Evening star., 1948-11-14
Auxiliary
Plans Coffee Hour
AtMOunt Alto

Cooley-McCullough Unit, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, will hold a
coffee hour for the patients of
Mount Alto Hospital today from Z
TO 8 o'clock in the recreation hall.
Mrs. Julia Dietsche, department
president, and Mrs. May Hilleary,
District national executive commit
teewoman. will pour. Miss Kathe-
rine T. Clarke, unit rehabilitation
chairman, is in charge of arrange
ments. Mrs. Helen z. Stokes, presi-
dent, and members will assist.
Mrs. Gladys Jones, ways and
means chairman, will be in charge
of the benefit card party which
George E. Killeen Unit will hold at
l pm. Wednesday at the Killeen
Club, 1904 M street NV. Proceeds
will be used for child welfare work
and general funds. Members and
friends are invited.
A pre- Thanksgiving party will be
given next Saturday at 2 o'clock
for the patients in the Crippled
Children's Clinic Of Gallinger Mu-
nicipal Hospital. Holiday favors and
refreshments will be provided by
the various units of the District of
Columbia Department, under the
direction of Miss Katherine T.
Clarke, department Child Welfare
chairman. Walter w. Shannon Of
United States Department of Agri-
culture Post of the American Legion
will show sound moving pictures.
Miss Clarke is making plans to
hold one party each month for the
crippled children. Donations for
this work should be sent to the de-
partment treasurer at auxiliary
headquarters or to the home of Mrs.
Sarah Deery, 2431 Newton street
NE. zone 49,.
Sergeant Jasper Unit with their
post will have turkey party and
a country store on November 20 at
the Legion Clubhouse to raise
money for their rehabilitation and
child welfare programs.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, national his
torian, has been named by Mrs.
Lindsey P. Rawley, chairman of the
Women's Committee of the D. c.
Savings Bond Division, to serve on
the Executive Committee.
United States Department Of
Agriculture Unit will give a re-
Mobilization party in the Recreation
Hall of Mount Alto Hospital at 7
pm. Tuesday. Mrs. Grace s. Con-
way, rehabilitation chairman, and
Mrs. Phyllis Belden, co-chairman,
will be in charge.
The unit approved donations at
it's meeting last Tuesday night to
department projects as follows:
Building fund, s35; child welfare,
$25, and gift shop, $40.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, membership
chairman, received an award OF
$3.50 from Mrs Rose E. Perkins,
department membership chairman,
for having sent in the most renewals
in the group of units having 100 to
l49 members by October 81. Mrs.
Heagerty presented the check to
Comdr. Lance Hooks of United
States Department of Agriculture
Post for the posts treasury.
Mrs. Mabel Pugliese, president,
distributed 25 dolls among the
members who will dress them for
distribution to needy children
through the toy shop of the Saliva
ton Army at Christmas.
United States Maritime Unit will
meet Tuesday night at the Legion
Clubhouse. Mrs Clara Davis, pres
ident, will preside. Plans for the
units Christmas welfare and re-
habilitation work will be discussed.
Mrs. May Linville, Department
Gift Shop chairman, requests all
units to send in their donations as
soon as possible for the gift shops
which will be conducted at Mount
Alto and st. Elizabeths Hospitals.
Checks are to be made payable to
department treasurer.
Meetings this week:
Tuesday, Potomac Unit, Palisades
Field House, Sherrier and Edmunds
place NV, pm: United States
Maritime Unit, Legion Clubhouse,
pm.
Wednesday, George E. Killeen
Unit, card party, 3204 M street NV,
at pm.
Thursday, Capital Transit Unit,
Legion Clubhouse, 8 pm; Victory
Unit, rehabilitation party, Mount
Alto Hospital, pm.
Friday, Police and Fire Unit, re-
habilitation party, Mount Alto Hos
pital, 7 pm.
Saturday, Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital, 1:30
pm.