Evening star., 1948-04-25

LcSlOH AuAlIldIy
Executive Unit
Meeting Tomorrow
The District of Columbia Depart-
ment Executive Committee, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, will meet to-
morrow night at the Legion Club
house, 2437 Fifteenth street NV.
Mrs. May Clark Hilleary, depart
ment president, will preside. Plans
will be discussed for the reception
of the national president, Mrs. Lee
w. Hutton. who will make her off,
cial visitation to the District of Co.
lumbia Department on May IS.
Unit presidents are urged to sub.
init the names Of daughters of de-
ceased war veterans, graduating
from high school this spring, who
need financial assistance for college
education.
Ten scholarships, each with .
value of $500, are being offered by
the American Legion Auxiliary
throughout the country. known as
the National Presidents Scholar
ships, they are for use during the
first year of college.
Two will be awarded in each Of
five regions of the country, but not
more than one in any one State.
Information regarding school,
church and civic Endorsements can
be obtained by writing Miss Kath-
crime Clarke at 1898 Hiatt place
NV, or by calling North 1891.
James Reese Europe Unit will
hold a silver tea TO-DAY at the post
home, 1914 Vermont avenue NV,
from to 7;30 pm. Mrs. Margaret
K kelson, building fund chairman,
is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mary c. Hilleary, department
president, and her staff will make
an official visitation to this unit
Wednesday at the Y. w. C. A. annex,
l719 Thirteenth street NV, at
pm. Mrs. Bertha Fillmore, Pan
American study chairman, will be
in charge of the program.
Members of the unit will meet
with Mrs. Elva McClain, poppy
chairman, on Friday at s pm. to
make poppies at the post home.
Mrs. Nema Ashford, rehabilitation
chairman of Bunker Hill Unit, with
Mrs. Mildred May vice chairman,
will give a party for the patients
at Mount Alto Hospital at pm,
Tuesday.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit is having
benefit supper and games Fri
Gay at $50 pm, at the Nash
Post clubhouse, 224 D street Sc.
Mrs. jeanette Praetorious, ways
and means chairman, will be as
sisted by Mrs. Estelle Black. Mrs.,
Claire Smithson, Mrs. Rhea Smith
son. Mrs Marie Totten, Mrs. Ruth
White and Mrs. Ethel Wilt. All
friends and members of the unit are
invited.
This unit recently donated $40
to the Department Child Welfare
Fund for the purchase of equipment
for the Crippled Children's Clinic at
Gallinger Municipal Hospital.
A May Day party will be given
at Walter Reed Hospital on We'd
nesday from l to 4 pm, by Mrs.
Anne Columbus. rehabilitation
chairman of Fort Stevens Unit. AS
sisting her will be Mrs. Mabel
Carter, Miss Janice Baker, Mrs.
Minnie Goldberg, Mrs. Mary Laura
Ross, Mrs Marguerite Landvoigt
and Mrs Mae Williams.
| At the annual initiation ceremony
of United States Department Of
Agriculture Unit, conducted by the
ritual team of District of Columbia
Salon IA, Eight and Forty, the fol-
| lowing candidates were welcomed to
membership in the unit: Mrs.
Phyllis M. Belden. Mrs. Isabel T.
Bowman, Mrs. Sallie NJ Branin,
Mrs. Pauline Neff Cardano, Mrs.
Helen Phillips Dobbs, Mrs. Virginia
H. Favreault, Mrs. Bertha Redd
Higbie, Mrs. Minnie C. Johnston.
Mrs. Margaret O'Connell Montgom-
ery, Miss Orvene M Nelson, Mrs.
Margaret M. Porter and Mrs. Ethel
T. Snyder.
| A benefit party is scheduled for
May 81, at the home of Mrs Vir-
ginia Favreault, 2l06 Cascade road.
Silver Spring, Md phone PL.
O8l5.) Proceeds will be used for
rehabilitation and welfare work.
Members of the unit will meet
to make poppies at the home Of
Mrs. Goldie Mirabello, vice presi-
dent, apt. Alb, $500 Fourteenth
street NV, on Tuesday at 8 pm.
Meetings this week:
Today-Volunteer Hospital Work.
ers, Mount Alto Hospital, to 5
pm. James Reese Europe Unit,
silver tea, 1914 Vermont avenue
NV, 4 to 7:30 pm.
Monday Department Executive
Committee. Legion Club, 8 pm.
George E. Killen Unit. rehabilitation
party, Mount Alto Hospital, I pm.
I D. C. Taxi Unit, Legion Club, pm.
Tuesday-Bunker Hill Unit. re-
habilitation party, Mount Alto Hos
pital, 7 pm. United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Unit. Poppy
Committee. Mirabelle Apartment
Abb, $500 Fourteenth street NV.
8 pm.
Wednesday-James Reese Europe
Unit, official visitation, 17l9 Thlr-
teenth street NV, pm. Fort
Stevens Unit, party, Walter Reed
Hospital, to pm.
/ Friday-Kenneth H. Nash Unit,
benefit supper and games, 224 D
street Sc, $50 pm. United States
Department of Agriculture Unit, Re-
freshment and Rehabilitation Com
mittees, Mount Alto Hospital, 7:3Q
pm.
Daughters of America
Special activities:
MondaV-Rillbillv and amateur
show, Northeast Masonic Temple. 7
,,d nm benefit of the +elnDi6