Evening star., 1949-07-31
Legion Auxiliaries
Receive Trophies
During Convention

During Convention
Units receiving trophies, cash
awards and citations at the Oath
annual D. c. department conven-
ton of the American Legion Aux
iliary last week were: James Reese
Europe No. 5-The Max Began
Victory Trophy" and the Mary E.
Killeen Senior" Trophy for men,
bership; two prizes for bringing
in new members at the March
Rally; Mary Winifred Mccarthy
Child Welfare Trophy; Depart
ment History Award and the Lii
liam M. Howard cash award for
legislative activities.
Kenneth H. Nash Unit No. 3
received two prizes for new mem
bers at the March rally. Mrs.
Olive S. Cmother Carpenter of
this unit received a personal prize
from Mrs. j. Florence Dietsche
for being the oldest District De-
partment member and Cathleen
Marie Smithson was presented a
prize for being one of the young
est members.
National Cathedral Unit No. 10
the Margaret Franklin Trophy
and a National Presidents cita-
ton for membership. Henry c.
Spengler Unit No. 12-the William
Hargrave and Ann Crump trophies
and National Presidents Citation
for membership, as well as cash
award for percentage of paid
membership at time of National
Telegraphic Roll Call.
Sergt. Jasper Unit No. 13 re-
ceived the Addie M. Hardy Trophy
for submitting the best history in
book form. Lincoln Unit No. IT
was given National Presidents
Citation for membership. George
s. Patton, jr.-Tank Corps Unit
No. 16-National Presidents Cita-
ton for membership. George E.
Killeen Unit No. Is received cita-
ton for annual history.
James E. Walker Unit No. Is
won the William Clinton Riley
Trophy for Rehabilitation work
and a department citation for his
tory. Police and Fire Unit No. 29
won the Catherine Waters Reha-
bilitation Trophy and a depart
ment history citation. Bunker Hill
Unit No. 81 was given the Alicia
M. Kohrt Trophy for outstanding
musical accomplishment. Fort
Stevens Unit No. 80 was given
department citation for history.
United States Department of
Agriculture Unit No. So won the
Dorothy B. Harper $40 Senior
Trophy. National Presidents Ci-
tation for membership; also
three prizes for new members at
the March Rally and department
history citation. Kenna-Mai Unit
No. 81 won the Golda Comann
cash award for best Americanism
program. General Accounting Of
flee Unit No. 48 won the Dorothy
B. Harper 8 40 Junior Trophy and
a National Presidents citation for
membership; Florence Campbell
Pan American Study trophy. the
Dorothy B. Harper $40 Welfare
Trophy, a department history eli
tation and Mrs. Evaline Starnes'
award for the best Pan American
Study Scrapbook. Fort Dupont
Unit No 49 gained permanent
ownership of the Mary B. Corwin
trophy for Community Service,
having won this trophy for three
consecutive years. This unit also
received a National Presidents
Citation for membership and a
department history citation.
Woodbridge Unit No. so won the
Mary E. Killeen Junior Trophy for
membership. the Lillian M. How
ard cash award for second best
legislative program and the Eva
line Starnes award for best Pan
American Tour Diary.
Little 3 month old Susan
Hagan of Washington Building
and Construction Trades Unit
No. 81 received a prize from Mrs.
J. Florence Dietsche for being en-
rolled as one of the youngest Dis
trict auxiliary members.
Past department president, Mrs
Lillian M. Judd of Kenneth H
Nash Unit, was presented the Lii
liam M. Luther Memorial Trophy
for most outstanding individual
record of auxiliary activities and
the department rehabilitation
chairman, Mrs. Loretta M. Reed
or Department of Commerce Unit.
won the Viola Hines Fones
Trophy for good fellowship"
Unit membership chairmen who
won cash awards were: Mrs. Mar
garet Simons. Department of
Labor Unit No. AZ; Mrs. Mary
Harris Mutt, General Accounting
Office Unit No. 48; Mrs. Pearl
Heagerty. Department of Agricul-
ture Unit No SO and Mrs. Lillian
Manning, Police and Fire Unit
No. 20.
James Reese Europe elected the
following to serve as officers for
1949-1950: President, Mrs. Edith
A. Smith; vice presidents, Mrs.
Charlotte Lancaster, Mrs. Mar
guerite Brent and Mrs. Abbie Red
dick; chaplain, Mrs. Elva McLane;
historian, Mrs. Henrietta Early:
sergeant at arms, Mrs. Hattie
Farrell; color bearers, Mrs. Celeste
Mccoy and Mrs. Mary Shirley;
property custodian, Mrs. Grace
Admore; secretary, Mrs Marion A.
Bell; recording secretary. Miss
India Corbin; corresponding Sec
retary, Mrs. Beatrice Braxton, and
treasurer, Mrs. Gertrude H. john
son. Mrs. Pearl D. Chapman. i'm
mediate past president of this
unit. was elected as one of the de-
partment vice presidents at the
convention last uapk