Evening star., 1949-08-21

lnLO ONCE Dy GIle Depdl tIAeut
President and her staff.
To date. 19 units have signified
their intention to participate in
the ceremony. Mrs. Lillian M.
Judd, past department president,
is chairman of arrangements and
as soon as a suitable auditorium
or hall has been reserved. the
place and time will be announced,
All unit presidents should see
that lists of officers to be installed
are sent to department head
quarters Immediately.
Each unit is hereby requested
to send notice of date and place
of eeular meetings to the Depart
ment Publicity chairman, Mrs.
Alberta Lacy, 1905 Potomac street
NV. zone y. in order that a
complete schedule of monthly
meetings may be compiled for
publication.
In this connection. Mrs. Per-
kins has requested that no unit
meetings be set for the third Mon
day Or each month, when the
department. executive committee
will hereafter meet. or the third
Wednesday, the regular meeting
night of Salon IA, Eight and Forty.
With all membership records
broken. the American Legion Aux
iliary will go into it's national
convention in Philadelphia, Au-
gust 20 to September /, with the
greatest strength in its history,
according to Mrs. Pearl Heagerty,
national historian and newly ap-
pointed District of Columbia De-
partment Membership chairman
Last years record enrolment
of 100000 was passed early in
August, making the auxiliary by
far the largest Women's organiza-
ton of its kind in the world. New
units of the auxiliary have been
organized in 676 communities dur
ing the past year, giving the
organization a total Of 13,205 local
units.
Advance enrolment of members
for 1850 is beginning this month
and Mrs. Heagerty predicted a
strength of 100000 would be
reached during the coming year.
Teen-age girls from every State
arrived in Washington yesterday
to register for the annual sessions
Of Girls Nation" at American
University. sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary, Au-
gust 20 through August 81.
These girls who have recently
completed their Junior semester
in high school, will receive prac-
tical citizenship training, organiz-
ing political parties, conventions
and campaigns. and elect national
officers to carry out the legislative,
executive and judicial functions
of democratic government.
THE Washington Scene" as
handled by these teen-age legis-
lators will be brought to the pub
lie over the National Broadcast
ing System over Station VOL on
a coast to-coa hook-up. Albert
Warner will introduce the party
leaders, Speaker of the House and
Senators on Wednesday over, Mu-
tual News Reel, $50 to 6:45 pm.
(EDST).
On Thursday at the same time,
Mr.. Warner will interview the
Girls Nation president.
Advance notice from the Auxil-
iary's National Radio Chairman,
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Burdett. an
nounces there will be a special
broadcast on August n, 3>to $3.50
pm. (EDST) when the entire ses-
sion of Girls Nation" will be re-
viewed and a very important ma
tional parsonage will address the
assembly prior to adjournment.
Though the District of Colum-
bia has no representatives at this
conclave, local auxiliary members
are asked to tune in on the broad
casts and send notes Of thank
you" or comments to Station VOL.
Army and Air Force Post No. 81,
American Legion, will hold its
regular monthly meeting Tuesday
at $50. pm. at the New Colonial
Hotel. Nominations for post off,
GERS will be received at the meet
ing.