Evening star., 1949-10-23
my-Navy Unit
Is Installed in
Legion Auxiliary

An auxiliary OF Army and Air
Force Post, District of Columbia
Department. American Legion,
was organized last Friday evening
at the Legion Club, with Is pros
pective charter auxiliary members.
The organization meeting was
opened by Comdr. .-elect Henry
Jasper.
Mrs. Rose E. Perkins, depart
ment president, outlined the pro-
cedure for conducting meetings.
Mrs. Toni Zindel of 1859 Raum
street NE. was appointed tenn
porary president and Mrs. Nettie
Pritchard of 572l Eleventh street
north. Arlington, Va, temporary
secretary.
The first regular meeting will
be held at the Legion Club on
Tuesday night, with Mrs. Zindel
presiding.
Election of officers will take
place.
Mrs. j. Florence Dietsche, de-
partment national executive COM
mitteewoman, has been appointed
vice chairman of the National
Committee on Constitution and
Bylaws. She is also serving as
department chairman of volunteer
hospital workers.
All unit presidents should see
to it that the per capita sheets
and dues for the number of men,
bers they pledged to national
headquarters, through the de-
partment membership chairman,
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, are in the
hands of the department secretary
and treasurer at auxiliary head
quarters tomorrow night.
Unit membership chairmen, de-
partment officers and all past de-
partment presidents have been in
vited to a membership rally din
ner which Mrs. Heagerty is giving
at the Legion Club on Thursday
at $50 pm.
Mrs. Mignotte Carpenter. re-
habilitatton chairman and men,
bers of her committee are in
charge Of arrangements for the
Halloween party sponsored by
James Reese Europe Unit for the
patients at st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital, tomorrow from Z to 8 pm
Mrs. Carpenter has also ar
ranged with the Special Services
Division of Mount Alto Hospital
to hold weekly parties in Ward c
on Fridays, Z to 9 pm.
Mrs. Edith D. Smith, unit presi-
dent, and members of the unit
and post will assist the Rehabili-
tation Committee at these affairs
Mrs. Lillian Howard, depart
ment national security chairmen
requests the name Of each unit
chairman be sent to her at 1921
Monroe street NV, in order that
they maye be notified direct as to
the time and place of depart
ment meeting which is to be held
during the first week OF Novem-
ber.
/ During the illness Of Miss Kath-
crime T. Clarke. department child
welfare chairman. Mrs. Shirley
Anne Compton. vice chairman
will serve as acting chairman.
A Halloween party will be given
by the department for the pa
tients in the Crippled Children's s
Ward Of Gallinger Hospital next
Saturday from 2:30 to- 4:30 pm
Members Of George E. Killeen
Unit will join the post in spon-
soring an evening of games at
Mount Alto Hospital on Tuesday
at Z pm.
Mrs. Dorothy Murray presided
over Cooley-McC Cullough Unit
when plans were announced for a
party at Mount Alto Hospital on
November 4, under the direction
Of Mrs. Mildred Reiter. rehabili-
tation chairman.
Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren, vice
president, has offered an award
for the member securing the most
new members by December 81.
Miss Bama Brill. president of
Vincent B. Costello Unit, and
members of her staff were in
stalled by the department presi-
dent.
Committee chairmen named by
Miss Brill and ratified by the unit
are: Mrs. Louise Straccamore,
Americanism: Mrs. Sarah Deery
building fund and music; Mrs
Margaret Greenburg. child well
fare; Miss Brill. community serv-
ice; Mrs. Leona Shrout, constitu-
ton and bylaws: Mrs. Frances
Norton, gift shop: Mrs. Bernice w
Mcguire, legislation; Mrs. Cath
crime Mills, membership: Mrs. Lulu
Woodend. memorials; Miss Cath
crime Tierney, national security
and volunteer hospital workers;