Evening star., 1948-08-29
Legion Auxiliary
Department Head
Calls Meeting

Wio' oAId rfOIcuCc Ol6LSCne,
newly elected president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, will
preside at her first department exec
Ltive committee meeting tomorrow
night at the American Legion Club
house.
Other department officers, elected
and installed at the 23d annual
department conclave last week are:
Mrs. l.. Estelle Stone, Mrs. Priscilla
I. Wilkes and Mrs. Eileen F. No.
land, vice presidents: Mrs. Mary D.
Spence, chaplain; Mrs. Henrietta
Harris, department historian; Mrs.
Rose E. Perkins, department ser
geant-at-arms; Mrs. Elizabeth Oil
phant and Mrs. Louise Wimpee.
department color bearers, and Mrs.
Loretta Reed, department property
custodian.
The presidents-elect of the SO
units are expected to attend this
meeting. at which time Mrs.
Dietsche will name department
committee chairmen for the ensuing
year and ask for ratifications of
their appointment. Other important
department appointments are to
be announced.
Mrs. DietSche, a member Of
United States Treasury Unit No.
35 is a native of Pennsylvania and
has been an auxiliary member for
the past % years, having served in
various unit, county and State Of
fees in Pennsylvania before be-
coming a member of United States
Treasury Unit in 1899, in which unit
she has held Office as secretary,
treasurer, vice president and presi-
dent. She has served in the Dis
trict Department as Sergeant-at-
arms, property custodian, vice pres
ident and rehabilitation chairman.
She is the widow of Alexander j.
DietSche, veteran of World War I;
is the mother of three daughters,
one residing in Colorado, another
in Delaware and the third, Capt
Helen F. Dietsche, stationed with
the Army Nurse Corps at Walter
Reed Hospital.
The sympathy of the department
is extended to the families of the
following three prominent auxiliary
members: Mrs. Anne Whelan, de-
partment vice chairman on memo
rials, who passed away on August g;
Miss Minnie May Hardy, past de-
n q p YorncfdntNt
gust Is, and Mrs. Estelle Halden-
stein, department cherrio chairman
and wife of Joseph (Tinyl Halden-
stein of the National Guard of
Honor. who died suddenly on Au-
gust 20.
United States Department OF
Agriculture Unit, No. 36, gave its
final rehabilitation party of the cur
rent auxiliary year Thursday night
In the auditorium at Mount Alto
Hospital.
Mrs. L. Estelle Stone, president,
was assisted by Mrs. Mabel Pu-
gliese, president-elect: Mrs. Betty
Andrews, rehabilitation chairman;
Mrs. Grace Conway, past president,
and current treasurer; Mrs. Mar
garet Murphy, Mrs. Phoebe Wald-
man, Mrs ~Goldie Mirrabello, Mrs.
Pearl Heagerty, Mrs. Helen Shaffer
and Mrs. Hazel Wells. Music was
furnished by Mrs. Lucille Welch,
pianist.
Mrs. Marie Carrico, president of
Fort Stevens Unit, No. 80, has called
a special meeting of the unit for
Wednesday at o'clock at the Fort
Stevens Clubrooms, 1924 Georgia
avenue NV. Officers for 1948-9 will
be nominated. ...
The next regular meeting OF the
unit will be held at $3.50 pm, Sep
tember 8, at the above address, with
Mrs. Carrico presiding. Election of
unit officers will take place.
The unit will give a rehabilitation
party on Wednesday at Walter Reed
Hospital from l to o'clock.
Mrs. Anne Columbus, rehabilita-
ton chairman, will be assisted by
the following committee: Miss
Janice Baker, Mrs. Minnie Gold
berg, Mrs Marguerite Landvoigt,
Mrs. P. Munro. Mrs. Mary Laura
Ross, Mrs. Cassie Whetzel and Mrs.
Mae A. Williams.
Mrs. Esther Carrico, president,
and members of ,Kerna Main Unit
No 81, will hold a party for the
patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital
on Tuesday in the Red Cross Audi
torium from to S pm.
Mrs. Eva Carrico, rehabilitation
chairman, Is in charge of all ar
rangements. Entertainment will be
provided and members are re-
quested to help serve refreshments.
Meetings this week:
Sunday Volunteer Hospital
Workers. Mount Alto Hospital,
"a 80 pm.
Monday - Department Executive
Committee Meeting, Legion Club
house, s pm.
Tuesday - Kenna Main Unit
No 81, rehabilitation party. Red
Cross auditorium, st. Elizabeths
Hospital, 2 pm.
Wednesday - Fort Stevens Unit
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