care of the booth at
the Columbia Heights Post 'Office,
and James E. Walker Unit will sell
seals at the l4O9 T street NV. post
ofiice weekdays for the duration Of
the sale.
A new booth will be opened at
the Yellow Cab Co. Office. where
members Of District of Columbia
IaXl unit Will serve.
Mrs. Judd hopes to exceed the
$l,82459 record which was collected
by the units in last years. sale.
United States Department OF
Agriculture Unit will hold q benefit
dinner and games party at the
Fairfax Hotel Saturday, beginning
at 6 pm. Mrs. Phoebe Waldman,
ways and means chairman, is in
charge of arrangements. Tickets
may be obtained by calling Mrs.
Waldman, Trinidad 2172, or Mrs.
Mabel Pugliese. Wisconsin 5829.
Gift shop chairmen Of the vari-
Gus units will make a survey in the
wards already assigned them at
Mount Alto Hospital on Wednesday
from $50 to $50 pm. to ascertain
the number and kind of gifts needed
for the patients to send to members
of their families at Christmas.
Mrs. May Linville, Department
gift shop chairman, requests all
units and Legion posts send dona-
tions for the gift shops, which will
be opened at Mount Alto and St.
Elizabeths Hospitals, to the Depart
ment treasurer. American Legion
Auxiliary, at auxiliary headquarters
or to Mrs. Sarah Deery. 2431 New
ton street NE.
Mrs. Mildred Grommet, president,
will preside over Kenneth H. Nash
Unit No. Wednesday night at the
post clubhouse, 224 D street Sc.
Plans for celebration Of the units
25th anniversary will be discussed.
The unit presented a Thanksgiving
basket to the family of a needy
veteran last Wednesday afternoon.
Members are requested to bring
donations for the Departments
gift shops to the meeting and turn
them over to Mrs. May Linville.
Mrs. Clara w. Davis, president,
reports the following new members
accepted by United States Maritime
Unit: Miss Elsie D. Bretz, Miss Julia
r. Du Fore, Mrs. Catherine c. Hazen,
Mrs. Janet Macon, Miss jeanette w.
Monday, Mrs. Ethel S. Sampson and
Mrs. Faith C. Windsor The unit
presented a Thanksgiving basket to
q veteran and his family Of eighty
National Cathedral Unit will be
host at a coffee hour at Mount Alto
Hospital today from 7 to 8 pm. Mrs.
Alethe Hermann, president, will
greet the patients and their visitors.
Seret. Jasper Unit will sponsor the
Elks' Follies show at Mount Alto
Hospital Tuesday from 7:30 to
$50 pm.
Mrs. J. Florence Dietsche, depart
ment president, and Mrs. Bertha
Fichthorn, department secretary,
entrained last night, and Mrs. Pearl
Heagerty, national historian, will
leave by plane tonight to attend the
National Presidents and Secretaries
Conference at Indianapolis tomor-
row and Tuesday.
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