Evening star., 1949-10-09
Legion Auxiliary
Membership Rolls
Score High Mark

With a new high record men,
bership strength enrolled for 1949
the American Legion Auxiliary is
registering a record-breaking ad-
vance enrolment for 1850, Mrs
Pearl Heagerty, District of Co.
lumbia department membership
chairman, reports.
Advance enrolment of more
than $4,000 members for 1850 were
received at national headquarters
before October /, nearly double
the number enrolled in advance
of the same date last year. The
national goal is 100000 members
Enrolment for 1949 had passed
the 967 900 mark on October l.
All units are requested to have
their pledges for 1850 membership
at the District of Columbia head
quarters not later than October
"a.
These estimates are to be based
on the anticipated paid-up men,
bership for the ensuing year.
Pilgrimages for next of kin to
the overseas graves of American
war dead will be advocated by the
American Legion Auxiliary, &C
cording to Mrs. Rose Perkins, Dis
trict of Columbia department pres
ident, who has just returned from
a national conference of depart
ment presidents in Indianapolis.
The auxiliary will join the Amer
lean Legion in asking that Con-
gress make provision for widows
and mothers of the dead to visit
their graves at Government ex-
pense. The pilgrimages would be
similar to those conducted for
widows and mothers after World
War I. Thirty-six per cent of
the World War II dead are perm
anently buried overseas.
Miss Katherine T. Clarke, de-
partment child welfare chair
man, will preside at a meeting OF
her committee tomorrow night at
8 O'Clock at the Legion clubhouse.
All unit charimen are requested
to attend.
Mrs. Frances Sweet, president
OF Victory Unit, has had the fol-
lowing appointments ratified by
her unit: Mrs. Dorothy Hammer,
Americanism and national Sc
curity; Mrs. Catherine Davis,
community service: Mrs. Edith
Sadler, Red Cross, publicity and
radio; Mrs. Evelyn Anderson,
Cheerio and membership; Mrs.
Irene D. Taylor, gift shop and
poppies; Mrs. Mabel Bywaters,
music, entertainment and re-
Mobilization; Miss M. Edna Nc
Intosh, constitution and bylaws,
legislation and ways and means;
Mrs. Eula Hollis. parliamenta-
rian: Mrs. Florence Wadborg. Pan
American study, past presidents
parley and child welfare.
The department president and
her officers will install officers of
Vincent B. Costello Unit on Tues
day night at a special meeting
at the Legion club,
United States Department of
Agriculture Unit will meet Tues
day night at the Raleigh Hotel
with Mrs. Goldie Mirabello, pres
ident, presiding. Plans for re-
Mobilization work and a benefit
dinner will be made.
Mrs. Esther Dubois and Miss
Marjorie Ortlip were recently &C
cepted as new members. Mrs.
Edna Sanford, membership chair
man, turned in 81 renewals in
the current membership drive
which ended last Tuesday night,
giving the unit a total enrolment
of Sc at that time.
Mrs. Eleanor K. Buschman,
newly installed president of United
States Department of Labor Unit,
will be assisted by the following
officers: Mrs. Anna Rathkamp,
Mrs. Joane Smith and Mrs.
Catherine Frost, vice presidents;
Mrs. Marguerite Lakenan, chap
lain; Mrs. Ada Banta, historian:
Mrs. Margaret Simon, sergeant at
arms; Mrs. Nellie Obitts and Mrs.
Ruth Anderson, color bearers, and
Mrs. Dorothy Dowdy, treasurer.
Sergeant Jasper Unit met
Wednesday night at the American
Legion Club with the president,
Miss Lucille Brady, presiding.
The following committee chair
men were confirmed: Mrs. Ann
Goodwin. Americanism and
Awards; Mrs. Clara Searcy, Child
Welfare; Mrs. Hazel McNeeley,
Cheerio; Mrs. Opal Schlofman,
Community Service; Mrs. Edith
O'Connor, Constitution and By
laws; Mrs. Emma Donner, Gift
Shop; Emily May Cotton, Educa-
tion of Orphans of Veterans:
Hedevig Almfeldt, Juniors; Mrs.
Virginia Mccarthy, Legislation;
Mrs. Elinor Asher, Membership;
Mrs. Ella Hook, Memorials; Mrs.
Lillian Brown, Music; Mrs. Ola D.
Lee, National Defense; Mrs. Elnor
L. Locke, Pan American Study;
Mrs. Merle Cerulla, Past Presi-
dents Farley; Mrs. Agnus Brady,
Poppies; Mary McMillin Noonan.
Publicity and Radio; Miss Regina
Brady. Rehabilitation; Mrs. Sylvia
D. Mclaughlin, Distinguished
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