Evening star., 1948-05-02
Legion Auxiliary
Department Head
Appoints Aides

Auxiliary Convention
Committee by Mrs. May c. Hilleary,
president, and received
the approval of the Executive Com
mittee at its meeting last Monday
night.
Miss Mabel Staub was named
general chairman of the convention
and Mrs. Pearl Heagerty program
chairman. The executive body
granted Mrs. J, Florence Dietsche,
rehabilitation chairman,
an appropriation of S35 for the pur-
chase of waterproof cover for the
outdoor piano at Mount Alto Hos
pital.
Members of the auxiliary have
been invited to attend the Amer
lcanism rally under auspices of the
Father Francis J. Hurney Post and
Unit. Catholic War Veterans, in
Carroll Hall at pm. Wednesday.
Department and unit color bearers
will participate in the advancement
Of colorS and are requested to report
to Carroll Hall at 7:30 pm. The
principal speaker will be Rev. John
j. Cronin, whose topic will be Com
munism."
National Cathedral Unit will
sponsor coffee hour this evening
at Mount Alto Hospital. Members
OF the unit will be hostesses and
serve refreshments from to 9 pm.
United States Department of
Agriculture Unit will hold a party
for the patients at Mount Alto Hos
pltal at 7 pm. tomorrow. Mrs. Betty
Andrews, rehabilitation chairman,
is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, depart
ment volunteer hospital workers
chairman, will conduct the final
examination of auxiliary members,
who completed the recent indoctri-
nation course at Mount Alto Hos
pital. in room 1851, Commerce
Building at 730 pm. Tuesday.
Workers who attended classes
last spring and have served at least
so hours of volunteer work in either
Mount Alto or st. Elizabeths Hos
pitfalls should report for this exami-
nation in order to be eligible for
graduation on May II.
Following the examination there
will be meeting of the Department
Building Fund Committee, in the
same room, with Mrs. Heagerty
presiding. Plans for the large bene-
fit card party to be held at the
Legion Club on May "a
Will be discussed.
Mrs. Eileen c. holland, president,
and members of United States De-
oartment of Labor Unit celebrated
their first anniversary last week,
when the department president,
Mrs. May c. Hilleary, and her staff
made an official visitation.
Comdr. Brunswick A. Bagdon, in
behalf of the Department of Labor
Post, presented the unit with its
colors. Dedication ceremony fol-
lowed with members of the National
Guard of Honor assisting.
Reservations for the dinner hon.
orlng Mrs. Lee w. Hutton. national
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, which will be held at the
Hamilton Hotel, May IS, at Sis
pm, should be made by May 7 with
the following: Mrs. Rose E. Perkins
CWoodley 8032,, Mrs. Virginia De
Force (Woodley 6424l or Mrs.
Georgiana S. Dudley North 1850.
Tickets for the May Day corpora
ton dinner at the Washington Ho-
tel May Is at 7 pm. may be obtained
by communicating with Mrs. Dorothy
b. Harper, past department presi-
dent, 1901 Fifteenth street NV.
michigan 5000.
Mrs. Gertrude Prosise, DEPART
ment Junior chairman, requests
members OF the auxiliary having
teen-age daughters to have them
take part in the annual Nav Dav
corporation memorial exercises at
the District War Memorial in Poto-
mac Park May 16. There will be
short rehearsal for the poppy chain
procession before the ceremonies, at
3:30 pm.
Sergt. Jasper Unite on Wednesday
evening at the Legion Club, with
Mrs. Helena Bonner presiding. will
appoint a nominating committee to
select a slate of officers to be elected
at the June Meeting. Members NAV
make their selections and send them
to the chairman Of this committee.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Volunteer Hospital Work.
ers, Mount Alto Hospital, 9 am. to
S pm; National Cathedral Unit,
coffee hour, Mount Alto Hospital,
7 to pm.
Monday-United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Unit, rehabili-
tation party, Mount Alto Hospital,
7 pm. Department of Commerce
Unit, Commerce Building, 8 pm.
IueSday - vincent B. Costello
Unit, Legion Club, 8 pm; George
E. Killeen Unit, 1904 M street NV,
8 pm: Volunteer Hospital Workers
and Building Fund Committee,
Commerce Building, 7:30 pm.
Wednesday-Kenneth H. Nash
Unit, 224 D street Sc, pm; Sergt.
Jasper Unit, Legion Club, 8 pm;
Cooley Mccullough Unit, Legion
Club, 8 pm; I'd Division Unit, new
Colonial Hotel, 8 pm: Government
Printing Office Unit, GPO Building,
8 pm.
Thursday - Sergt. Jasper Unit,
variety show, Mount Alto Hospital,
7:30 pm: Fort Dupont Unit, 2407
Minnesota avenue Sc, 8 pm.
Saturday, Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital. 2 to
5 pm.
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