Evening star., 1949-09-18
Group Installation
Friday Night for
Auxiliary Officers

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Columbia Department President,
American Legion Auxiliary. and
the officers of her staff will con-
duct a formal installation for the
officers of 81 District units Fri
day evening at 8 pm. in the De-
partment of Commerce auditor
ium.
Unit presidents and their off,
GERS participating include: Mrs.
Alethe Hermann. National Ca
thedral; Mrs. Viola Colburn,
Henry c. Spengler; Mrs. Shirley
anne Compton, George s. Patton,
jr.. Tank Corps; Mrs. Louise Med.
Schofield, George E. Killeen; Mrs.
Beulah LaScala. Police and Fire;
Mrs. Nema Ashford, Bunker Hill;
Mrs. Agnes Barbour, Fort Stevens;
Mrs. Margaret Bussius. Govern
ment Printing Office; Mrs. Vera
Shisler. United States Treasury;
Mrs. Goldie Mirabello. United
States Department of Agriculture;
Mrs. Eva Carrico, Kenna- a-Main;
Mrs. Estelle Cox. Gen U. G..
McAlexander; Mrs. Lucille Derry,
Potomac; Mrs. Eleanor Busch
mann, Department Of Labor; Mrs.
Rachel Davis, Department Of
Commerce: Mrs. Auguste Helle.
Capital Transit; Mrs. Trula c.
Murphy, United States Maritime;
Mrs. Gladys Day, Woodbridge; Mrs.
Alice White. te-Whitmire;
Mrs. Julia Beveridge, Washington
Building and Construction Trades,
and Mrs. Clara Newton, Clark v.
Polling.
Mrs. Lillian M. Judd. Past De-
partment President. is general
chairman of the installation ar
rangements. assisted by Mrs. May
c. Hilleary, immediate past ma
tional executive committeewoman,
as distinguished guest chairman.
The new officers. together with
the outgoing unit presidents. will
be seated by Mrs. Margaret E.
Carroll. past department presi-
dent.
The procession of distinguished
guests will be led by the National
Guard of Honor. Capt. James c.
Clarke. commanding. All unit col
or bearers will take part In the
flag professional, headed by Mrs.
Mabel Pugliese. department SER
geant-at-arms, and the color
bearers, Mrs. Ruth A. Rainey and
Mrs. Ann Zaruba.
Mrs. Eleanor Smith. past ma
tional president. will be principal
speaker and John Newton OF
Clark V. Polling Post. will be the
soloist, accompanied by Mrs. New
ton, department music chairman
Distinguished guests include
District Legion Comdr. Charles K
Dunn and his staff, Gail T. Judd,
D. c. Chef de Care. Forty and
Eight; Mrs. Claire Smithson. D
c. Chapeau Departmental. Eight
and Forty: Mrs. Frances Snow
National Pouvoir. Eight and For.
ty: Mrs. Louise w. Williams, past
national auxiliary president, anc
all past D. c. department presi-
dents, post commanders and al
post and unit members have been
invited to attend this ceremony.
The D. c. Department Executive
Committee will meet tomorrow
night in the dining room and
cocktail rom of the American
Legion Club at 8 o'clock. Mrs.
Rose Perkins. department presi-
dent, will preside. The auxiliary's
program Of activities will be dis
cuSSed.
Mrs. Clara w. Davis. president.
will preside at the regular meet
ing of U. s. Maritime Unit No. Al.
Tuesday night, at the Legion
Clubhouse at 8 pm. Mrs. Davis
will present her annual report at
this meeting.
Mrs. Florence Wadberg, out
going president, will preside at the
installation meeting of Victory
Unit and present her annual re-
port next Friday evening at the
Legion Club at 8 pm. Past De-
partment President, Mrs. Edith s.
Sadler will ofiiciate at the install
lation of the following unit Of
ficers: Mrs. Frances Sweet. presi-
dent: Mrs. Evelyn Anderson and
Mrs. Catherine Barnes. vice presi-
dents: Mrs. Gertrude McBroom,
chaplain: Mrs. Ida Schroeder
historian; Mrs. Dorothy M. Ham,
mer. sergeant-at-arms; Mrs. An
nette Lyman and Mrs. Gwen
dolyn Trewth. color bearers; Mrs
Yolande Thomas, secretary and
Miss M. Edna Mcintosh, treasurer
At a joint meeting Of Second
Division Post and Unit last week
Mrs. Maude Sibert was installed
as president and her husband
Willard Sibert. became post COM
mander. Other officers of the
unit seated we're: Mrs. Bertha
Kohner. 1st vice president; Mrs.
Madeline Brooks. End vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Eoline Peers. chaplain: :
Mrs. Margaret Barton. sergeant
alarms; Mrs. Edith Cooling. his
torian; Miss Freda Burson and
Mrs. Ida Minor. color bearers:
Mrs. Frances Snow. treasurer. and
Mrs. Della Luther. secretary
Mrs. Ruth Fritz was named unit
publicity chairman.
Meetings this week:
Monday - Department Execu-
tive Committee, Legion Club. 8
pm.
Tuesday-U. s. Maritime Unit,
No. AZ. regular meeting, Legion