Evening star., 1948-10-10
Legion Auxiliary
Group Going to
Miami Meeting

Mrs. May G. Hillery, president Of
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion Auxil-
iary, will head delegation from the
District to the national convention
which meets at Miami, Fla, Oc-
tober 18 to 81.
The delegation will leave by spe-
cial train next Friday. Delegates
include the department president
Mrs. Julia Florence Dietsche, Mrs
Pearl Heagerty, Mrs. Margaret E.
Carroll, Mrs. Ethel Wilt, Mrs
Bertha Fichthorn. Miss Fannie
Lewis and Mrs. Lillian Howard. Al
ternates are Mrs. Catherine Cromp-
tor, Mrs. Ada Riley, Mrs. Alethe
hermann, Mrs. Lucille Brown, Miss
Mabel Staub, Mrs. Eva Carrico. Mrs
Marie Carrico and Mrs. Katie Gross
Mrs. Lillian M. Judd, national exc
cutive committeewoman, is a dele
gate at large. Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn
will serve secretary.
Their headquarters will be in the
Whitehart Hotel, where a reception
will be held for all the national con-
vention delegates to present Mrs
Pearl Heagerty as a candidate fol
the Office of national historian
1948-9.
The auxiliary national convention
broadcast will be presented over
WRC from IL to 1890 pm, EST
Mrs. Lee W. Hutton, national presi-
dent, will speak.
George E. Killeen Unit will give
party for the patients at Mount
Alto Hospital tomorrow night at
7 o'clock. Mrs. Mae Hart, rehabil-
itation chairman, is in charge oi
all arrangements She will be as
sisted by Mrs. Marie T. Lince. unit
president; Mrs. Marguerite Buscher
secretary, and many members Of the
unit and Killeen Post.
Other parties scheduled by the
unit will be held December 13, Feb.
ruary IA, April II and June 13
There will be. ward parties every
other month.
Auxiliary volunteer hospital work
ers, serving at st. Elizabeth's anc
Walter Reed Hospitals. are requested
to send monthly reports of theil
hours of service to Mrs. Pear
Heagerty, department volunteer
hospital workers chairman, 510(
North Capitol street, zone II, D. c
Mrs. Clara Chroniger, president
of Fort Dupont Unit, named The
following committee chairmen
Americanism, Mrs. Armoza Jane.
son; child welfare, Mrs. Edith Rothe
cheerio, Mrs. Minnie Randall; com.
munity service, Mrs. Ruby Johnson
membership and constitution anc
bylaws, Mrs. Coda Comann: gift
shop, Mrs. Margaret He'll; nationa
defense, Mrs. Evelyn Carpenter
Pen American study, Mrs. Frances
Carpenter; publicity and radio, Miss
Margaret Chroniger; poppies, Mrs
Hazel Tucker: past presidents par
ley, Mrs. Edith Rothe; refreshments
Mrs. Margaret He'll, and ways and
means, Mrs. Marion Abell.
Meetings Of the unit will be held
at the clubhouse, 7 Fourth street
NV, on the first Wednesday Of each
month.
Woodbridge Unit will meet tomor-
row night at 2031 Rhode Island
avenue NE. Mrs. Vina G. ST. Peter
president, will preside. Later unit
members will be the guests o1
Woodbridge Post at its installation
ceremony at Odd Fellows Hall.
! Members are requested to send
renewals and membership applica-
tions to Mrs. Estelle Beard, 203l
Rhode Island avenue NE, or tc
Mrs. Louise S. Luton, 1928 Jackson
street NE.
United States Department Of Ag-
riculture Unit will meet Tuesday
night at the Annapolis Hotel. Mrs
Mabel Pugliese, president, will pre-
side. The ways and means chair
man, Mrs. Phoebe Waldman, will
outline plans for q benefit dinner
and party at the Fairfax Hotel or
December 3.
Fort Stevens Unit will meet
Wednesday at 1924 Georgia avenue