Evening star., 1948-10-03
Legion Auxiliary
Membership Drive
Ends October 81

Unit membership chairmen have
been asked to concentrate their ef-
forts, in the present membership
drive, on the collection of renewals
for 1s4s, according to Mrs. Rose E.
Perkins, department membership
chairman, American Legion Auxil.
iary.
Those turning in the most re-
newals between now and October 81
will receive special personal awards.
One award has been offered to each
of the four following groups: Units
with total 1948 membership of $50
or more; units with 100 to 149; units
with so to 80 and those with 40 or
less members.
Per capita sheets of 1949 member
ship should be sent to the depart
ment secretary, Mrs. Bertha Ficht-
horn, at the auxiliary headquarters,
accompanied by a carbon copy.
Mrs. Julia F. Dietsche, depart
ment president, has named the fol-
lowing committee to arrange for the
departments annual benefit ball,
which is to be held in November:
Mrs. May c. Hilleary. Mrs. L. Estells
Stone and Mrs. Golda Comann.
Mrs. Nellie May Linville, depart
ment Gift Shop chairman, is max
ing arrangements for the Legion
Auxiliary's Gift Shops at Mount
Alto and st. Elizabeths Hospitals
at Christmas time. She asks that
unit presidents consider this matter
at their next meetings and send
contributions to the department as
soon as possible.
Checks should be sent to the de-
partment treasurer, Mrs. Sarah
Deery, 243l Newton street NE. dS),
D. G.
All unit secretaries are requested
to include in their mailing lists the
name of the department publicity
chairman, Mrs. Alberta Lacy. All
news items should be sent to Mrs.
Lacy not later than Monday of each
week.
Officers Of Vincent B. Costello
Unit No. Is will be installed by the
department president and her staff.
Tuesday at PM. at the legion
clubhouse.
George E. Killeen Unit No. Is will
meet Tuesday at ocock in Killeen
Clubroom, 1904 M street NV. Mrs.
Marie T. Lince. president, will pre-
side.
Members are requested to con-
tribute clothing and suitable articles
for the units rummage sale which
will be directed by Mrs. Gladys
Jones, Ways and Means chairman.
The following officers of Fort
Dupont Unit No 40 will be installed
by the department president and
her staff, Wednesday at 8:15 Pm.
at the Fort Dupont Clubhouse, 7
Fourth street N. E.: Mrs. Clara
Chroniger, president; Mrs. Ruby
johnson and Mrs. Evelyn Carpen-
ter, vice presidents: Mrs. M Theda
Wood, chaplain; Mrs. Golda Co
mann, historian: Mrs. Margaret
He'll, sergeant at arms; Mrs. Armozo
Jameson and Mrs. Dorothy Clarke,
color bearers, and Mrs. Margaret
Chroniger, secretary.
Mrs Mabel Pugliese, president OF
United States Department of Agri-
culture Unit No. 36, president at
special meeting last Monday night
when the following new members
were accepted: Mrs. Bessie B. Bros.
nan. Mrs. Carolyn E. Fraile, Mrs.
Mary S. Kiracofe, Mrs. Wilma NJ.
Koehl and Mrs. Edith Thalma.
The names of little Rosemary M.
Conway and Michele Todd were &C
cepted for the Cradle Roll.
Mrs. Estelle Stone, junior past
president, offered a prize of $3.50
to the member obtaining the most
new members by December !. Two
prizes of $3.50 each are to be
by Mrs. Pearl Heagerty,
chairman, to the MEM
bers turning in the most renewals
and the largest number of new
members by the date of the Ma
tional Telegraphic Roll Call in Mo-
vember.
Mrs. Pugliese named the follow
ing committee chairmen: Audit
and Rehabilitation, Mrs. Grace
Conway; Americanism and Volun.
teer Hospital Workers, Mrs AL
berta Lacy; Department Building
Fund, Mrs. ,Goldie Mirrabello;
Cheerio, Mrs. Mildred Harris: Child
Welfare. Mrs. lone Trowbridge;
Community Service Seal Sales and
Receiving Home, Mrs. Hazel Wells;
Distinguished Guests, Mrs. Estelle
Stone; Education of War Orphans,
Mrs. Cecile Berger; Gift Shop, Mrs.
Velma Johnson: Juniors, Mrs. Betty
Andrews; Legislation, Mrs. Olea
French; Membership, Mrs. Pearl
Heagerty; Memorials, Mrs. Victoria
Barr; Music, Mrs. Lucille Welch;
Rational Defense, Mrs. Florence
Egan; Pan American Study, Mrs.
Mable Rogers; Past Presidents
Farley, Mrs. Estelle Stone; Poppies,
Mrs. Pauline Cardano; Publicity
and Radio, Mrs Adelaide Miller;
Refreshments, Mrs. Goldie Mirra-
bello. Mrs. Helen Shaffer and Mrs.
Phoebe Waldman; Ways and Means,
Mrs. Phoebe Waldman; Red Cross,
Mrs. Phyllis Belden.
Miss Orvene Nelson will serve as
liaison officer between the unit and
Agriculture Post.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty was named
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Lu-
cille Welcb racordiro Secretarv and