Evening star., 1948-06-06

Washington, D. c. Els
Legion Auxiliary
To Sponsor Annual
Girls Nation Meet
Mrs. Lillian M. Judd, District of
Columbia national committeewoman
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
announced last week the annual
Girls Nation conference. sponsored
by the organization, will be held
August to IL at American Univer-
sity. She is the Area B chairman.
Girls Nations Of each state win
hold meetings this month to select
two girls to represent them at the
conference.
Members of the District Depart
ment, under the direction OF Mrs.
Gertrude Prosise, chairman of Ju-
niors and Girls Nation. will serve
at an information booth at Union
Station to greet the girls upon arri-
val and direct them to American
University.
Mrs. Winifred p. He'll of 1719 Otis
street NE. membership chairman Of
Woodbridge Unit, was honored at the
Arlington Cemetery Memorial Day
service when she was presented q
Gold Star lapel button by Air Force
Undersecretary Arthur S. Barrows.
Mrs. He'll is the widow of Marine
Corps Maj. John j. He'll, who died
when American planes sank the Jap
anese prison ship he was aboard.
Fort Stevens Unit will hold a re-
habilitation party in one Of the
wards of Walter Reed Hospital on
Wednesday from / to pm. Mrs.
Anne Columbus, unit rehabilitation
chairman, will be assisted by Mrs.
Mae, Williams, Mrs. Mary Laura
Ross, Mrs. Cassie Whetzel, Mrs.
Marguerite Landvoigt, Miss Janice
Baker. Mrs. Mabel Carter and Mrs.
Minnie Goldberg.
Mrs. Gertrude S. Pierce, president
of Woodbridge Unit, has appointed
the following Nominating Commit
tee: Mrs. Louise S. Luton. chair
man; Mrs. Florrie Morgan and Mrs.
Edith Valentine.
They will report at the June II
meeting when nomination and eloc-
ton of officers will be held.
Watson B. Miller. commissioner OF
Naturalization and immigration, and
Rollin S. Atwood, assistant chief OF
River Plate affairs, State Depart
ment, were the principal speakers at
a Pan American program Thursday
night sponsored by United States
Department of Agriculture Unit. and
featuring the Republic Of Argentina,
at the Hamilton Hotel.
The next meeting, with Mrs. L.
Estelle Stone presiding. will be on
Tuesday night at Annapolis Hotel,
when nomination and election Of
officers will be held. Delegates and
alternates to the department con-
vention will also be elected.
The Nominating Committee Of
National Cathedral Unit will meet
Tuesday night at the home of Mrs.
Mary Burns. 4522 Avondale street,
Bethesda, Md. Mrs. Marie A. Key
ser, Mrs. Clara Uhrich, Miss De Syl-
via Jones and Mrs. Ottilie Craven
are members of this committee.
Vincent B. Costello Unit will hold
a welfare benefit party next Satlr-
day at $50 pm. at the home of Mrs.
Catherine E. Mills, 625 Franklin
street NE. Members and friends are
invited.
James Reese Europe Unit last
Wednesday unanimously Endorsed
Mrs. j. Florence Dietsche as q cam
,didate for department president,
'l948-9. Mrs. Dietsche was also in
dorsed by District OF Columbia Taxi
Unit on Monday night.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, department
program chairman, urges depart
ment chairmen and unit presidents
to subscribe for page In the annual
department convention program to
help defray convention expenses In
formation as to cost of page or part
thereof, and picture cuts can be OBJ
tanned from Mrs. Heagerty, Ran
dolph 6645, before noon any day.
District of Columbia Eight and
Forty salon departmental, will hold
its mass initiation for newly admit
ted members for the current year
at the Hamilton Hotel on June 16
at 8 pm Mrs. Eva Carrico, chapeau
departmental, will conduct the in
itiation.
The final social of the season was
held last night by the Fun and
Fellowship Committee at the home
OF the chapeau. Mrs. Carrico, 3101
Alabama ave. Sc.
Meetings this week:
Sunday Volunteer hospital
! workers, Mount Alto Hospital. 8 am.
to 4:30 pm.
Monday-Department Of Com
merce Unit, Room 1851, Commerce
Building, pm. Capital Transit
Unit, rehabilitation party, Mount
Alto Hospital, 7 pm.
Tuesday Lincoln Unit, 5000
Connecticut avenue NV, pm;
United States Department Of Agri-
culture Unit, Annapolis Hotel. 8
pm; Capital Transit Unit, Legion
Club. pm.
Wednesday-James Reese Europe
Unit, 1914 Vermont avenue NV, 8
pm; Fort Stevens Unit, rehabilita-
ton party, Walter Reed Hospital.
| l pm, and meeting, 1924 Georgia
avenue NV, 8 pm; Department OF
Labor Unit. Legion Club, 8 pm.
Friday-James E. Walker Unit,
1719 Thirteenth street NV, 8 pm;
Police and Fire Unit, Legion Club.
pm.
Saturday - Volunteer Hospital
Workers Mount Alto HoSpital. 2 to