Evening star., 1949-10-30
Sergt. Jasper Unit,
Legion Auxiliary,
Plans Country Fair

Segt. Jasper Unit. District of
Columbia Department, American
Legion Auxiliary. will sponsor
country fair at the Legion Club
house. 2437 Fifteenth street NV,
next Saturday at pm. Miss Re-
gina Brady, unit president, is gen.
eral chairman.
Members are requested to send
canned groceries, needlework,
plants, glassware, cakes, other
ssteable articles and or cash.
The fair will be opened with a
home baked dinner of ham and
beans. The program includes mu-
sic, fortune telling. games, re-
freshments and many other events.
Mrs. Merle Cerulla, department
vice president. was honored with a
luncheon yesterday at the Burling-
ton Hotel.
A meeting of the unit will be
held Wednesday at the Legion
Club at 8 pm.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, past ma
tional historian, has been in
dorsed as a candidate for national
eastern division vice president by
the United States Department of
Agriculture Unit and the depart
ment executive committee.
Army and Air Force Unit elected
as officers: Mrs. Toni Zindel,
president; Mrs. Katherine Robin
son, vice president; Mrs. Angela
Daily, chaplain; Mrs. Donald Van
Houten. historian. and Mrs. D. J.
GULL, sergeant at arms.
Treasurer and secretary will be
elected at the November meeting.
Mrs. Nettie Pritchard is serving as
acting secretary treasurer.
The unit is now enrolling char
ter members. Information as to
membership applications may be
obtained from Mrs. Toni Zindel,
1859 Raum street NE. CIR. 1O32)
Table reservations for the din
ner, honoring National Com
mander George N. Craig. on
November 10 at 24O0 Sixteenth
street NV. can be made through
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty.
George E. Killeen Unit will meet
Tuesday evening at 3204 M street
NV. Mrs. Louise Schofeld. presi-
dent, will preside. Plans will be
made for Thanksgiving and
Christmas welfare work.
The Rehabilitation Committee
of James E. Walker Unit held
Halloween party in Ward c of
Mount Alto Hospital on Thursday
evening. Mrs. Doris Miller, re-
habilitation chairman, was as
sisted by Mrs. Marie Punches,
president, and members of the
post and unit.
An Executive Committee meet
ing will be held Wednesday at
8 pm.
Mrs. Mary D. Spence, depart
ment community service chair
man, has received a request from
the Crippled Childrens Society
of District of Columbia for volun-
teers to do tipping, checking. post
ing or alphabetizing the 1949
returns. or to put labels on collec-
ton containers, any Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday,
between 9 m. and pm. Coffee
will be served workers who wish
to bring their lunch.
Fort Dupont Unit will hold its
first meeting under the leadership
of their new officers Tuesday eve
ming at the Fort Dupont Post
Club. Fourth street NE. Mrs.
Hazel I. LeFoe, president, will
preside.
Removal of known Communists
and Communist sympa thize
from radio and television programs
will be sought by the American
Legion Auxiliary this year, ac-
cording to Mrs. Alberta A. Lacy.
Americanism chairman of U. S.
Department of Agriculture Unit in
a report to the unit.
"The auxiliary will give its full
support to the stand of the Ameri-
can Legion against the bringing of
Communists into our homes by
means of the radio" she said. The
Legion's national convention in