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Legion Auxiliary :
Pan American
Program Thursday

Program Thursday
United States Department Of Ag-
riculture Unit, District Of Columbia
Department, American Legion Aux
iliary, will present q Pan American
study progrom featuring the Re-
public of Argentina next Thursday
evening at the Hamilton Hotel
Mrs. Mable L. Rogers. Pan Amer
ican study chairman, will preside.
Members taking part and their
subjects are: Mrs. lone Trow-
bridge, History of Argentina: Mrs
Pearl Heagerty. Women Of Ar
gentina," and Mrs. Alberta Lacy
"Outline of the Life Of Jose de San
Martin, National Hero of Argen-
tina" Mrs. Lucille WEIGH, music
chairman, will offer appropriate
piano selections accompanied by q
vocalist.
The Nominating Committee, ap-
pointed by Mrs. L. Estelle Stone
president Of the unit. will meet
Tuesday night at the home OF the
chairman, Mrs. Cecile M. Berger
2507 Bunker Hill road NE. Mem
bers of this committee are: Mrs
Grace s. Conway. Mrs. Phoebe
Waldman, Mrs. Mable L. Rogers
Mrs. Edna Sanford, Mrs. Mabel
Pugliese and Mrs. Pearl Heagerty
Thirty-six thousand poppies with
flags were placed on the graves OF
World War and II dead at Arling-
ton National Cemetery yesterday
They were made by members OF
all District units.
George E. Killeen Unit contrib
uted the poppy wreath to be placed
at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier by Mrs. Hilleary and Mrs
Bertha Fichthorn donated the
wreath for the Civil War Monu-
ment.
Mrs. May c. Hilleary, department
president, will place wreaths in the
name of the department today al
the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier
and the Civil War Monument 1n
Arlington National Cemetery.
Onicers of the department will
serve at the food tent, under the
direction of Mrs. Virginia De Force
department vice president, where
lunch will be provided for all Le-
gionnaires and auxiliary members
participating IN the services at the
amphitheater.
The department and unit color
bearers will take part in the flag
professional.
Mrs. Lee w. Hutton, national
president, aims to attain "one mil
lion members by July L." If this
goal is attained by that date, she
will give to each unit that enrolls
three additional members over and
above its normal enrolment this
year. a citation.
District membership is now 1884
or 1895 per cent of 3.197 the quota
set by national headquarters. Units
which have already passed the 10C
per cent mark are: James Reese
Europe. Sergt. Jasper, George S
Patton, jr.; Tank Corps, Stanley
Church DE Pue. Department of La
Dor, Department of Commerce and
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Henry c. Spangler Unit last Tues
day night unanimously Endorsed
Mrs. j. Florence Dietsche, Treas
ury Unit, as a candidate for the
Office of department president
1948-9.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Voluntee Hospital Work
ers. Mount Alto Hospital, 8 am. tc
4:30 pm.
Tuesday - Vincent B. Costello
Unit, Legion Club, 8 pm; George
E. Killeen Unit, 1904 M street NV.
8 pm.
Wednesday - Kenneth H. Mash
Unit, 224 D street Sc, 8 pm; Sergt
Jasper Unit, Legion Club, 8 pm;
Cooley Mccullough Unit. Legior
Club, 8 pm; End Division Unit
New Colonial Hotel, 8 pm: Gov
ernment Printing Office Unit, GPC
Building, 8 pm.
Thursday - Fort Du Pont Unit
2407 Minnesota avenue Sc, pm;
United States Department of Agri.
culture Unit, Pan American -Argen-
tine program, Hamilton Hotel, {
pm, all units invited.
Saturday - Volunteer Hospita
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital, 2 te
4:30 pm.
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