Evening star., 1948-07-18
In Local Service Organizations
Legion Auxiliary
Presidents Unit
Plans Tea Today

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American Legion Auxiliary, will give
q tea today from 2 to 4 o'clock for
the ex-servicewomen in Ward A
Building Of Mount Alto Hospital.
Miss Katherine T. Clarke, parley
hospital chairman, will be assisted
by Miss Mabel Staub, department
parley chairman, and unit parley
chairmen. Mrs. May C. Hilleary
department president, and Mrs. Lii
lian M. Judd, national executive
committeewoman, will pour.
The annual parley dinner will be
held at the Hamilton Hotel on July
20 at 7 pm. Mrs. Marie Totten
(Atlantic 1893. and Mrs Sarah
Deery (Hobart 3205) are in charge
Of reservation, which must be made
not later than next Sunday. July IS
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, past depart
ment president and captain of team
No. Is in the Washington Women's s
Bond-a-Month League, has been
presented q S25 gift certificate for
outstanding patriotic service during
Americas security drive.
Mrs. Mabel Pugliese, president
elect of United States Department
Of Agriculture Unit, reports the unit
appropriated $3.50 to send two
children Of needy veterans family
to summer camp for one week each
or one child for a two-week vaea-
tion.
Mrs. L. Estelle Stone, president
named Miss Iva Lee Shaffer to
serve as page for the units delega-
ton to the Department Convention
Miss Mayme Mehlinger has been
elected president of James E. Walk
er Unit.
Other officers are: Mrs. Mae Ma
son, Mrs. Gertrude Humbles and
Mrs. Marie Punches, vice presidents;
Mrs. Grace Richardson, chaplain;
Mrs. Ercell Brown, historian; Mrs.
Edith Rawlings, sergeant-at-arms;
Mrs. Rosa Reeder. property custod-
ian; Mrs. Mamie Joy and Mrs.
Frances Mcintyre. color bearers;
Mrs. Odelia Hosten, Mrs. Carrie
Hall and Mrs. Emma Jackson, men,
bers-at-large of the executive
board.
The units delegation to the De-
partment Convention will consist
Of: Delegates-Mrs. Hattie Moten
Miss Mayme Mehlinger. Mrs. Mae
Mason, Mrs. Mardel Bundrant, Mrs
Martha Campbell, Mrs. Henrietta
]. Harris. Mrs. Carrie r. Cant, Mrs
Julia West Hamilton, Mrs. Francis
Mcintyre. Mrs. Lena Garner, Mrs
Pauline J. Eggleston. Mrs. Ercell
Brown. Mrs. Marie Punches, Mrs
Rebecca Ward, Mrs. Ethyl Jackson
Mrs. Harriette P. Epps, Mrs. juan
ita Mitchell Mrs. Laura Sutherland
Mrs. Josephine Johnson, Mrs. Ger
trude Humbles, Mrs. Bertha r.
Gresham and Mrs. Lena Fletcher.
Alternates: Mrs. Velma G. Will
liams, Mrs. Louise williams, Mrs
Edith Rawlings. Mrs. Minnie Banks,
Mrs. Pearl Lindsay, Mrs. Grace
Richardson, Mrs. Rosa Reeder, Mrs.
Lena Bolton, Mrs Villa Jefferson
Mrs. Mathilda Matthews, Mrs. Clara
Wallace. Mrs. Viola Manzilla, Mrs
Lucy boswell. Mrs. Cornelia K. Will
liams, Mrs. Carrie Hall, Mrs. Doro-
thv Nickens, Mrs. Ruby Martin
Mrs. Carrie Robertson, Mrs. Frances
Johnson. Mrs. Ella Turner Will
liems, Mrs. Elizabeth Hill and Mrs
Emma Jackson.
Mrs. Fairfax Lomack, Department
Historian, will be delegate-at-
large. The unit has Endorsed Mrs
Ellen Louise Warren for Department
president with Mrs. Hattie Moten
for department vice president or
Mrs. Warren's slate.
Police and FiSe Unit will sponsor
Variety Show at Mount Alto Hos.
pital tomorrow at 7:30 pm. with
many local entertainers and COM
munity singing on the program. Re-
freshments will be served by Mrs
Lillian Manning, president. assist
ed by Mrs. Margaret Carroll, re-
habilitation chairman, and unit
members.
Fort Stevens Unit will give waro
party at Walter Reed General Hos
pital on Wednesday from l to 4
o'clock Mrs. Anne Columbus. re-
habilitation chairman, will be In
charge.
Light refreshments, cigarettes and
gifts will be provided.
Woodbridge Unit presented an
American Legion Medal award to
William O'Brien whose scholarship
aid good citizenship activities were
outstanding among the pupils of
the sixth grade of St. Francis de
Sales School during the past year.
All unit committee chairmen
should see that their annual reports
are sent through their unit secre-
taries to the Department Chair
men this week, in order that COM
plete data be compiled for the an
nual convention reports. Unit his
tories are to be forwarded to Mrs.
Fairfax Lomack, Alb u street NV.
Meetings this week:
Sunday Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital, 2 to
4:30 pm.
Friday-District of Columbia Taxi
Unit, benefit party. home Of Mrs.
Dorothy Lohman, Is Evarts street